Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-03-21
WILL
Be GREATEST Of
FACTORY CITIES
To Become Shipping Centre for
New York, Says Traffic
Expert.

Although it discouraged to some ex-
tent the proposed plan of the city to
make Newark a terminal for trans
atlantic steamship lines the address
delivered last night before the Mems
Club of the Forest Hill Presbyterian
Church by C. M. Keys, of the editorial
staff of the Worlds Work, an eminent
authority on traffic congestion and stu
atoms. opened before the men Of he
city a field of thought and considera-
ton which may result In a greater
effort than ever being set forth TO
make this one of the worlds greatest
points of commerce.
Mr.. Keys took for his subject Con
gested Conditions of Traffic in New
York" Although he claimed never to
have given the situation in Newark
any great study, his discourse showed
that he was very familiar with the
situations which the local people are
facing. in the project of meadow recla-
nation and river and dock extension.
He said that In view of the extern
sive water front properties which are
TO be found on Staten Island and south
of Brooklyn he could not reconcile
himself to the belief that Newark
would develop into q great seaport
for the ocean-going liners. He be-
lieved that Newark's opportunities as
one of the worlds greatest manufac-
turing centres are of the best. That
Newark and Jamaica bays lave no
chance to become ports of any great
Importance except for local purposes
was his contention. He agreed with
the local people that the rivers and
docks should be given their earnest at
tention, but said that 1t was a dream
to suppose 1T would materially aid
New York's congestion.
New Yorl's Industrial District.
In the course of his address he said:
ST believe that the future of the New
York Industrial district, situated be-
tween New York and Perth Amboy
and the Atlantic ocean and the noun
tains, lies in the city Of Newark With
in twenty-five years I expect to see.
in place OF your present city. one Of a
million and a half inhabitants and
extending. a solid manufacturing city,
to Elizabeth. This must be the ulti-
mate result should the meadow re-
clamation project go through to a
successful completion, in which event
Lit6 oOCh6 "a 4NoWhEh VIII NO db lhC
greatest In this part of the country,
and you Will not need the transat-
lantic dockage."
That warehouses should be erected
along the proposed canal was an
opinion embraced In Mr.. Keys's adj
dress. He strongly advocated the de-
velopment OF docking facilities also.
He said that If the proper warehouses
were erected here, and the meadow
reclamation was carried out, Newark
would become a wonderful shipping
point. The orders would go to New
York. he said, but the shipment
would be made from Newark"
Owen Speaks ON Reclamation.
James Owen, one of the consulting
engineers, who made a report to the
City Council In the project of reclama-
ton of the meadows, spoke to the club
on the matter. His talk proved en-
Tightening and was listened to with
much interest.
Mr.. Owen compared the two methods
of filling In the meadows-the one by
carrying earth from other districts and
filling in, and the other by hydrauiical-
ly pumping the ground from the bed Of
| the proposed canal and filling in the
] WablC dAAA IA lAhtht IA ~ $Ao
two methods the latter Is much
favored by the engineer himself, as he
claims tn, : In the end II would cost
the city about $4,000. 900 less thah)that
of purchasing ground from some other
part Of the State and having II carried
here.
Congressman Tovvnsend's Views.
Knowing that there would be a ne
cessity for government aid in the work
of carrying out the project, Congress-
man E. ', Townsend was invited to
attend and speak to the members on
the subject OF Federal Aid" He said
that he considered that the good re-
sultant from the reclamation Of the
meadow lands in Newark would 'e
the cause of making this the greatest
manufacturing city ~hereabouts.
AGED WOMAN DIES OF FALL.