El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-06-21

are evidently destined to be o
the szyscraping variety. Having tried
two story street cars, it is now pre-
dicted that the city must come to tht
triple decker, particularly for use II
its subways. The reason for this eX-
pert opinion is based on the belief thai
even with the completion OF the pro-
jected extensions, he subway viii have
reached its capacity in another ten
years. To serve the great congested
traffic produced by the down town sky
scrapers, frightening the track IS i'm
possible and broadening the rrackage
is prOhibitively expensive because or
the enormous down down real estate
values
In other words New Yorz's street
cars viii have TO do just what its build
1ngs have done, that IS, become sky
scrapers- A three tier car served by
three levels OF platforms below the
street may al first seem a bit remark
able, but 20 NOR so than the first
elevated or subway line when they
were proposed The triple decker car
can be constructed with the end and
center doors the same as used on the
ordinary subway cars now.
Drawings and specifications OF cars
containing many more doors than
these were submitted TO the public
sulung engineer five years ago and
their adoption recommended. In the
specifications II was pointed out that
multiple door cars are used successfully
in the west and that by means Of an
ingenious electrical attachment the
mOtOrman receives the signal to start
the instant every door Of the train
Is closed and not before Adopting
this attachment viii make safe the
entire three decks or stories OF the
proposed car Not until all are closed
viii the train Of big coaches start
thus 1nsuring safety at this very i'm
pOrtant stage Of transit
Expect n Hot Campaign.
That New York is likely to see one
Of the hottest political fights in its his
tory next fall When the mayOra1ty race
IS on is becoming apparent even at
this early date. At present the two
Gaynor, a self declared enemy of Tam
many hall, even though he is a Demo
crat' and district attorney Whitman, Z
q Republican.
developing Mayor GaynOr had stead (
lastly defended the police force as a Z
whole and stood up for the head Of Z
the force, while Whitman has made I
q country wide name as a result Of
his exposure Of the police graft e'the
system and his conviction Of the men I
higher up Never was the opportunity
better from present appearances for q
partisan campaign.
Men in the mayors confidence # IS
say he has several scores 70 /
settle with the district attorney and
that he viii be glad to have a heated I
poLJlcal campaign afford him the Op-
pOrLunlrE- District attorney Whftmsn'g d
friends expect that he viii be nom
mated for mayor by the Republicans.
the Progressives- and independent /
bodies They regard the prosecutor as /
me suresI vote getter in city politics f.
at present
RiaIto Must Move.
1naL New Or6 s RialtO, as the dis
tr1ct frequented by theatrical DeoDle 1
Jar l LlcuIaTly those out Of employment /
I 'orLy second street Just as il was
forced to move up from Union SQUARE
urIner down town some 20 years ago
Is the demand now being made BY 4
many merchants and shopkeepers of /
Broadway because Of the Ioiterers and 4
sun bathers who bask in front of sbon
windows They object to having tha
sun bathing done in front OF their shop /
where customers might come /
70 gaze In fact they have found that
the traditional patrons Of the RfaI+o I
actors out Of job" as the common
phrase OF description runs, are not the I
best patrons Of the stores.
As a first move in the matter n
7reaklng up the present rendezvous of
the curbsuone fellowship, the police I
io!nllllssl oner VIII be called upon TO ]
orlng police clubs into action The
'lupsr according 10 the proposed Man !
VII merely do a little persistent brod- I
ling II that should fail and the Rfalto I
-etaiu all its wealth Of curDstone saun-
-erers, then demand viii be made Z
lpon the police commissioner for some
Lrrests
Plan Great Freight Terminal
Plans are now under way here TO I
provide New York with the greatest
reight terminal and transfe- station
Ia
{ IS practically certain that the plan
VIII eventually be carried out. this
treat terminal viii be built and owned I
" the city at a cost which may reach
l5,0OU 200 1t viii not, however. be
nun1c1pally operated but leased instead
o the great trunk lines which it win
erve-
This terminal, which It is planned
o locate on the Brooklyn water front
VIII be a great clearing house for the Z
rattle Of the city. It viii be moi
merely point Of transfer for freight I
rom one road to another but between /
ailrOads and steamships. Already DOS
essiup the two greatest railway mas
enger terminals in the countrv fIis
eW plan VIII give New York a ter
linal equipment nowhere else ap-
reached IN size and efficiency
The new terminal according to the
lans Of the committee which has the I
natter in charge will include not only I
railway for the transfer Of freight
ut also the extensive DEVELOPMENT of I I
comprehensive marine terminal in Z
-hich the rail transportation facilities
ehind the docks may be coordfnated
18th the docks and other marine ter
linal facilities in one general ter
linal, all ultimately TO be owned and
by the city of New York. and { (
hose operation will be regulated ac- ,
3rding to the policy Of the port as
lrmulated by the government Of the
ty. The entire investment that the ,
lmmirtee suggests at present is 3
1.236,516. The city under the plan
Ould furnish and construct the mar
nal railway at an estimated cost Of
100000. The trunk line railroads
ave agreed TO organize an operating
,mpany to furnish the operating stock
nd perform all service and to guar
ltee the city an annual rental Of 81 q
arcent On the cost, not to exceed
100000. This would make this in
sstment selfsuppOrting and exempt it a
ON the debt limit s
Memorial for First Mayor. 3
After being neglected for more than \
70 years the grave of New York's . &
-st mayor, Thomas Willett is to have I r
fitting memorial as soon as the de- d
lis OF the plan looking to this end o