New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-11-03

OF other travel. or the unusually large number OF
the Fair this year. the large majority took the
Tbirdave The branch line to the Grand Central
Depot had Of late been doing an Increased business.
The Harlem Road very probably took the majority
OF passengers to the depot but the Thrdave. branch
brought them down town. The election over.
and the Fair closed, be looked for further
marked decrease in their receipts. The year with
this Company closed Oct 81 and on the total receipts
was only difference OF about seN Onl me act
must be taken into account that for time last year tle
Company did comparatively nothing on account OF the
horse disease. AS yet no reduction had Dcen naue
the companies either in the number OF cars run OF to
employees IN that department They were sui employ
ing the usual force at their manufacturers ana ~eo
paving the wages. Ind should continue 10 30 50
untl actually compelled to make Reductions 10 save
themselves from loss. - -
ceipts has been much greater averaging as me @
was informed by the Superntendent from 500 70 soO
per day The decrease In daily travel nan oee 10 Eaos'
that during the past week they had taken OIL 10 Cas
and made the corresponding reduction IN tne VI
employees Tins route, ne remarked passen tnrouhn o
great tenement portion OF the CITY, anu tne lade tad
her OF the aborng class out of employment accounted
for this Ealing OF in the receipts. Few improvements
purchases In stock material are making except as
absolutely required
President White OF the Dry Dock, East broadway, ana
connecting stated that there had been some de-
in their daily receipts. There had been more
marked decrease within the past three or or 90 D
the 81 days October nearly equal TO those OF the
days OF September, there being balance or about
1900 In favor OF the latter The wages OF Ia
the employ OF the Company had been reduced I'D per
cent III all cases Were more tn s2 per uay was recefcu
The Sixthave. line, with its Canal and Neseyst de-
peudences have also found their receipts somewhat d
mnished OF late. President Butler informed the re.
that with them the decrease PROBABLY averaged
at least slC0 day. They were making more than the
usual number OF rps yet the receipts were not CORE
spondingy increased. There many applicants for
positions on the road as drivers or conductors These
applicants averaged 30 or 10 day. and embraced men
of ability and education. Among the appoint
ments was one who mp 10 recent date had followed tne
calling of preacher.
SUPERINTENDENT Barney OF the 'FOurthave. Railroad
stated that that road had never done better business
since he had had the management than at present, and
anything their bushes had increased during the past
few months They had made reduction in the
number OF cars employees and none was proposed
at present .
was reported travel continued good though the
receipts not large might have been anticl-
pated from the increased number OF cars, Visits TO
other Offices both OF the railroad lines and stage COM
panies indicated nothing further Neither the railroad
nor the stage companies have made any material reduc
lions in the cars stages used but probably VIII do SO
earlier this year Than has been their custom.