Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1874-10-03
Our New York Letter.
New YoRK, SEPT. 26, 1874.
Editor Of OninjOn.

New York, SEPT 90, 1874.
Editor Of Opinion:
new York drinks her half million
quarts of milk per day, and unless
indigestion sets in, thinks no more
about it. There are few people
here outside those connected with
the business, who could intelligent
ly explain just how it is their milk
is found at the door every morning
in season for breakfast.
"The milkman brings it," 10 be
sure, but pray, does he keep his COWS
around where he lives, q few blocks
away and up four flights at that
This number of stairs would be
more than the ordinary COW would
be willing to climb, and if she were,
you would not, l presume, be sur.
prised to learn how much inconve-
nience would result-especially if
you've ever remarked the playful
ness which this gentle animal de-.
velopes when she steps into the
house through mistake. If you
would discover the source of this
immense supply of milk, you must
60 out into the counties of this
State and New Jersey. where the
farmers hold contracts with dealers
to supply the article in regular
quantities, delivering it at the sta
ton nearest them, in season to
reach this city at midnight or short.
ly after. The principal points of
reception are at the Erie r r. ter
minus at Jersey city, and at the
Grand Central depot here. To
reach the former, it is necessary to
use the ferries, and as the trips are
few and far between about midnight,
the scenes are oftentimes noisy and
exciting. Every driver makes all
haste to be on the ground before his
neighbor, consequently all arrive at
about the same time. But the ca
pacity of even a ferry boat is limit
eG, and by the time the last team is
over, the lucky ones ahead have Sc.
cured the desirable stands along the
platform of the milk depot. At
this point everything is so systemic
ed that little detention is met with.
The full cans, each containing 40
quarts and plainly marked with the
dealers name, are exchanged for the
loads of empty ones brought over,
as rapidly as they can be removed
from the cars.
The driver signs the station mas.
ter's receipt, and the teams again.
make for the ferry, when, arriving
on this side, they disperse and go
rattling over their several routes.
Let any who doubt the Importance
of a regular supply of morning
milk for our large cities, read E. e.
Hale's story sour Daily Bread,"
published in his volume of Bingham
Papers''-an imaginary conception
of course, but the possibility of
truth is presented in one of the
most charming sketches everpenned
AUCTIONS.
Mrs. TOodles has many followers
in this city. Mrs. Il. it will be re-
had a mania for attend
ing auction sales and buying the
most useless articles provided only
they were cheap.
Her most celebrated purchase
was a gorgeously polished door
plate bearing the name "Johnson.'
She reasoned that Toodles might
at any day go the way of all flesh,
and that she, after the suitable sea-
son of mourning, might become the
bride of person of that name; in
which case her forethought had fur
nished the happy man with the
plate and housekeeping could fol-
ow at once, provided he could sup
ply the door. Emptying my pock.
ITS to secure from temptation a
weak mind-tO make no |
of Mrs. Shows vigorous re.
1uest-I attended a sale last week.
n search of the interesting. The
,uctioneer, an illiterate fellow, was
If that rOllicking and playful ma
,ure we so often find among the
raft. He was holding alOft small
md not over clean bust of Lincoln
There is not man, woman, or child
lere to-day, who can look, without
upon this cold MARBLE"
4 pause but no one denied the as
ertiOn, so he continued. "The flood
# memory swells it's strong tide
1 say madam, just request those
eet to keep off that sofa) swells its
trOng tide within-but 1 digress,
his is not an nhituary notice. |