New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-08-04
FREIGHT HANDLED READILY.

MEN.
I,bas been recently ascertained that the strike Oh
fre,gbt-handlers in this city and Jersey C1ty mas
hosn made use of to advance the interests OF an
other class of men than the politicians
and Socialists who have tried to use the
idle workingmen to further their personal ends
Merchants in this city have become aware tha'
reports are being circulated the West and SCUM
by iobbers and statesmen from other cities TO Tue
effect that il is still impossible to ship goous
promptly from New-York because of the strike al
the piers and freight yards Exaggerated reports
of the effects of the strike circulated, ana rurai
BUYERS are told that if they send orders 10 New
York firms their goods will be delayed in SHIP
ment or mssent, or perhaps uamageu
by unskilful handling The Southern and western
iobbers thus try to divert. and in some measure
doubtless succeed in dveruDg, trade from new
York merchants to themselves.
TRIBUNE reporter yesterday called on num-
Der of the leading merchants in the drycoods trade
to learn the actual of affairs in regard to the
effects of the strike at present. Every merchant
who was seen said that there was now no delay In
shipping all the goods ordered. While some were
not aware that Western jobbers were trying 10
make capital out of the strike, there were others
who declared that they had expected 1t would DO
So and said they would be glad 10 have the mis-
representations of the jobbers in the West and
South COntra0lCtfQ IL was bho sOhOi"A "fA"N'
however that such Misrepresentation would not
be of much advantage to those who made thein'
and that with the present good outlook for crops
the city's fall trade would be very large. One
merchant mentioned the increased freight and pas
senger rates as compared with those OF year ago.
rs the only drawback which would operate 10
lessen tbe fall business of the wholesale merchants
in New-York.
VIEWS OF Il. s. JAFPRAY.
E. s. Jafray. of L. S. Jaffray d Co., was
the first merchant with whom the reporter
talked. 1--WE have not experienced any
serious delay said he Except for few days just
after the strike began, when trucks were made TO
stand in line for a long time. But as that
occurred in our light season we did
not suffer much loss. Our shipping
clerk was Just now in my Office and reported that
there vas now no delay in shipping freight at any
of the piers and depots. see by the newspapers
that the strike is virtually ended; that the rail-
road companies have plenty OF men, and In some
cases two men are applying for each place."
do you think that the railroad companies Will
be unable to handle the freight when the Ial lraue
reaches its heightp
81 see no reason to expect that the railroads will
not have the means ready They have had time to
drill their new employees and improve the efficiency
of the men. Our fall trade is beginning to revive
n ow and we have not yet had the slightest trouble
There is every year little delay at the busiest part
of the season. but this is apt TO be due TO the
overtaxed capacity of the cars, steamboats, or
depots than to the lack of men. Out OF 500 let
4ers this morning. l find only one that be-
trays anxiety about the prompt shipment of goods.
This man wrote from Bloomington, H.. and asked
If could guarantee the prompt shipment OF MS or
der OF course | sent word that ! could. have
Thought Of sending circular letter through the
Southand West explaining TO my customers that
all delay due to the strike is now over. l should
think it would be good plan for New-fork houses
generally TO send out some such notification TO the
houses they deal with. i have just sent our truck
man around all the depots to learn the exact con-
dition of affairs, that send out such infor-
nation"
NO TROUBLE, ACCORDING TO L. NJ. BATES.
The reporter found l.. NJ Bates the senior MEM
her of the firm of Bates Reed and Cooley, in his
office. and in q willing mood to talk about the
STRIKE For few weeks after the strike began"
said Mr. Bates, we did have considerable difficulty
in shipping goods, both as regards sales from
stock and orders from the country Lots were
often della, ed several DAYS in getting off But for
about three weeks there has been no trouble what
ever in getting orders off promptly to either the
West OF South. Shipments have been made just as
promptly 10 all sections of the country as they were
o wear ago at this time at any time III the past
few years | consider that the strike is over. The
new hands are working well and handling the
freight in better style every day. From all
that / can learn the various transporta-
ton lines have efficient set OF men, enabling them
70 handle expediiousy and correctly all the freight
that is offered have been told within twenty
four hours That number of the strikers have asked
10 be taken back but that the companies Will select
only the best of them for reinstatement"
DO YOU think the strike has diverted trade to
FAINT ro Nevv-Nork 10 other cities ~
"No, cannot see that it has. We are doing big
trade with all sections and selling fully
our usual amount of goods. There are a
large number of buyers in town from the W est, the
Far West and the South We are shipping large
sales daily, and as promptly as we ever did Our
height in about fifteen twenty days; but do not
anticipate that goods Will be delayed even then.
The railroad companies appear to have the power
10 put on a much larger force than they nave at
present, if it Is necessary Large crops
have been secured in the South. Oats
and wheat already harvested, are very
good crops. Corn a better crop than IL has been
Tor ten years and is ripe. The prospects Tor the
yield OF cotton are very good better than In 1851,
ana this causes large number OF southern buyers
10 come TO the city. The Southern people leel that
they are i'll better condition than for five or SIX
years past.
"Ihe.e are two things which operate against our
doing big trade here III New-Yolk. They are the
advance Ill rates OF freight aud the full rates Tor pas
senger tickets, both being much higher than year
ago. These tend more or less to prevent Western
buyers from coming to New-York. have not heard
OF Western JObberS circulating reports OF
continued freight blockade here But they will be
apt to use that a lever If they can. We can say
that have bad no goods lett on our s'newalk LOT
The past ten days that ready 10 ship. ship
ments have been large and all orders have been
flled and sent off inside of twenty-four OF forty
eight hours think the iregh5-handIers VIII now
where. The companies have demonstrated that
they can handle the freight with the new men
Whether the new men VIII become dlsanected or