The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-06

can be switched right into the second
story of the new piers and a sunk'n
double track will place the doors Of
these cars level with the freight plat
form or floor. This will not only f,-
lieve present traffic congestion nu
the street but will also greatly IL. j.
itate the rapid delivery of goods. IT,.
new piers are to be remarkable .u
other ways because Il is the am q
Commissioner Smith to provid, 49,.
most efficient and up to date facilities
for getting freight from the doch -
the ships and vice versa.
A great deal of criticism has 'r.n
aimed at New York harbor. II hl-
been said that it lacks modern meta.'
of loading and discharging v,s>.'-
A little owe W. years ago Mr.. Sti.
ford and the First Deputy Comm.
stone made a report to the head .'
the department and Mr.. Stamford VS.
tied Europe in order to study mctlu.s
there.
According to this report, New Y.g.
has reason for f~elicitation rather tlI.
fault finding. II is the aim her.
develop the municipal docks "
some regard to unity of equipm,.'
expense of upkeep and a return ur.
the investment. The total stra -.'
water front in the port of New y *
has a stretch of AS miles. 1913 OF Who's.
beng IN the New Jersey side.
city Of New York has developed t,'
three miles of wharfage room, N.
ing 232 city owned piers. This So
Of affairs has called for a ,er'
measure of conservatism because
city Is renting 10 all nations. t
wlth!n some limits these people u
be free to follow their own pra,' IS
II they so choose. But let the export,
OF the Dock Department explain .
problem themselves.
European engineers have po.r. (,
with pride TO their great tray, .,
cranes and derricks, rolling tow.
&c. installed along the quay l.i
pier sides at their ports. \ not.
case being the Kuhwaerdcr du,l .
Hamburg, where 1874 great tray,
cranes frown upon the harb RS =,
ping ike the great u n Of a fortr,
european engineers have also pr
elsed American methods of hand
lreight. To what extent this Or
cism is justified by the facts
question upon which shipping .
ui1er' and many authorities lean
the opinion that the American n.
ods are no more eXpenS.ve than
IN vogue in Europe. when cou.....
tlon Is give to the cost. ma!ni,r
n depreciation Of plant, d.n.r.
IN the rate of pay of labor. ia,
Der OF working hours Of the dYyh
ana the difference in railroad
stock.
Many authorities state thai
IS hahdled as rapidly in Amor..u
europe, II not more rapidly, I..'
iarly when sorting is require!
Is nearly always the case VII s.
can freight, he II t]ransatlau,.
wise. railroad or general.
For the handling of commul
bulk, New York harbor Il, d..
better equipped than Eur pr4.
great installations of the mos ...
ana effective types of mdch.H,..
handling coal, grain, sc, in H..H
be found in the various rl..'...
minals, at the power plau,s
electric lighting companies Az
featuring establishments. l.
esting to note further thar
''Su's vi american mllI4.i'. $685..
machinery show Illustrations .
American hoists and conveys.
chinery which have been 'us'i..
them in European countr.cs.
Foreign engineers who hu..
cised us in the ~hcEinu.u-,
through ignorance, have Joe
prised and unstintcd in the
when they saw for thcmS,lN'.
cellence of the methods ,mp'
Ii is a notable fact that trrr
do not adopt the methods
home ports but wcll-uigh NJ
make use of the various d..
%cilities which have proved $.
fitness anG economical wor'.
ton these things merely that
lie may know how far ""
ing ahead and how ~thorouEhIN
going to equip and design O.
To meet the most eXaCtlnE q
OF service for years to II,