The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-09

New York Democracy in the Twenty
seventh Assembly district held a meeting
last night and adopted resolutions drawn
up by Commissioner W. II Russell, favorinR
tho passing Of the Pennsylvania tunnel bill.
The resolutions conclude thus
lha, the policy OF Tawmeny Hlll in Oh
struGinp and delaying the building OF such
tHnnei and station for the purposr Of md
NldNhl ano "rcunHat'on grAtt be ny TINS
ORGANIZATION censurod and condemned
A. President Of The Pennsylvania Tunnel
FIalc chic Committee OF tie M.rcEG'ts
Association. ". +. King wrote to Preai-
Oc,t Cassatt Ct the Icnrayl'arir RAJ
! Dad ard told Him that there was feel
ing in the Aldermeu's Committee on Rail-
roads tlat the Pennsylvania. IL! The event
Of setting the Franchise, really intonded TO
make free mort If Mrntauk Point. there
u" diy'rtins freight aud Passenger uaffic
from thi~ par-. NJ. King told Mr.. Caseai :
! that an official reply, denying that the rail
to bring about favorable action on the
| Franchise. Ar king also plt several ques-
| tlons TO Mr. Cassa't, which Mr.. Cassatt
answers in the following letter;
DEAR SIR: IL reply 20 the Inquiry contained
| m vOur favor - jth inlt. beg 10 say:
First That the ohicc, Of tho Pennsylvania
Railroad companyy III constructing The tu"nel
! pectel that O. direct sl-rail connection with
| Wv iork will not only enable tie company
| L.
bur that hotter facilities viii lirycly increase
mSye nW%a al aadly 2nii s'nsgey spbGrssn
transp 1Ttrt.ou NIL result in the rapid de
| vclop'Gent ~ the nd ia"ent part Of Long Island
as 2 place for homes OF moderate cost 70 the
! ArC"lv iAorense the summer travel to the
| sou,hore resorts on the island =
| so ora We Wv" never cun'em"'- "a 'l~n =
| TIC tunnel for fr,iy'i titffC ard We believe
pS.st@ger moyen cnt w proP"se contain
/ Il : g ncr" On ;he two rivc,rs as at y, essent
! and int, rcl1ngc W" onr Island and New
t,roEI gy !aG1Yi ga f5. ectTeen ,hc Now
| l.'N.on tho lorg stand Railroad aDd to-"
| New ork View ilay.u and hartford Railro al
| VA, t"c q" by Bird % across tie East RIVER
d.. Third A to any purpose OF ours to "s,ab-
! tivelr and fuzzy answered that Their" j. hardly
nv necessity for my again repeating that th"
! ever to TO WITH Mpht"uk Point. The COM
ptuy has not. and never bad any intention TO
build up M0utguk Point rs = rival TO tl"c city o.
| New NorN. and . docs OF 500 how u would
either DE prdcti'abic or profitable to trans
to a pol..t - rilr4 hc;ond or where the CON
p"usntiou tor moving INC freight this Ed
nluonul dl>tan"" Would com" from. Any
on" con yeroGHt with the Shipping hlsi -
knows that vessel rates from New YORK
would he u, low OF lover AZ all times than nom
I Morttuh POINT and TIE cost 81 MOVING this
iddltln,"l Il'''ICe would. therefore. iHlI
upon the rail carriers wItEoJt any CORE
>pnIdiNs iucr"1-'' ia compensation
Fourth We ar" nov Con~trI,t'ug AZ very
heavy pNp-u-" at t,r"eUNil!". OIL the S"V
Jersey Shor". larg" ireiC. terminal, mainly
TO t,ootnmoda'" m" ~, N 20 hc delivered
BY lighter 20 Iirrs and vessels IN New York
llarb1r
rif,t We hav"uo doub. that tho coustruc-
t'Ou OF the tunnel md a." terminal facilitb :
~ Grc,nNiil" VIII generally increase cur
business. both Ia-,,i.g'r and freight. TO
ana from tie city of New YORK Yours truly
\ j tNsSAEI. President.
PHILADT!PHIN, Dec. q.
T'is corrosrrlf.r.Cc we, forwarded 10
the Boa rd If Al'"r'nrr vo,tarFav