The sun., 1894-02-20
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articles when made no. for direct Sistribution
No city q the country can show a railroad
go ideal as 10 its method Of construction ss this
railroad will be when built.
As stated IN the eompanyis letter Of appiiea-
open cut depressed road 80 AZ not TO Interfere
with any OF the intersectipg streets or avenues ;
Which the cOmpsnS win pUrcbsss Ha Tor tbst tbIHou pur
an existing thOroushiares tha, lnterssct the
roadway Of the company will be bridRed at the
expense OF the company.
Thls plan throws no expense upon the city
srs sIohs the line oi its route. Pi and while the
road will be below the surface, yet IL will not
pssssSsxsy but Being % IN an OF open cut sbout
ninety feet in width at the surface Of the
Ero9nnd, in,I With % easy sloppins sides: and having
cheerful. wholesome. and convenient for pas.
more desirable in many other I material re-
specta.
celvable method for affording safety to the
persons who use It. as well as to the citizens
dwelling along % It's y route \, Or who have OCCASION
tersect Il. It's method OF construction will be
such as to permit Of the most rapid movement
life. unless persons shall deliberately come
down onto its roadbed.
with its passenger stations only q quarter q
half a mile apart and having nc obstructions
70 meet with from the streets or highways ot
handle, sficientIy and sxpedltioSsiy. any
Until within ten Years past, the retail bust.
ness of the people OF BROOKLYN was almost all
merchants have come to the front In Brooklyn.
who. by their energy. enterprise. and broad
Sas OF sSe rsS % trade tSst soash
Now. what I. to prevent men Of enterprise in
Ehoissale trades and Industries from pursu-
The wholesale business that naturally per;
OF people is = matter Of enormous maGnitude;
and IL can all be retained. controlled and car
viii E ot sho
nifty that is now afforded for that purpose. by
granting the application on behalf Of which 1
by means Of this railway. running from tide.
water on New York Bay through the very heart
may be needed, aud through freight cars
brought over this railroad and Its branches
S all c tSs the Sol 81 New M 1Ss
the ocean steamers from Europe. the mer;
chants and m manuiscturers Of BROOKLYN will
to the present population % Brookiyn. -,
for the economical and rapid delivery into
Brooklyn Of wholesale freight and merchan-
asss @ s'ea Ss in s' the city o Now e Yo
would soon enable Brooklyn to cSmpste with
as In the manufacturing business which is the
natural outgrowth thereof. and which is now
ws eaoSn E1ni thae Ne New york % city has no
steam railroad starting from tldewater and
any Of the freight arriving by the trunk lines
from the West or By the great ocean steamship a
NOW 70 hsq wses
OF necessity taken by trucks to her storehouses
or factories located at points more or les.
for breaking bulk. rehandlng. and truck hire.
which 1t is estimated reaches to the enormous
total Of at least twenty-five millions OF dollars
Brookyn can rapidly ,withdra. this whole
self with ali It's vast benefits. II her public
authorities will realize the fact that the estab-
fishing of such trunk railroad leading from
ritory win be sure to bring it here; for. by
means Of the railroad. the enormous ex-
handling Of merchandise which attends the
conduct OF the business in New York can
This statement has been limited mainly to
Brooklyn and the Twenty-siIth ward because
sna % hs 3 iss s y BEG 1G'
lie viii not lose sight Of The lac, that this en-:
through Long Island that shall lar sarpsss
any railroad at present on the island. and shall
roliing STOCK. depots. % and general eouipment
By any railroad In this country.
And 1t will follow, as q necessary sequence.
thar such road will be tributary to Brooklyn,
and will bring to this city vast increase OF
travel. trafic. and population.
The first fifty miles east Of BROOKLYN can be
built at a cost not to exceed the cost OF the one
mile already constructed. which begins at the
ferry and cuts through the great hill at the
south OF Greenwood Cemetery.
In my Judgment. gentlemen. the far-reach-
which will be seen in the rapid increase In
population. In the promotion OF industrial
ness. and in trade. both retail and wholesale.
will far surpass in extent the results OF any
enterprise OF any kind ever before established
In the city OF Brooklyn.
Banker F F. Linton urged the committee to
take favorable action upon the application.
He said that the construction OF the road
could not fail to be OF decided benefit to the
ward itself and to the entire city.
George NJ Olcott ex-Unitad States District
Attorney Jesse Johnson Capt Walter Thorn.
and others also spoke In support OF the Ap-
plication. 1t 10 expected that the committee
will present favorable report