New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-11-16
LOCAL. MISCELLANY.

NETWORKS COMMERCIAL SUPREhACf'
, WHAT THE RAILROAD COMPANIES ARE DUN" ~
FACILITATE THE HANDLING OF MEfCHANpisE'
vnrions commercial bodies during the past
, years have complained that New-fork CITY does not
tin IT'S prcEminence commercial metropolis, but
that other cities like Boston, Philadelphia, and Baltl-
ore are steadily encroaching upon its trade. These
cor,pans several occasions, have been fortified by
statistics gathered by investigating committees of the
Cheap Transportation aud other societies. Among the
various drawbacks 70 increase in Ncw-York trade
cited by these commercial bodies lie ncavy charges
in the streets aud hdrbOr such carriage, wharfage,
nghterage &c These heavy charges were claimed to be
the natural result of absence Of adequate facilities
for handling freight Tie railroad companies were
appealed to to provide such facilities. The sagnauon
OF business during the past three years has not yet
enabled the railway corporations 20 comply with all that
the commercial interests OF NevYoTk City demand, but
they have made some improvements in the handling OF
freight They contemplating stu further improve
ents II the prosperity of the country will warrant the
outlay. For the purpose OF obtaining information as 10
how freight is handled in NewIoik City, reporter OF
TIE TRIBUNE visited recently the various railroad lines
All the live stock brought over the New-York Central
and Hudson River RaihO d 20 this city is mo1ded at
the new catte-yards in SiXtyGth-st, and there de-
livered to the cOpsiguCes All other freight goes 10
Thirty -tird-st. Here some Of the cars are unoadcd,
and Others drawn to St. Johns Park 10y dummies sun
other freight intended for delivery in the harbor, is
either transferred bargcs ct Che foot OF ThrYthdSt
or the cars are placed Goats and sent to Barcayst
where there is new Freight station. The great i'm
rn0vemen this read, however Will be the new gram
elevator at ffthst which. it is expected, VIII nc
ready for use about close Of navigation, some time
during December This structure, heretofore faly de
scribed IN The TRIBUNE Will be- able to hlr5oT on its two
tracks 20 freight ears ali OF which will be managed by
The elevator NJ a saving OF time and labor. Among the
prospective Improvements connected win ,ie Iti-Ht
department of thi, road still more new buildings To
he erected on the ground between Fiiynth ana sixty
fifth-Sts. , ,,-..
At the foot Of Grccncst. Jersey City, is Haisimus
Cove which is surrendered entirely u the Persy wanna
Railroad for its freight business The company nus
grain pier 700 feet long ana the gram - nlotCu uNcl
from the by means OF Shute INTO lSlttrs or rye
Tue warehouse OF the company at TINS pom. Is gV Ictt
long aud all Vest IN freight Intended 1Or ioltgt ports
Is here taken direct from the ana sent On board
foreign vessels, by means OF the cCmpanLH lighters
loads of freight. Two miles further up taS company has
recently completed new trcssle WolH Of freight trains
only from h1ts'hus SOte 20 NtSo Cu' anu J.. - ,N
peced that after tine Centennial business has been con
cuded THE company viii still further increase lis I'c
The Erie Railway Compar!'s waterfront in jersey
City consists in addition 20 the ferry, OF seven docks
Dock No. Is 'Tt apart for passenger u4ihci Bo,h N
contains the shed filled with easlwaid-Dound lreynt'
Dock No has the WestWarnound freight INC lieiSh'
ira Ks ran ught mo INC warehouses on .uC I r. -,
is the Grain pier: No tEe cotton pier ana No 10
sonc talk OF new canal near Harsnu- Cove, but the
contuon OF thu urcs has as yet dayed any WORK uP"
the officers o. ne rcd j d Ie fTS we, con Gu YEAR,
ne n >, oCts m Ncw.York now are Piers Nos 30
81 ana - North River, Twcntyhird-St stduoh ana
PIERS Nos 7 and Elst River. whence freight dohN
ON account of the increase OF trab. over the New
haven road cars containing Centennial PASSENGER htEe
Harlem Rjy ~ iu IN" IcunSl 'lia "u,h u, ~
ana believed that III tle muIe ,Gs pan NlI Iv ,U
lowed transfer Of al freight from the East To the
e i ANA Iackawanua and Western Railroad has
nearly completed a tunnel near Hobokcn thus m'h
ing ing, m lSd,Ii i6irYded To- acte the
OF coal from Fennsylyal to the New-1ofh MARKET