New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-12-12
TALKING RAPID TRANSIT.
..,rrR OF THE COMMONWEALTH CLUB.
r,xr,;Es OF THE GREATHEAD PLAN-BER.
,rx,s SYSTEMIC. D. PoTrER's WARNING.


,rxs SYSTEMIC. d. PoTrER'S WARNING.
,..,sa by the large attendance at Morello's last
ing the Commonwealth Club is growing in pop
s.r II was the second of the series Of monthly
pN ~ the club, which will be continued during the
-, for the discussion Of topics interesting TO all
,.rs irrespective Of party. The one hundred or so
- s.t down last night drawn together mainly
. lar what the circular announced as "The Other
80 IN regard TO the proposed solution of the prob
- a, rapd transit Louis Stern, a partner OF James
- arcathesd, OF the Greathead system, was expected
-, London but on account of Illness unable to
"a an the Teutonic on December 2. His brother,
s.r Stern who represents the Greathcad system in
~, eIty took his place. Among those present were
= 4, Sulrberger Henry II. Beekman, Charles G.. Gro
y. secretary Of the Rapid Transit League; Waller s.
,onn Horace E. Deming, Professor George A. Tread
Iii Arthur f. walradt. William J. Murphy, Of Ar-
.o.. c. NJ. Demond. Il. W. g, yelling, William Nc
,,rse speer II. II. Logan of Arizona; J. Noble Hays
s,ss n. Roberts Jacob F. Miller Thorndyke Saunders
u,,Tlon H. Tompkins Loomis L. Delahed, George W.
cen. william II. McCrae. Raphael ]. Moses, John
-, chapman and Orlando b. Potter
william j. Coombs, the president presided. and
rSe brief opening speech. in which he out
$50 the subjects OF the set speeches which
oar, 10 be made before the subject of rapid
.ss,t was discussed generally by the company. Simon
s,n IN approving the Greathead system, said in part
.lvsd by the various cities of the world and In no
,... had IT succeeded until Mr.. Greaihead made the
sxt-sordnary invention OF combining the electrical sys
Am AZ traction with the merit OF deep tunnelling.
;, NAV be said that the Greethead system has not
,rovsd financial success. The English people know
,e value Of pounds shlllings and pence we'll the
americans do OF dollars and cents; and without refer
,uce at all to the fact that they the most thor
sorhy alive people in the world to any progress in
nsiueering skin. these people appealing to Parla
usnt for power to build sixteen miles additional Of this
r,rosd which shows that the Greathead system
financially and in all other respects is while
IL most respects II is preferable to the proposed system
n, this city system full Of objection, which involves
,eeosss DELAY, and amount of expense which viii
vtvent capitalists entering into competition with the
Elevated railroads. Adopt the Greathead system, and
n viii bring Harlem to wall-st in twenty minutes, and
For Washington to the Battery in thirty minutes
applause
Henry c. Meyer Editor Of "The Engineering
Record was the next speaker. Mr.. Meyer has made
an especial study Of the Berlin City road, Of which
hs enve an interesting history and description Illus
rsed with drawings OF the principal features of
hat bold and 80 far successful attempt TO give
decent system OF quick travel to the great capital OF
the German Empire.
Orlando b. Potter expressed the opinion that the
expense Of the proposed rapid transit system and tho
d,preciation which 1t was certain to &use in the
value Of property would exceed anything yet sug
r.tcd The rental OF property sad he : from
TIE loss Of rental In each such cese viii far exceed
5000 during the entire time this road viii be
rucer construction on the plan recommended Mad.
,onsye too will be destroyed as q residence street"
Jesse W. Reno. lin an interesting speech, pointed
out the advantage of doubledecked tunnel sys.
Ten. W. Z. Parsons, Henry X. Beekman and others
also spoke.