The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-07-14
NEW YORK SATURDAY SUPPLEMENT

value. These are the hazards OF those who make OF
| SIT, by which It's cilizsns eau avail them selves Of
mocern improvements to time and insure com.
fvr aud safety In gongto aud from their respective
avocatons; by which means growing pUpuailOn can
economically and conveniently furnished with
homes without seeking them out 81 The city, and.
pdeed In 100 many cases ont oi the Ssata Success
this prof. may interfere with the the
fence OF some properly holders the line OF lm-
properly will be impaired Will be increased
IN value some classes OF business industry may be
DAMAGE, Dut other classes and localities will be i'm
proved In any case the interest Of the whole CITY,
contemplated as business mart q metr sp0is VI
fashion and social life, Will UNNECESSARILY preponderatc
over toe lew cases OF DAMAGE iancied or real in this
discussion. =
SURFACES RAILROADS ONLY suFyERERs
Disguise IL as we may the real damage will fall on
the surface railways, whose watered stock is III
peril from the comp titon o The economy aud con-
venience OF rapid transit q hard pan basis, which
will reduce the larss squeeze the wner OF
many OF these dropscal INSTITUTIONS. The sound and
honestly managed horse railway having good local
business will hnd It's business increased ny the largo
population which will pe induced 10 mike the cHy
tncr home, by which thousands OF vacant lots will be-
cOme nled with the rcgioenccs or business aud
mechanics, now abandoning the city Tor want ol that
sleam transit which railways iurnish 10 carry
our citizcns out OF the corporate limits This not only
decreasing the real estate by driving the
purchasers tenants aud capital elsewhere, but II also
Increases the taxation largely on those ttat remain
Tho increased the Elevated road (out $4,000
persons passed over It IN 1870 ana nearly
800 900 ,his year. rs but tain. evidence 30. Of
be abe 10 assure the pubic mat RAPID
transit DO relied upon and that The people OF this
CITY have rebgkcd aud put down an opposition so
detrimental TO the prosperity Of the Guy and the
terest OF ali not Interested in horse railways, New
Jersey Long Island lots aud IA morbid lear that
downtown properly may be preJudiced thrreoy.
IL may not be improper 10 say that, whilo hayo
STOCK ia some oil tue CITY surface railways whcn /
value and tenement houses IN tue lower part 81 the
CITY, which are suffering Ia common with other prop
cry because OF the present paralysis ~ business and
while mold some valuable iots IN the Ninh avenue,
through which the Elevated road being constructed,
ali seemingly IN conflict with Inc project according 10
our opponents yet regard IL to he to interest that
rapid transit should 90 encouraged ana the most feasi
bic plan adopted which VIII induce capital 10 invest IN
believe II wall be remunerntive ~ the country.
MAYOR EAsrMANs REMARKS
Mayor Eastman OF Poughkeepsle, was called for,
ana IN response he spoke briefly upon the subject OF
discussion. am here, said he, 10 represent Il
poron OF the Ssae which has vlal interest in this
project you That The people iivng the
line HUDSON River deeply concerned Tor the
result OF this effort you arc now making. Tue city
that represent has lost population Tor The last ted
years because You have had rapid transit IN New
York Many people have lett our Oily and gone 10 i've
IN New jersey because 1t look them an hour TO go
from Forty street TO the City Hall This feel
ipg ex,snas further than live miles only up the State
inege are million people living on the line OF the
project think somc OF US have shown interest
1t by tho lights we nave made for II in
ready to take hold again, | assure you
you will find the people on the Hudson ready TO aid
YOU Applause.) Tho first point Mr.. Schultz made
was ihat parties owning properly in the lower part
OF this city ure opposed to rapid transit Why, That
amazingl' DO not those men know that our wives
aud daughters don't 60 shopping down any
longer account Of the terrible drag they have 20
undergo the horse carss Again, he spoke OF Pna-
deiphIa as a city or mechanics. ! have something 10
do with mechanics Ia thus city, having 10 pay many
Of them connection with certain industries, aud /
NC have 10 lose many OF our best mechanics from
this city because We have not rapid transit Men who
have families want 10 1--we IN quiet little homes ana
II we mad quick transit they would work down town
and live fifteen mics away, going home every night
Many Industries IN THIS city suffering today IRON
bad class OF labor because tho best work.
have gone away 10 Philadelphia and else
where. You must nave great awakening o. interest
this subject IN this CITY, ana you cannot bring about
the desired result IN any other way. Waen the Ring
was puDderng the city you held grcat meetings and
united AS one body 10 crush II, and you succeeded
Your Leading men, your best men, In favor of TINS
Improvement and you have only TO unite carry your
point You must have popular feeling In THIS city
strong that judges will not give decs against
what right and what tho people OF the city demand
Applause When you do thai you will get rapid trar
here. and VIC ready 10 help you. We will come
down by roads to aid you you get ready Tor
that movement This meeting inau gurates It, and by
carrying Oh the work you Will soon got rapid transit
here (AppIause)
GlIBERT'S SPEECH.
Dr. Gilbert made a few remarks and read letter
from B. Baker, engineer OF the London Underground
Railway speaking ~ complimentary terms OF the Gle
waited plan OF city railroads.
mass meeting will probably be called for very
shortly.