Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-04-17
Van Orden Corset Co. Address ssw 101 Market st.

why the Fielder bills should net be
enacted, says:
F~irst-That the New York and Fort
Lee Railroad Company has a franchise
to run a railroad from Weehawken
along the shore of the river to the
State line.
Second-That it's franchise expires in
April, 1911.
Third-That it has not completed its
road and no, agreement for the extern
sion of time has been filed with the
secretary of state according 10 law.
F~ourth-That the State OF New Jer-
sey now has, the absolute right to pur-
chase the franchise and all the pos
sessions Of the New York and Fort Lee
Railroad Company at cost price, under
the charter granted to the New York
and Fort Lee Railroad Company in
1851.
Fifth-That when the counsel for the
railroads states that the New. York
and Fort Lee Railroad Company can
not be located the statement is made
with a purpose.
Sixth-That the len 9Th of the New
York and Fort Lee Railroad Company,
according to the route it has filed, Is
15.S6 miles.
Seventh--That the New York and
Fort Lee Railroad Company is capital
ICED at 81, ooo,0 900; that in it's last report
to the State Board of Assessors 1t was
assessed for 1,034 miles of main stem
railroad, which vas assessed at 1884 900,
approximately. 1t has no second-class
railroad property and no tangible per-
sonalty. Where did the rest OF the
$1,o0o,0 900 go TOT
Railroad Owns Turnpike Go.
Eighth-That the New York and Fort
Lee Railroad Company W the fran
chise, the right, title and interest of
all the property OF the Hudson and
Hoboken Turnpike Company. II the
State should purchase the franchise Of
the New York and Fort Lee Company
1t would likewise purchase the fran
chise Of the Hoboken and Hudson
River Turnpike Company and thus open
up this valuable river front road to the
people of Hudson County. These con
siderations alone should defeat tho
merger bills in their present orna.
After showing how the Palisade
Interstate Bank act of 1900 was amend
ed SO as not to interfere with sur
veyed route Of the N. Y. q Fort Lee
and the N j. Shore Line route and
the detrimental effect Of the operation
of the road on the interstate parl
system, Counsellor Asper proceeds 70
analyze the reasons for the merger. In
this connection he says in part: "I'
Is manifest that it Is practically i'm
possible for any one to determine
exactly what the New York Contra
has in mind, but there are severa'
probable ard possible effects that viii
follow the merger. among which are
the following.
THE Erie Barge Canal VIII be COM
pleted In 1916. Its terminal at Albany
or Troy will enable largs lake steamers
to come from the Great Lakes ano
carry their cargoes to Troy directly. II
is estimate that this will Increase til
freight traffic on the New York Cen
trail Railroad fully fifty per cent. A
the New York Central's freight facili'
ties at the present time are scarcely
sufficient to carry its present trafic. Il
becomes absolutely necessary for tn
New York Central to increase if:
freight facilities in the State Of New
York. The agitation for the elinllna
ton of the Eleventh avenue extension
running from the Sixtieth street to thu
Thirtieth street terminal in New Yori
city further complexities matters ane
it is only a question Of time when pub
lie opinion will he appeased and tn
Death Avenue Railroad will be re
moved The Central must do some
thing to meet this. The New York Cen
trails extension running from Spuyter
Duyvil along the Riverside drive Il
Sixtieth street, must also be arranged
differently than at the present time
Tracks on this extension cannot carr,
the freight, especially II the freigh
traffic is to be Increased. The tremen