New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-01-02

under: also that property IN this borough Il 50
valuable as 70 put II beyond IT'S power secure
room for future expansion In fact. the railroads
already here ind their terminal facilities very ez-
pensive Investments; and Is scarce sc
any price. II Is not possible make provision
the handling OF cars they should be handled,
and. therefore. congestion Inevitably results.
Once then. that IL accepted that the enter
prise must be further extended necessity for
great terminal for the Pennsylvania. New York B
Long Island Railroad-such, indeed. as the Sun.
nystde Yard" IN Long Island City. between Jack
son and Thompson avenues. which Will occupy an
mile by one-third OF mile Sis city lots
or about 800 acres. IS designed for-and the advan-
sEns @ oSsens and srook9 rom sb en-
the Bay Ridge terminal on New York Bay, IN the
tension OF a connecting Ene-oy bridge over ths
East River. at Wards and RsneslIs islaads,E ;
10 the tunnel line, could not be overlooked by the
We shs5 r. u ne 81 e
the service Of New York. with It's new frsisht line
Shore yard TO it's Montauk division. its Glendale
Beach division. and the main line. and its Mapis
Grove cutoff at Union avenue, Hillside Drive and
the see0nd Would stys / Possi6s tFao son
would enable IL to best reach New England and
the North and East. 1t followed naturally that the
lively cheap. land IN Queens and Brooklyn should
offer themselves as the sites FOR freight and passen-
the FIathush avenue station OF the Long Island
Passengers In PBr0oRynp U aa veil s as srsat fsgS
ssrs az spd IF IS t
present itself.
HOW PLANS AFFECT SOUTH BROOKLYN.
These plans executed. # readily be seen tIss,
how. and how greatly they would enhance the In
portance of this district manufacturing centre
and how easily accessible they would make II TO
the freight and passenger traffic OF the Of the
country: for the Flatbush avenue terminal IS sc
the northern. and the great 64th strset-Bay Ridge
terminal is pretty nearly at the southern limit.
while several of the distributing stations are 10
Gated within the boundaries. of South Brooklyn.
From the Flatbush avenue station it's people
then travel. via the Connecting Railroad. without
change of cars. to New England and the North and
East. and by the way OF the Pennsylvania terminal
station in Manhattan to the South and West; and
while ii will receive goods and produce that CONS
to the big GreenviIle New Jersey terminal OF
the Pennsylvania Systenf-upon which many mile
ions have bean expended-at tho Gath street. ter
mnal. or reversing the process. send out It's own
products therefrom. II will have splendid facilities
for freight distribution throughout Long Island.
over the Long Island Railroad. and for shipment to
| New England and the North and East over ths
Connecting Railroad
Together with the rest OF the territory IN Brook
| Ign and Queens. Indicated the accompanying
map by the letter A and defined by the shaded
line which, beginning at tho Bay Ridge tsrrninsl.
encircles Parkville. Woodhaven Junction. Jarratcz
and Flushing. and extends out College Point.
South Brooklyn will enjoy New York freight rates.
The territory incomplete map Indicated ny ths
letter takes IN Far Rockaway. Valley Stream
and Great Neck and Is charged two TO Ave cents
per hundred pounds, according to class, than
the New York rate. The section OF Long Island
east OF that and bounded by a line drawn from
Patchogue to Port Jefferson pays three TO seven
cents more per hundred pounds Inan New York
rate. and the balance OF the island i've cents
more
h That d the anSpss sgspsss for
magnitude of the improvements J.ere planned. TINS
Bay Ridge terminal. for example. which has been
located for half century 65tn street. and Until
now has had only one transfer bridge FOR the
reception OF floats and could only handle 500 cars
day. Is in process of extension 64th street,
and when rompleted will have three OF Theses
bridges with facilities for handling sOoe cars.
a rernodelled passenger station covering sixty
one city lots has already replaced the auti-
I quated structure FIatouSh avenue. where tne
enlarged freight terminal yards will include ons
hundred and ninety four. That the public shares
these anticpatonS is evidenced by the rapid eppre
citation OF realty values in the district by the acs
ttvity in building operations. and by the in,tx oA
new. and the expansion Of old industries. there