New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-02-23

SQUARE 70 the Astor House at night We would
have 10 pay a man 10 nde, probably, II we sot
passenseI back II the passenger came from the
NStcr House uptown the chances would he equally
slim of getting a fare back downtown:
Then the means Of transit IL NeW-l ork are
GOOD the only trouble is that we don't have
enough 0t them Tie millionaire merchant the
clerk and thc porter, when they 20 down
town H. the morning. all take The elevated r921.
II i, handler. ard one gels down quicker. We,
being a democratic race, have no rcpuEuance TO
touching elbows with the multitude But IN Lon
don or Paris the merchant ana even tie clerk,
were ne alrV-paid one. would take "3h.
Then old men OF moderate means and young men,
il they want TO take their wives or swccthearts to
the theatre think nothing Of mailing The first
Broadway horsc-caT and riding there IN it. Car
riaacs as a matter of fact, are looked upon here
rs luxury These are the best reasons why we
cannot have cheap cabs in Newly ork
The cabs whose two eyes OF fire one secs NJ
night cleaning from populous street corners ana
those which stand by day and night in the neigh
horhood OF great hotels and public squares are
row almost all owned 10y their drl ers, thonSh
some are sent ont 10y the smaller sta ies
THE CLUBS AND CREDIT.
The larger public stables sometimes do bnsi-
ness for wear or two with a customer on credit
whose name they do not even know. This is done
through the medium of the clubs A call comes
by telephone from the club and carriage Is sent.
The charge is made against the number OF the call
received that night from the club, or IN some
other designating way, and perhaps the next night
the same man wants the same carriage. ana, II IL
is not out. he gets it. In this way accounts %
considerable amounts are carried, and the livery
stable keepers say that II Is seldom THAI 'Hcfe Is
any default i'm payment -,
There is a large transient business zone by al
kinds Of stables The season OF social festivities
is especially good one for transient business,
theatres. balls and receptions, 10 say ho'hlht .,
weddings. bringing much money mo '"' ,o.C,'
of the stablcman. When Lent comes. However
the effect is at once felt. especially by me hI'I
stables and those most patroHizcd by me Nc"!ti3
classes The stable proprietor docs Go' I"o> "i,.
favor on Lent. To him II is indeed season ~
fasting and prayer TWENTY-FIVE years ai 40 t yT
influence Of he Icntcn season was scar'cN 'I'
by the livery stable proprictors. hut IL Is no" "
time of great dcprcSsioH in their business
During tlc prevalence Of the late cpltcmc oil
influenza some st4bcs ma lc co"SldcranC mo.yN
by supplying carriages I" 1uheI'lo' H.I -
epidemic WAS over and business hcc me ouI s',u'
Of these stables BEGAN TO cut rates 10 -'' ''N"'
TlcrcuroH the Harlem livery stoM'hrn 10, nv
themselves into n combination and cS''"Hs"'" Wv
following schedule:
AsNNrLr CF PRICES
Park call ~. Park ard Riverside Dr1' - I'.f
Riverside and Washington Bridge 7d. that '"'
.toatr. and supper SB: rct1in tal north ~ I1|''-"
49,, -: return call south Of Forty-crhth-et g "'''
Central Depot south oi forty--econd t' I"'"''
IS, 40 20: south - Twcnty-thrl.-; - pr~hro-'Ss' =
.u, ~ Dc.l-o4-csst to Bait.rv. 81: Harlem crop ''
o Harlem church call 81 Harlem christening ''' o.
Harlem reception or ball. -; coupoS. ~ less.
This schedule is about that of most s,a.c' IN
the city, and Gives an Soc i.c' VOL ol '"' '>'
rrsc-d@aIinl IL n sort of corollorv Of stable
keeping. and orc of tie places where ne "o,~,
eud exchange stables most H"UriSr | d" m.
TyclUh-,t in the vicinity Of Ihrd+Nc.. '
larrasf dealer i'm this region. and pIouahN ne
largest in New-Nork, Is !. II. D'nW'n; i,1
stables occupy numerous nD,.'inI@ ,, OH ,r''s rs.
obout LEADING horses hN haltcrS from one s'Au
10 another. and horses single 2" IN I.is