New-York tribune., 1904-08-30
TALK OF NEW HAVEN PLAN
Most Residents Along tie Sound
Appr0Ue-SOme Skeptical.

spread interest as the announcement Dy ficSA-
| dent Melen of the SS,OOO.OOO improvements
which the New-Haven Railroad purposes to
make in its facilities between New-York City,
! The Bronx and the part of Westchester County
lying along Long Island Sound. For the most
part, residents Of Mount Vernon New-Rochelie
Port Chester and the towns of Westchester
County believe that the railroad corporation is
in earnest and welcome the with joy, but
some are inclined to be skeptical. They say
that the company has promised many things
that have afterward eVaporated into the air.
Mayor Brush Of Mount Vernon is one of those
who is doubtful about the company's carrying
out it's promised improvements. Mayor Brush
said last night:
certainly hope that the company w. do +T8nst So1f
factes badly enough and no one l. In t pStSs Sew
Haven Railroad Company.
He added however, that it was strange that
the company had made a public announcement
of its intentions in the newspapers
This isn't the way that big corporations
usually go about things" he said.
F. A. Stratton, vce-president of the West
chester Lighting Company, which lights twenty
seven municipalities in Westchester County,
said:
The proposed improvements will be great bene-
fit to the entire eastern section of Westehester S9
VIII Soat Guu NOR Than Mount vernon regard the
electrical scheme entirely practical and it sur
long ago. There is no part of New-York which
is growing rapidly than the territory along
convinced that the increased business will amply
make however large I'm increasing it's facilities
/ do not think however that SSOOO,0CO will be suf-
fcient to carry the plans that they have outlined.
II will take sum considerably larger.
William Archer. a New-York builder. who is
of the leading citizens of Mount Vernon.
said that if President Mellen's plans car
ried out they would he a good thing for Mount
Vernon. 1T is certainly about time that the
New-Haven Railroad Company should give the
the people of Mount Vernon and neighborinS
places better facilities for getting into the big
city of New-York. They not only a speedy
Improvement TO their patrons but they will
find that they will be greatly to their advan-
tage in business way" he said
WANT LOWER FARES
Several other well known residents of Mount
Vernon and New Rochelle called attention to
the fact that President Mellen's announcement
said nothing regarding a reduction Of fares. The
present fare from Mount Vernon to the Grand
Central Station is 80 cents. and there is no
TO passengers getting and off
at One-hundred- and d-twenty-fifth The fare
from New Rochelle is 30 cents. In the opinion
OF many of the commuters the proposed i'm
provements. in order to afford full relief to
everybody. should carry with them material
in fare Tor the entire SUBURBAN com
munity.
Mayor Henry s. Clarke Of New Rochelle
takes an optimistic view of the company's an
plans VIII be carried out and will be Of vast
benefit that city. Some time ago Mayor
Clarke appointed n committee OF both parties
TO call on President Mellen and urge him to ar
range better transit facilities for New Rochelle.
The committee Adrian Iseiin. jr. chairman;
President Bissen of the New Rochelle Trust
Company; President Henry NJ. Lester. OF the
city Bank OF New Rochelle: John G. Agar.
George L. Carlisle. the Rev. Thomas =. Nc
Loughin and others. Mayor Clarke also served
as a member
AT the time we called President Mellen.
two months ago" said Mayor Clarke, he out
lined everything just as It was contained in his
announcement Of to-day but. FOR reasons which
can be readily understood. he did not care 20
make his plans public at that time. He wanted
as much time as possible TO acquire the land and
complete the other details.
The company" continued the Mayor has
since opened offices here and its engineers and
surveyors are going over the ground making
for enlarging its Harlem River
branch 10 n sx-track rapid transit road. 1t in
tends TO spend about Si00O00O on this improve
ment at once It also acquired a large block Of
ent station and is making plans to erect a new
$4,000 station which be reached by drive
ways on both sides. The two stations east
bound and westbound. will be connected by an
under ground passageway. such the New-York
Central has at Albany"
This Improvement at once viii do much to
oeautify New Rochelle and give strangers n
better impression Of it. As to the rapid transit
which are promised. am quite sure
hat they will be started In a few months, and
when they completed l expect to see
New w-ROchelc grow faster than any other city
n the county The property acquired by the
w-Haven Company IN New Rochelle lies
along Huguenot-st., between Mechanlc-st and
Sorth-ave 1t Is said to include the postoiiice
building, Windsor Hotel and other large build
ngs 1t is reported that the company intends
70 make this part Of New Rochelle the eastcrly
terminal Of all OF it's raDd transit trains and
Drng passengers from Larchmont, Mamaroneck.
Port Chester and other towns TO this place As
result of this report property values in the
cieh5orhOod have taken a sudden jump and
he city is enjoying a real estate boom"