FERRY-BOAT TYPISTS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 60, 1 August 1907, Page 4

FERRY-BOAT TYPISTS.

XEW YORK. I'LAXS FOR SAVING JiISLNESS .UEX'S TIME. -Su>v Yolk, June ti. The Xeiv York iuuiiic-i|>al government nas oliicially recognised the American craze lur speed by installing typists and machine* ou its municipal ferry-boats ruuning between Staten Island, one of the most popular of the residential suburbs, and llie business district of the city.

The trip takes twenty minutes, but the business wen who live in Staten Island and make money in Wall street have been complaining loudly that this was a criminal waste of time. They demanded an accelerated service, but when the city engineers pointed out that a quicker service was impossible they declared something would have to be done to save the time wasted ou the trip. The city has met them by installing typists on the boats, and the business men now spend their time during the "voyage" in dictating letters at lightning speed, which are ready to be posted on the lioat's arrival at the landing quay.

Residents of Harlem and the northern suburbs are now demanding similar conveniences on the elevated and underground railways. Some parts of the city are forty minutes distant from Wall street and the residents there declare that they are placed at a disadvantage in competition with the Stnten Islanders. It lias also been suggested that telephones 1« installed on the trains, and that telegraph messengers be posted at all the elevated and underground stations. Much valuable time could be saved that way, it is declared. Others are demanding that breakfast cars be run, so that no tim e hsouldbeaacbb run. so that no time should be lost in breakfasting at home.