New-York tribune., 1907-12-01

harbor for safe and delightful pleasure sailing
It's bathing beaches are renowned the world Over
unsurpassed: while its picturesque associau9ns ana
traditions render il source OF untailng interest
10 those who enjoy delving into, the storied past
Indeed it would greatly add TO the interest OF tfis
spared therefor would admit of some narration Of
this quaint history.
IT'S ONLY RAILWAY SYSTEM.
The Long Island Railroad. which was the Gre
ator OF, and deserves the credit for Long Island
City-as. indeed. it largely does for the
modern development OF the whole island-w be
treated OF here in its local aspects instead of
in its guise link of the great Pennsyl-
vania system; for the improvements projected
with the view of incorporating it an active
factor in the latter were exhaustively described.
and in detail. in the article on South Brook
=. 1907; and they nave been. since frequently
commented upon in the metropolitan press gem
the newspaper reading world with their plan and
scope Besides ] under present conditions in the
they may undergo, not even their able projectors
change in them. when the Tightening OF the com
mercial skies admits OF their resumption-these
plans are the logical answer 10 the traffic demands
of our civilization and that fact alone VIII insure
their prosecution under more settled and auspcious
projected improvements are suficently. iimned
those who may may st be uniformed as to them TO
The Long Island Railroad is unique in that it is
said to be the only railroad corporation in this
pora ha9 ancse a Te m 1 and
dates back 1884. 1t was originally chartered TO
village of Brooklyn. and was expected to connect
with New England via steamboat from Greenport,
and thus constitute a through line from New York
to Boston. II reached Greenport in 1874 and was
and Boston was completed, when it was reiegated
to the position of strictly local road. would
various little railroads built later dates to ac-
soees @ e 6s an or a69 6t hs north and
sorbed by the Long Island Railroad. It is more TO
it exists to-day.
It's various divisions comprise: A line from Long
dale, to Greenport: branch from Mineola to
Hs1sr sa and from to kT Wasn through
branch. from Mononyiiie to Passport; branch
Floral Park to Creedmoor: branch from FIoPa
PaFk via Garden City to Babylon branch from
Island City, via Fresh Pond. Jamaica and Bahvion
Pond to Rockaway Beach line from Long Island Tn
City Cit to Port Washington: and branch from
The operation of few roads has presented more
than has its oWng S the peenar
character Of its business the major part Of which
between New York and BROOKLYN "a and fo i6ea
points FOR short distances on the sIand-the
divisions being respectively q and lis miles
se m ony trains of hts It's In
much as In winter; this demands twice the rolling
date volume of business equal the years aver
age and d. forces @ the road 10 have men trained for
pensiveness of train operation Is too greatly en-
statt Dy oe nans & unes. most or them short, and
particularly as in the Of many of these sta
tons the business is small to make the cost
of maintenance OF the whole Observation-Disclosures
large All of which is aggravated by the necessity
OF statloning watchmen at the innumerable street
crossings and by their interference with economi-.
cal train operation. However. arrangement win
probably soon be made with the city to do awav
with grade crossings. an' MANY of the other IN
desirable conditions will he by eiectriaca
ton of the short lines the North Side division to
Port WASHINGTON. the Whitestone branch the main
line TO Mineola. the branch to Garden City and
Hampstead and the Manhattan Beach division as
they have been in the Flatbush avenue line through
Jamaica TO Queens and Belmont Park the old
Southern Road to Valley Stream the old Rock
away Beach division and the Far Rnckaway