New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-09-03
Tpr TRANSPORTATION LINES
,xcpr,srn p,:srNrss IN FREIGHrs.

INCREASED BUSINESS IN FREiGhtS
rur AMOUNT CARRIED By MANY LINES DECLARED
r, DE LARGER THAN EVER BEFORE.
ATn,prNr reporter called recently at the othces
ef nj, the transportation freight lines III this GU!
The freight business bv water between Ne"'ioiN
City and the New-England States, generally con-
sidercd of minor importance was found to be one
of the busiest branches of domestic commerce. III
answer 70 questions Colonel Borden. general
freiyh, agent of the Fall River Line. said onr
hus;ness has increased very materially during the
last wear | could not say that it has Increased one
half and don't know but it has Our Tour ooa's
cannot carry all the freight we have TO transport
Last Friday night we were Obliged to eaveslX'y-sN
carloads of freight at Fall River. We immediately
d,sna.ched two extra boats TO hep us out OF the
difficulty The boats arrived here with their cargo
this morning We are not often placed IN such
situation Instead of having dull season ms sum
ocr s nsusl our business has been very brisk. ana
NOW it is continually on the increase. TIE 1 elght
TRANSPORTED BY The Fall River Line consists for
Tho most mart Of dry goods boots and Shoes hats ana
caps and the other numerous manulsctulos od ore
Nev-England States. The amount of business done
by our line is surpassing by far our most sangu'ne
Calling at The Office of the stOnineton Line for
Boston, the reporter was inioimcd tn at
allhou2h the freight business naa oeen
very lively all summer-much brisker than usual
the tail trade was opening with increased promise
and two weeks earlier than ever oetGre, Oie nTw o
hoaf
Norwich Line for Boston ha, also been very busy
during the summer. and with the ope ing Oh the
fall trade ITS business is rapidly increasing
The PEOPLES Line for Albany aud. In TACT. all the
lines between New-York and more northern cities.
report not only increase IN the fall trade, which
is opening earlier than usual, but also tha' tue
freight carried throughout the entire summer was
larr,y IN excess of the amount transported III any
Previous season. - -, .o
was Informed that the season had opened unusualN
carV and that the afternoon aud nlRht Doats "eIc
bot6 transporting all the freight they were capahie
of carving. THIS line is also carrying many pas
sengers b TN WAYS who come to New-Iolk on busi-
ness or seek a days pleasure at COnev lslandco coming
down IN the morning aud returning AZ night.
Starns New Haven e.runnIng from the Norm
Rivers running extra boats ana Is aiso eoihPeIc
fo make extra trips. The general freight agent OF
the bridgeport Line said to the reporter: Our BOATS
dally 60 heavily loaded with freight from New
York, large amount Of which Is Transferred 20
the HOuSaiOnlc ard Nauga'uck Rairoad. we ire
oueutly have more than We can carry on our rcgu-
lar freight boats and many times are Obliged IT,
.mploy addiuoNal facilities for transportation
The Hartford Line Of steamers is also carving
large quantities Of freirht for points on the Con,
ncc.,cut River The reporter was also informed
that the New York Central and Hudson River Rli-
road was carving much larger amount OF freight
than Is customary AT this season OF the year ne
same story o! increased tfelght Tanspoi aiVh Wv
fold of the Delaware, Lackawanna and western
Railroad. "Ihe Ere RAILROAD" sad ITS general
freight agent, "waS never doing better. western
merchants have made heavy purchases IN season,
and transporting their gOodsN estward ana retuFn Z
with Western prOdUcc have given us all we couiG
do throuChout tne entire season and just now there
i a larger amount than ever. The fall shipments oil
winter wheat negan about ten days carrier tnali
ususual. / he winter wheat lie shipped East as soon
as IL Is harvested, and large quantities were mar
vested about the same time. There is as much
freight passing over our road at present as we cah
Naudlc.'