. Review of reviews and world's work. everely overtaxed. These branches will proba-bly be constructed in the near future, while promises to have the main under-ground system which is covered by the presentcontract completed within three years. Even-tually, of course, the underground system will beextended to Jersey City in one direction and toStaten Island in another. Underground TransitElsewhere. Underground transit, though a com-parative novelty in this country, isdestined to a have a very rapid exten-sion both in nietropolitan cities and also understraits and water-courses where


. Review of reviews and world's work. everely overtaxed. These branches will proba-bly be constructed in the near future, while promises to have the main under-ground system which is covered by the presentcontract completed within three years. Even-tually, of course, the underground system will beextended to Jersey City in one direction and toStaten Island in another. Underground TransitElsewhere. Underground transit, though a com-parative novelty in this country, isdestined to a have a very rapid exten-sion both in nietropolitan cities and also understraits and water-courses where bridges are notpracticable. Thus the proposed tunnel railroad toconnect England with the continent would havematerialized years ago but for the political andstrategical objections on the part of the a tunnel road to connect Britain andIreland is much talked of. The French, who, bythe way, are building an underground transitsystem in Paris, are now talking seriously of anunderground railroad to connect the Continent. ^^gGusf^


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