New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-18

Ae soon as the suggestion regarding the
-~,rose5 Staten Island tunnel became
i.,,oun many persons interested IN prop
e-., improvements on staten Island were
bcr,harded with questions in the hope that
their fnterrogators might learn what steam
railroads they thought would use lNe
tunnel
IT am posiuve." said one big veal estate
owner. that the Pennsylvania ana t-e
baltimore & Ohio railroads intend 20 0uId
that tube. For years the PENNSYLVANIA mas
been seeking q direct all rail route through
New York city for its through seaooard
messenger and freight service. lsn il
brildinr the New York Connecting Railway
Bridge over the East River from northern
Astoria. Long Island. 90 Port Morris me
Bropxe When that bridge is built there
will be 10 local water obstacles on the
PENNSYLVANIA Railroad routes as far as
passenger service IS concerned. But the
wafer fat-....s as regards freight would
xtiu exist The Tuilding Of the Staten Island
sube will solve IT'S local freight problem.
Distance Between Shores.
"Between Clifton. Staten Island, and
@crt Hamilton. Brooklyn. the width OF
Tie Narrows is about one and half
miles" continued the speaker, land be-
tween those two points. or very near
them. the proposed tunnel Will undoubtedly
be built. 4 short distance north OF CLIFTON
are sraplston. Tompknsvile, 81. George
md New Brighton. so YOU see II would only
he q run OF q few minutes for passenger
trains on this proposed tunnel route 70
land their passengers IN the very heart
Of tie best home sections OF Staten Isl
and after leaving the Brooklyn shore.
This tunnel would not only provide ade-
ouate subway facilities between Staten ISL
and and the other boroughs, but also FUR
rish the Pennsylvania and the Baltimore
4 Ohio with p suitable all rail route
throush New York city.
THE Baltimore d Ohio Railroad has had
for years big freight terminals on Staten
Island " added the expert "The tunnel
VIII also mean an all rail seaboard route
Tor the New Haven Railroad. From Fort
hamilton through Brooklyn and Queens
these railroads would use the tracks Of the
Long Island Railroad"
Big manufacturing interests. sorely in
need Of acreage sites FOR modern plants
within the boundaries OF old New York,
have found that they can get suitable
property on Staten Island, that excellent
shipping facilities can be had there, that
its undevelOped o.. rather, unused. sec
tons % its shore fronts are many miles
long and touch waters navigahle 70 large
ocean going vessels. And when their
plans for new manufacturing places for
their own purposes are ready 20 be put
I'm effect ther wil huy and build IL is said.
or Staten and
Without such vigorous commercial zones
no borough measures Up 70 the highest
realty standards unless 10 seeks To be for
all time an exclusive residential district
Tie larger the avenues Of employment a
place has the larger Is the area Of nearby
home sections occupied by skilled work
mon and working women. Home sections
81 that type create stupendOus retail bust
ness zones, with many kinds Of CONNER
cial buildings because the aggregate pur-
chasing power OF the occupants Of these
home sections is big enough Such home
sections also result Ia the erection OF
large numbers Of up-tO-dste public and
private schools Of many free libraries and
o. institutions designed especially for af-
fordng opportunities for children and
grown folks 10 better 90 themselves for
LIES struggle
Water barriers between Manhattan ISL
ard and Staten Island have been a serious
obstacle 10 realty progress ln Richmond. but
against the Increasing pressure arising
from the demands for building larger and