New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-09-27
A NEW SYSTEM OF TRUCKING
ONE COMPANY HOPES TO CONTROL 1T.
ADVANTAGES EXPECTED FROM oRaANizArioN-'hh
STREETS TO BIZ RELIEVED.

For vears the crowded condition OF the down. |
town streets Of New-York has been we'll Known no
problem OF rapid passenger transis was 'o"po,
solved By the construction and successiui op
the elevated railroad system with low rA'0' VI
proaav.v was thus measuraby released from . 10 ~
o,cIocr IN tho morning and from 3 to o O'CLOCK in 'ne
o,srnoon Of the coupes and carriages Wy
means OF which large NUMBER VI 'no
Wall street business mon reachou ~
omces and their homes. The broadway rai'o"u'
succeeded the narrow numbering stage anu ."o '
mo. both nopular and profitable The tendency NAV
a.,.r,rv heen toward concentration and system anu
tho,oh cnch measure in was opposed ID s incep
ton the fruits generally to have oeeh "'''p'
and beneficial. ,...,on. IN |
In the meantime one Of che chief oostruc''ons W
general street locomotion In lower new io'A nus
manned although recognized as the prime cause VI
,,ous delaya It 10 said that the number OF Vehoo'
cen.ed TO carry freight for hire is about loooo ~
attemp of has yet been made to bring their no'o" 49,
dor sys,emstc control 1t appears howc'o'' ' w.
proble m Of re the streets OF the cohiusio"
from the present order OF things mas reco"'' 49, s
sub,ec OF careful study the part OF rev peopo "
o,,, ,nsse soms OF the loading trucknen themsoNo"
Tne ,mportanoe OF regularity and rapidly OF movement"
has long been apparent TO tho last menuo"cu i'm
peouniary point OF view, as VOL as 10 'ho W ~,
suoh a contamination however, has been deemed i"i-
practicable so long as tho present ihui'iuu' 49,
exista The attention Of capitalists hA''nk 's
ca,sd 10 the subject, an Investigator was
Quietly conducted not long ago Tor inc PURPOSE u
tanning the amou OF capital investea III '"o '
the aggregate receipts and expenditures anu 'no nun
Nor 81 mcn and teams employed, the object Dens 10 uo
,orre tho practcability of organizing company W
oo-ry a, the work upon systematic OASIS Ano
ecur.s derived from this investigation are l'' lno
ao, withheld but 1t Is said that they are snihcehty
satisfactory to justify the Investment OF the he''''
funds In the development OF the scheihe'
THE PRESENT BAD STATE OF THINGS.
L,a hear
| an, oromoton of the enterprise said yesterday
:. To hern with we are not asking anything from Tue
| pubrc either IN the way OF money or Legislation" ~
| working details OF enterprise are necessarily P''
! and we cannot at present give ans Names All i "
cormerce lead to New YORK and 1t Is remirAaoo 'o'
'a- tbs NJ the business OF New-York Is done
an the point OF land extending from the Ba''erS W
Uouston-st., miles long and varying III with nun
| one-quarter OF mile 10 TWO hoS' WV,
| 90, r,er the great business houses that
| ara erected on this territory You VIII hhu '"''
their law OF operation is systematic CONCENTRATIONS a."
