New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-10-10
A HOUSEHOLD IN 4 VAN.
GLIMPsEs OF OCTOBER FITTINGS.

HOW THEY DIFFER FROM THE MAY UPHEAvALs'
There have been signs of late in many parts
of the town that ,fsuppemsutary season OF May
moving had The big red and green vans OF tue
storage and transportation companies with their sides
lettered and pictured like the parade wagons OIL
some strollng circus, numbered painfully across the
rough cobbesones with doors tammcd shut blocked
the ways while the tedious process Of loading
and unloading went on Down side streets one could
see dsmantled houses flats and piles OF furniture
mOdestlV the front hall pushed more ostenta
tiously upon tile sidewalk, all waiting Tor those
delinquent drivers, whom the glib clerk az
the company's Office had promised, but who never
seemed to come. The avenues, too, were alive
loaded trucks OF all sorts and Sizes the regua ION
van the baggage cart and dray with nothing
but a tarpauIin for q covering The uptown squares
were lined with eager tramp expressmen, without
stands Offices.
The unhappy clerks OF the great van companies nave
been wishing too that they had offices either Iher
private dens been invaded all day long by excited
high-voced women whom dctions could put on LONGER
and against whose ndig the camsst show OF I'M
perturbabY fallen nat. They must have that loai
OF furniture taken to-day. They cannot live anoher
minute in a bare fat without beds or carpets Ana II
the company will not move thsm there's a man aroun
the a truck who will take the JOB at
less IN An half the company's price So the despairns
clerk makes another promise that the van Will ee on
hand this time-and 1t probably WILL be, though as
usual, two three hours late.
one would think indeed, from the complaints that
pour In upon the Offices that the miseres OF the
first Of May we're repeated each October This Is not
the case however The fail outbreak Is on the whole
slight compared with that OF spring. One wolld never
know II moving time on the East side or IN me Ien
ment-hOuse districts. The commotiOn OF Octooer IS
fashionable rather popular It really affects only
OF people TO any serious extent, those VINO
nor and those live houses which rent not
from May May, but from October to October
FROM COUNTRY SEAT TO CITY HOME.
The out-otown season IN America is steadily length
ening and the IN nteuance OF separate establish
meus for those follow the fashion has been becom-
ing more and more formidable. The old expedlent Oh
renting country house for month two aud storing
ones city outfit in the meanwhile, fell through when
the stretched Itself four and five month";
Next having completely furnished houses one in
town and one OF found most convenient to
move the Ouk OF furniture back an forth twice
year The big companies were started, uniertak-
ing carry traps all sorts and from the city by
rail post without Inconvenience TO the owner or
danger of breakage, ana an enormous business
quickly grew up. Every spring their gayly
decorated be chr bling the hills OF the
turnp kes rafting by on platform freight cars and
every autumn scattering through September and Octo
ber they ind back loaded down a. heavily as
once IN town the furniture ia stored agsu Tor
week moved back with the fraction already at
the company's Offices to the city house.
All this. perphaps makes less STIR than the moving
from one Hat 20 The owners OF fats nave long
found profitable 70 rent them from autumn
to autumn. Tenants who IN In May Tor month or
u weather and then leave le city Tor the sum
mer are uncertain Quantities Things look better IN
and lea more Changes frequent among
the easv-gOing class ana tho moving season though
snort is brisk. 1--WE doing nothing but high-clhss
moving now" SAID the chief clerk at the metropolitan
Van Company office different from our Nay bust
ness. We have 10 take more care with the traps aud
charge more tor our services in consequence AMI tins
remark will tx The character Of the October moving
better than hail column OF description.
THE TERRORs OF MOVING DISAPPEAR
One must move the terms OF the companies IN
order 10 move gcnteel way AMI II Is wonderful with
what ease, what "ueatness and dispatch the whole
business IS got through On appointment PROBES
sona packers come To heavy furniture shape
to box he papers fold the clothes and
crOckery and cniEa Ia barrels all At the
a household Outnt almost in single van, aud uu-
packed carefully at tho other end. There
Is no furry OF preparation there
no ches IN the execution. All is as sun J0tn anu pleas
an Is a trip TO Europe
The prices, too. not eztravagant Any cool van
company will carry household goods FOR distances OF
over three mil es al = Oad. On busy days ike the lst
OF October price runs NJ 70 SO load. To Harlem
costs any from 80 10 ST. For packing clothes.
China. glass and crockery packed Ia barrels At
seveuty-hve cents barrel. smal.-sized family, IN
deed can comfortably through moving at from $40
to 500 Tho going On October seemed without
number No company, however, has more than
twenty. The business II AZ best spasmOilc Que.
Only twice year there great demand for trans
portatIon thaJ however lucrative, Is snorthved