New-York tribune., 1907-01-13
THE CHANNEL TUNNEL.
Forecast of Its Benef efts-Efect ON
Industries.

poets of Channel Tunnel bill are generally re-
garded-so special inquiries show-as hopeful
| now than ever before. The bill. already
stated. proposes at cost Of fl6000o to construct
a double tunnel railway for twenty-four miles
der the sea French and British capital will be
equally invested in two companies.
When the measure rejected in 1883 the rail
way control of Kent was divided The South East
ern company supported the bill; its rival the Lon
don d Chatham. opposed To-day, both companies
being united and backing the scheme, one great
The price OF the Channel Tunnel Company shares
the experimental works on the English side be-
tween ty Dover and FoIkestone. has a capital of
Two years ago these shares went begging on the
garded as little better than dead scrip, fit only TO
paper walls with Then they began to rise. and
that syndicate is taking up all it car secure.
fortnight ,g a. S. 50, each, with sellers.
What Win it i, DO for The Tsways and for the great
to devise coaches that will be able to run freely
standing the dlasrence Of This is thought
Is very slight and the problem of the gauges
The next step VIII probably be the formation OF
common traffic boards between the British and
Continental lines. certain amount OF capital viii
common stock Of trucks Thus. for instance, there
Paris and between Milan and fnVerness Theso car n
riages VIII be kept perpetualy going from the one
all the lines in between The payment received
would be divided according to the mileage of the
The manufacturers Of pottery ware. cotton goods.
nd he % do OF no 6a s
would give them cheaper freight Many OF them
for tee TheS could psy m
apprecable rise in rates and yet save, on account
Of the avoidance of damage to goods by trans
shipment 4ba amnre, would mot soora ,o
bulky freight generally These go better by
goods say that it would extend their markets they
tear and damage done to their exports in the tans
ference from train 10 boat, and again from boat TO
damage as journey from london 70 Shanghai hsh
are consistently rough In their handling OF goods.
and dock charges are high. and in many respects
With a system Of through cars the manufacturer
own siding. send it under bond to Paris. and have
customer While . Woud Be m an e b ad ns
vantage for our manufacturers who can hold their
it would ID tell against our T MERCHANTS and manufae
better or cheaper for they of course. could consgn
in the same way to us
sidered the Chief odieia experts estimated that,
Woad @ be Ss % ss sr w bH h af
million tons > of through traffic year The i'm
thst has taken place since then would enable this
France . LonSdOn ssogthamPton seS ens Fokssone and
a
means that the tunnel would be a6s far
The manner in which transshipment checks
sH pottery Sy @ SRs
the bill was last before the country. Mr. Wedg-
MADE BY m e Existing
ss TO 3. and uneaded ten es en Some Of
the tps n5as ssa rough K
they sometimes shoot q lot of crates down on TO
where freight charged by measurement theY
make use OF crowbar to force the crate into the
aRaSs
Of goods. such as ours. frequent complaints of
MT. WedEwood was asked to show why so many
dd so so First the crate IS loaded on iorry at the
works; it is unloadsd at the goods station; If for
Loaded again and taken to the docks
unloading into lighter from it to the quay: from e1
to tx To and
y 1sw Of as ss Mr. iss
that their German ma Livas who 10, can send all over the
Ssas
SEt;h Put %aIHs after
the German msnufactur.rs are able to pack in bulk
their works to the destination Of the goods where
the duty is charged on the net weight OF the goods
way: .Decisliy cater for this class Of trafio now
the produce Prsotcally the whole Paris man an
po: oys at Ss Ii 5as or
don housewife Ths dsntles whoh Paris s by gem gem
Would es 'Gsn' them be se the hs
long. !Snssr r Sonnsd ne on th. side Of the Channel
They would be at tho disposal Of the middle GLASS
The market gerdener would cut his green stun
outside Paris at sunset and by Q O'Clock next
s9ssa sna ssn T. ihs zig
cORNrTI. No wATcu pop u.py.