The sun., 1910-10-02
GREAT YEAR FOR MOVING
ItII M SINESS UNUSU ALLT
a10D WITH THE Van MEN.
Thr usw New Apartments Que Cause
n-,irr of change Another Cost Of
Nn,ug Higher New Gork leads On
tnr Waiter OT Frequent Removals.

the Waiter OT Frequent Removals.
7. ,nagrr of furniture storage
.,-t. -". which when " opened twenty
rra vars ago found one small building
.rrls .r its business and now has two
frse sr-uctures filled from top 10 bottom
r. e,h .u.ehold effects. expressed the
cher itv the opinion that in the matter
RI - America leads the world and
Nss rk tops all other cities. Said he:
.'u- year when in Paris I went 20 see
4 pow lace advertised ~ a furniture
rr-a.. sarehouse. the largest % its
krF only one of its kind in fact. IN
psr- was anxious 10 compare French
ud Au.rcan storage warehouses.
= 'rund this warehouse not much
la-ssr than these Offices space about
I, " ~ feet in which were q few
rrvr"s barrels. trunks and other monde
.rr.g' ,rticles. II contained no household
ersc. m bulk such a. would indicate
'ta' he owners had given NJ house
sesg < and stored their furniture
In Irndon was surprised TO find that
N. argest furniture storage place com
r. sol merely a two story building which
seldom more than half filed No.
Fir.1e hasn't got the moving habit vet
-N'' long ago an enterpfising American
'rra sht IL would he good business TO open
IN Paris rooms where travelling Americans
p.' purchased antiques in furniture.
urt olsteries. bric-A-brac. in short all the
'Angs rich Americans acquire when in
. Europe, could send these things to he
taken care ~ till the owners were ready
ro return 20 the States. On the face Of Il
'ha idea wasn't had. Nevertheless this
/ h.s place
Americans %" found usually had their
irIr bases hoNed and sent to q New York
-'rrage house. and Europeans. on whom
DO had counted for some patronage,
wouldn't give him enough business To
. raw hrs rent He decided that Il would
raw better IN concentrate his efforts on
N~v York storage plant and let Europe
4 acne
T. would not ne easy. this manager
" saii 10 count up the number of furniture
storage warehouses now in New York,
- fast have they multiplied in n quarter
+ = = century. but he was sure that most
4 n 'Nen especially the lnrgeSt and hest
srnvn wore full of goods the year round.
-Ahnur half and half was the answer
% 'he hcld of another storage concern
'asen m or sent out about October l.
-oE re,ngniyed ~ the great moving day
y no year in New York
This year he continued after q look
A. his books. we shall probably take in
rs'her more goods than We send out
This doesn't moan. though. that these
en"ds viIl stay here for a year or two.
M, dear, no. They may stay one. two or
frF. rs ~ h. a..l
an apartment or house 20 suit them better
than tie one they have vacated
Many PERSONS store their furniture
he-au-e they are not able TO sell IL Ad-
var'as"luSly az the moment and don't I
know what - do with il. and there are !
MANY this year who are storing part 81 I.
thor :.rniture and using the rest in /
f''rE gp smaller quarters in an apart |
mont '..al or a kfchenstts apartment. {
: Hsa raut. are causing q lot Of folks 60 !
r.' t.rr ~" -Iye ~ their living quarters .
aar '..r ,g' their furniture
'h" uanaK"r of medium size1 furni- I
'.-o vnr"rouse -aid that for the last dozen .
r-i-- 't" furniture storage business had |
h."- r" = he best moneymaker- going. Il
u 'rr-. about ta1 a day to run this
Tlar" tr' the income j. more than Sluo
.iav H.' vent on. Family -quabble-
d'A 70 % Keep Ip our receipts. Nowadays
FreD ashland and wife have falling
..' 'ru-r the first thing the wife does isto
-.-r 'p1 -tnrage house and make arrange
r'r', '. Iay" II take care of her furniture.
f'i ! au.v oiI-.-s where the order was
r,'."...i h"fore tho time Set for the
"...rE H".1use the quarrel had beea
n i- ..f.
... amer ~ several moving vans
~ 49, stand ~ IN Broadway near the
'H"a'r" colt aud who has been in business
'.~.."." Years told an inquirer that
'-ts z generally. the fall business was
'-'s"- 'n.- y",r than Il had been az any
'.. Do 't.. t-t fourteen ye4rs " began
- F"",. ahead ~ time, and judging
. n ''" ur,i"rs on his book IL would
'"--s strong two or three weeks later
'sr -.al
... hiding ~ 80 many new apart
'.''- .r''Wn was partly responsible for
' -fr."~ moVings. he thought. tenants
'"'s 'wed 10 move In a couple of ,
'""ss r"'Yrs October 1 rent free Also I
'h@ ."' iIt for trucks and moving men !
a. '. u" first 81 the month increased
."- point az which most persons
.1 ~" denied that in the old days ,
We" Way was the popular moving day {
.'' .. .'pr apartments were few truck Z
"' '.r" any less rapaoious than now | ,
Lppd many years hack moving /,
..- uar" been almost doubled j,Is. ,
30 .. mpyIng day hs declared I'M {
h.- s.v
A." ther. was more excuse
Zoe years ago for doing this. ,
N"0ug perhaps twentieth of
nov and prices belng much '
'ap May ~asaboui the on ly time !
moved II wasn't the fashion 4
..- any old time Folks hadn't :
%" habit % subletting and a
..',-.- aud they weren't tempted :
10y new apartments going uD
months
Hs lest moving sections. mean 3
'phtabl" for trICkmen. is east
q Central PARK. Apartment
..'v- oftener than tenants Of ,
p tue moving bahit 10 not con- :
tv on" class We have had an =
.g on our books for Ave years a
"uIoyG moving and deli ghts in
.u the stOop or IN the entrance :