New-York tribune., 1908-02-26

| snr;ts and after the cheering began by say
| ing: I'VE are long on Governors tonight. Gov
ernor Folk, in a neighboring hall, Is showing
| us and Governor Fort is near me here. 1 was
| Jerseyman once myself.
AT this point he was applauded SO loudly that
he was obliged to stop. Then ne e&paiheu
that when he was law clerk he had lived IN
New Jersey and that he remembered well lle
trouble and delay of ferries and streetcars Ihe
remembrance of this experience he said, maue
him appreciate all the more the facihtleS OF
the tube Continuing, he said:
! "If there is anything that could be SAID
about the tunnel that has not been SAID al
ready tonight I'd like to be informed OF II. All
honor to the originators of this great enter
prise."
! He referred to those who had first dreamed of
2 tunnel beneath the Hudson. and said theF
should receive credit for their imagination
| Dronn;ns into a. semi-tocula vein, he SAID
shaking his finger at the diners: Il suppose the
| Jerssvnen think they've got the best OF TINS
proposition and almost see the price VI io''
going up But there is no possible develop
ment in this vicinity that can hurt New forh,
because New York is destined to be a place OF
work. and the easier it is to get here 10 oo 'i'0
work the better it Is for New YORK
THE Governor went on to say tnat, next To
national patriotism. be knew of nothing pet
..r +b.n .sbonest state pride" But he pointed
o,,+ that "there is such thing as state preJu-
a,oar - The tunnel and similar undertakings ne
said. would make for better acquaintance ana
| therefore a breaking down of pre1uoice aho
misunderstanding.
On the same line he cheered up all OF the
greater city when he said: Brooklyn VIII pe
| ali right and Queens will be all rlght anu
Long Island will be ell right for TINS great
example Mr.. McAdoo has given us Will oe oho
H. -;,,crf ha
He referred to having recently read letters OF
| ceorpe washington In which the first President
+o,d of his desire to facilitate communication
| betwaen the seaboard states and Ohio 1t was
then that Governor Hughes paid his comph-
| r,en+s to Mr. McAdoo by saying: ANY man
who finds a way of enabling one community
TO communicate with another is national pehe-
factor" This met with much applause anu
| Governor Hughes after saying that aii honor
| should be given the engineers contlnueo III
this hour Of triumph do not forget the thou-
| sands of men who toiled with their hands TOT
! their daily wage, who did what they were tolo
! to do"
! From this he was led to remark on the pre-
cautions taken for the care Of the workers, ana
exclaimed: What shocking thing II IS TO thlns
! of the number of preventable accidents! What
| shocking thing 1t is to think Of the loss OF hLe
! and limb because of failure to take precdo-
/ tions to prevent such accidents! noble ex-
/ ample. I believe, has peen set pS 'ii' e
prise"
Governor Hughes said Of the tunnel Work:
1T is a splendid illustration Of straight hon.
est enterprise tributary to the welfare of the
| community. in every aspect Of which we find
! cause for congratulation.
| At the close of his speech he bowed to the
| prolonged applause, and accompanied by his
! staff left the banquet hall at once.
! Mr. McAdoo who had been complimented, both
| in the afternoon and evening, and had sent WoTo
| to the reporters not feature his name, was
finally called upon to tell of his work He ap-
| peared a bit flushed. and showed his Inmate
modesty as he arose. AS he told of the tunnel
work, however he regained his pose and said:
1t is an exceptional honor which the governors OF
! New York and New Jersey. and you, ladies ana
! gentlemen nave conferred upon us by your pres
/ be connected with work which you Ceen WoItny
01 SEch r Few IN nDter5rss Of such conse
Quence to merit the attention OF the Presloens
/ of the United States the Governors of two of
the greatest states the union. On behalf OF my
/ associates l thank you for the signal honor:
! The marriage OF these two states Is an u! unusuat
event and it may interest the ladies' mere present
feet in diameter and Weighing hVe IONS eaen AL i ~
! complete the ceremony We have tied the partleS
/ laws and the most astute lawyers will. for al
/ time, be unable to break the bond -. .,.-o
! two states can only have benefcent results Ihey
! are brought together into hrmer and more lnu-
( mate commercial and social relationship. The pop
uation or both sides OF the Hudson Is one IN com
mon activities interests and aspirations. much
so that it has always seemed unhappy political
/ blunder that Hudson County, New Jersey was not
/ in the beginning incorporated In the state of New
/ York.
! These tunnels have bodily moved New Jersey. in
! point Of time. three miles nearer TO Manhattan
/ Island What this to the 100 000,0o3 people
| who annually the Hudson River by ferry
| may, in measure be coTlprehended when / ten
| you that at the very low estimate of an average
/ of five minutes of time saved TO each person the
annual saving is nine and one-half years In other
/ words. these 100.0o0000 people now expend, each
/ in crossing the Hudson ferries. This is great
economic waste. if time is really of value; to say
eloquently procIaIns.
1t is a matter of deep satisfaction to all of US
@ any 4cts 04 'dailSna aealAsi ne h0Dde I iuo
to commerce. without casting shadow on Its
continue, to greater degree than ever, the high
way for water commerce., but far railroad
stfip Of and and one ne e1ie mile Vide no .''0'' ''''
| - | am glad TO nave the opportunity Of saying pub
| serves greater credit for what has been accom-
be better known and recognized but for that fine
Of 9desfy which & is one Of MS DO dominant
pGiSe II was walter G. Oa5nan who gave me wise
/ first company; who ever since has been the loyal
friend and indetatigabe worker. For the last two
/ with the actual construction work Mr.. Oakr7an
has been S & at the front and the Hudson tunnel sys-
more @ 9 rS9f9 as result Of the fine 1udgmegint he
problems that have had to be solved
! Other speakers were William NJ Barnurn of
! Harvey Fisk & Sons; E. II. Gary Samuel Rea
and Charles NJ Jacobs. This ended the ceIe-
bration as far as Manhattan was concerned
/ but across the river skyroCkets and Roman
candles and pinwheels were still announcing
despite the snow, that it had been Tunnel