New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-12-27
R4PID TRABSIT'S ADT1BTAGEH.

DISCUSSING TIE BENEFITS TO THE CITY
ADDRESSES At A DINNEg GIVEN BY CYRUS W. FIELD.
Crytls W. Field gave dinner at DclmonicO ;
last evening 10 the friends Of rapid transit. Among
those present were The Hon. John sherman, Secretary
81 the Treasury Ex-Governor Hlwey. Of COEnrctcui,
David 4 Wells William Cdilen Bryant, Al am - Hewitt.
Peter Cooper rx-Hayor Wiclnm, j.. :. Aiis President
Of the Bank 81 California, =. b. CAttendcn, David
BOWS w. W Story. the SOUP or, General Csnol Joseph
Sclicman Po, Ga ter james Gen ral Art ur AID about
300 Others TIE bin ~ fare handsomely decorated
VI Il Illustrations OF rapid transit
Tie opening address, by C;Tu- ". Field WIS an cX
tended presentation az the advantages ~ rapid transit
IN Ncw-York lie dwet Mt much length on TIE hrnet.-
10 the working classes OF having convenient lines Oh
quick TRANSFORMATION TO the upper part of the city Atr
giving a brief history OF the Nev-Iork E.ova,ct Raj
road he spoke of the opposition 10 rapid transit enter
.risrs fro,n property owners. In regard TO the under
ground project, lac said
But some may De l,t!e disturbed by .earns ;hat thc
prDi.ci j. revived of Underground railroad, Which is
TO be 0uut win Engsh capital We rave he':d Of tAi,
great III. ny Tine, O".olr, On. now, d. seems. ID.
i3st u Is 10 be Hccomp lslled Agli1>t lhal pri"'t
have nothing to sly. only 10 tAc ln.J ct.
orS vii count the c0st. N.th The mra-'Is u luo
underground railroads 10 London am perhaps aS W'l
acquainted ds anybody here Aad can give yoa tnc r.
suits OF their experience. Those Under round roads nave
cost ou al average SioCOCDo MLc' "t.4. we Aa'e
already contracted binding az oar elevated rOJ
ior rejwcch 100000 aud 100000 q mic.
sill sum up tine whole thing 10 single sentence 0 Mi'
Forbs the president Of one Of the ucrrroun' riota'
oil t,ndnn who Mr. Flt d. under
LruGnd II uu Ctu Keep above grouid'
simeon +. Cnurcn, m responding 10 the tEird toast,
Rapid Transit" drew Vivid picture Of " Tint mex
preside torture of hours daily hanging b. Ice
strap" and SAID It WAS no wopGrr, under
such circumstances, that New-Iosk people had
allied in their search for happiness. Ia coz
trast win tue d,romforts OF horse car travel De
pointed the benefits 60 come from rapid tGanfit,
Of which wa access unbG,t portions Of the city. anI
consequently Of taxable property aud decrease
ia The rate of taxation.
Inc toast 10 the Merchants Of New-IOrk," was re-
n!ird % by William L. Dod,c. who said among other
things:
Let nee remind you that tho merchants Of to-day are
located in regard to tEoT Business very dif-
frrrf.,ly from those oi thirty TO hIv years ago.
Tn,n, now. The merchants time was money ana tc
win thc growth of tie civ merchants nave been
and stfcet-cars, tHe best part 81 two h"H-
' '', va" nr,.,sss Now "a lime is money
u %. ar. more deeply Interested IN Rapid transit Liza
now IA proEieS, viii be of vast 'aIGe, ~ ucy VII
ld eel. least one boar each "a, 20 TIE tnr sptat b'
anticipate &c of giving to our merchants n extra
hour each dy, the influence ON business AID property
80 iHplaS. Juags ioi al H. CIV ,l b o.t ayrab
have used the Elevated Railroad q past two Summers.
M ~ -. 80 tj, s,l.f roads m he country one great
Improvement follows another, tiii W. W"Ldci no" "c
con t have .ut 80 long without steam, anu Wbth We
f.,u.mb,r how much TIE world owes Ia tLc muOnitab
energy aud latin OF Oh man Tor the cane Whlch Hh,t
ud enciices ihc world, We have every cOl hicnce i
f. same sustaining energy VIII soon give complete sue
c,ss to rapid transit
other addresses were made by Secretary Sherman
who spoke IN respOus, 30 the sentiment, Our County,
eNN[ayor Wickham VINO replied to The toast to the
II New-YorA; william Cullen Bryant, VITO spOSe for The
press T. T. Ecccsiue, who spoke for tae friends Of
Iq,aI transit in the Legislature, AMI General Horace
Porter who answered toast 10 the Gilbert Railway
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