New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-12-18
The Civ ,filk Trade.

fl.tIfIS 81 lFE HARLEM EAJLFoAp or him
An COUNTRY DuCE-IMPRovEMENTS on
4 THAT HOAD--A PLEASANT ROUTE TO ALBANY
What sle those immense sheds for = was
is, qe. ION Of friend on his way upthe Harlem Road
few nirltr, after the Passenger cars were started ~
,aclp.oriDfiyc from fur! second street.
Now this friend stranger in the city. Hs was
. Downtown hr.in,ss man. He knew what ships AZ
.,cl r,u Forop. every day. and he knew that he had
.uIlfr c,,e l ~ morning. and he probably had
ID. ,.... 3D.. . ID clmc from ;he country somewhere,
,..o. De- i - n, -.rs in the street labeled. he
oa.io slt ihcy l...sh. it from tle farms where
b. bas tIoau,,d Esc be would not have been - much
....i...ed .al toucslat irc.cdLlou-. when We told
Allthat as. ,ct .,ed extending the whole length Of
I..,o. fiu.. .al .,As lom Fourth 20 Lexington az
,.-. W.. rail- y trac. IN the center, and wagon
,.l. ,l-l side wiz I,l.tra.. heiaecn WIS The mix
..,lol .lr Harlem E4ilroad"-.hat every night that
o.. las i.. % tIsiu Of ears loaded wiki cans o.!
u.... so,.., u which cono run more than q hundred
mas. a...al - 'so.y morning al that wagon way
ives t .lth vehicles Unloading cmp! cans and lofd
ae on oar. which a.s hauled to all parts 81 tie city
and served 10 somor- who have learned g. appreciate
,ie n tu.s ,ula. 70 tie milk made from the natural
sweet 81 r.i loounds along The route tIa'erscd BY
,is Lucof las Ihe quantity OF milk irds-tcd upon
ills .o.i go re. shat Il iusifo' the building of such
afnad.l.t ..I t.~esteli-hmcni o. special train Of
.ars sroua .l..,- the ue as "the mix train" and
Which pass y.s; laorl: q money. and affords Of
.hc most yrna h!e branches OF its business And Il il
-ves srct m increase 20 the road what must be -
c roua 81. il las increased ihc ,llgo Of many farm
l.in a-,r.' .um o. eeJto so IN acre to .alable
,-.r, Of ..a 500 for tho purpose q ieep.ls ooSt
Ard selling mix in tie city.
A., d IN .t. only one Al chs rad
has 5.,sorei 1ls other sreat shcd with raj rack
through H. uuon the same block with the milk she'd Las
telv teen pat TO shelter hay. but II not one 'outh
large enough nd Tor want Of shelter good deal o'
hs, brought loan he road a.t Wnter-and tie guam
fv va. erorlno1s-was .poled badly Injured before
g. cold De- led to shelter on slipipard NoWiih'
standing t felucei crop Of hay this year the Temafk'
o., Bug, prre d, ia- attained to vii give tie producers
.oncy. probably tom they have ever received
... full crcn.
md lay ana u.iit q ne. tire only farm produceAfrr'
ail.lAy ia.s green .ae d supply 70 the city. Dag
n.r G.y for tx VI ei-4t weeks Of tbs Ariamn' We
1--we .ccd tI4.ns Of cas- loaded Mill potatoes he
are. planted 10 Weslchesier Putnam, Dutches' and
Columbia Co-ntlcs along the line Of The Harlem Road
u.; have be l4i,er than ever before and tho yield
go,y gool produce such enormous quantities as have
been sent to tAe oily this year By these Gers.
o. Tie fli q +uc f4Iist VI 'tt'+ l''Nt'Nf If's
good !lea so be formed by visiting tie freight station
~ Fost second sheet which has become great whole
is.eisarA,, fr country produce. and II The business
ccu.es Increasing i0f Eve years IN proportion TO the
ila.tD.c.1 u De necessary to build market house
- os tielDy mix depot. Indeed, with the improve
ae g. .ls,..s progressing on this road. such ho
! ..orl. not 5e s.llcsui. \ whole block Of ground Will
4 .eI.c'f-.
/ Be.ioe VT IL termed dead ncigat' there j. a
very lsrge tiaLe IN live stock. "ihe Harlem q"
beef c.e are lcn reported five or six hundred week
rom e counties named. including few from tie vest
.l. Of Connecticut There Is no lo'' about the all.
" - tc-e counties to furnish four .. tie piesent
amoani Vi bi4nehs ~ tho road. and O. 20 wl largely
lacrosse a. s0ol as increased mcilltiDs given 10y
dolbe t4acf nfd its natural sequence l no wonder
that TIE pcoin long the line eatcd H Ire prospect
81 ili improve nod as hoy idy seo how much he
.yr0r dina .ment Of the road tie present year Las
tcifef tdD - the resources Of tho country and that
.lp ia .as vii produce still greater effects,
.d r.t. .ttalneof 0ilthePiopeIiy along the Iouto.
Ior l.,,. g. which is e. b.. shipped in coast or
o...a,. E.Ilein Road la facilities not sur
p. . .,,i Ia tle world. such freight need
re-. r-.rt4t,f.. 1lc.e Is branch road 10 Morris,
JD.a. ...ae .l, noui. Of Harlem River. where the
ifrget rrrcL.. slips wi.hout limit Tor room can re
tFltt .ii hff'iif rom ctir tDhl'i III IlulhlO
% Chicago This privilege. freight depot is Of IN
.stmalls advantage or will be, If the Harlem is ever
n d. d doaDc track frsf-clIss road 10 Albany.
1sH passenger road II is Of the plca-ante,t
o4f NJ Now.Y0Ik II is bordercd upon both ,ides all
evay 10 Albany by continued succession u thriving
iar8s and lively country towns From end 70 end Of
lie route II il lovely agricultural scene, upon which
tie Travellers cy never tires The only regret II those
IL, L., 4, -, Il L. ola,
cIIics them to Albany ~ five hours Is 30 great thai
they cannot enjoy full view Of the loyelnca- Of he
scenery. One WHO j. not anxious 10 be SHOT through The
world NJ ball ipoed should take DE train which
leaves Twenty sixth street ~ els IN the morning 10
Crolon iols and there change 20 the mail train. which
stops at stations above that point II friend Who
astonished NJ the magnitude Of Tie milk trade
Lad been these rails often "a have lie would
10 longer wonder "where all tho mix comes from Z"
have boon." Gaid he, 10 Albany lucntly by a.
river route. and had somehow got tie idea that al the
country for hundred miles north OF New-YoIk was n
barren mountlnous region, only spares eciiled, and.
indeed. never thought there were any MIX iar upon
this side of the river thought the milk all came from
Orange County. ] am quite surprised. should N
wonder but there might be some nice places to live
upon this road"
MOI We either. But We do wonder IT Tie very litlo
md very imperfect knowedge that some Now orLors
have Of The whereabouts that their milk comes from
Wo respectfully advise them some pleasant doy TO 20