Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-10-08
GAY GOTHAM'S GOSSIP
Thirty. Five Hundred Trains a
Day in the Metropolis.
Estimated VIII by Neat Mny Enter
New York Every Twenty-four
Hours-WilI Rcquirc 400
Mile Long string Of $4,000
Cars.

BY the first Of next May more than
$500 trains will enter New York daily
and the 25,00o cars Of which they VIII
be composed would II placed in single
train reach length Of nearly four hun
ired miles. These figures indicate the
tremendous possibilities Of the new era
Of transportation in this city, generally
referred TO as tho tunnel era" One
thousand trains will enter the city I'M
der the Hudson river every day and
something like twice this number by
various other subways and tubes. Ev-
cry thirty seconds will mark the arr1v-
nj of train and passengers can be
poured into the city at the rate OF G0W0
nm hour or n million and half day.
or course all this will neccssitate the
most remarkable terminals ever con-
ceived. and as q result tho city will have
tremendous clearing houses. Tho inter-
communication OF various systems and
the possibility OF going almost anywhere
without reaching the surface OF the
ground will make possible wonderfully
complicated sorting system for trains
and passengers. Just how many hun
dreds of millions the nnhl completion OF
all these plans will call for can only be
guessed But It Is known that the cost
will he greater than that OF the Pana-
ma canal engineers think that by the
year 1920 the whole thing should be
finished and predict that by that time
ferryboats will have entirely disappeared
from rivers and surface cars from the
city streets But long before then II will
be possible to ride from California to
Montauk point without once changing
cars.
The PLANNING and discussion Of his big
game hunt in Africa which was Presi-
1 dent Roosevelt's chief enjoyment during
a great part Of the summer has been
sIdotracked temporarily on account OF
! hs keen interest in the political cam
pagn. His son Kermit however Is de-
voting himself steadily and systematic
| ally 10 preparations for the trip which
| he is to take with his father. AS was
announced recently, Kermit Is TO be the
Official photographer of the expedition.
To obtain successful photographs Of wild
animals and birds IL more difficult In
some respects than TO shoot them and
young Kermit IL undergoing a thorough
course Of instruction in this subject ut
the hands of Frank NJ. chapman. assist
ant curator OF the American Museum or
Natural History In this city. Mr.. chap
man probably is the most successful
| camera hunter Of Wild birds and beasts
in this country and he will impart all the
tricks of this diffcult art to the Presi-
dents son during the coming winter.
| Most Of tho practice work will be In
securing photographs OF birds which re-
quires as careful procedure as to secure
look pleasant likeness OF an ele-
phant or tiger. even though II may not
be so dangerous. The President selected
Mr. Chapman as his sons Instructor In
the field Of photography AS result OF
seeing the collection Of over two hun
drod successful photographs, many OF
them very remarkable. which ore to APP
pear in the scientists Forthcoming book
Camps and Cruises OF an Ornithologist'
which has been announced by Apple
toms. A collection of the photographs
secured on the Presidents trip probably
will become one OF the exhibits in tn,
Museum of Natural History.
The statements repeatedly made and
; generally believed that crime is increas
ing in New York from year to year ha.
no foundation IN fact according to Mr.
Cst,t, tatt 49,