New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-11-21

THAT the total railroad freight service had BEEN
in 1874 3;341 carloads; 1873, l0,479 1876;
| 634O; total, 20 100 that the average number of
passenger trains daily for 159 week days
was over 40, with AN average OF over SIX
| cars 10 each tram. The greatest service per-
formed within one day at the Centennial depots
was go trains, 4,S71 cars, PA, LII passengers.
| The number OF passengers handled during the Ex-
hbtion at the Centennial depots was: Arriving.
BIS, 707; departing, PISS. 626 total, 5907 1888.
| The total number attending the Exhibition was
| 9910,966 which number doubled gives 10 S21 ,932
as the nun GER of persons transported to and from
the Exhibition. Of these, the railroads city trains
carried 3,J7i 52S the railroads from without tho
city, 1854, SOL the tramwdys. 1887 100; and
the remainder came by steam boats, carriages and
WHAT EXPERIENCE HAS SHOWN
| Now we certainly have a right continued Mr..
Rutter, TO expect that properly organized fair in
New-York will draw as many visitors did the
Centennial Exposition. A close reading of Mr..
Torrey's report shows that the Exposition from the
start would have done better had its managers the
exhibitors and The transportation lines understood
better what was necessary. We have their ex-
perience to guide u.s. and certainly see no reason
why we should not have many, II not more,
visitors than at PHILADELPHIA; and if so, how are
they to be taken care of 7
with all this before me determined to keep in
view the one pont-that of transportaton-and sew
era times | examined the approaches to Harlem
Flats north of Northumberland tenth-st) and In
wood The latter | concluded to be the most ac-
cessble point, having nine lines of communication
Hudson River Railroad; third and fourth two of
the elevated railroads (which learned were pro-
jected to the Kingsbrdge Road; fifth, the Harlem
River; sixth, the Hudson River Railroad seventh,
the NewYork City and Northern Railroad eighth,
the Harlem Railroad: NINTH the NewYork and
New-Hayen Railroad. All this in addition to a
beautiful drive along the Hudson. | also learned
that it was the purpose Of the New-York Ontario
and Western Railroad to reach the Hudson River
at point nearly opposite. and that the Pennsylva-
MIA and Enc Roads, by arrangement, could run
their trains over the tracks OF that road reaching
lnwood by short ferry or that both of these roads
as well the Central OF New-Jersey could
reach there by boats directly from their regular de
pots also learned that it was possible TO establish
what might be termed % branch of the Custom
House near this site, that all foreign goods could
S SS passed there aud save tune and annoyance to
Did you lay these views before the committeep p,
had intended TO do SO when the proper time
came but found there was a strong disposition ON
the part OF several of the gentl emen insist upon
Central Park, and | concluded that it was n fore
gone conclusion. Nevertheless, | gave them INV
views as briefly possible. | did not give the
statistics have gwen you, for did not have them
with me, and cOud not undertake TO repeat them
from memory. Indeed, was satisfied that there was
strong element Ill favor of working the Exposition
IN such manner as to be favorable not only to the
Museum OF Natural History. but also to the Museum
of Art, and TO use part Of the park but not how
ever. that portion upon which great improvements
have been made"
THE benefits TO be derived by tho nresont ord
future generations from the assistance winch could
be rendered these great educational insttutons m
the only manner the city cond legally render mnch
any aud TO the Fair, very eloquentlv shown
II Is great project. aud to which every cltzen
OF New-Io should lend his aid. Long after the
Exposition Is forgotten these great educators viii
stand as monument to their projectors and mama
gers could in truth say only little against it, ex
cept to point some of the difficulties IN ths d..
tails OF which such an enterprise as this pronossd
Exposition Is largely made upD ''V'
will not be successful on any other site IL thai
your opinion 7" " '""'
so lar rs the Fair is concerned do not hel,a,,o
IL Will DO successful situated In the Park nnts ,
most extraordinary privileges are granted boIh a.;
side and outside. No doubt money, power and en.