The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-01-01

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kept on the contract, and they have
been rushed TO the limit OF physical
endurance to finish the tunnel in the
shortest possible time.
The opening OF the tunnel system
will. il is believed. mean much 20 Man
haitian in the solution of the growing
problem of finding homes within easy
access OF the city. President McAdoo,
OF the tunnel company. is confident
that within a few months, there will
be a tremendous rush of home-hunt-
ers TO New Jersey. The mayors of
towns in New Jersey share this be
lief The tunnel project brings the
two states more than FIVE minutes
nearer. by the clock The trip across
the Hoboken ferry now takes from 10
to Is minutes. The trains will make
the trip in less than FIVE minutes and,
when things are running well. the
time will be reduced to probably three
minutes.
The south bores OF the new tunnel
system, running from Jersey City TO
Cortlandt-st.. will not be finished until
next fall Trains running through
at the great Office building now being
erected by the company at Church
and Cortlandt-sts The tunnel from
Hoboken extends from Morton-st-' TO
Christopher. over To Sixth-ave. and
north To Nineteenth-st. Later il will
be extended 10 terminal the company
viii erect at Thirty-third-st. and Sixth
ave.
viii Have Connecting Subway.
There will be a connecting subway
between the Hoboken and Jersey City
terminals Of the combined system
This subway has been carefully. set
out so il will tap the stations OF the
Pennsylvania and Erie railroads The
Pennsylvania railroad is building it's
own subway to connect its Jersey City
terminal with its tunnel running under
the Hudson river from point oppo-
site Thirty-fourth-st., but the Hudson
and Manhattan company's subway will
furnish more direct communication
with New York. II was something
more than chance that led the Hud-
son and Manhattan company to run
its subway directly TO the doors OF the
Pennsylvania station.
The new tunnel enterprise will draw
its patrons from a territory IN New
Jersey having a population OF over one
and a half millions. President McAdeo
says he expects his company TO carry
on the average a hundred thousand
people day from New York TO Man.
haitian and back when the four tubes
OF the tunnel are opened. After the
tunnel has been in operation few
months he believes this will be great
~ increased
The three ferries from the New .Iar.
sey cities whose patronage the tunnels
will affect are the Pennsylvania. pa
yQnia aud Hoboken. The Pennsylvania
ferry carries passengers from the Penn
sylvaria. New York, Susquehanna and
Western and the Dehigh Valley rail
roads. The Pennsylvania brings about
10000 passengers 10 tho ferry each
day, and the other two roads l5GeJ.
Besides thisN the Pennsylvania ferry
brings 10 Manhattan about 5000 per-
sons who do not use the railroads.
They live In Jersey City or nearby
towns that are reached by TROLLEY
The Pavonia ferry takes commuters
from the Eric and New Jersey and
Northern railroads. The Erie carries
on an average $4,000 passengers daily
TO the ferry and the Northern .eeA
The Pavonia ferry, besides the train
passengers, takes 10000 people over
the river 10 Manhattan each day
The Lackawanua railroad lands a.
ihel BohoksD ferry 10000 cemmAiera
-cXcrz- day and fine Gerry besides es.F--
ine fer these. carries 10000 more. WHO
come into that city over trolley lines
from Jersey City Heights ana towns
along the jersey City, Paterson &