New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-02


oh" replied Mr.. Depew. that Is morse Oh
another color When you come to consiaer .ne
question Of bridge across the North HiVe. ine
ny,esl question pres .ne distance mas That You
know is much greater between me De' iSs long
ana Msnha.a and Manhattan Island Piers would
have be placed In the North RIVER; anG there
naysaS Se haa compee absence friction and
that community OF Interests Wnic n, cS S,ate ne is
overcome by facilities OF travel, nevertheless II
still presents practical and sentiments. vrv
important fact
AN IMPORTANT FACT.
"snnnose for a moment there were no obstacles
ot all In the way of the completion of this great
entcrnrise. the bridge across the North river
would be worthless from the point or view OF l'S
promoters unless 1T could concentrate across IL
the traffic OF the roads now centrinS al Jersey
C!ty or hereafter 10 centre there ...-..,oo.,
ITO what lines do you make especiai reie'e"oe'
~ am referring now" said Mr. Depew, 20 the
Pennsylvania for example. ana aso 20 tne CO 80
he Iehgh VALLEY the Baltimore and Ol!1. the
Ontario and Western. the SusqGehaiihf anu "e''-
crn and some smaller lines. . 49,
INT what are the difficulties that you see In the
way Of tao actual construction Of the bridge over
~. bcpew remained silent for moment; then Zen
30, ~ ana walked around the room WIN ms ms
foor and returning to his scat sat down
THE problems In CONSTRUCTING taat or'G iS Are Are
work involved in providing termin%,al f@Gities bdn
NcwYork to accommoJatc the tr@t, ,,ly ~" eno,eh
50 that the railroad companies would abandon ,He,s
present methods Of terminals ana metaDtt 81
r. sccoinmoda;e thia traffic. the terminal faeiii,
The srounl waicn Is nov occupied by the Grand
Central depot ana our Mott Haven yards whicl
cover forty-sevcn acres besides The pc iI9n Oh
the Wosr side whor. sucn terminal must be to
make Il OF any value is already substantialy
heantifI driving and pleasure ground known as
Riverside Park and when you come - consheI
tind +; doesn't seer likely that he city would
consent to have Riverside Park set sratt a. "a
lcDo, yard for IN. railways The Immense COZ co.,,
Slocks q land that would be required FOR tho ter.
buildings and putting up in their stead the new
ores which would be necessary would be some some
thing enormous BuI. granting that tais WORK
were We're successfully accomplished. there would yet
much 70 be done g%rf So one cthod
wnuil hsyc t. be devised 70 reach speedily the
otncr parts OF the city from this terminal"
COST OF THE UNDERTAKING
"Wha, do you suppose would De the cost Of The
whole transaction"
An" Mr. DeDew replied th)ughtluliy. ~ "o"II
he difficult 10 answer that question precisely !
believe one hundred millions Of dollars Is to" low
est estimate which any engineer has given o. me
probable cost OF the bridge ana the terminals or
either side. but liz, ali such estimates. y IS i alr
t. add about % per rehs "ns g ~ ot,lSy
t,s ~ h.. b'rn, in mind that. the tralnc waicn
worIi com" aca@s, W. on snt %; the cheap
n".s -, leotcriv WIN tho present facilities ch.eh
t"e r1bo-rS %" r 80. prc,.y nigh charge rom
oh passergcr ana upon each ton II flelga'. o.
iras 'i In, . cofrneT, and ,axcs
y III he m,it,r ttor,u.hi} looked into api
nr,inot'.r f.,arse II 4 urs 'oun' 20 h- fcas lie.
tr o...i .rlns org '-t sA D. ROAD i'' ti' ''.'
,t
'"t ......i .., ,,.t Nj po,,,, irll-atng som. -
., '., r,l.'rl ~ vh.-l Sod r.-. .nab.rI 90
real .fc conclus.1uT SAID o.. r,po- q.
r~,, r.,re the rai.gays on the o.a,r ..ie &C thr
xo-,h g.,r have .s.gb'irh.I Themselves flr - BE
.1u't e.,r IN mini. of prlbiby amo'c' 1n.s
p.a c1i.I no. b., -,.I ana 8, j. of o.. .i.s. vain.
'n ,'n IT, ',.-'.'l T." m, f.ai1llirrs n, ,.e
t.norent f.l. - npAn' th n' t"' 49,.
l''ai rag Joy a.. ,.,1.tn. ia ..tth c4-..al.
.i'h' NV .,,.,.r ,f,t ,1~ b,l.,, ,",il has.
4, ak i,- ,fa.ar AZ very .oH hsure TO iail,' ta
c1apsHl's 10 aDan -" ~ hriic. 80 railroad,
occupy i,r their :. rmna's an area Amos as iafse
AZ Manu- , I,' Ill c2ii eur. IS mia
H. ,i,ofs ~ our cltv ard accommodate 5lf frac-
ton Of the business no" don" oy ~" railways CEN
ting IN JcIs', 'y abb. ,,tnt tint. ia sn.ci,l plead
.. ',tj a.. r..ortrr ''anI thai N. Ncw-yori
r'o,r,ls opposition Is animate by a. certain eo'u-n
feeling A. % the possible injury ha' ,tn'Ynt '''"7
10 - own line m case ne brIsc ~et' oU H, no..
I,',c ,g...ei ih,, are no, true saa .c Tho
Ncw-York Central. ! know. has been fhlIk ~ WIZ
being hostile . this br.ise. ana ing 'i'
defeat T. Such Is not inc lhct Ne NV -,
considered the scheme !mprac'.'aoe. ana nav
placed obstacles Whatever IN thr WY "l -
Complainant something lke twenty ysefS a.
there came to me the idea 81 adopting a RUE "h,ch
has saved me officially vast amount 81 troup.r
and expense. and TINT rule Is never 10 cross 't
untn / ge, there nor 70 build bridge oyer a a a..
rivers Having once made up our MN ina th'
hrlte. ,s 4 transportation and trarr question
combined Impossible. y would I've o'en l'"'
10 have expended either enOrt or temper, even y
unused H. the scheme. IN trying 90 dti At IT, ann
berebv creating ne impression thai H. was
,,,,,,tie franchise or So II would not invite 80