The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-06-06
SLOW COACHES OUT OF DATE
WINTED, STEAM from ONE END OF TTH
CITY TO THE OTUER.
New JERSEY nnd Long Island Growing In For.
uinii"n and wealth ut New Yoriss Ex-
pensc-The Demand for Rapid Transit.

uintion and Wealth ut New York.. Ex-
pensc-The Demand for Rapid Transit.
One OF the most remarkable assemblages
that ever gathered in New York was that which
was organized in Chckering Hall. last evening.
in response TO n call for meeting OF those in.
habitants Of tho city who favor rapid transit
The gathering. that nearly filled the hall. was
composed mainly Of wealthy and conspicuous
mon. Ex-Mayor Wickham presided and boz
hind him. on the STAGE sat Cyrus w. Field.
William f. Dodge. Gen. Palmer. Peter Cooper.
Lawson n. Fuller and many Of the Vice-Prcsi-
dents. among whom were Smith Ely. Jr..
Charles O'Conor. II. l.. Davies. Samuel d. Bab-
cock. Samuel b. Ruggcs. II. b. Clafiln, II. X.
Thurbcr f. s. Winston. George Bliss, @. w.
Carleton. Thomas T. Eckert. Hugh N. Camp.
Shepherd I. Knapp. Robert Hoe, Henry L.
Clinton william Cullen Bryant. JOS. Sclgman.
Postmaster James. Collector Arthur. william
Orton. William Allen Butler. Franklin Edison.
John NJ. Minturn Horny Havemeyer. Josiah
NJ. Fiskc. Jackson S. Schultz. Eugene Kelly. @.
J.. Tiffany. and W. II. Appleton. In tho seats
in the body Of the hall were noticed David Dud-
Icy Field. Elliot O. Cowdin. and Algernon 8.
Gen. Palmer offered resolutions declaring
thtt Nrw workers. have for twenty years boon
united f9rquick transit: that the imincnsity Of
thc rity debt. exceeding 800. .OOO.00O. makes il
matter OF deep concern that this burden should
be hghtenei 10y distributing II over the largest
amount pl ttNube prop 'rtN. ana upon the Mt
est number Of people; that the needed transit
must b. cheHp ns wUll as rapid That IL is inds-
pensnble that the opposition by the suriace
roads an omnibus lines he put down; that tho
Now York Elevated Company should double and
extend ~ tracks and reduce its fares and that
committee oi nit"on bee appointed 1 assist in
all landahln Efforts to promote the progress Of
rapid transit
Mr.. W. l., Dodge spoke heartily In support II
the resolutions
A secretary read n letter from Charles O'Conor.
who said Of rapid transit: " 1t will snat N their
wives and children from tonemrnt-hOuse hor-
fors, and by promoting domesucity. greatly
diminish the habits oi iuiemperanrc and vice 50
Liable To he forced upon the humber classes. or
nutured IN them by tho present concomitanu
OF thcir clty iife."
william Gun N Bryant wrote: Il hope that a
decided expression will be given to the cOnvio-
ton that an absolute 'rcssitv has arisen of in
sttui ,ng som" method of conveying passengers
between the upper and lower parts of the city.
which shall unto tn" grcatnst convenience with
tIc utmost p,s- .lle SpeNd"
The Hon. Ambrose H. purly compared the
growth "t other cities with that of New York. in
z" pYst lnn years. Iug sain IN reputation in
N'N lnrk has boon 800 per cont. y Stun. 30:
BrO1klyu. 81 ; lroVllnn' 100: CninGgp. 2i2.
Ia gr.praHuc0 with the res Ilutionb rN-Mayor
Wrkhum nominated the committee Of fifteen.
naming us its constituents n. I. Dmick. l.. j. N.
STARK, II. X. Thurn"r, Henry l.. Clinton. Henry
llnycmcy.r. Thomas J.. Palmer. Elward l.
Paris. W Ham II. Wirkham A. J.. Orr, Lam
son y. Fuller, Jol \. Stuart. C. l.. Tiffany.
W. IL. Appleton. frlcri'k \. Conhlng. Jack-
sOn ,. Schultz. and william j. Dodge.