New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-07
PRAISE FOR THE NORTH SIDE
ENTHUSIASTIC SPEECHES AT THE DIN
NER OF THE BOARD OF TRADE.
AsHBEL p FITCH. GENERAL EGBERT L. vIELE.
CHARLES W. DAYTON AND OTHERS TAIN
ABOUT THE FUTURE NETWORK.

CHARLES W. DAYTON AND OTHERS TALK
ABOUT THE FUTURE NETWORK.
The first annual dinner Of the North Side
Board OF Trade he'd last evening AT
the factory OF the De La Vergne Com
pany In Observation-Disclosures hth-st. James
L. Wells presided. and among those present
were Ashbel p Fitch General Egbert l.. Vieie'
Charles W. Dayton. Fordham Morris william H.
Beal Louis S. Elckwort. Albert f. Davis, Matthew
Anderson. John de Hart. Oliver J. Stevens, Richard
W Hamilton, NJ C. Burton. Francis " ). Oliver'
Alderman H. l.. School, l.. V. Conover and T. Gill;
ings.
After the dinner the chairman welcomed those
prcsen; to the first dinner of the North Side Board
of Trade in the name OF the president. John e. dc
10 Vergne who detained by business In Chicago
He also read letters OF regret from Mayor Strong
and others Continuing he said he thought that
every one would agree with him that the North Side
Board Of Trade had proved itself most useful as
ISOLATION for the Twenty-third and Twenty-fourtn
wards and had done a great amount Of good In i'm
proving those districts. He was OF the opinion that
the members could congratulate themselves upon the
work they had done. and the success which had
attended all their efforts
Ashbel p Fitch, IN proposing the toast or 'Ine
city of New-York." was frequently appauded for
bs e ocles OF the beauties resources and capabii-
ties OF the metropolis of America He said In part:
This has always been the pleasantest city In the
whole country both 10 live and work in. New
York IL a place which most men in America en-
deavor 10 reach, and who stay when they get mere.
We want to make this city not on.y centre OF
trade and commerce. but centre OF civilization, OF
art of the sciences and the centre of all that beau
thes and ennobles life.
Genera, viele in speaking on behalf Of The
North SIDE" said that Manhattan Island had taken
300 years and twelve generations TO br'hg IL ID ts
present high leve. and he hoped that the North
ctJo OH
tho same results in one generation There was no
question that there Was future Tor this territory
which few could anticipate. New-fork was the
exponent OF the American continent; every railway
contr buted to the city OF New-fork. ana tnus the
city had been built up Il was the duty 81 the
North Siders 7, crovle In their districts what the
continent required ny providing facilities Tor con-
t.ncntal commerce. by building warehouses anu
improving ,appng facilities, and system OF econ
omy that would attract a large proportion oI inc
continental commerce. Ie also spoke on the rapn-
iransi, question and urged that they were as mucn
entitled TO rapid transit a. any spot In Newton
Charles " Dayton gave our Postai Service,
and said in part: North NewYork as part OF our
grea, city Is beginning to he appreciated II mas
no, received the attention that It's importance oe
mands from a postal point OF view Norm New
York has hitherto received scant courtesy. Appar-
.n,.v the Pos:ofnce Department did not know. or
would not believe thai tn within It's boundar-
Jos Mot, Haven Morrisanla. Merose. Fordham. West
Farms fremont. Spuyten Duyvll, Rlverda.e. Kings
bridge High Bridge. Mount -. Vincent, Bedior1
Park Morris Heights and Woodawn. and while
Congress was approprlating postai moneys for I'M
cou,h settlements in the South and far West. the
pog,offce Department sc1rntu.y declined TO allow
an extra carrier extra cerk for this great sec
ton o. NewYork. ,, ,
TIA; a postal rcorganizat ton - North New-fork
hos been made b. the postma ster- General which
viii be the BEGINNING OF postal service to which
:bc Il
absence OF which has long been a reproacn 10 our
postal adr. instraton. In addition 70 other I'M
provements (, is proposed TO establish messenger
Service or tho New-Iork ara MOI ihern Satryal;
whereby the mails VIII he received and dispatcher
hourly between the general once hiRh Hr'.se,
University Heights and Branch :, resulting In hve
deliveries and six collections daily in those districts
where's now but three deliveries and FOUR coilec-
Louis +. Hanen; VINO was uha9'rt 20 Dr po.ssr,s!;
forwarded address on Local Improvements;
whsn I'D By MI b hnsSPp OF the wraa and
contrastel the values OF the wards OF the present
day and past years in proof OF me area nrnrress
VS. still making William r. Bea was intrusted
with the toast OF Rapid Transit and speaking On %,
this subject said: The real neet OF rapid transit
f. the connecting Of all the great nusln IS
ctntres downtown with the residence centres
qStow9 9T Dan o. G rspG transit which advo
nos ne build!nc OF road far as One-hun-
dred-and-torty-sxh-st. is absurd. FOR II doe n3t
looks TO the building 81 rapid transit by tns mu,
nicina.tv which does not include the great North
side is unstatesmanllke and calls Tor condemna
ton The present disgraceiui condlton OF the .
,ront housea I'm our city Il such as TO cause much
inverse comment. and indeed the matter IS Pc
coming so serious that Inmep hVt ~ arid transit
foT tho mast ten or fifteen years nave only served
TO increase the tenement-house problem ana not TO
solve g. - u-.orroys" WAS
given by Fordham Morris