Evening star., 1931-05-09
BOSTON TERMINUS
FOR LINERS URGED
Hub City Mayor ConferS
With Steamship Owners
on Proposal.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

NEW YORK. May 9 (N.A,N.Ao:-
A short cut between the United States
and Europe which will clip day from
the present running time on the fast
est steamships by the simple method
OF using Boston as port OF entry ana
taking boat train to New York or
other points was confidently predicted
by Mayor James j. Curley of that city
following a conference with officials oil
the North German Lloyd. Mayor Cur
ley sailed Immediately for England on
the France to investigate the steamship
conditions of the continent.
A $4,000, 900 traffic terminal in BoS-
ton is already assured. On either side
of the giant piers will be de luxe trains
of all railroads entering Boston and
not far away will be an airfielo, with
fast planes ready for the more impa-
tient. Mayor Curley explained to the
shipping men that if they would send
their ships to Boston instead of to New
York, they could save valuable hourS
for their passengers and much expense
on their own accounts.
Scheme Not New.
Mr.. Curley said that his talk with the
steamship men en- the subject was
"eminently satisfactory" and left no
doubt in his mind about the future. He
stated quietly that his was not alto
gether a new scheme, but that it was
the most comprehensive ever backed by
city, civic organization and railroad
companies.
AT our conference" he said, IAN in
vitation was given to the members OF
the German firm to visit Boston and
see our plans and completed projects
They accepted Immediately.
Il told them that Boston was 25O
miles nearer to Europe than any other
American port on the Atlantic Coast,
and We discussed the feasibility of try
ing out our scheme, with the view to
the ultimate establishment of four-day
sailings between the United States and
Europe. Ours is the only port on this
seaboard which today has the con-
venience of rail facilities alongside its
passenger piers.
Already trains are meeting the ships
that come to Boston, and under the ap-
proved plans every railroad with
terminus in Boston will be able to pull
up alongside the ships and take the
disembarking passengers to any point in
the United States The New Yorker
will get home day earlier, with only a
walk of few yards required between
Southampton and the Grand Central
Station. The business man from Chi
csRo can easily clip day and half
from his travelling time between Illinois
and Europe
Approval Is Hinted.
Mayor CurIey said that his project
did not concern German express
steamers alone, and that he expected
before his return in June, to have con-
ferenceS with steamship experts Of
England about fast transport between
the Irish Free State and Boston, as
well as with those of France and Italy.
He intimated that official as we'll as
private approval of his activities had
already come from several foreign
countries, and that finally the time
had come when there was nothing more
to be done than to bring forth the
proof.
New York shipping men recalled
numerous similar incidents which fol-
lowed the demand for more speed in
transatlantic travel. London and Paris
they pointed out, are only few hours
from the coasts of England and France
thanks to the boat trains which are
used for the final stages of the journey
to the foreign capitals. 1t was long
ago suggested that Montauk Point, at
the tip of Long Island, be transform
ed into a miniature Liverpool, with
trains available which could dash to
New York in 3 hours, and save the
waste Of time required by the circling
of the island and the cumbersome
business of bringing great ship up
New York harbor.
New London, Conn, had the same