New-York tribune., 1908-11-14
FOR FREIGHT SUBWAY
SCHEME OF c. N FOWLER.
Congressman Proposes to Take
Citg,s HeaUg Traffic from Streets

Congressman Charles \. Fowler representing the
New York Parcel Dispatch Company. explained IN
s5etsiI yesterday a hearing Of the Public Service
Commission the plan for freight subways whch
his canapanv would Ike establish in this city
The hearing sss continuation Of the one on
Wednesday on the plan Of Y. J Wilgls. Of the
Amsterdam corporation for freight subway
around the waterfront
tonEressrnan Fovler's plan provides for small
cars 40 carry from one FIVE tons of freight
which could he moved anywhere outside Of he
subway wish the power Of two men According 10
his scheme freight could be taken from CREST rail-
road freight yards in TIE outskirts Of the city 10
ire iobuers- there 20 the retailers and from
The retailers 10 points in the residence dis
trfct- where nscksCes could be delivered quickly 70
the homes Of shoppers
Congressman Fowler argued that New York in
a physical and commercial sense included all the
territory Iv3nE within radius Of twenty or twenty
i've miles Of the posof7Ce This ought. he said 10
become the great freieat exchange centre OF the
world hut it could not become SO Il there was any
trace Of selfshness between Manhattan and Brook
Iyn or Ner Jersey.
Congressman Fowler said his plan provided for
the construction Of a subway below the puohc
service pipes. sUch as sewers and water mains
which could be done without the disturbance OF the
surface uf the streets He added
We shan construct system Of Ju2es N gyhi6n en-
electricity or ~ pneumatic power or os p31u al
carriers whether moved hy eieclTlclly 2t y Iii p
matte vover except such are ncideHJailE
automatically travel rom one 5ta'to1l
section or The clry 10 another without h-ULn5l -
intervention or control. precisely cash carriers
automatically convey money from me sileSlia"
10 The cashier IN cf our large stores
1t was stated that so perfectly had the system
been worked out than either power would serve 10
propel the cars. that Il one gave out the otner
would immediately take up The burden. reducing
the chance OF delay q minimum The cars Woud
be feet hy 4 feet. and oE such length as ne pest
practice demanded The average rate Of speed
maintained would he twenty miles an hour
Congressman Fowler dgured that more than one
half NJ all the horses and wagons would be taken
c4f The streets if his system should he placed in
operation that one-hslF The average amount eN-
pended annually for paving ana repaVing the
streets would be saved approximately S5ooso and
mat one-ralf or all that Is spent IN removing the
waste from TIE streets would he saved-soout
S5aro sp
speaking Of the advantages TO the people. con
gresham Fowler said.
Ffrst-Tre carriers VIII run from the docks and
seie and jobb5ng houses where they VII 5e 5Htea @
Seror5-T'Fs caTrier. after being loaded at
-a7l1fTe ro--e vita goods for a retail store VIII
re lowered the basement by an elevator. ana
entering the tube VIII travel al The rate O.
Iaera,t 7f r5e reTafi sore there 10 be lifted by
elevator To ire floor upon which the Soods are
Third-THeze same carriers VIII be lifted or low
cred ~ me moor N-tEe ne pa .rTfio7
prepared and separated INTO igls t9l - a -.
- - 7--5er f,z5s--z7 ~ the aeer7ent and.
entering --ae tube, vii ne caught ~ me S<ILo ~
rate If rverrr miles an hour in advance OF the
purchaser instead u- being delFefea some uil7
F-or--r-5 - '1ne-lalf or r7o-thirdS of the
sic-ka5e@ ar crossings and delays ineloeI1t4i to
---u5z ahead and The pedesrrlans VIII walk in
rluiur 7e c7al ashes and 7szte IF ne city VII VII
move aoseeIesslr to its destination uncer tnelr