New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-18
ENTERPRISE on THE RITERS EDGE.

HOW SMALL TRANSACTIONS ARE MADE TO YIELD
PROFIT on THE EAST SIDE.
The doctrine OF looking after the pennies and
leaving the dollars 10 their devices is
where carried out more fully than on the Eas;
River waterfront. striking example OF this Is
shown by the swarm OF men. women and children
which gathers around the approaches to the Roosc-
welt Ferry-house during the late afternoon hours.
when the rush for BroOkiyns broadway begins. and
many honest penny OF prof, by selling
ferry tickets The greater number are casual mer-
chants. but there n few. principally OLD women.
who make regular business Of II, and IN winter or
summer. rain or shine. be found AT their posts
with pile Of papers and package OF tickets
read 10 90 a wholesale retail trade IA one or
both.
The weeks earnings Of the husband son. who
may be. probably Is. employed at hard work for
small pay. the piers or in some Of the big East
Side factories are materially added TO by these
Industrious people. and while the margin OF profit
on each sale Is small. woman with a regular
run Of customers will. in the course OF a week,
show a balance which, from Fourth Ward point
OF view is not 10 be dcspisel. And many OF them
have regular customers people VINO VIII buy th'ir
papers from the same woman week AFTER week
and whom the dealers rely on for their supply or
tickets. And they must rely on some one me
ferry people will not sell tickets TO these curb
stone brokers'" and when regular comes along
and the last bunch ls almost gone. che VII! give
him - cents, Win the request, ptt "'c " "''''
an stick II ,roo De gate" 49,
The traveller PAYS - cents for n bunch or ven
tickets puts one the box. and stops AT the gaze
for teams where the old woman Is waiting anu
with hearty Thank ye sOrr. she taxes 'n.iI'
ana begins her watch for another investor. I1n
tickets have 70 DE sold - make . cents OF pron'.
but as there are a large number Of people VINO
consider that the half a 'ney los" III ohylls a
single ticket j. a small charity. a large NUMBER Is
disposed Of in the aggregate: =, ., oo
picturesque figures some Of these old women ar
wrapped UP In anything which VIII Keep out the
cold or keep in the warm with mex shaw ,o'
A head covering and gloves without Hh6Sr up@
They care little for color. less FOR M ana hn,h-
ing nj all for fashion. They are too busy huiiA,n..
for rennles 10 quarrel among themselves pul JuSi
Inc came each has her own particular pa an
AS they believe that IAN injury to one ~ 'he con
Germ OF ALL" any intrusion on the DOMAIN. OF on !,
resented by all hands in manner more lor'lO''
than polite. ... rooo,,,v tai,
awaT the little gains made by the dealers on NV
eide by selling instead Of tickets caro- s0neln
like n communication railroad ticket every riIe on In'
fcrry being punched out by the boXInan me ierfi
poope made no profit than by me ora
but az II was said that some OF 'iie ptss,,hi' .
| complained Of the opportunities OF me Speruiht
| ors'' il was deemed best 10 remove tHe c""'c "
| complaint. - !, 40, mind n u,tl.
| thing like that and the SOuth-st people cph.Ihu'
10 make their profits at the ferry gates ana SPr"'
| them on Cherry Hill.