New-York tribune., 1886-01-17
RAPID TRANSIT TALK.
q. W. S.

The president Of the Suburban Rapid Transit Com
pany Samuel r. Filey Is tall and slender man, with
STOPPING shoulders, sharp features and flowing gray
whiskers. 1 met him the Third Avenue Elevated
road tho other day. and fell to talking about transit
routes genera He remarked that the Second Avenue
road would eventually he used tor through passenger
travel. These roads are wonderfully well manased,
he sad referring to the elevated system There Is no
city In the world where many persons are moved SO
oxI editiousy from point to another doubt IL tho
fares Will ever reduced below what they are now
The increasing expense OF repairs and reconstruction
from year to year will lessen materially the profits OF the
lines and make IL impossible to lower the fares
Eventually it will become necessary to run through
trains and local trains The time now from the Battery
to tho end OF tho Third Avenue road Is some fortyve
minutes. The distance Is only little over eight miles,
1t might be run in fifteen minutes, II the tracks were
doubled Cor through and local trains. The people who
como down from Harlem would be well satisfied II they
could mako the trip In twenty-fy minutes, which
might easily done with the present tracks, II there
not stops TO he made every five Oh six blocks.
asked Mr. Filley If he thought under ground line
would be built and he replied: My idea about that Is
day the necessity for quick transit up ana
down the island increases there will be vaduct road
constructed with solid abutmens carrying the heaviest
eaulpment capable OF running trains at the highest
speed with four tracks to accommodate all kinds OF
trains. There will not underground roaa IN thls
generation You In the present elevated roads the
gradual evolution to solid STRUCTURE OF tne Vauuct
class Each OF the built than the one
that preceded It, The Second Avenue structure Is the
strongest OF ALL II built last OF ALL 1t Will carry
heavier trains and stand rapid running rate OF
trains than any of the OF the great features
OF elevated railroad travel its absolute safety There
was not single person killed By the elevated roads last
year believe" =
W g. willcson the lost property clerk OF the ele.
waited roads, whose headquarters is in Front IS an
alert little man, with sharp face pointed nose, twink
ling eyes and close trimmed gray whskers WHO answers
questions pleasantly In site Of the fact that three
fourths persons who TO him for lost property
act as u they thought he bandit especially charged
with the reception and retention OF stolen goods He
told me the day that among the curious things that
have come into his charge couIle OF skulls
These erlnnng reminders OF the mortality Of mankind
had been dug O the earth While the excavations
were In progress for the United Bank Building OF wall
st. and Broadway. The gentleman who took possession
o, thom laid them down seat in the car ana walked
OF and forgot them. I'VE get umbrellas by the
hun drcd" said Mr. Willes.on. but they are seldom
claimed unless they are good which very few are
sometimes think that the way the public takes to get
rid OF Old umbrellas leave them on the elevated
roads got q couple OF moltar hods recently. A few
days ago. too. q pair OF sculls sent In They be-
onged to an amateur b0atman. We have no END or
pocketbooks They seldom have enough money In them
10 ray the owner for coming after them The number
OF single gloves picked up out OF the trains Is extra
ordinary Peorle scarcely ever leave both gloves"