New-York tribune., 1911-12-04
nock Commissioner Says Freight
Road Should Be for All Lines.
OPPOSES N. Y. CENTRAL PLAN
Eso Suggests Tunnels Under
Both Rivers and Under Mar
rows to Staten Island.


.,,r,r Tomkins. Commissioner q Docks
.u., Ferries. VINO since his appointment
~. arav3r Gaynor has been at work upo"
IL. problem Of improving the railroad ana
.,s,msh,p facilities Of the port sent 70
Gin. Mayor yesterday copy Of letter letter, On ~
,f. subject which he had just sur '''1'
,be Chamber of Commerce.
Mr. TorN, states plainly that ne Il Vf
=, tho plsr of the New YORK CeA-
.--l 10 extend its tracrs aions 'n' -.
.,-,+ of lower Manhattan unless '.7S
u ro made available for use oS o'i7'
7,be Commissioner has taken UP
,, cudcels for tse railroads 01i'....s .s...6 ,-.,
New Jersey, and declares l' ..,,,.,r
~, .ts New York Central IS notAihs
.,.or. of an ATTEMPT az prep 'h'-l
control in Manhattan an''''.''7 ''
ration. ...,.,,,.sll,,
rte New Jersey roads. De say So hallralS
oar and resent this possibility ana lh ms
...I-.o, this is the underlying cause ior
most ,e tine opposition. political and other
.,s. On Tho Dock Department plan OF
Improvement.
---. commissioner plans arc tarreach-
,-- Tt.v deal nor alone with the pres
en- r-- vl.l the future. when tho Pan
anna Canal and the Erie Canal are COM
-rsts9 At that time, he SAYS the port Oh
vsv York VIII no longer remain Simply
,t, -reat Atlantic portal o. Norm Amer
bgf.wEu become the focal uansshlp-
,-.r- mace. Where tho commerce OF the
..s- and west coasts Of North and south
.-.--s-. and Cf the Orient viii meet the
.-..,,.,-4 commerce Of Europe.
+h. f,,,.srr,-'e~ OF Commerce
Ar- iN paris
-.-f.. -,r., .r .be Central agrees
lt ,,-s,, r.rrun-ed bv the
'-.t -. 'f,teara~ces between
"a y. 7,sirr, ro cortroI-vuether
~ r -o9 M -,.i-.---. --rF.- t1a comuany or
."tt . -'- .,tttrri+,- of New
tt-.t ' .-,,-.s---1d ei-her in
-. & .e,,s+e5 .rst-b+ yvav.
sl9"a o.. 3n ,,,,,,- ,s t,,.l 5Sr..7rnlenf a
ha- o." '--5...-. Convenient safe nor
,,,r,~t-..lr, ro-s-6ia to build or use as a
..-,i,,.-i-.- r5ad along the lower Nauhat-
e.-'i--.----.7 -,''' ,--.7,.,I.-tI,. I have re-
-,s er~e.- which sbsW be- publicly
.r I'D. .-.-t 80 +i-. I-aUrraI.- sJth
,.- . ..-,,,.S,,r the Fsrarr11put's plans
.-.----.'l,. of loror,,arcial rsc FIN the
s,-.- --t-.-;. .,5 IN tho miner district
.--,-(r,. ,f rht natural
l,'-'lt. .I- ,rri-t los bear r1srred
u -i7--.-i.' '.- ----.. - s.f- .- ,r +b, 1ov-e~
-'r .p-. - r7s+
ht-. N.". OF ..@'-.-.-, O. S.,r ,,,,,,,,r,I,.
fa-.L .t'N o. ...t H-'9l .',-- ~ ---' til-l.L,
U me tli.t -lI-ee ll pr. t'--'.@ M ~ - -
iIoLI -...- -,.-- + i q -es--I+aT IN,
~ .+f. .5 ,.f .,-rarss PART of
tl. r,i +fc ~.frroaG G-
- ez1,nse - o.fns 2y ,,Ior I,r ~. me-
o., .'' t +,,1f,. bec----a- :, -hareo upon
-,- -- -r tt, .it- -oN5i~c +0 divert
-
rs- -,,' Z how. .,.-~~rsaIv rot va1tlired
,l .,~,,i,'- -,.-,Io,.,,i,a-f,r of rra CEN
sS...77, .-.,-,-I,- Lor5ir~ the
-.a- t. - s-5.,. ,.- ~ +,e ,0r,,-s,rire
-s, 49,, tC rr. C-1a- roads Tn nv
..+---s-t 's---r "a rrri., is rrscticabi- and
'~'-.,,,--. F-f -.+ f~.1 The MORT prob
~ ~ ,T.,-Es.-+s-. .vf LONG island will
,.- he -TIvld fTfr these Islands shall be
5-v..--rly Joined t1 fHe Naw Jersey main
'srd bv The ~aiI. OF aU the roads This
fact cannot be too explicitly stated
v-rt r~,trer-. tf.- 81 ce--rrefensive mort
-.,,ii.,. --..+ i-,.I.-4. , f,u discus
-. -t[,-- ,r N-c,,. Ta-sst-
e. -. VIZ ~, An 80 ~. 'iTosS-
.o nose o. NeW foIh Al lle Id--l am oSOs go.
ssr inat Ife.-a tunnels mus. solt7 -l p, o5 -
~ -. any s 80 .. 49,. . 49, -'-t r-;,i be -
e @ e.gu u 80. - o. r,--,1 ,rfo
n''.i,it5 ~ - ~ $500. --l -,I. ila'7,,,-, @,,,,,
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.,, ., l'' ,-,,'.,I s.ys,l, ' sTE aesifi
1 .-1n - ~ N-ar., I,,.e,- ba,.irq c01ree-
ri,t IN N-svr rsr-s,- rsif~oais viii
--,r. 90 -,-s+c,,, .,,I s-Ife-i+---e- or9a- fo-
,...-Ie,. .r,rs cf-,. rsrro- ,rii5 -i7ese Inn
-.-. ,l--r.sr b, sr,,- Cre ~ +ba N4v- Iareay-
...-s ..---- 49, -. ~ ~. 49, 81, ,-;sv-
20 .-t- +-5i+i-,,-.t Lsrf- ~ ,,c,,,,,sfi,,- a .
,s--.,..- lis ~rtl- tr.-, i,iri-,r ir, coI,,7r0n
rss s~4 -be-- abia Jointly 10 accomplish