all tho annapces OF steam electricity ana inrchahios
are utilized to that end But you step INTO 'ne
from these great Establishments, where thous'"u' arc
working with precision OF CLOCK WORK. IL IL '"o P
inv suddenly from order into chaos. You will find on In
vestieation that the freight distribution oeo" ho
40 -, nsrformed nv abont g. 90 double and l,soO single
| trucRs Many of these are the HANDS OF indiVu"a
| owners some OF whom drive their own 'e'ih'
! constant rivalry prevails which daily results ~
| an almost brutal contest lor Po''''o "
lines approachng the points OF loading and Unloading
Every man is intent his own Advancement 10 INC ca
cnsion of all Others Tedious blockaAes result "hlch
entalloss OF time to the truck owners ana reqheh'S
failures to make timely shipments and deliveries
ono NJ the chief difficulties which the promoters oil
the enterprise have bad 10 deal WITH Is thaI oi
the withdrawal OF Individual truck owners from 'n'
al1 to the end that the system sought to be
eaect.d might not be marred by personal rlVar'
and opstinacy. 1t has been demonstrated that Tue
entire freight trans portation can be Accomplished VII"
nr inira less trucks ami horses and still afford
lower rates to shippers and equal compehs"'"n -
drivers. Il ia proposei therefore, that cohP'nS 10
organized It shall purchase from present owners incl
trucks and horses. and employ the meu no" engage
in the work as dT.vers ana o'hel a
Where it desired cash WI" oo pa"
mr. mart cash and part The company or al Stoc
,,, IN. cven thereby admitting each man to an utter
es IN me business It's said that this plan meets WIZ
e favor among large number OF the truck men, ~ % "
o | lieyed that the regularity and r'pdiV oi mo''"'
when rroper organization viii effect will compensai
for me loss of time ali truck men no" Suh'r "
cause of ths lack OF system. The Withdrawn
one-tnird the rumber of trucks ana n' n6 Ia
viii OF itself produce ,iov. ma'H'' Of '" m
teams viii be- ia accordance win prop iy @rr ar
.t" i,rrc.,ous upon ihc same street. By our paI
Z wecXIect double the capiciy "l the HtI'ct nv @
. ,v,t n means 10 ali who III business or VINO %"
" nropertv IN lower New-NOrR When we orsanA an -
N ia, M bs movement OF our trucks. the rtrod az
G. water ines respoLd by making ,uch aTr,nsr u
ID a. VII, tir druois and OIL r with oa deliver
a. io coassnees Inc drivers beng In on conn'
ID service ami in fact Interested rtockho4crs WI! Sc
- phe tupnrt,nce of adhering to schedule move rn Al
instead Of the clashtng ana haht,u2 ""lrn n r. -
TO they will Orderly ami ASSIST one another, ID, ~
X means b ockades VIII avoided anu one srea cause
Ia obstruction overcome.
DANGER THAT WILL De LEssENED
: .r,s =, anotaer feature conneo.ed with TINS su.Je
- (which N,w-Yorkers cannot gaOri l. overlook. ii
ii crowded condition OF tue streets from tue ""N
a narration of freight Ms the business IS no" CARR
I'd ON suggests to every one tue necessary
means OF relief. Cniess scheme IAo lHls
he adopted a diversion OF considerable franc 10 aioV
~ nolnt may be- tue resIL ", 1ivs recei.Iy sen ~
III E,ltimnre and Onto forced to establish It's terminus
OF staten Island Within tue last xix months ln9 vow 2
~ Cenra, uulLlng It's WcsJ oi"r' r2uts n's o.. -,
ed IL Is no secret the West shore 70
ty e arrgiy used for freight traffic, winch without
W. over the New-York Centra line. the TINE may nol
TO- far distant foreign steamships WIN uscnaSe
ne c,rgoes on > aten slahd anu cOnsSnnents 'Ih. -
he 10 other points he Transferred ulTectN 10 tno
an lines without passing through Inc cry a, 80. ~
'y dtons are constantly shtnz, ana -iofk mas -
- many changes during the years OF us raplu 10"
err, Ne 5.lieve that a company wtha million or wo III
OF hon dollars capital prom taby conduct thls pu
10 Just It. manasenrnt oy systrn s ItS
y to pre- all It's Immense adVanthgs 10 tno ois, a.
H. mus av oid compelling large traIc To seek some o.
rs point. We making progress In the ieVe
an the scheme ana long may have something oil
81 terest To reveal. Ill, en-. o,,or dov IN "a
ne TAYLOR of 40. 33 Leonard-st., VINO Is ulnsef nr
OF truck owner aud asked him concerning the
The necessity for some ORGANIZATION OF system -
creasng every day, ana SEQ no other way oi 0rlhsl
1 ab,ut by tue concentration Oh lhe puSl"
under one mead, the express business Is cohu
%. Ell Oh course there Will be some truekmen VINO
zeal onnose H. nut then there always who "pp
evsrytnlng the of bringing about reform ~
ill., long estholsheu -, ~ - % ~ II ~ for n,
S inercsts to come together and organize nave oeen
sat ~ hnness thirty-sryeD years have OItJ-seV
no horses might lust well have had TWO hundtei
the hoI am, nn,x I c,ud not
the as thc Jus a. rio long DELAYS Il
Ti come from standing line or being crowded OUT
ing mace whicn takes away our profits. when sehd on
and don't know when IL VIII Oo oa'h "Nu =
hour IL is standing idle 1t
ad to mo az - so. Every driver must scramble ana
rr mace while the unloading II 10
her vs. atfnua ,sork and IL could Temedlcd
the on. - % a. ro ,,,cad and possible
M matters stand now. would be glai enough TO go
lie good company and IL would be OF immense "dVHn'
pom TO AL 49,. g., % .v,,
in. William p sinner, who one OF the fret 10 sugl
the organization OF the business, was also invited.