New-York tribune., 1912-03-04
NONTAUK POINT AS PORT
,+s Use for Transatlantic PaSsen-
10 ror "r and Mail Service Urged
rRFIGHT FACILITIES LIMITED
consulting Engineer Estimates
Vast fastest Ships Gould Earn
e5O,OOO Additional a Year.

.ossibiliti.s Of using Montauk Point
.raneatlantic express passenger and
foT '"i .,i,o are set forth at length in an
man bv W. T. Donnelly, a consulting en-
49, of this city. In this regard IT
t.nv rives figures showing a saving IN
Dopns HaaSs and IN money by the project and
nn''0 ,,c Curard Line. which, he says
CIV be able annually 10 earn Nooo"
"oaG "',,.l.oa1 an the Nauretania and Lusi-
auu,"5 5id they make Montauk Point their
,rerican port
~, writer. whose article Is published in
worcb issue of international Marine
,Trgireering" does not see the possibility
!. 5sysloprg freight and cheap shipping
.r,,,ss because the approach would he
- i'., 10 the tracks Of the pennsylvania
p.groa6. After dismissins this phase OF
- opestion, Mr.. Doanelly says:
:. ,s apparcrt that. due 10 the shorter
N,stance and the ease OF entering lhe ~,
u!''Ia ". Iort Pond Bay. Nontauk Point LonE
S,orS the Naurttani3 and the LuSitand
oTd shorten their trips hN atodt sever
ss,rs This does rot seem much on II'
f,c. n it, but il would mo n fourteen d'ES
year or two more trips ior sach NtSS5F'
L.
IL ~ 20 ~ any additional coal and without any
ssSsitjora al expenditure for officers ana crew
YE.5TCed 10 its lowest term, this means
~ the same investment or capital tht
same maintenance ana eNlehse aC..'',iS ~,
tbs afding OF an enormous sum 70 IT,
.irg W. rsTaCitv. not simply the per cent
,..rdvSrted hv two adcitional trips in nifty,
brt q very much create amount Cut W
,bs fact that nearly the total receipts on
tbese two trips would be acoe" 10 '"'
profits.
Nontauk Point. he continues, as ter
r,;na1 would PIT Boston i'm almost as goo9
rosition relative 10 the point OF departure
os NAw York CITY Discussing the advan-
tsres 10 be gained by New England by the
rroiect Mr. Donnelly points oGt the vast
FEASIBILITY Of developing New London
Conn for the secondary European freight
and passenger lrafic. Continuing MI Don
nelly says.
IN aDv discussion Of this subject our
friends in Canada will insist upon the CON
sideration OF one Of their Eastern ports
sJch as Halifax. Nova Scotia. which Is free
from ice the wear round.
/ make tho railroad distance from Hall
fax 10 Montreal $50 miles and the distanc"
from Moutauk Point 70 Montreal as pre-
vi0usly stated. iSb miles. Il dlIcrence OF H'
miles In favor or MqNtaNk fplnl. FOI
matter Of comrarisOu ] Will turn this dis
tsnce into time br using 90 miles an hour
ss the common mail transportation speed.
This gives Mo0tauk Point eight hours
preference over Halifax in relative rail dis
tarce.
find that the fastest steamers from Hal
ifav are the Tirgi~i2n 9nl the Victor ian,
mailing IS knots. To make the comnaflSon
more simple T will turn the eight hours
tine into ADDED distance between the port ol
Halifax ard Liveru~ol Eight hours az y
knots would mean IA Fnots. This. ADDED
10 the distance FROM Halifax 20 LIVERPOOL
?i5 miles would make 2629 miles and this
distance, ~ IS knots, would require l4'
bows.
Tho Tista0ce FROM Nov Work 20 Plvmonrh
Is 9e72 miles Allowing 30 miles hetv"sn
New Vo~l- an1 No~.au'y p-jut would make
soilir~ dietaroe of SOS rr7i1es The sneed
Of TIE N'a"retaria ard rhe Tuslta~ia is Ole
Frcts This would make the saiN~o time
IFS hours or a eavivo over tho NOn'a1k
route pc compared with the Halifax route.
Of 44 hours.