New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-01-01
}. R. R. BEHIND LINE.
Road from Ne7cark to Use McAdoo
Tunnel, 1t Is Sad.

That the Pennsylvania Railroad will own ana
manage the only high speed electric railway between
Newark and New-York. running from that sl'S
through Jersey City and using the HUDSON fNlsei
tunnel now being constructed by William u Nc
Adoo, is the burden of story which THE Newark
Sunday Cali" printed yesterday The story Is printed
under Philadelphia date line and, in the Halh' Is
said to be absolutely correct.
According to the plans published, the combination
OF the McAdoo system with the proposed Pubic
Service line will be abandoned and the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad will construct single high speed
route reaching from Newark through dinerehe
towns and cities of New-Jersey into the heart OF
New-York. The road will run from Park Pace anu
Canal-st.. Newark and. connecting with the huo-
son River tunnel stretch out to four different parts
of this city.
It will connect with the Subway and surface
lines with the Pennsylvania system to Long lsiahd
and the New England Railroad systems. Inc ne"
plan has the approval Of the directors of the Penn
sylyans Railroad the Public Service Corporation
of New-Jersey and the Belmont-Ryan interest In
New-York City.
Thomas n. McCarter president of the Public
Service Corporation, when the above facts were
shown him yesterday, declined either to affirm or
deny the report. He said he was not ready to make
public statement concerning them.
Public men in Newark interested in the rapid
transit question because of its effect on the growth
of New-Jerseys cities believe that the facts are
correct. but would not be quoted on the subject
The officials of the Pennsylvania were reticent
about their plans but it is generally believed since
it decided to build big terminal on Mannat-
tan Island with q tunnel connection under the Hud-
son, that that system had abandoned its supposed
disinterested policy far the local interests OF
the towns which It reaches are concerned
The recent merger of the surface. subway and
elevated systems is credited to the ingenuity of the
Pennsylvania system. with view to connect its
proposed electric system from Newark with the
different lines in control of the Belmont-Ryan in
terests The construction of such a system Will
give the Pennsylvania a big inroad into the pas
senger and freight traffic from Newark to New
York and all the connecting lines with Newark and
the towns lying beyond it THE Calf adds
The effect of the new plan upon both the Public
Service and the high speed project generally IS
regarded as favorable. BY the action of the Penn
nection with the McAdoo interests. its early
pletion may be assured. The rivalry as to new
of its big work ESTIMATED to cost 5eoOeo would
Sources and it vas felt by fnanciers that it's ac-
ton might depress local securities for time, and
and attention which the conduct of the business of
the trolley, electric light and gas business required
The attitude of the Public Service Corporation in
regard to the New-York connection was expressed
R With sunda a repreaentatve then
He said: THE company desires high speed New
York railroad, not for what It will pay as sepa-
rate business proposition, but because it will bring
people to Newark and al, the neighboring towns,
rations local rolleys its gas and its electric light
We were asked if we intended to oppose the fast
line projected between Paterson and New-York:
and we promptly responded that we favored 1t and
any other plan that would bring more people to
Northern New-Jersey to buy the wares we have to
sell them here"
The Pennsylvania Railroad has had, by an old
contract with the Lehigh Valley Railroad, the right
use the Morris Canal bed for railroad purposes
If it should be abandoned for canal purposes and
1t IS deemed possible that this route Will be used
eventually.