New-York tribune., 1909-04-04


between r1rtlandt and Fulton streets, were built
a the cost r several million dollars, and form
-he largest structures OF their kind ever erected
The terminal site IS 50 large that it viii not be
rsc=sza-v 70 switch trains to and from outgoing
~ inbound tracks 10 keep in effect a satisfactory
tram schedule - meet the present requirements o:
-rsze1 z-a7.. the line
.,- -->--,r-r,.poY->-r, t,t-r line
tFaHs Tt enter 'Is terminal sia'loh a one -'d
s7d leave ~ 1llf ollei, ''e pan OF 'He system
heinE me operation ~ u@lis on ule peil me
method. Al me Hfle the twin 'erHlIaI slauohs
were erected an arcaae Vas tuIi from me "es'eE-
Is SIDE "t 'H-feA street al a point ABOUT l.-e
centre ot beE street l' bToadNa>' SO mere VIII
fe dlre.f underground passaFe'EaE from the Ter
r-nsl size +" the downtown platform OF me l4l"l
street station Of The subway With this arcade
ssrssor q ,r~rrs--zr 2a.Iroed ,.ompanv are per
--,---- +ss -. ,s, -,-i-,i-,sr 5,,,---r,,r, f'rst-
1ess districts 70 rle Broadway spur OF tie sub
vav system Of the greater city on and after
June q persons bound s-o-l Jersey city or points
sara distance from il Will be able to travel en-
--e.v underground from the Jersey shore to the
Grand Central Station o~ 20 any other station along
--a -s-f---z 1-z+s=o,re OF t1e sr5vyaz.
fen months late. ti- tube being built along the
JERSEY shore from Foboken 10 ,onrnunipav to
eornsr. with Tie various tru-l, lines Of railroad
-z ~ z- .o -,.frf 1859 batv-a-r the T.,Lsz,-arsa
Railroad terminal n F5onoizer. and the Pernsvl-
1grfs z-a-f--, - Jersey ,-f-, The o,arlfrz Of this
Ink m - tunnel -,.-s "a i'm bring the residents Of
jersey ,t-- ana the Surrounding tarritorz the
r-,z-z- r-- ~ which 4e F-aFl, daraIorad sub
urban --z=r-- +--, sfre+ tunnel connection with the
great Sf-- s-rr,r.e s-,.rItr centre as well as the
.er--s. --f-,. ,,.e-,,, sh5,,.r, 5fe--fr. and the
r-fa-.~sr r.,sf-eez and srr,,-e77arl zones n the
z-s7fe, .----.
FToF,o--4- has -. 5,-,7 s,, if-- r~ 77f,r1=es-tor
vs-b a---7, D-.7r.rrs. districts since me ofzfre
of The old Morton cube between Hobokeu and
Morr- streets Manhattan last year With the
carrIa-lr NJ --. esrarl,- ri,-er s-rr NJ this net
Eo-k gf ---rr-,s f7rsal-an NIL be- connected by
Erlend55 zzerr5. Of travel TO the lower end Of Man
haitian Island and bz- river tubes and stif7vays 10
-. -e IN,
growing towns in the northerIy regions q New
JeTsc.-
~ M - i>'' l. ~ NJ
ii-4I iA-\-
fe- teals the great trunk lines Of railroads WIN
terminals on the New Jersey shore facing Manhat-
'za Island have been seeking suitable entrance
mo ms city often their train operations were,
lgurstLvely speaking. upset by fogs and storms
WHICH Leo mp OF delayed the movement oi Nesse-s
On the North River. It was many times reported
,aSt The spanning OF the river by great bridge
10Y TIE joint use or all these railroads was A
scheme which met with the approval Of the leading
'l-a-s oi me roads ana mere were aiso man
- - - nc ~ - --.leS- 80
=. - -. = - -, - 49,. SERIOUSLY,
cor.-s.z - la. ,,,fI5i,, H. some or the
rzi-os6s The z-or,, Of building the Morton street
-r,7v.T -. -. 7oefgr7ef in the -rs and the task
of carving ort that scnerne vas undertaken in
tba- rs-fo5 disastrous blowout il, tfe tunnel
7tloh has been bYft from, the Jersey shore 10
r7os-. - 44r,,, a,,I,f, -, - 2,oa,,, loss
- 1i.z - -, ,~l,,,- t,,,s,7 s.. +be t,,bs ,o-
onl,, caTss5 ~ s1,srrr,art Of the tunnel rrofect
~ The o~iyi,sI 5sts t,. 1ef, ,,s,,,, ~ the I7ro
1e,+o-v IN e,s,aI s,as- - ,-as e,t+ral,, 7,,a "a
the efforts Of NTr NJeA6oo that plaDs we're sub
reslTr+;o 80 ,.,-1