The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-08-08

per day.
OF Course as to the question OF local adequacy
there is no dispute. The allegation Is that the sys
TEN not equal 10 tire wants OF through travel
either In accommodations during the hours wnen
accommodations are needed, or In rapldlty OF trah-
sit or in lnexpensiyeness; ana until the day comes
when passengers can be delivered at Harlem bridge
In thirty minutes at the rate OF three cents no great
relief To the tenant house districts can he antci-
pated. Even at seven cents the tremendous yearly
earnings OF the Third avenue road are suncient 10
demonstrate what might be under more favorable
circumstances, when the railroad system snaLi
have been subjected to- wiser, less int
rested and more practical legislation; and hence
1t may be worth tine While to suggest attention 10
General Vlele's plan OF elevated railroads. enclfclng
the city and propelled by steam power The under
ground prospect seems to be ut present Impractical
Bile; the elevated track Is generally admitted 10 nave
failed, and really invention may CONSIDER ltseiI at
liberty to reduce suggestions from any quarter
to experimental form. GeoiOgtcaly speaking, new
York has LITTLE flesh OF alluva deposit on It's lids OF
rock, ana cannot, therefore, tunnel its ways MOLE
like with the same ease as London and other large
cities. Just measure OF the wants OF the city de-
tao D, ne and rao ~
lets and there is really no FISK IN reducing prospects
looking to this end to Immediate practice, no matter
ut what cost Means OF travel equal TO the convey
ance OF So 900 per hour late In the afternoon are
needed and would not materially interfere with the
receipts OF the several horse raiiroads-mght, per.
haps save them little tanning and cTowding and
great deal OF Official swearing.
REVIEW OF THE BUSINESS OF THE YEAR
In detail AFFORDS further interesting statistics. The
routes of mp town or longitudinal travel have been
thus far discussed. Taking the city railroads as re-
presents new phase. emitting the routes men,
Toned, the carriage OF the remaining routes repre-
sentative OF local circulation was:-
BleecAer street ana Fulton Jerry. 81, 900, 055
Central PARK, North and East rlyer..... 9,026,S50
Dry Dock and East Broadway. 1921, 074
Forty second street ami Grand street. 4,93S, 233
Ninth avenue. 1851, 9I5
Total. ssl, Ose, l27
For this year Ses-60) 1t Is calculated that the car
riage OF these roads will equal $4,000, 900. which
wifi give an aggregate or more than 500 900 az
4 Car n rQ m a
year current, with receipts from this source OF
$4,000, 0O0-an amount equal to 0nethird
of The whole receipts Tor passenger car
this StaJe. The total popular circulation by
steam In the State Is about 49, 900 yearly or
about onesXth OF the local circulation by street car
single clty OF New York. In Iact nat the vast
figures OF the Third Avenue road represent local Cir
culation largely Is evident from the fact that Its
northern continuation, the Harlem bridge, Morris
ANA and FOrdham road represents passenger busl-
Of less than million; proving that the greater
proportion OF passengers stop this side OF the Har
lem river. The road IN reality Is not actually repre-
sentative gilmore than 1000 individual crossings OF
the Harlem bridge per year-a fact which proves In
Its way the paucty OF people whO dong business in
the city seek 0ut0f-tOwn lodgings by this route or
egress. The whole passenger traffic between Har-
lem and FOrdham including intermediate villages,
Will not this year exceed oae million, and Is largely
maze up Of way passengers. The Fourth Avenue
Railroad continued by tire New York and Harlem
Raroadj represents IN fact, larger transportation
OF business people TO suburban situations than
the Thnd Avenue road: the hudson River
railroad than ali the west side through routes put
together; and these are facts which point to the IN
eVtaDe conclusion that Ii there Is 10 be any general
or even partial emptying Of the population OF New
YORK into the suburbs Tor purposes OF residence that
END VIII comprised by Tie introduction Of steam
or some other means ito be developed by 1nYentlOn)
equally rapid and extensive IN its accommodations.
Tne receipts OF the city railroads. for the year form
natural appendix 10 the heading OF business. For