SUBURBAN TRAIN SERVICE.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 428, 10 February 1909, Page 2

SUBURBAN TRAIN SERVICE.

•vSir,—l am pleased to seo that!a little: mow -•>: - ; ™? *» n »siK>w;.beiiig paid-by thevp'ress , and-- ■;;:' pUblio.to railway;matt€ss/:eV6n. thougK:what , ';':■ ■ : 18 = being, done; doesvbot;alwaysicoineMe^vrithi^ ;: ." ' ffiyidea of .what iswisa and right.-1 Just libw-'' ;/ ' it is._. suburban-,trains" that appear tov'te' :■• ..cUntangv. attention;' but; how'ihany: 'of ' ; the ;; ' vwriters.; Jiave really: studied- this questioii;of >■■ suburban ;:.traffic?—liave.evcn:.askedv : them- : i solves ; th6: question: Is it.giving;good'.'.r*-: , suits: to.. the';-, whole: community. ? ■ ' 1 .repeat. l the ..whole;.community.: I notice- that- they■assume that .this.- B.tiburbah: system: relieves , the; congestion-, of:.the J cities.: ; .Is"this' roaily 'SO ?■._■!■■/•■■■■ "■■■■■'■" : '••'- ■•'■'■ '■ ' ■■■■■■• ; " ■•

, Before: ; ;j)r6oeediiig;..fnrth(jrj' ; . i ]efi : me/afeainv ■V. call what to ■me■ to be'' •' i: .remarkable (fact.^:The/ railways r 6f;;~the: .?; wprld,';w.' far^as-I : ;Cari;,aSctrtain,'-hav©,-obsts ; . ; not :less' : tKan'v ten " thousand '.saiilJidfis-O of'' :: ■ ;; ipounds^ : .<£lo,Opp j OOp,pOO);Vi 'Jbis". iiicbnceiv-:\■ ■/■'■■ ?bl6^BUiQ ; ha'fi:been !i oxpendfid-Under the -anceVofv the;, ablest .engineers,; financial;- andi 1 and their .up';ffie::rast;i%^-ttans^rtingra|moy.tof^ i the-c6Bamerce,':'as;:Well; as '/the -so;ciaf-'intej>^. '-.'?■'■ ■ co'urseVbf.; the- Vliol4; cfvilis^d- : .frijrld,'^6t/'• I-;'";" believe. :tanv.Vii»bi in: saying ■that,':notwittl , Sli standings the 'vast -influence: this ;mighty: ot-f ■: ganisatioii'■-. must.:;ekercise, :^not -''caiev'of-./'ourv'y' V : great.'wHters ■ on':'political.-.eocflqmy \ot) social- ■■ '- ; -'.- cdnditiptis has erer■'deWte'i'eTen.lfiall' to- considering.,ivliether ; it ; is..beingv.usealforSi-'l-tlie- betterment or'the detriment: ol the ;m"aßflV.! : . : :; Of mahkina.'\Howes'.'this?-■ Itofteitamazes l^. pie propose; vast, changes ; .in :trahsit without , : apparently, huying ever "considered "- ; what..they ( !ir.e iikely>ultimateiy,;fo-'-l?ad: up'-'^ , '/:

