The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-05-19
NEW. YORK's GRAIN TRADE.

NEW, YORK'S GRAIN TRADE.
GREAT DOCK IMPROVEMENTS By THE NEW YORK
cENTRAL--AN ATTEMPT TO RECOVER LOST
TRADE--THE TRIANGULAR DUEL BETWEEN
NEW YORK, BALTIMORE AND NOMINAL
VIEWS OF THOSE WHO KNOW.
At meeting OF the Dock Comm issoncrs on Tuesday
last there was business transacted which, while
not appearing very important may stIll prove Of the
highest consequence 70 the commerce Of New York
city. Permission was granted TO the New York Gen.
trail and Hudson River Railroad Company to extend the
bulkbead between piers Nos and East River
seventy five feet for tho better accommodation Of
canal boats Now piers Nos and at the foot Of
Broad street, and any one acquainted with that To-
cnlty knows that great business is transacted
there, chiefly for tho New York Central Railroad
and that natDoats, barges and steamers Of the
harbor and River transportation Company. of which
John H. sarn is manager, crowd these and tho ncieh
boring piers with cargoes Of -four petroleum and grain
The extension OF this bulkhead therefore, was thought
to mean that the railroad company about TO COM
mence in earnest system Of improvements which the
Baltimore and ohio Railroad in Baltimore, and tho
Pennsylvania Central, in Philadelphia had long since
adopted, and which has materially assisted the
merce those cities at tho expense OF New York. In
order to ascertain the facts HERALD reporter waited
on tho engineer OF the New York Central Railroad.
whose Office u in the depot Fortysecond street, and
received the following information That the COM
pany about extending tho bulkhaad between piers
Nos and 5 seventy-dve feet in order 10
INCREASE THE TERMINAL FACILITIES
and that the projected would not only be
of a substantial hut an ornamental character Plans
were shown OF the proposed pier sheds and cxpana-
tors given Of the manner Of opening and closing The
entrances by solid sliding doors, which conclusIvey
shows that tho work not intended DO temporary
1--WE also" said the engineer sabout 10 widen pier
No twenty feet so that floats or atboats holding ten
cars be brought from Sixty-nfth street pier,
North River and run ON the docks and there uncaded
You sec what IN advantage this must prove over
piers Nos. % 10 ~ on the North River are also
making extension OF the platform from $50 TO $50
feet and rails vii DO placed thereon 50 that cars can
city; in fact tho convenience there will be
greater than that at the company's depot at ST.
street, North River, are OF the finest character,
and havc been previously described in the HERALDj
Improvement OF the compsny's terminal faculties Is
because Of the certainty Of the continuation OF tho
railroad war ! cannot say, but think u extremely
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mcnt OF their docks and the erection of eevaor
the Central cndeavorng to aid New York IN tho same
Mr. William H. Vanderbilt the Vice President Of the
road upon being applied TO- said thcre was no change
the situation Of affairs to the freight dispute bc-
the trunk lines and that Mr. Rutter the general
freight agent out OF the city but when he returned
he should be happy to fully inform the writer OF the
situation. both within and without Now York.
PIERS
The next visit Of the reporter was to piers Nos and
East River. AS already mentioned, they arc 1T the
loot of Broad street, and the locality is ono Of the
busiest along the whole river 'front.' In the nogn-
houscs--the Offices of such firms David Bows &
Co., Jesse Hoyt Co., within stones throw;
tho
vicinity Upon the piers were stored immense guam
titles Of -four petroleum and grain, boats werc dts
charging and loading, teams were everywhere crowd
ing each other. The piers themselves Disgrace
to the city and rcproach to tho Dock Department;
the planks Of roadway Of place and rotten
making u dangerous 10 man and beast TO walk upon
them. Mr. John H. Starin, whose ONCE is At No. us
Broad street, and whose company owns most Of the
reporter for further information tho railroad linz
provemens. He said in cnect:-'It Is about time
action had been taken, otherwise ere long New
York would simply become
A PACKING HOUSE FOR THE WEST.
''The Dock Department. instead OF tryingto raise the
rents on the wharf property belonging to the city,
should rather reduce them, in order 70 encourage tho
commerce OF New York. II the people understood how
vital this question the uturo or business they
would submit 70 taxation even support good sys-
tenn of docks moro chcerIuy, perhaps, than Tor most
other public purposcs The New York Central Rail-
road, commencing the enclosing and covering OF tho
piers, looking Of course, TO the cconom OF their
business aud ITS enlargement Look at what the grain
elevators have dono for Montreal and Baltimorc they
have preserved the business the cties Montreal Is
the second grain ciiy in the East told the grain
merchants TWO years ago what would DC the consc
qucnce " they did not adopt tho idea OF grading
grain; that II, iustead OF each merchant wanting
10 sell tho identical bushe Of wheat shipped 10
him from a. certain farm In Illinois or Wis
consn, they w0ud agree to n system OF elevation
by which the same qualities could be delivered. that
business would grow here and not decline; but II
not until the Produce Exchange discovered that busi-
ness was leaving us for other citcs where there
greater facilities that they agreed rules to govern
the trade which seem 70 promise good results
go return TO the advantages OF covered piers. YES
sells can land and discharge cargoes constantly instead
OF being subjected to the delays caused by bad weather
when the captains cannot possibly open their hatches
besides bong preserved and not subjected 10 the effect
OF the sun or SHOWS rain. have doubt when tho
extension - finished the Central do double the
business there, and that II will be but the commence
mcnt OF other improvements by the samo great
porntion TO benefit New York.
An old gram merchant was spoken to on tho same
subject, ann he said ne looked upon the inauguration
OF no improvements on the East River by tho Coutrai
road simply rs continuation Of the railway war with
the Pennsylvania and Baltimore trunk roads Tho
fight was bitter ono, and II tho railroad whose nat
ura terminus IS In this city does not give merchants
the facilities Tor business thoy will 20 elsewhere
know OF shippers who have established branch houses
IN Baltimore because they could bring thoir grain
rom the west cheaper than to New York. mean be-
forc the cutting In height rates commenced between tho
trunk lines. Now. OF course, New York attracts tho
business and we must have the same terminal ndvan-
tagcs y the Central does not provide them shc loses her
trade IL the railroad bring from ts North River
piers on floats TO these docks and run them on
what saving at once there will 10 the tow
Ing grain canal lyoats which were agreed on between
the New York Produce Exchange and committee OF
grain merchants transportation and towboat mon.
Here Is the Official list
Loaded. Light
From Whitehall, above plor SO North River
and Pavonia Jerry 20 Twensy-fourth
rsom whitehall, above twenty fourth
street ss;s:h North s.ra R y and weohswksa y
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