New-York tribune., 1909-05-09
TO OPEN NEW RIVER TUBES
FIRST TRAIN WILL BE RUN OYER CORTLANDT STREET
TUNNEL SYSTEM ABOUT JULY 4. Z
Roe Furnishes Entrance in Loer Manhattan for Many Big Rail
roods-Pans of the Hudson Manhattan RaIray Company

suggestion made by a well known member OF the
City Club which caused Mr.. McAdoO TO decide to.
continue his activities tunnel builder, 70,
abandon his plan for a tunnel terminal site at 33d
street and Broadway. and TO build. II possible. a.
spur through the Sixth avenue line, so that his
interstate tunnel system would have its northerly
station IN Manhattan Island opposite the greater
Grand Central Station which is in course Of erec-
ton. He expects TO begin work in the near future
on the building of that spur
A short while after he made public his tunnel
plans to connect the midtown districts OF Maahat-
tan Island with the westerly shores OF Eew Jer-
sew he had plans drawn for the building OF a twin
tunnel system TO unite the railroad and business
districts OF Jersey City with the principal down
town business zone of Manhattan Island and he
later enlarged that plan so 70 provide direct
tunnel line between Manhattan Island and the
great suburban fields OF New Jersey That tunnel
system is known the Cortlandt street tunnek
tubes and at its easteriy end has It's terminal IN
the block fronts on the westerly SIDE OF Church
street between Cortlandt and Fulton streets This
is one of the largest tunnel terminal buildings IN
the world for the use OF trains traversing sub
urban area
ENTRANCE FOR MANY RAILROADS
The old Morton street system has been heightened
On the Jersey shore It Joins the Cortlandt street
tunnel links These tunnel routes run direct 10 al
the terminal stations OF the trunk lines OF railways
viz: The Pennsylvania, the Lehigh. the Erie. the
Lackawanna, the Northern Railroad OF New Jersey
and other big lines
No one who knows Mr.. McAdoo intimately
picture him resting at ease. free from all worry
and care Of tunnel building. All think he will
keep on planning and building tunnels. and there
fore enhancing the value OF the great tunnel prop
erty which. though he was not the original de-
signer successfully built under his direction
In his large office in the COrtlandt Street Building
he vas busIIy engaged yesterday when a friend
loosely asked him when he intended to make other
announcements regarding further extensions Of his
tunnel system Mr. McAdoo laughingly replied; I
guess I've built more than my share Of tunnes-at
least I have helped build more than originally
designed 10 be Identified with when first became
known as a tunnel builder Now. don't you think
ought to stop at 42d street and Fourth Man
| hattan?"
HIGHER N ]. VALUES EXPECTED
Much has been written in recent years to the
probable effect OF the Pennsylvania and Hudson
8 Manhattan tunnel projects the UDbuilding, or
in other words the enlargement Of the strength OF
the many enhancing business, residential and
amusement centres Of the northern districts OF
New Jersey. The principal fact which should ever
be in mind in studying the variety of charms
| OF the New Jersey suburban fields is that the
| Hudson and Manhattan twin tube route, known as
| the Cortandt street system. furnishes terminal
station IN the great business district of Manhattan
/ Island to all the trunk lines Of railroads on the
/ Jersey shore opposite old New York
IL will long after the first train is in opera
tion between Cortlandt street and Jersey City be-
| fore Nj McAdoo's plans for running direct tun-
| mel train service between the lower and central
| districts OF Manhattan Island and the rapidly
| growing city OF Newark Is in effect The Hudson
| & Manhattan Railway Company has agreement
| with the Pennsylvania Railroad by which the tun-
mel company is to take OF the local service Or
4 the Pennsylvania Railroad between Jersey CITY
1 and Newark
/ II would not surprise many OF the leading real
! estate experts in the near future that the
| Hudson & Manhattan Railway Company had de-
| cde1 TO build a series Of subways in Newark. as
| Newark IS destined TO become much greater IN
! dustrial city. Mr. McAdOo's line enters Newark
| through subway route. and ii would not De a
| very difficult engineering feat TO use this short
subway system the nucleus OF a greater an1
more important subway for the especial conveni-
ence of the residents of Newark and the outIy nS
| suburban area. II would not surprise many rear
estate experts to also that IN the near future
they would be able board tunnel train az
e,rcb and CortIandt streets directly bound for tHe
| beautiful ocean town district of New Jersey ana
| 70 make that journey in much less time than re-
| ouired now Experts who have studied transit
projects OF the greater city say that the Corl4uO
J street route has reduced the time necessary IoT
| reaching the lower OF the business dIstrlcLS
OF Manhattan Island and The railroad ana ouSI-
ness centres OF Jersey City from fifteen minutes %
three minutes. and moreover there Will herealIe'
! be a minimum Of delays in making that JouTHes-