Year: 1874




in a weeks time will once more be doing
duty in the New York market 1t is
stated that butter pals have been repeatedly |
used during whole season, but the farmers |
often lose great amount of money through |
the misappropriation of pals.


THE NEW YORK AND oswEGo RAILROAD. |


The regular butter and cheese train on
this line arrives once each week, although
occasional cars will come on to Jersey City
attached to other trains. On these oc-
casional cars between midnight and day
light, at the time of the reporters visit,
about $500 pounds of cheese and 10000
pounds of butter from Deruyter, Otsclic,
North Norval, Eaton, &C., were brought
on, and were removed by the consignees'
trucks to the city. AS these removals we'e
made about the same time that the peach
and fruit dealers were removing their con-
signments from the cars of the Pennsylva-
MIA and New Jersey railroads. the amount
of confusion caused by the presence of so
many bulky vehicles was very great. The
arrival of the regular weekly butter and
cheese train, coming as it does during the
night, and carrying on an average about
100000 pounds of butter and 100000
pounds of cheese, causes a repetition of the
scene previously described, only upon
much larger scale, as more trucks have to
| be employed to remove the freight from
the cars Of the city. When the train
arrives early enough to allow the freight
to be got out Of the way before the peach
train is ready to be unloaded, very little
confusion arises except from some mishap
or accident but when all the trains are be-
! ING unlOaded at once and each driver is
anxious to get to the ferry first in order to
obtain the best opportunities for crossing
the river, the danger attending the work
! is exciting, though it is far from being
agreeable to strangers who may be called
there on business Early passenger trains
also arrive at a time when the drivers are
most anxious to reach the ferry, and the
position of fagman becomes therefore any
thing except mere sinecure. The break
ing Of wheels while crossing the tracks, or
the interlocking of vehicles, is not the
greatest, by far, of the dangers to which
the drivers and horses are exposed under
such circumstances.


About $4,000 pounds of butter are
brought daily to this city from Chicago and
the Far West over the Pittsburg and
Western Railroad, and, on arrival, proves
to be as sweet and fresh as on the day of
shipment. This railroad company is the
owner of patent refrigerator cars, in which
the butter is kept in as good condition dur
ing the time of transit, as when deposited
at the starting point. The agents in this
city to whom the Chicago butter is consigned
assert that market is readily found in
New York for it, and that in time the
Western men viii be able to compete with
farmers nearer by, as the cost Of transpor-
tation will be offset by the difernce in the
market rates West and East.


THE ERIE RAILROAD.


The largest quantity of butter and cheese
that reaches the city comes over the Erie
Railroad, and is brought from the extreme
western part of New York, and from almost
every other State that has connecting lines
with the Erie Railroad During the busy
season the Compay have employed about
forty cars for the cheese trade alone, and
from seven to ten cars for the transpOrta-
ton of butter. At the time Of the report
er's visit there were on the cheese train
nearly 100000 pounds Of cheese, and
over 100000 pounds of butter. After this
class of freight has been loaded into the
cars. neither the cheese nor butter breaks
bulk until the cars reach the city, the Com
panv having had large floats constructed
upon which they can transport ten cars at
time across the North River, so that there
is no necessity of handling the freight more
than once, and that at the place of delivery,
Pier No 81, North River. All the but


ter and cheese CARED by this line is


consigned to agents. who are informed by


telegraph or mail when they may expect


their consignments; and trucks may be
seen passing under the covered way of the
pier. and leaving soon after with full loads
of this class of produce. The regulations
of the pier prevent any disorder or confusion
, and the large supply is more easily disposed
Of than the smaller loads on the less import
ant routes.


DELAWARE AND LACKAWANNA RAILROAD
There are two classes Of butter anC
cheese trains on the Delaware, Lackawann;
) and Western Railroad-one for way freight
/, The farmers along the milk district o
Sussex county employ the latter train, anc
send daily to market about $4,000 pound.
of butter, which is delivered at the milk
, depot III the rear of the passenger depot a
) Hoboken. The delivery of this freight
generally takes place between 5 and
| o'clock a. m, an agent having special charg'
of the work The butter is packed In pals
, varying from 40 to 100 pounds weigh
| each, and is generally consigned to smal
dealers in this city and Brooklyn, whC
employ expreasmen to remove 1t from th'
depot. Between the hours mentioned
5 long line of express wagons is daily seen a
the depot waiting for the delivery Of tn
: freight, and, as only two can receive freigh
! at the same time, the process Of delivery