The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-03-08
Frightening Skies.

March comes angrily, but we have hopes
that her anger viii not live long, that it will
soon pass into springtime and flowers. We
have had hard winter, beginning with the
shadow of the panic, and the still more terri
BILE spectre of the famine The sudden con-
WILSON'S of business, the shrinking Of values,
the distrust that came upon capital and indus
try and the failure of so many large business
houses and enterprises at the beginning OF
winter brought famine to thousands OF homes
where thrift had always dwelt, and, with thrift,
comfort and pence. But for the resolution
and promptitude of our humane citizens by
their churches, their societies, their mission
airy institutions, their asylums for the poor
and houses Of refuge and industry, there is no
knowing how widely spread the calamity
might have become. But thanks to that
silent and cheerful spirit of benevolence which
underlies the American character, the danger
has been averted and destroyed.
With the lifting Of this cloud other clouds
even more omfnous rise and pass away. Bust
ness, which has been dormant if not dead,
during this hard winter shows signs Of new
life A glance at our columns this morning
will show what in the language Of the WASH
ington weather sages, would be clearing
skies, with probabilities Of fair weather" The
advertising columns of the HERALD present
the business probabilities as accurately as the
signal officers in Washington prophesy the
weather. Over ffty-eight columns of adver-
tisemects compel us to issue quadruple
Sheet and, from the indications, we shall soon
be compelled to issue quadruple and perhaps
quintupls sheets on days through the week
This duty was partly imposed upon us last
spring. and We shall probably have it this year
at even an earlier period. The business pulse
of the country shows more and moro activity;
healthy currents Of life find their way into
the channels and arteries of the whole bust
ness system. 1t may not be without interest
to our readers to know that we have, in re-
Spouse to the law of progress and growth
which is as binding upon the HERALD now as
at any time in its history, made arrangements
to meet any demand upon our business Our
quadruple paper this morning is largely
printed upon press which issues the whole
paper in single sheet-the largest sized press
in America and perhaps in the world The
result is that the HERALD reaches the reader
as complete as printed book or pamphlet,
and every purchaser knows he has the whole
paper, with no missing" inside or outside
sheets.
New branches of business present renewed
activity In real estate, especially, there are
abundant signs Of progress and prosperity.
New York keeps on in her imperial career, un-
checked by storm or wave. There may
be shock now and then, gale
or hurricane, o consequent shorten
ing of sail and pausing in her
career; but the old ship only moves on and on
to the haven of her splendid destiny. Let us
have rapid transit, and the Imagination will
not easily comprehend that destiny The
New York of to-day will only be section of
the magnificent metropolis Of the future, as
the New York of the last generation was but a
section of the present metropolis. Let us have
the means of going from the HERALD Office as
far as Yonkers or New Rochelle in half hour,
and all that beautiful and picturesque West
chester, with its rivers and hills and islands,
and its memories of our Revolutionary past,
will become part of the great city, and our
Central Park will be as much our city centre
as Hyde Park is the centre of London.