The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-11-15
the men OF The
Enterprise
Secretary ]. B. Cen ger Of the
Hudson Siraet Railway
Talks Ct The Men Behind
the Plans.
ALL ARE TRIED AND TRUE
EVERY DISCUSSION OF TRACKS
AND FRANCHISES WILL BE
PUBLIC AND OPEN TO CRITI-
CIsM AND ARGUMENT.


cIsM AND ARGUMENT.
At last nights meeting at Danfortll
Hall J. B. Conger, Secretary Of the pro-
posed Hudson Street Railway, said
It gives ME much pleasure to be with
you tonight to discuss more fully than
we have beezs able to do heretofore in
the newspapers. wat the Hudson Street
Railroad Company proposes to do in
Hudson County.
You can see at a glance tnat unless
some improved facilities are provided 10
worse congestion at Exchange place, at
the Erie and the D., +. 4 w Railroad
stations than has ever existed at the
| Brooklyn Bridge. New York.
Here in Jersey We have ample space,
ample opportunity to provide adequate
terminals.
| We come to you with an organization
backed by Messrs. Harvey Fisk & Sons,
the great banking house of New York
City. We did not organize our company
with dummy directors, but come before
! you with the following Board
Mr. Walter G. Oakman, the president
Of the Hudson Companies, man con-
nected with many railroad and financial
organizations in the City Of New York.
/ than whom no man is better liked or
more respected sin the business world.
He stands as the highest type Of Ameri-
can business man to-day.
Next let me mention Mr. Pliny Fisk,
the head Of the great banking house Of
/ Harvey Fisk & Sons. and Mr. William
H. Barnum, another member Of that
firm. | need not introduce them to you,
they are well known throughout the
/ county.
Mr.. Andrew Free imam, connected
i with many financial AMI business tergan-
izations in New York. notably the In
terborough apid Transit Company. He
/ is also vice president of this Company.
Mr.. David Young, whom you all know.
needs no Introduction to the people of
Hudson County. He is with US.
i Mr.. William G. McAdoo, the man
through whose persevering efforts and
ceaseless work, day and night, the tun-
nels under the Hudson River have been
/ completed. He is a man Of nntiring en-
ergy, a man Of the highest character,
and when he states, as he does publicly,
and through his representatives, that
these lines will be built, it means that
/ finally all difficulties, all obstacles in the
way will be overcome, aud what he says
will be in time. an ACCOMPLISHED fact.
The building Of the tunnels and the
Hudson Street Railroad Company will be
j to Hudson County what the Brooklyn
/ Bridge was and is to Brooklyn. 1t
meant the easy transportation of people
from Brooklyn TO New York City. 1t
created demand for homes, and for bus
isness places III Brooklyn, as you can
see to-day.
i Large department. stores, theatres and
| other smaller places of business have
/ been erected to take care Of the busi-
ness.
It will be well for Hudson County to
have opposition to the Public Service
I Corporation in the matter Of street cars.
Competition means more cars. better
i cars, quicker time. and increased facili-
i ties throughout the county.
The matter of the transportation prob
lem is now being discussed by Board
of Experts, and we are not able at this
time to go into tile details of how the
cars will be operated, but suffice it to
I say that the best means Of transporta-
ION will be afforded to Hudson County
by this Railroad Company.
Such matters as the number Of tracks
to be laid in the street, and all terms Of
the franchise must be discussed openly
with the different municipalities through
which our lines run
/ wish to state, as the representative
Of this Company, that tbs Company has
no affiliations whatsoever with the Pub
lie Service Corporation: that we are en-
tirely independent Of that Corporation.
We are DESTROYS Of building these roads
/ to feed the tunnels. and in doing that.
they, Of necessity, build up Hudson
4 County.
In discussing the matter Of narrow
streets, ! wish to say that cars. are OPP
Grated in Madison avenue. New York
City, and with the proper rails It is very
easy fer wagon or carriage to turn cut
4 for street car. With regard to the
noise, people who live along Madison
avenue, where there are beautiful homes,
tell me that the noise does not annoy
them.
i The people Of this county have been
4 accustomed TO old cars fiat rails and
poor service, and they naturally Il. nk of
that in discussing the service which this
/ Company would afford
We refer you to the high effie ency OF
the Intefborough RAPID Transit Com
pany as oiTsetting the poor service Of the
Public Service Corporation, to give you
an idea Of what We will give the people
here.
With regard to the noise. let me say
that one becomes accustomed Yesy soon
d to tile little noise that IS made by ii geol
street car. and the fact that hy taking
chr one can sc quickly to the city,
4 tends To enhance the value Of property
It has done 10 II BrookIvn aud will az
10 Acre.