The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-12-25

and blacksmith shops. IL Is certainly most COM
mirably adapted to It's purposes The syste or
tation Is perfect, ana during the period OF most in
perate The only materials used in TINS fabric are
iron and stone. hence there Is no Apprehension OF
fire, ana therefore no money paid Tor insurance.
There is rece why'd depa,meaS Tor feed where
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PEELED by steam. Within this building are vast
posted. Five hundred bushels OF corn. mixed with
oats, and sixty bales OF hay are daily consumed
THE BLACKSMITH sHOr
The blacksmith shop Is here quite an institution.
The Gooden0ngh shoe IL the pattern used, anu the
horses are shod by the COMPANY OF mat name name by
contract Many advantages are Claimed IN IaVor OF
this SHOE over the ordinary kind In use inasucn rs
II conforms to the natural shape OF te nofses loot
compelling the foot to conform to It, 1t would seem
as though the rationale was IN its favor. But TINS
shoe is made of iron, while the other IL or steel;
steel enaures longer than iron, and the advocates
OF the Goodensugh cypner a loss In the item OF
shooting material, bat gain IN hor3eu,5h, Good
enough shoe wears about two weeks, the ordinary
style three weeks. AT this shop $50 shoes are
'set' daily.
The and repair shops are fitted with all the
necessary appliances and an OF singular neatness
pcrvaaes all the workshops. The company generally
put On two new cars per month and they are built on
the Stevenson PLAN They weigh about 2, 400 pounds.
The old box cars formerly used weighed 1000
pounds. This company gives the preference to the
appointed a gang OF horses OF twelve in number.
The life Of horse this line Is about three years
less man on 1ne oer r1nes vsn o. Inc
the rate OF SIX miles an hour faster than any line In
the city, having the Harlem boats to compete with
them.
| HORSES.
| The majority OF the horses disabled by the
i rim faaf hAen
| MT them for this employment, although with
they become well adapted to the OF farmers. The
the prices tnat such horses bring at private sale
| the mode they are disposed of-vary with crcum-
stances from S25 to Si00 Horses on thus road are
only worked three ana half hours daily, but tins Is
sutIicent soon to exhaust their vital powers
The growing necessities OF The company ha We com
PEELED them to occupy for stabing purpo Ses the
space embraced between n, S 81 ana sixty,
horses are sheltered. An additional structure Is
being reared on the site OF the terminus OF the road
at Harlem. When completed it will contain within
Itself q commooious hotel, music hail. witn ca
pacity for accommodating $500 people and depot
for the US OF the company. This enterprise cannot
fail to enhance the comfort and interests OF the resi-
dents OF TINS vicinity and WIN add dignity To Har-
lem wnicn 1t is sadly IN need Of
THE PRESIDENT AND SECRETARY.
| Mr.. Robert Squres IA the President. The insti-
aaan wss ne ros s drecon
an intellect OF no common order In the
OF ,ns the rnra road u doq has
It's parallel, Tor it contains within It's
own ORGANISM all the elements which Iced It's
! lie. IL is truly marvellous system OF order and
economy. ). Arthur IS the secretary. THIS gentle
man lends honor to several other positions Of trust
and influence, and Is deservediy popular. Besides
the above the officers OF the COMPANY are:-Willlam
Kemsen, Vice President; John L. Geib, Treasurer;
Messrs. william A. Darling, Henry r. Remsen, II. b.
Connolly, john .. Hobby William }. Valentine,
Henry rart, wilson q. Hunt, MatDy q. Lane, VIII
liam NJ. Tweed. Sylvanus - Riker and Sylvester X.
THE EIGHTH AVENUE RAILROAD.
The original grant OF the Eighth Avenue Railroad
was made In The year 1851 10 Kipp Blown, pro-
priefors OF the Old Chelsea Omnibus line. But they
succeeded only IN obtaining the consent OF one
branch Of the Common Council Tor which MIR.
Brown sad he paid the members $4,000. But
com aina'ion was secretly organized to get control
OF the franchise by Messri. john Pc,tigrcw OKeee
then proprietor OF line OF stages on the route or
the Eighth avenpel and Duryea, farmer, OF Long
Island. Iney Obtained the sanction OF both branches
or the Councll greatly 10 the chagrin and astonish
tam amour, OF sock iii a company Which was subsc-
quently organized the triumyri transferred the
franchise to George Law he on MS part contracting
to bud the road to conpleson within sixty days
from the date Of the agreement. with his custo-
! mary energy he pushed forward the construction,
and so expedItloisiy the enterprise prosecuted
that the road was completed and the hrst car ira
! versea the route on the olst DAY u august Iso2
/ three days before the expiration OF the contract
! time.
pauy and principal stakeholder
THE FIRST CHARTER
authorizing the construction OF street railroad IN
/
avenue line. me S,Xta and Eighth avenue grants
! were next IA order OF TIME and were conferred by
the act, although not 10 the same palGes III
interest.
THE ACT or INCORPORATION.
This act provided that Whenever their mutual
interests would served by traversng the same
they should be allowed Jointly the right of way
Oh condition that each party should keep IN repair
was displayed in projecting the line in TACT much
that lie same route would be agaln selected If 1t
were necessary to obtain ii new charter.
LENGTH or THE Line.
Under their charter the corporation Is empowered
to extend the line as rapidly the Eighth avenue
shouid be GRADED The present terminus Of the
The is completely graded the road VIII ter
inmate a. McCoomb's dam. The present length of
the Inc f. and laf miles, and when the road
Is completed VIII be ten miles. The Avenue road is
now III a bad condition. but the Guy authorities are,
! under an acJ lately passed. about TO regrade the
avenue from Fny-niuth TO 1924 street. This VIII
cause the railroad company to incur great eX-
travelling on Tie ran.
ANCIENT SUGGESTIONS.
1t Is amusing to contrast the spirit with which the
puzzle now receive Innovations upon the Old lash
iOneQ sly OF travelling Win tAe sentiments WIN
| which improvements were formerly regarded. In
the early da Of tue street railroad, for period Of
three or ioa years lter teir Introduction INTO use,
! they were met with opposition and regarded witf
disrust a. monopoes, somewhat ia the same spirit
az once improvements Tor working the COTTON loom
by machinery. In The winter season, especially, the
luminosity OF the residents along the line was eymced
~ it, highest ptch when the snow p!oughs began TO
! operate. TleN seemed 10 take Il malicious delight
IN wreaNng their vengeance on tue offending
ploughs upsetting them In the road, when the
horses would break loose and make confusion
worse conionndcd The origin o. the VIZ against
the plouglIs because OF their alleged
destruction oil sleighing. To-day the property own
crs and stOrekecpcS on the line OF The route realize
the advantages brought to their doors through the
street railroads, whereby trade Is lnvlgorated and
values OF real estate enhanced. Another an lent
prejudice is thus demolished, and tie world still
/ moves onward.
ABOUT SNOW.
But the resista OF the snow TO the right OF way
OF the railroad was more persistent than that OF the
people All sorts OF devices Were resorted to by the
officials Of The company to clear the track, but the
! snow still remained master OF the situation.
/ SALT NOT EELISHED.
! IL was then that The plan OF using salt was intro
( Guccd, and II was found 10 answer Inc purpose
efectuaiy. But theieupon the physicians and pro-
phetS oil the press set up now! OF horror, prognosl
Irea ~ l Of na