New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-10-30

name is Porter But why does he fail" fellow
theni II he hadn't joined in the run he wouldn't
have found out that he couldn't get his money and
still would be reckoning my little bill among his
good assets. And if the world had come to an end
in the meanwhile he would have been happy to the
end and just as well of now. But who would have
thought of meeting his tailor in Hoboken ferry
boati Just my luck, though. And come 10 hnd
out he lives in Hoboken There are certain dispen-
satiOns Of Providence which it is useless to attempt
to guard against unless one can resoutely make up
his mind to live in Willansburgh. ! don't THINK
any tailor with an adequate sense OF what he owed
to the community could bring himself to live there
no matter how much individuals were owing hirn!
You see though, how stand reverses. The clothes
on which counted for the Winter are gone. But
do not despair am not disheartened, the story Oh
Bruce and the spider is fresh IN my recolIec'ioh anu
am bu0yed up by the hope that may yot sucooou
in sticking some other tailor. Other men nave met
with reyerses equal to mine, time after time, YET
have struggled on. and by persistenty keeping ono
object in view have fually succeeded In getting
good living and died rolling in debt. expect 10 Ie-
sumo and go on if / can only find other people VINO
are willing to trust.
This NAV seem light and trifng on my part. But
have an object in view. wish to make 1t PLAN 10
the public that did not fail because wanted to;
that no business mismanagement can be laid to my
charge insomuch as my suspension was only caused
by the single fact that | happened to he owing
GOOD deal more than / could pay that 1t
was only stupid, senscless, idiotc. chowder-
headed and wholly absurd " run that broke me
and that mean to act honorably and resume and
90 ON. if can find any new customers-if can find
any tradesmen who want a new customer, mean.
They tell me down town chat Commodore Wander
bilt, Russell Sage, Daniel Drew, Jay Could John
Iracy-all the big dealers-are nearly broken.
regret to bear it. To know that they are not en-
tirely So is a dash of bitterness in my cup which
scarce think I deserve at this moment. For years
these noble representatives. of the green board-f
ever there was green board it is certainly this one
of the Stock Exchange-have divided their time be-
tween watering" and milking" Not satisfied
with running the small operators OF the street,
whose money has gone to feed their greed, they
have ruined the roads under their control, multi
plying stock and scrip while adding no real value to
the propeIty until doubling of the currency of the
country would not meet the need made 10y their I'M
warranted issues. The interests of stockholders
have in no case been represented or cared for
Every road has been run as though Wall-st were
its beginning and it's terIniDus-as though nothing
was to be carried by it but their own selfish ends
And if, after sowing so much wind and water, they
have now reaped the whirlwind and the deluge, who
shall sympathze with them, who shall cry nay To
see their colossal huls lying stranded ON the same
rocks where they have pioted and piled up little
craft without number, would cross from Hoboken
or Brooklyn any day, and lunch at of the down
town diaries
II is usual to make Commodore Vanderbilt an eX-
ception aud speak praiseiuily OF the manner III
which his roads run How are they runI 80 as
to produce large dividends on doubled and uebled
stock il is true but at the expense OF the country
which they penetrate and the victims whom they
stick. Commodore Vanderbilt's control Of the Hud-
son River Railroad has kept Westchester County
back twentyyears The residents along the line OF
his roads are considered by him simply az tribu-
taries to his treasury. How the most may be
gotten out of them and the least gwen IN return IS
the sole problem which has agtated his venerable
sap for wears In no respect does he keep his roads
up to the requirements of the age. Cars, engines,
and statiops-the whole equipment of his Wanted
properhes--may generally be written down as
disgrace to civilization. As he run steamships so
INNS ne railroads The line which of old he main
tained-or rather forced the travelling public to
northumberland New-YOrk and Aspinwall had,
for dirt and discomfort, but few parallels in the
Davies of the world, and is still remembered with
hot curses by CalifOrnians. When he at last gave
his steamers up they were Git only to be broken up
And when Providence finally reaches for the
Commodore, and he Is summoned TO go Where
the question of broad and narrow gauge VIII
perbaps not be left wholly to his own option 1t Will
be found apprehend that the rolling stock OF his
roads need, nearly complete renewal If instead OF
doubling his stocks and doubling the dividends
thereon he had met the requirements OF the
travelling public in some respects; gwen them
cleanliness instead of filth, decency instead OF
the other thing, safe transportation instead OF aV-
cling made hazardous by niggardly economy in the
matter of switch and signal men, established reason
able rates of communication and convenient trains i'll
stead of charges and timetables which have driven
the proper population of New-York State over into
-Jcrsev-had he done ALL aye, or any, few
even of these things then might Commodore Van
derbilt be called if not railroad king, at least
railroad man. entitled to the esteem and goodwill
of other men, AS il IS he simply stands an example
of avarce to be Stunned, of selishness TO be exc
Grated and if by any of the righteous mutations OF
Fortune his wealth were to shrink and crulnbe INTO
nothingness so far from words of sympathy and
cemmiseraton falling upon bis prehensile ears even
his satellites would turn contemptuous backs
upon him, and join III the universal verdict
that il but served him right. For my
part have never felt ready to accede very hearty
admiration, or 10 hold up as model for the rising
youth Of a Christian generation, goddess OLD man
whose whole parsuit in life has been the advance
nent of self irrespective of the which the con-
summation of his plans worked upon others. MOI
have ever felt it necessary TO hand in my allegiance
TO the far-seeing business capacity which located
great freight depot mile or two away from the
waters edge and planted gigantic passenger
depot in the narrow and cramped space that alone
was accessible in the dwelling part OF the city
When the destruction of life which the red demons
under his control have wrought in consequence o.
his obstnaoy IN the location Of that depot Is taken