New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-06-03
PRESIDENT BALDWIN HOME.
MUCH PLEASED BY HIS INSPECTION OF
LONDON UNDERGROUND RAILWAYS.

william H. Baldwin. president of the Long Island
Railroad, returned yesterday from England on the
steamer st. Paul. While away he spent week In
examining the underground railroad systems or
London and another week in visiting the various
English seaside resorts and studying their methods
II found it attractive beyond any of my expecta-
tons" said Mr. Baldwin yesterday. in speaking OF
the new Central Underground Railroad He con-
tinued:
I inspected it with Samuel Rea, yice-presdent OF
the Pennsylvania Railroad, as well as the various
: The Central Railroad which is to be operated by
underground road which we propose to build This THIS
on trains that were being experimentally operated
Throughout The stations are bright and cheerful.
being constructed of white glazed thing. The tun-
and the atmosphere is clear and pure. From the
Mansion House the tunnel runs ,S out under Oxford
The diameter Of the tunnel is IL feet i in 6a
feet in '' diameter There are no expIess trains in
London, and there is no such thing as four-track
British public seem to be altogether different from
those Of an American public. ,,.,.u
ground Railroad run about thirty, miles an
waited road. opening from end to end with centre
aisle. The cars are not quite as high as those or
We are able to deal here with rapid transit mat
ters in much more comprehensive way than the
New-York a rapid transit system that is compact
such a system in London, where there exists an
indescribable network of stage lines and tunnel
roads which defy unifcation. 1t seems incompre-
hensible to the Dondoner that we can give a ride
the whole length of Manhattan and The Bronx for
five cents and from end of Brooklyn to the
other for the amount.
! feel that have laid the right foundations IN
New-Yorl for excellent system of rapid transit,
and that government has acted wisely in d.
recting that all future underground rapid transit
development shall proceed through the agency of
the Rapid Transit Commission. Thereby com
prehensive and permanent plan can be adopted
In England Parliament has decided by recent acts
that the approaches of the railroads to of the
large cities in the future be by underground
routes. They decline grant a permit for any
elevated railroad line. In that country large
amounts Of money have TO be expended in pre-
liminary investigation. the making Of plans and
the consultation of experts. Conditions here are
much better in that respect.
After examining the London tunnels. l spent the
remaining five days of my time down at the various
seaside resorts. in order to how they built
up and operated They certainly not ahead of
ours. Londoners have nothing like the opportuni-
ties for the development of seaside resorts that
have here Two hours is the minimum time
from London to the seacoast, whereas New-York IS
right the coast. Coney Island Rockaway Beach
and Long Beach and the nearby Sound resorts
right at the door of the great city
Mr. Baldwin added that he could not say any
thing at the present time in regard to the devel-
opment Of the Long Island Railroad in the light of
his investigations. Nothing will be done until
after Mr.. Baldwin has reported the result of his
trip to the officials of the Pennsylvania Railroad.