New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-08
Lain with Civic Organiza-
tions in Agitation for
Huge Project.
TIINNELS INCLUDED
IN THE PROGRAMME
..,or Truck Club Will Hold Open
Meeting a Week from
Wednesday.

.,,osliv every automobile organiza-
:, concordance In the state has joined
wv -. Federation Of civic Associations
,be effort to advance the movement
I'D the building Of bridge across or
'.,,ss of tunnels for vehicular traffic
=. tho North River 10 New jersey
-, the next ten days concerted
~, viii be made in this direction and
hored that not more than year Will
- before the great work, so earnestly
80 bv business interests. viii be
under way.
o..,izinr the tremendous importance OF
,.t.r and better connection across the
t',dson River the Motor Truck club OF
,ao,ica has undertaken TO arouse truck
- ,,te-ests-and motor truck owners. IN
..,,icular-to the possibilities OF the plans
~. bridge and tunnel commissions or
Sew York and New Jersey
In order that traffic interests may bet
50, understand these plans and their de-
,s,onrent. the Motor Truck Club has
Hanged the subject OF its coming month
u. n,sstinr. March IS. and will invite every
,.,,ek owner i'm greater New York. as well
=. snv others interested IN traffic ques-
inns 10 attend and listen 10 the discus
,ion Of the plans as outlined by the com
,,issioners Of both states and their eN-
psrts.
The New York state Bridge and Tunnel
commission and the New Jersey Inter
s,s,s Bridge and Tunnel Commission to-
,.,ber with their counsel and engineers,
have accepted the invitation of the Auto
mobile club OF America and the Motor
Truck Club of America TO present their
recommendations for the construction OF
,u,n vehicular tunnels at Canal street
and = bridge 1T 57th street. Their re-
marks will be illustrated by stereopticon
views and drawings. and the meeting Will
he held at the Automobile Club OF Amer
lea on the evening Of March Is.
Not every one realizes said George
H. Duck. president Of the Motor Truck
Club. in discussing the matter recently
that tie daily vehicular traffic across
the Hudson would stretch line from
mere 10 Philadelphia. Since the reduction
in ferry charges which accompanied the
opening Of the Hudson tubes and the
Pennsylvania tunnels the situation mas
become almost intolerab.e.
The motor truck is the twentieth cen
fury engine of efficiency. but neither Il
nor the horse can make much Of show
Ing if limited by the frequency, or infre-
1uencv. OF the present ferry system. An
idle truck not only ceases TO earn money,
hit actually loses money under present
conditions.
1T is perfectly obvious that New
Works future expansion must very large
il take place across the Hudson. par
,irilarly among those industries requir-
jng docking facilities. The pressing need
of Manhattan dock frontage by the
steamship and other interests requiring
quick and readily accessible facilities has
driven the coal, lumber warehouse and
other more slowly moving commodities
across the river. If provided with ade-
ouate crossing facilities, motor trucks
would plsce these interests In Just as ad-
yantageous a position almost as those re-
naming here.
"The latest statistics availaole-lsl---
show that team traffic across the Hudson
is already far i'm excess of six million
vehicles A year and growing rapidly
With a ferry service shrinking IN fire.
ovency and a schedule OF rates neither
economical nor equitable, it is time Tor
these interested ia traffic movement 10 ge'
tcoofh.- and do something