New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-05-02
THE MAY MIGRATION.
AN EXODUS TO HARLEM AND TO BROOKLYN
RELATIVELY FEW CHANGES IN BUSINESS FIRMS
CHILDREN IN TIE PARKS.

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CHILDREN IN TIE PARKS
The van companies had more orders Tor re'noV''iS
Yesterday than they could possibly NIL inc '"o'"
were full OF loads OF goods and chatelS wnIc D
proof safes dangled the heads OF inc i'IA i'H
pedestrians from the windows OF many OF inc oiooS
downtown great many people. wise III tIeir
generation anticipated the agOnies of hasty ntthg
Nv eisurelv moving during the early DAYS OF April
A manager of one Of the principal removing COM
panies said TO Tribune reporter YESTERDAY AFTERNOON
We have already had two solid months Oh the hrst Oh
May"
The miprations. for the most part. are from the
lower part OF the city, and the new home neSts are
pretty evenly distributed in Harlem, BROOKLYN ana
NewJersey The prices yesterday ranged all the way
from SIo and Sj 10 $40 per load. ana IN the case OF
valuable furniture and glass exceeded thl'' ihe
number Of immigrants TO Harlem could not be aScer'
famed but about half hundred vans loaded win
household goods passed over the BROOKLYN Bridge ana
sbout dozen vans similarly freghtcd crossed 10 Jer
sey City.
Scores of applications have been pouring into tho
Park Department for several days from parties OF
children all the Cty who wish to hold May par
ties in the parks Most of the best sites in Central
Park have been taken for tomorrow. and large
number have been selected for each OF the SATURDAYS
in May. If the weather is pleasant tomorrow the
lawns will be crowded with children. The open-air
concerts begin in Central Park tomorrow afternoon at
the Mall A concert will also be held in Central
Park on Sunday, and in the other parks downtown
next week.
The changes in Wall Street copartnershps yeSter-
day were not numerous, but they affected several
important houses. Three firms long known In thc
Street were dissolved because the members propose
for different reasons retire from busnss. They are
Lawrence q Smith, Chase d Higginson and Martin ~
Runyon
The firm of f. p Flower & Co. succeeded by
Flower d Co. The Democratic Congressman becomes
a special partner and William b. Lockwood, VINO
has been connected with the firm for many years Is
retired. - =. A.,
Francis j. Patton was admitted to partnership in the
firm OF John Patton d Co.. in which MOTIFS IN Jcsup
retains his special interest.
George $ scott resumed his place as special partner
I'm the firm of r. w. Pcarsall ~ Co.
Among other changes were the retirement OF George
C. Thomas from c. +. rockingham & Co.. and the
admission of William Daily to \. c. Morgan n co:
A new firm of X. w. RatibOrnc & Co.. composed OF
An unusually small number of changes in firms
al the Consolidated Stock and Petroleum Exchanges
has been announced this spring. The reports yes
terIay consisted Of the organization OF two new
concerns. Clarke & Hose. az No. % Broad ST. com
pOsed Of L. \. Clarke and r. w. HOOse and Sturgcs
Hrothers composed of Harold l.. and Lionel Sturges,
with offices in the Exchange building.
George c. Ripley president of the Home Life In
surance Company, succeeded yesterday by Mr..
Townsend George II. Ripley will be vice president,
and George f. Ide secretary.