New-York tribune., 1900-05-08
P. R.R'S PLANS FOR THE L. /.
STATEMENT FROM AN OFFICIAL OF THE
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. AND
NEW-HAVEN

lined to The Associated Press the purpose or
that company in acquiring the control of the
Long Island road.
''The traffic Of Brooklyn" he said with it's
more than one million inha btants, has been al
most entirely confined 10 the East River front.
All of the freight brought by the railways TO
chat city, as well as that taken from there for
distribution throughout the country. has been
carried car floats lighters between ter
ininal points OF the different railways and the
piers and freight yards along the East River.
Not ony are these facilities limited and crowd
ed. but business and manufacturing industries
have necessarily been confined TO the very re
stricted district along the river. On the other
hand. the tracks OF the Long Island Railroad
form a belt line extending around the outskirts
OF the built up part Of Brooklyn from the
Thirty fourth-st. FERRY. in Long Island City.
just beyond the Brooklyn line to Bay Ridge,
with lines into the various centres Of the city.
These lines afford the means Of establishing
freight depots yards for carload deliveries and
coal and lumber yards conveniently located ana
Of virtually unlimited capacity. They also afford
opportunities. which Will doubt be extensively
avaied of, for the erection Of manufactures of
all kinds requiring direct rail connections.
when the new freight terminus of the Penn
kylvania Railroad at Greenville, opposite Bay
Ridge, is completed connection with the Long
Island system will be made at Bay Ridge by
comparatively short car1oat ferry. Meanwhile,
the present transfer barges at Jersey City will
be used, but ultimately a tunnel from Staten
Island to Bay Ridge may be built In that
traffic between Pennsylvania Railroad points
and New-England would pass through the tun-
mel and he Long Island tracks and the
proposed bridge at Wards Island TO connec-
tion with the New-York, New Haven and Hart
ford Railroad.
THE Pennsylvania Railroad management be-
Eeves that, with the improved communications
between New-York and Long Island which will
be provided by the proposed tunnel from the
Battery to Flatbush-ave. station. well as by
the bridge, soon be under construction and
by other rapid transit tunnels, which 1t regards
to follow, the business Of the Long Island
Railroad viii be largely increased: and that, by
providing better accommodations to the public
and by continuing the Improvement of the ser
vice under the progressive management of Presi-
dent Baldwin until it reaches the highest modern
standard, the company VIII In time be placed on
a dividend paying basis, that investment
in its shares will be directly profitable, aside
from the great advantages which Will be derived
from securing terminal facilities in Brooklyn
The Long Island Railroad will also. it is pre-
dicted, derive considerable revenue from the
movement of cars to and from the terminals
which the Pennsylvania road will establish on
its lines.
There has been no thought OF using Montauk
Point as a sailing port for steamers of the Amer
lean Line. AS matter of fact the Pennsyl
vania Railroad Company is not interested q
shareholder otherwise in the International
Navigation Company, or the American Line as
IL is usually called. y not believed that pas
sengers would make the rail journey to Montauk
when they much more comfortably board the
steamers at the piers in NewYork."
Lcng Island Railroad Company directors yester-
day declined to discuss the matter OF the change of
control Of the road, further than TO say that the
voting trust could be terminated at any moment
by simple vote Of the trustees. AS to the in
tentions of purchaser of controlling inter-
est, the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, they
would say nothing, proprie+y demanding, in their
view. that information on this point should come
from the Pennsylvania management. In the
foregoing dispatch from Philadelphia these plans
and purposes have been set forth IN consld-
cradle detail Railroad in this city agree
with the general sentiment OF Brookynites that
the acquisition by the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company of control Of the Long Island Railroad
Company will result in almost inestimable advan-
tage to Brooklyn. and will also benefit in the
highest degree the rest Of Long Island. While 1t
is understood that the Long Island road will not
be merged with the Pennsylvania. but will con-
tinue to be operated distinct system under
separate management, and while the Long Island
road has improved greatly in every way during the
few years of President Baldwin's competent and
skful direction il is nevertheless recognized that
that line is still far from being model railroad.
The Pennsylvania, the other Land, represents
in its equipment and its operation approxima te
railway perfection. and its control Of the Long ISL
and. IL is generally agreed, will have one inn
portant and benehcent result the speedy and mate
rial improvement OF the physical condition and the
standard of service of the latter road.
Although practically isolated from the mainland
by the width Of the East River and the Narrows-
FOR Staten Island may be regarded mainland
since the building the Arthur Kill Of the
railroad bridges connecting II with the NewJersey
shore-Brooklyn has developed into city Of no
mean importance With direct connection with
the West and with New England. through the
building OF the projected tunnel from Staten Island
20 Bay Ridge and of the bridge of the NewYork
connecting Railroad. the growth of Brooklyn
shipping and manufacturing centre, 1t is believed
Will be surprisingly rapid, for there are miles OF
waterfront near Bay Ridge available for deep
water terminals. and material and coal can be
brought directly to the factories operating
and those expected be established.
In addition 10 the Long Island. it reported
in further dispatches from Philadelphia yesterday
that the Pennsylvania road is likely before long
acquire control of the New-York. New-Haven and
Hartford. Vice-President Green of the Pennsyl-
vana, is quoted saying:
Our traffic agreement with the New-York New
Haven and Hartford removes any discussion on
whatever intentions may or may not exist in thai
direction. Pennsylvania movements we'll un-
6er IKE aSdion OF more than tMe es
six hundred miles TO the present system.
The New-Haven system. which covers the south
ern and central part Of New-r,ngland, has
total length Of nearly two thousand one hundred
miles. and controls the various lines Of Sound
steamers. By securing control of the New Haver
road, il Is pointed out the Pennsylvania will be
able enter Boston over its own tracks. sending
fits cars by way Of Long Island from Bay Ridge tc
the Connecting Railroad Compsny's bridge soor
10 be built which teidge will directly connect the
Long Island Railroads tracks with those OF the
New-Haven road. well those of the New