Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-09-04
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lFrom the New York Gazetts.l

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One of the. places in this city where the
people, en- nldsse, surge and tide through. is
Fulton market, and in the midst of that
labyrinthian maze OF stalls, stands and
tables, the famous Mr.. A. Robbins keeps a
chicken stall. 1t is a very easy matter to
find his place of business-direct your
steps towards the centre of the market.
stumble over mass of unsavory pickle
tubs, pass by sound as of seraping tripe,
mediate between long rows OF fresh
slaughtered sheep and calves, turn cor
ner by some golden eheeses as large as the
new moon, smell the aroma of the country
and the spring time in the rolls of yellow
butter at your left hand, and, the moment
any game comes in sight, ask for Mr.. Rob-
bins, and, although he deals in robins, vet
out of pity. or for some other reason, he
calls them pigeons. ,,-. ~ -;-.t-
Mr.. Robbins is a much younger looking
man than one expects to find, when he has
been told that he has made a couple million
of dollars selling chickens ! He is the fam
Gus chicken millionaire, and though so very
rich he attends to his own business. He has
been in the poultry business thirty-ffve
years, thirty-One of which have been be-
meath the leaky roof of Fulton Market
His stall is not a large one, and yet he sells
upon an average 1000 chickens day the
year through, which would equal 730000 a
year. His business amounts to several hum
dred Thousand dollars year. There is a
very cosy little office in one corner of his
stall, ,'ornamented with full length portraits
of some of the wild game in which he deals,
which literally is not large enough to swing
a cat in. On the marble topped counters
of Mr.. Robbins chicken Arrangement may
be found ducks, geese, turkeys, English
snipe, woodcocks, prairiei hens, English
pheasants, black grouse. wild pigeons, yep-
lson, roasting pigs, sweat, breads, ETC.
Everything which has wings, that man is
fond of eating, can here be found, with
from twelve to twenty men to wait on GUS
toners, and attend to the business. Be
sides supplying the public, he has orders
for hotels, ships, restaurants, ETC., and is in
fact the largest chicken dealer in the United
States.o suimuq rlerr aHf TOT f,9.t.. -.
All.parts of the country are laid under
contribution to supply his stalls with
game. Partridges come from Maine, Mas
sachuSetts, Rhode Island, Long Island and
the west; the best canvass backs come from
Havre de Grace, Sandusky, o., and Missis-
sippi; the mallard ducks and wood ducks
the only ducks that light on trees-are
caught at the great lakes, while the black
ducks and broad bills come from the sea
shore In winter the canvas-back ducks
are the tavorite game with the people; just
now wOodcocks, chickens and partridges
are the best and most popular. 1--- a.,
Bridget is, not always sent to market to
do the buying for the family. Many Amer
lean ladies attend to their own household
duties. Mrs. H. w. Beecher can often be
seen in Fulton market, with her basket
upon her arm, purchasing chickens or wild
game of Mr.. Robbins; the face of Mrs. G
). Robbins, who took so prominent part
in the soluiers' hospitals during the war, is
another OF those familiar to. the denizens
of Fulton market,
Although Mr.. Robbins has accumulated
such vast fortune that we might suppose
he could afford to retire, yet he prefers, and
does, personally attend to his own business
He has an elegant brown n-stone residence
on Remsen street, in Brooklyn, which is
valued at $150,000, and the furniture inside
of it Is said to have cost a fabulous sum-
Going up broad flight of stone steps, you
pass bepeath an arched doorway into q
vestibule where some elaborateIy carved
marble vases, standing almost as high as
yoar head, attract attention. The halls and
drawing-rooms of the house are large and
lofty, beautifully carved overhead in pan-
els, ana frescoed. Mr.. Robbins does moi
stop to take his breakfast at home, but
leaves his house for the market every morn
ing between the hours OF and 8 O'Clock
Some of his men get there as early as
o'clock. He is an expert salesman, and can
pick out chicken ito dot,n let YOU call
for whatever size you will. In personal
appearance he is a medium-si man.
rather stoutly built, with a full face, and
black hair, slightly sprinkled with silver
He has deep hazel eyes, and wears black
chin whiskers. He leaves theJmarket at
II o'clock NJ, and the rest ofthe day en-
joys life, riding out with his family, or 8
few friends. He makes the most of each
day as it passes, and leaves the morrow tC
care for itself. .gsEo ..sa...