European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 3, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Quitting ferry across Tower East River to Manhattan. Of ground. Lor a Roule irom Communipaw now Jersey City n j., across Trio Hudson River Dulch settlers established regular service rom Brooklyn to lower Manhollan in the Early 1700s, fees powered by horses walking an treadmills were popular later that Century and Robert Fullon introduced Steamboat service across he Hudson River in i8to there Are Lorios of a Horn being Hung on a tree Ihal you d blow and into ferryman would come Over says Kevin tremble a port authority Engineer who has researched ferry history you would pay for the privilege of Manning the oars it was steam Power that brought the Terry Inlo its own As a reliable Means of transportation tremble adds. Steam really opened Manhattan up to the Resl of the world in the Early 19th  by 1900, Railroad terminals lined Tho new Jersey waterfront operating some 15 Lerry lines to new York City in 1920, ferries made 2,000 daily trips across the Hudson River moving 260,000 passengers and 12.000 vehicles a Day. Ferries were so popular thai a songwriter named e. I Lazzare composed he ferry Boa  Wall Whilman. Who Rode the Brooklyn Boals Lor 15 years romantically whole in 1bb2 i have always had a passion or terries to me they Allord inimitable streaming never tailing living  but the Advent at passenger cars highways and subways and the decline of the railroads gradually kit Dihe ferries. Tha new Jersey path subway opened in 1908, the Pennsylvania Lalion rail Tunnel in 1910. The Holla in. Tunnel in 1927, to Georgo Washington Bridge in 1931 and the Lincoln Tunnel in 19.37 i was really Starling of decline in the 1930s and it never recovered tremble says. The railroads were never Able to refurbish their systems and Tho habits of the Public changed " by 1940 there were 10 Hudson lorries and one Easl River run  from a Iola of 30 Al to Lurn of Tho Century. In 1950, there were six lines and 10 years later just three. The last Terry crossed from Hoboken on nov. 22. 1967. Now transit officials say the roads Bridges and subways Are saturated commuter travel across the Hudson has grown More than 25 percent since i960, and another 20 percent increase is forecast by 1990 Manhattan s Central business District gained More than 3x3,000 new fobs front 977-85. According to a port authority report and is a Lull expanding at the same time. New Jersey has become the Region s fastest growing housing Market and developers wan to build 27 million Square Leel Al new water on office space Here. So with hour Long traffic tic ups not unusual and the new York subway system carrying Ine most people since 1974 37 million daily in May the ferry is a born again idea passengers mostly Middle and upper income business people say the Lernes eos Aboul the same As taking a private bus line or driving to work and can save up to an hour on commuting there s no Aggra Vadon i come into work wih a Clear head says Sarkis Oide Mirci a 33 year old foreign Exchange Irader with the Bank of Montreal who used Lorida the sub