New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-12-20

fcr and drivers by the score with angry '"''S'
each in a hurry 10 reach Il certain shipping or
receiving point with the load in his charge
Their. arc 30 many accidents Of this KIND th"'
ono learns 49, bv second nature TO krow what 10
do TN. police on these beats are trained III an
the c>t.di.nts to bo adopted aud. although mu'h
mt ont the majority of the teHmsicrS caught III
tho blockade are. after AL, hA" hearty l''o" =
willing TO holp their comrades ont "i dlih'ui'y'
since they know that il j. th" easiest Nay 10 ~
iricaie themselves as Wei. So th"r" is pushing ann
puilin, and hauling and dragging. tn" CRACKING
Of vhrs and guiding calls To- the beasts ot "nr''h'
md .oon.- or Later 81 may bee fifteen minutes. IL
may h. AN hour the street. j. AZ last cleared anu
,ric resumes its customary CONDITION. IN 'h'
mean tine ia" pcr~hah" freight du" 10 l'''h :"
certain point in tim" for shipment may INV"
missed It's connections involving loss 81 greater
,r l.-- extent or am express corsgnin' n' may De-
delayed. 20 the great Inconvenience OF tho con-
~lsu.c.
Tn,-., biockadcs are Of almos; constant occur
anc.. ia a large city Ike Ncw-iork wh'r" shipping
f.. concentrated and the volume of business zone
g. NJ cuoruou, proportions. To ono who cares Tor
novelty ~ .Np,fi"uco "a trip 10 that part OF '''
cite between Canal-si and th" Ha'i"ry, west oi
r,,o.,iva, T. recommended. Just now the DIX
vhol.-aI. and commission houses ar" rushed y"
th. limit Of tino and endurance with shipments
and shipping clerks drivers and freight "s'h't
err. driven sometimes almost 10 distraction Teams
and trucks aI" liu'd up Hh"'' N' N"'''' "
thickly as they can be- placed together. Some are
loading others are unloading Huge piles 81 bags.
,ox.s and harrols stand on tho sidewalks ana
platforms Drivers and helpers. with coats or.
hriurinr with Precipitation. ar" h"uirns. NUNS
rolling and arranging merchandise whi't mus an
IN, o., III. freight Office hy night or safely packed
n,, inside shipping clerks ar" scrihhiing of
r.ccipts ms fast rs pen and pencil WIZ p'rm'''
,,.. ,.,,r No sooner leave with load ihHn am
.,hcr hacks in and the work go"s on just IN 'h"'
,.,t,, all through the day. and even during IN"
night ,
-lIoy's iha'e' the foreman o. one OF in''' nDSI
.r,v,ls exclaimed. What about ouf drivers, 'o"
much a., fh., cam Where DO they sleep N'''r
a., 81. 90, them? How long - they say WIKI US
vb,f,s ,h.lr nationality? What peIcrni"e" OF loss
a., ,o suffer from their careessn"ss; Ac in"S "7'-
allie, married or unmarried D. We noH ih'm ''-
s,o,siheg say. young fcler you dom' "an' -
,r.y, much do You, Why. say. il would iAkr me a
L , answer all the questions You nave asked
,,,,, INN. i'm come In FOR Il MINUTE. ana III TEL You
,,. ,r tv, things" And. leading IA" way. me- on
,.,I Il ui.., hoxlk- office AT the extreme "'S '"l
-, ,h. south platform of thc warchous" IN wh'h NJ
,,.,, hts hook and gave and received from the
drivers their receipts. trip tickets ana "'hei papers
,,o,irod in the wholesale grocery cuisines
.W,u lets see. we've got about ihiriF-i"" t'd'H9
ts1os hiring others from outsiI" truching llimS TO
,.,' 49, ou, The number Of drivers In our employ
Is about the same Some OF The boys hay" been ~lih
ne os long as nficcn years This is the way work
II. When a man starts out from her, win load for
any OF the railroad lines the shipping clerk makes ou
, ,rin ticket which shows the number ~ packages
the load contains AMI the numht: or receipts 80
10 the driver. IT, when the driver comes back from
delivering his load. there l. p'ck's" missing &C.