Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-04-17

dous strides made by the Pennsylvania
Railroad necessitates the New York
Central taking steps to be in line with
the Pennsylvania, so that Its chief com
petitor from the west will have no adj
vantage. The construction Of the Penn
sylvania bridge across the East River
from Long Island gives the Pennsyl-
vania an entrance into New England
and the New York Central must meet
this Improvement. The suits for the
use of soft coal along the Riverside
drive necessitates a radical change in
the method Of running this extension
as the New York Central lines do not
tap the anthracite coal regions, and
they must use soft coal to keep expend-
lures. down. These are all reasons fcr
making a radical change in the method
Of handling freight on the New York
Central road. y
West shore Has Exclusive Rtghts.
TT could not make that change in
New York WITH profit, so 1t turns its
| eye to New Jersey, that little State SO
necessary to all railroads approaching
New York city. Under the provisions
Of the Hartman interstate park act
the West Shore has now IN exclusive
right to operate the railroad along the
west shore OF the Hudson River. De-
velopments may be made IN the West
Shore, therefore, without any fear OF
competition. The New York Central
also owns the New Jersey Junction
Railroad, a short spur connecting the
Pennsylvania with the West Shore. 1t
seems probable. therefore, that the
comparatively small passenger traffic
on.the West Shore R~ailroad-wM bc run
over the New Jersey junction and
thence into the almost abandoned Jer-
sey City terminal OF the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company, leaving out Vice.
hawken as a passenger terminal en-
tirely, thus j~ustifying the abandonment
Of the Weehawken ferries. or at least
a deterioration in their service. The
| New York Central may aiso connect its
present terminals In weehawkep by
| CONSTRUCTING d line to connect Its main
line at Haverstraw along the west
| shore of, the Hudson, thus avoiding a
| long detoursto the West and e%linninat-
ing the nee. ssity of passing through
two tunnels. In all these probabilities,
as usual Hudson County win beheht
very little.
May Build unnels
The West shore and its subsidiary
companies have gained control OF the
whole river front from h Delaware
and Hudson Canal almost to the U
ty line, including the riparian rights
The time Is not TAI distant when all
these vast properties. West New forR
and Weehawken shore fronts, viii be
occupied by long docks, and the New
York Central can distribute its West
ern freight readily directlyfrom steamer
to freight car without any loss OF time
In order to reach the heart OF Ne"
York and avoid lighterage it Is more
than probable that the New York Cen
trail will construct two freight tunnels
under the river to the distributing
yards at the DOT of Thirtieth street
New York. This would be an extreme
advantage to it, as it Is something tina
is not enjoyed by any of its competi-
tors. All the other Western lines are
compelled to use lighterage.
II any of these immense schemes in
volving the expenditures OF millions arc
carried OUTFIT Will either mean the de-
terioration OF the services of the Wes'
Shore ferries OF it's abandonment as g
passenger terminal for h immenst
properties owned by the New Yorl
Central along the river front can be
used to greater financial advantage
than the mere operation of a ferry
without exception.