New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-04-27
MOVING DAYS AT HAND.
TIE LANDOWNERS PECULIAR HARVEST.


IN railing against adjuncts of CIVILIZATION which
offend artistic grounds. comforted with the assur-
ancc that they will not betake unto themselves wings
and fly away. Thus the people who are continually
regrettng the uttarian spirit Of the age ana the loss
of the picturesque element Of the good old times be
fore the Of railroads, elegraphs and Telephones
when it was an undertaking to journey from W-iorh
"a Westchester. say nothing OF Boston. and when one
Of the looledfor incidents in stage coach travenhg
besides accidents bad roads and vstaons Of Provi-
dencc being held up By gang OF highway
robbers. usually more than ordinarily inclined 10
lose their tcmpcrs if they miss train and have TO
wait three minutes for another. II the Hello girl
at tie central Office keeps them waiting few moments
at the telephone. or If they are obliged 10 cmb trec
pairs II stairs because the elevator has stopped run
ming. At such momcniro remind one OF these gentle
men that in the good old times mems lives were not
shortened 10y fortunes the telephone in bad weather.
that his orefhers did not object to climbing stairs
is dangerous experiment.
In the good old times. and for that matter only TWO
three decades ago the business centre OF THIS CITY
was much the Battery than 1t IS now, and Bowl
ing Green and it, vicinity was the fashionable resi-
dcnce quarter The people of New-iork we're more
conservative and more modest In their ideas Of luxury
I'm those DAYS than their successors to-day Every
body immersed in business and the worship OF the
almighty dollar stronger even than now because
have since learned that the successful man in
business is the who allows himself moments OF re
taxation and cuvatcs the social side OF his nature
THEY STAYED At HOME IN THOSE DAYS
II Washington Irving had been as addicted TO grim
humor Dean Swift lie would have made some scath-
Ing remarks about ~, contemporaries but lie was
content let their weaknesses die with them. 1t IS
certain. however. that Irving had to overcome con
siderable amount Of prejudice when he announced HIS
intention Of indulging his within for foreign travel
HIS neghhors. with exceptions. lived ana died
IN the houses Of cities in which thcy came into the
world. at rate in the immediate neighborhood.
4 desire travel and tho world was looked upon
BY many being sign Of erratic character and
an unhappy He. Tho same sentiment existed on both
sides Of the Atlantic among the poor and wcht"-do
classes. \ rolling stone more rcprchen-ible
individual than confirmed topper or gambler. because
the diversion, Of the latter at least sustained By
usirious precedent all the world over. About sixty
years ago. as some Of the octogcnarans Of the CITY
well remember. the ninth Ward was a good walk ont
oi The city proper and was known as the village of
Greenwich. Il was place where the old men used
f. At under tho shadow Of their orchards and smoke
lons churchwarien CLAW pipe, In ruminativc silence
where matrons cossipng and knitting IN groups.
watching The Young men and maidens A. they paced
the village street at the twilight hour. 1t was a
place for dreaming and 4 place Of rest II was
suburb with the hum Of the city softcncd to caressinG
murfuIr. and not simply another wilderness Of tall
building, and clainors
But ths age Of hurry and hustle change and travel
and fuf-' f. not without It's cOmpei-dflrG al
vaniaccs and not the least ~ these compcnsaons is
tie multiplicity Of facilities for obvatlng all ncon
vcncuce or a. much Inconvenience possible, In
palllu. up >iaics- and moving with all ones pos
sessions 10 mex abode. The grlndfathcrs Of the
present generation regarded ANYTHING Ike a removal
viii feeling Of horror. Two moves were considered
a. bad As nrc. Packing and travelling with bag and
baggage in those harbsric days. before the advent
If professional packers and removing vans task
rot 10 io lightly undertaken All removals were done
hy horse cart without springs. and II was truly
awfal. Any head Of household at that time who
mapped out The little programme that thousands of
New Workers do carcessly today would have been I'm
mcdlatcly consigned 70 muatic as'lum without any
further examination into h, sanity.
VAS COMPANIES ovEREUN WITH ORDERS.
