New-York tribune., 1868-02-20
NEw-YoRK FORTY YEARS AGO.
There was fine attendance of both sexes al

There was fine attendance OF both sexes az
the Seventh Presbyteran Church. ON the northeast cor
of Ridge and Broomests, Tuesday evening AZ conse-
quence of announcement that the Hon William
e Dodge, ths President Of the Chamber OF Commerce
would deliver lecture upon Meroantie iie ln Ne"'
lectures the auspices Of the Young Mems Chris.
tan Association attached the Seventh
pastor short time before ococE the Honorable nee
turer accompanied by the pastor entered the Church
lug ceased, the Rev Mr., DawsOn offered prayer
aud introduced Mr Dodge, who sald that there
the lecture, and that he would speak rather or
the growth Of the city in connection with mercanno
INVITATION OF tie young men Of the Church to speak tc
them he thought he would have to address young men
cai that he spoke Of forty years ago.
many might think hun an old man. but ne was nos % eoss
vet 1878 left his home, and entered the dry goouS
store No. S04 Pearlst near Peck-sllp ana snSe u
time has enjoyed mercantile experemce ID .nls ~
was different thing enter store NIFTY years ago Ifona
what s now; and York itself was dnereht lhen
that young man going nto 80 s.ose s w xssr sry
and supplied his own board. All along PearsI 70 recn
slip were the dry goods ana the ceAsy H hnness
thought then OF commencing tns dy RoodS y, M
IN any other location except PenTlst oussSe oi ina.
street very bought yard VI coth rev lOIA,
in Isls had about 200 inhabitants as ne Jnageo from
census taken In 1920, which gave l2Oo a. Ie
the population. part OF whom resided as Tar up r"n
Canast Broone-st opened that year; ana ne WI. @
remembered carrying four pieces OF ~ Tonat snG
broadway to deliver them customers residing IN
wich Village. To cart them that distance the, ~
ehants and boys were supposed messengers and 20
work Beside portage Was then carried On Dy III ho"r
trundled wheelbarrows The lecturer spoke OF ms
ing place In Wialn-st. and how his master usto W
carry the key Of the In the evening ana hs
Obliged TO walk 10 his residence ana wake up .n
servant get the key and open the store cary Ia
the mOrnngfor the boys on the street had pnas nL
being open rst In the mornng-and ne was oiIeh ope.
aud had the store swept out, and ready ior Dnsihes
daylight. At that time there were not more tsn sr
wholesale merchants who did business TO the extehI
OF million OF dollars. The average amount vi Ibe Des
ness Of the big houses was s4uoOO'or t1oqpO, ,
-
aud limited by the Sound IN anOieri ahd Nar nkn
cred up river he conveyed iD baggage wagons
to the interior. Two Of the speakers nnces at one .
pronosqd 10 20 To the "Far West" prayer
meeting held at his fathers house, ana IN Iio
morning they took passage on boards schoOner Jew
months ago got tram In te evening, ana Deiof"
the next morning he had passed through the town whet
their destination Ia the Far West In those ha9
when the frozen at udSou, the shades TeDs
down on the store whdOws anu trnde t,sg -
and at later PERIOD anterior 70 the DDohH "I
railroads. bnt after the Erie Canal had been
the order 10 pull down The shades han way E"t
OF the freezing Of the canal Was received ana !"
put down the whole hen the rver Sss lroIeb
An interesting description was gwen OF the batey w"
Citv Hall (Why the front and two sides were mar
ble aud the brOwnstone), the Fly haiket
of Malden-lane the Lighting of the ely VIII. win
In Is42 the first attempts burn the anthracite coal uDo
stone cOa Pennsy syyana Ia this city IN lo20-lSoU1
OF the HudsCn aud Delaware Rivers by steam
under nonopOlies held by Fulton and stevens now tS
steamboats, were run To New -hdveh ana II wa
dangerous 10 uSe a boiler all tue way 20, " ~ ~
London; Of the opening Of the Erie CanAi ln
1926 and the which that work gave 70 rhoes
OF the contrast the present time and forty yoais
New-fork market wern procuTsa ron pu hss ~
of the Inauguration OF the Black Bsh bae or or
have monthly COMMUNICATION with Europe and
how travellers from this city 10 Philadelpbia
used to cross over to Jsrse stop aI 61'ei bs oyss
line OF stages IN the morning.