New-York tribune., 1920-01-25

where congestion will not be occasioned
III any OF the ways mentioned.
we have passed from the congestion
occasioned on the highways of the City
or New York by carriages and horse
ora"n vehlcles to the advent of
automoblles that, because of their
rapid motion. we're able to mass
given point more readily than by horse
drawn vehicles. There were those who
were willing to suggest that vehicular
congestion would be prevented by that
means but to-day we have the streets
or our city so congested by moving au-
'omoblles that completely block many
OF our important streets that conpes-
ton Is as bad or worse than it was
during the course of the davs of the
horse drawn vehicle.
Inc problem of congestion cannot
oe solved permanently by makeshjfts
| or pailiators, but only by some radical
scheme.
The only real solution to the busi-
ness congestion, to the pedestrian con-
gestlon, to the vehicular congestion and
70 the rapid transit congestion of this
part or the City of New York is by
dlscouraging any further CONGESTION h.
any facility that would promote fur
tncr congestion. but by making use
OF the undeveloped territory in other
sections OF the various borouphs. OF
course, Queens offers the best oppor-
tunlty for the relief of this congestion
but 1t is not of Queens alone that
speak.
mona~ anhere e is IN no pa reason why all of the
and all of the increased values should
De enjoyed by those few owners who
control lands between Thjrty-fourth
ana forty- second streets, and there ia
certainly no reason why the balance Of
inc city OF New York should expcnd
large amount of money to be utilized
py TINS section when by expendinc the
; money elsewhere the wealth of the City
, OF Ne" York can be more enuitablv
distributed.
I'VE look forward in Queens with
not only expectation, but with abso-
iute assurance. that physical con
necton between the Queens lines and
the Seventh Avenue and perhaps the
Lexington Avenue line will be made
necessary.
Already The Borough Of the Bronx
being congested, tho Borough of
Nanhattan is already congcstcd and
the Borough of Brooklyn is largely
built up also, and relief TO the Borouph
Of Manhattan viii be made so ncces-
sary that A spreading out is essential
This spreading out will be found most
easily in the direction of Queens. We
do not expect the other boroughs to be
dcpopulatcd. but we expect their popu-
lation 70 increase, but statistics show
US that the Borough Of Queens is in
creasing, and viii increase most
rapidly.
This increased population will re-
quire Increased transit facilities. and
we do not believe there is any one in
whatever borough ne may be located
VINO viii not be prepared TO admit that
d physical connection between the
Queens lines and the 40 and down
town lines in the CITY Of New York
VIII be necessary without transfer
TheBe connections should be made
az coon AZ possible, and the Seventh
Avenue connection should bn made
now This connection win make it un-
necessary for people Of Queens o
/ tfaDafcr ~ Times Sorarc and Grand
/ Central Station. and by relieving these
stations of tncsc transferring pass
cnferS viii greatly lessen the congcs-
! tIon already there.
"Tne connection will therefore work
% the advantage of not only .he
people Of Queens by a lesscning Of
e:ngsation, but also te thesadvsataGe