New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-02-01
WANT EMPRESS STATION.
Joseph II. Choate argues in Behalf
of 18th Street Interests.

Joseph H Choate yesterday made an elaborate
argument before the Rapid Transit Commission IN
the interest Of property owners and others who
want the proposed express station on the Lexing-
ton avenue Broadway system to he at l4th street
At the meeting Of the board two weeks ago 23d
street property owners made a strong argument
in favor Of having the express station at 23d
street. Tho present plans place II At 14th street.
Mr.. Choate said that he had ten good and sub
stanal reasons for the proposed station remaining
where the plans Of the commission have put It. at
18th street
The 28d street petitioners are not the people
who themselves use subways," said Mr.. Choate
Those 2gd street petitioners ride TO their business
every day in motors and carriages They asserted
that they represented $3.50 900. 600 worth Of prop
ertv but that IS only a 1.-THE 3. comparison with
the greater interests that viii be served by having
the station 18th street. The present subway
has an express station 14th street and there is
ell the more reason on that account for putting
the other there, too so as TO make the old
and new systems as one
You understand. Mr.. Choate that there viii be
q station al 1+th street, anyway" said Mr.. orr.
Yes; but what the people want IS express
station They want rapid transit. not merely tran
sit They want rapidity in everything. There IS
an enormous mass Of working people below I4th
street who would be best Rerved by having tho
express station at 14h street, rather than at 23d
street- The subway IS the peoples automobile for
cents. distinguished from these 23d street peo-
pie who do not subways themselves. but who
desire an express station there so as TO beneht
their business interests. Nne-tenths Of the Bor-
ough Of Brooklyn is south OF a line drawn through
14th street. 1 wish I had the figures here showing
the tremendous increase in Brooklyn -
I'VE have a great deal OF evidence on that line
said President Orr. smiling blandly at MI Choate
and looking across at about one hundred and htty
strap hangers from Brooklyn MI Nhoate joined
n the smile. and continued:
Not alone the women. with their SHOPPING and
their costly vehicles TO be consioered-precious
and delightful they are! CALCULATED the FORMER
more II don't deny the rights Of those who ride
in carriages, but the people on foot are the ones
Afs RTs5sag With great t. yg2r b bis s tsn goa
ei.4 49, -, ,1ears he mt ~ on the
map Mr.. Choate shook hands with the commits
4 petition signed BY property owners. merchants
61d 0lIler flItZTiLs u "a e. ~; ia Tan
station AT i3tI street be built as PLANNED Some Of
the sigaers Of the petition are the Van Beuren
estate. F. + Van Beuren. e. s. Van Beurep
James A. Fearn & Son the Plaza Bank the Bank
q The Metropolis 5 BerHhaTd j. fgd%tg Eo{ Non
5ssr fscketT, caThart & CO. steinway & Son.
he Fourteenth Street Bank, John W. A Davis,
Hotel the Rev. Henry Van Rensselaer,, St Francis
ayeT College Ds3R q e. 'c Nde a s6eDDaTd
knapp & Co, George A. Hearn Cqswsll. Massey ,, &
20 so Tn5ge + Francis b Deehanty f. A
De Lima, CIarkson Cowl, the Chids Company, the
Phenix Insurance Company Of Brooklyn Spi Ger
French line Herbert s. Greims. Ethan Allen
Jacob = Doll & Sons. the WissCer Piano com
Sany B: shoninger 3 e.. 5 stein & Co. %. Est9y
Mott Iron Works, the Jones CONSTRUCTION Com
rany Jacobs Rose & Co. the Biddle Piano Com
Tsrv Morris +. Stern. the Household Sewing Ma
chine Company. the Eghmie Shirt Company, the
Pacigc Bank Mills &, GLIB, the Universal Elect TIC
Wing Cou1aHy the Knickerbocker Bindery the
Charles ancis Press John lanes DSPs2R
s Fow-mann & Bro. Spear & Co, the Knicker-
booker JeWelry Company. J; Gumpel Son the
F-.rler Plano Company. the Edward :. King COM
yany the Alfred Poets comFany, H. Faulkner,
Poison Brothers the McConihe & Hubble Manu-
recurring Company Kelly g. Wiefer. A. simons &
Co Brill Brothers the WaidorfAs0Ta Cig TSe
kaufman Hat Company the Marks & Benson com
Jany Q Edward Biquist, of Barclay, HazaTd q
% the New York Mutual Gas Light Company
The C;oerz American Optical Company, Foreman.
Fechtman & Co. Knauth Brothers ana hop'
brothers