And this naturally Leads 70 consideration Of the
fr. - Man and the trials and irlhuaiions Of those
about - shift their quaricr- who blessed with
hounii'ul share 4 t'i, worlds goods. As the hour
of tua removal approaches, the pile 4 trunks in the
hallway. fun 81 THINGS which mamma consider, az
solu'ely nii-pcu-ahlc.T gradually incrciS'' in height
and papa is detained A. the Office later than usual
lie complains that business bad and that the seaside
{. a luxury. bat DEE pleads that there !, sIch an
uuc1 pc, It'd rush u work At The 0ce that he cannot
r-slk 81 home - ,uprrfni"nd the ar.au -rmcnis
III" his ,an ,ompanlc, get morc orlcr> than thew
can possibly ill Al this season II 30" year ia"
exodus put = The city. and the breaking up and e.
tahAsmng Il new nets within TIE c!iS hnt,. IKE ,,
iaf.,ul dn, arrive. There is nearly a,
inii'' moving during Tie latter part Of
Lut many property owners mc hcsnninE l.? "e',G2"
the rule Il drifting al lca-e, from inc LIT % WAY,
All m. moving 81. dom, ot the ~ 81 MAY, bat now
'acr b. og,eelc amount Of me,as ,a 4 f.c
o. give mp 'lci apartments iu tine civ. -torc tncii
furniture ani 90 airoad f.r tie -unmcT. c-'apine
a continually Increasing 'n Tor rent. Upon return
Ing there }. no dlnCuln IN obtaining another snNa.l'
nai a. the da' boom is on the wanc. and tcr' are
Il. - lulldiuc~ which have been tiffi'l III
eN,es' u any ap"r.n, rnl, dcninG among owner.
4 rlts.~ fnc tenants are able in some measure 10
dicta'' their OWL t'rln,. 50 hr~ thc LANDLORD, """n
not lct their na'- f0r c-e than one year. Int ~"
ihog are in many instances glad io accept ienanis
rs the month. 80 that The propIeior- Of moving
vans do brisk trad, al ihc year round u j.
wonderful how many huidicds ~ peopl" avail them
selves II this latitude. moving in and oGi 'onnuaN,
I'm rent ard la'lrrptiuc Themselves IN tran>porta-
ton changes and DAMAGED furniture. re -'N,er Tor
spring moving brisk -. carll A. the mcale ot
March and Inc influx Of pcoplc returning from Europe
and the seaside resorts At the end 81 the dos davs
hcoue ncar, al the available van, IN ire 'lN p''N
busy,
RATES VARY WITH THE JOB.
There is no fixed schedule Of rates for this work.
A. the prices charged all depend on the number OF
fl rhts Of stairs 10 Dee climbed. the amount o. fur
uurc 10 br removed and the value and quality oil
the article Themselves. The rate, are not excessive
however. ~ the competition in the business l.
keen and beside many fashionable people who
move out Of the ciy the country or seaside every
rcgIlAr customers, whom II W'u" W III
Z j. dent Ia offend. MANY small families OF moo
crate means ird II more economical IN seeking tic
oloue of the ocean the breath pt the pine Nood'
t. take small cOttagr and have all ticlr bcohehgs
carted thlthrr 70. the summer either LOCKING up or
rcluuu,nug their Nat u the clil
The van companies report that there J., harhed
tendency. increasing annually, 20 cave Tue cay az
settle IN tho suburbs. There ar hhlhicle OF itu'
towns within twenty i've miles Of NcW YORK Wh'h arc
RAPIDLY assuming important dimensions III cons
qurnc- If the confirm al migration ~ wei ho New
rk,r~ who purchase country homee ana coubhc
rural .iu,pniu with Town lfc. Harlem Is atua'I
ing thou. ands of pc pie with fairly moderate incomes
aud IIookfn fIll 81 roGHg couples cndcdNnlhE u
solve tie problem OF martial existence on flopO L
year The Young bachelors and IN" folk whose means
are extremely mOd'rat. hug Their cheap ana cos NAT"
and apartments IN the central part OF the cltY. III
nile nl inc flc' that the rapid transit facilities are
no, all That could b. desired. and that ear and |
ferry fare almost strike iilii'c ne |
tween rent in Ncw York city and rent, III Monh
vernon Harlem and brooklyn there are no ssn' oil
any rush back the city. and the builders arr 80
fnll If confidence nat despite tie warning sl.n'
Of " Il, Let H. half hundred lmmtn-" bindings !
I'm Harlem huge blocks of fats are being erected every
day IN that lccnliiy. , a., ,. |
some Of the Weather families. who ~hen thc fAts
first became Fashionable gave up their houses ID tfth
nd ti, Tree ami WtNt OF II, |