. ; ,v-.-ToJretiirn' ( tp/Bubilt:baii ; 'tr4nsiti;x ;, $ -v '■' ally. I have had " : '-v.'■■' study;- to this .part of.-; K■& I'■'■ conclusion.;].., came .to-moire ! than'4'4uSrter S- v: : . ■.':- oh;a'ielitufy; / ago;lV'^ill > retain.::; : :tt'is^^3his: ;; 4^i:■vi > ■w■ 'i'hat -it is tne:.railway;su!}Urijail• system^spm-;'?.;v- ;;: ft i :bined; ; ■': veloped; the greatesttof ;.'all:'moderii■ ■xpft'eerfi'V^V <?£ ■ .the^OT6rcrbwdingrOT/;ouJ,|great::citiM:- ; xThefe ; ; ;^^:; :; expen?nce right via; this "oojiplusion;; a:\Vf :i^;not ; i^'v^ J further.vthan Viptpriu' ■ior'aii' ,: exaMp'loi' : ." .vjYV , "'K rV '! jy'Tb'at; OputitiT;; in"-18?4;hadded }itsJ;faUwayß : ; '?&*^ ; '•- bver-'tb;:an:'irr.espons'ibie, Stieight^.bf-^England's:Midland.rat -its'" keiii-J ':;■( /i'his :genfclema^;;was.'ja.Xy'ery.'-able' £'0. one:'pf the:'ioreitipst}.of; : Englisi-: railway:ss^i':':: :;}?.; ■pfertsi" : ; ! Af^er••.wat'chm'g'-.-Wm. l a fwVmonthsVit;; :■;;.' I'saw.olearly;;.what, h6\ :^S- ; doifi'g'y- : ;and : : imOT-zV , '.^ ■'lr'v:' then,'■: just /as .'well; as : y.iriotf^now^'-iyliat??'V : i ■■JiV.-i would'certainly;liappfeji;?atti'dld''hap'p'eaß:S^: : ij> : / : V cqiiplete' ; :ntter.':;*as':-hJa;.feiiwe.Mt^9.i : /^">- : v.':.'- < ';■;■■• \Bfit"dn|^' : c4nse4;vth , e.\'ttiiiCri{;>iKbttWftdi ;oblony ; '; : but he:;lostoa. ; ..o6nsiderabies.fbrtu 'it. his.ownJ-He ;-J; his .life, shortened.' by ■. .:' J.' : ■ : A^]lat/:r^r4^v,!ydct,iioretqldjY the'result'bf ■:'.)-.:'-. r . That■■;it , '^ : .■'-: '.'■'.) .■'•■■ 6i smill: tbwhs'Vi -';.'■■' afld villages, , ;and-.;mass ;,the' pbpulation-of , ! :.i>, , .;. , Victoria '^yri.;Melbo&rpe,' l ,»'!■'•. ifesult''.-that\wnße/'thVe^^^ years: a" ; ■:'■'■'■ '.;■';•' 'vejßuej:, there,'-;nlusti.iaiidi;.i*()u)d;."'; ehsnft |; : a : ' :•'.. '■'■:■,■ lehgthened;period[pf,tiade:;d(!preSßionVv|Wia]v ; ; ,: '.;. . ■ ; clisorjgarasation'^aAd.-' : '■■' : Without.:wiiting 'tp:;see\tl;fr; result,yl-:statedi - : ./:': in" the:;hibsticorifident '■■''.: 'h v ibiitnbutipns"..vto ;' ; thfc''..columns '.;'o{ ■..;:.; \ ''New''';-Zealand;; .;Heraldj".: '■_:". and those/;; of ?':..{."':.' ; '";.»;"• : 'and jii y t r ..;. J ;_" ■buri'Chatnber :bf :Coinirierce,'jthftt "tteffOujd: : : ";;,,:';.!' oobur^and ;iV:did-ptcirV;^'trns-tAit;;will-.inqt/ ■'i ; ",!-,:.;", ; .v ;bo thought l that^l;hafrß ! aiiy;.VishVtotboast,i v ;.v ;;;" o^..to:lay' ; blaim;tevpfesdfcnce.|;far ) :ffonli--it;; r : : -. ;. ; .:<,>. ; ■Many'S > titiife : ; when;, this 0 subject 5 ,'• v.; £■■:< mentioned:; to-in^jii^-refil^tia^ : ;p6en_:Kli : ,;ft;; v'; ybuj '■■ sir; .'ia'ad {'studied ' thif|l\tra'nsit: ■ ;;.,' ';", as :closely as':l/hav;p:iyou : :cniust:' : ine.vitably';; •''.;■;:';t; : . have^rriyed';'afc "i. the.;saaC cpiidiisiefl^Vfor.•:;.:, <■ ■':^ : .\ iherb is'iiot,';nbr l civn;be,:any other;',:J : ---p7;;fv ; ;• : ■ :: ■■*: : We; ; indeed,;need liot -H" bwn'bity;.ifp -provb :the;itriitE-of ; niy ; ;eoi}ten-;. ; ;:;,:. • ::■; tionp ':Invbur. .'tramways';:we.-Bafevthe^best";;?:,.;;.; : ,,: possible' suburban'ltfdnsit'seryfeJi'-iWhat/irt^":./•■;■.. .;.■., pur':tfairiways;but;:city;;aud ; ;sUbUrban .■■;;,' ways ?.'-' iHave.!tieJ^TCneT^.'"tli9^jcongj!Btion^v : 'i; ;.;■ '•'■Vi : of Aucklandi-city,?!'Most Srtainly..;th6y:v : ;yß: ':J.. .haVe''-riot;-;":'Wh.^'ithey.vhay?i"doKe' , They;. hav^'-addeSi i". belt": of:. population,'sonie :;:;.'i.-:'.■■:.: miles S;; J i also oldJoity;;is.'eMry year;.becoming'.- :;:.; ; ::\ ; isxpense diatriots.;v : ::^.-4%;W>: ;i '; -;\" .-' ■.■lsVthere,'-.:.ttei-. 1 -iio': rcniedy^f •■sThere..;:)Sr;,;, ; ; ■< '; Those -y/hb' have- stage ;systemv,;; ; .;-:. ■Willi hare; , ;noticed;;that ':: while^it^greatly,;;;:';:; ;\ pheapeils eitjf.^ahdvsuburbaii'.transit, : ; ft: ift-a:., ■.'. ;_ v v;. iar.;largerdegree 'reduces;: the. co'et'of :distant. ;■ . 1 .- country : . transit!,; \while^(all: intermediata^i :.;; ■:;;• trafficis .proportionately; benefited,; and ..thus;-'V ~V . : . the-'inducemciit- overcrowd vis ■:rembved.'. : ; !;;. , : ;- : It-'is'iiow bver'26. o y6a^mnce.:Lplaced. ; thiß.::. " ; : ',-,-::,: before ithe' pttbliov y Buring. 1 J: iod 'great changes :nave;taken .-pla'bei.in-'-.thd:. l -;-- :. ;: locatwa'of population,''and this.wiU::ners).- :"•:.;. cessitate ; ' a : change':'.in3Ke ; .',ppsitip'n: of S.Jtbfl;:.:■!•'".',",■"'.■ .■'.• ; ; ■stages.'''-. As ; -soon<as tlip , : '■- Goyernniettt , j>ub^ ; ;;... v-' ■ f lislr a '■ full list .of :the;station& oh 'the , .-' North; ;' ■...■;;:: Trunk lines, 1 ■ propose;-:tb;take this;work;ift";:-.-,;_v:■>' bandy , and.lav , the new;^^System;down.;'bn{..dl r t: , ; ';V; ; :. : V the.connected..lines;in.the-North!lsland."-'!'-",'- !''''': ■:.i '-j: "C ; y..::..:; ■■;•*:■ .^^^^J^M^X^W ■'■■'^Auckland;';-; : X:;';.: : : I ;^^si.rV;V; v.': i: V