New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-01-26
THE WAR ON ERIE.
JAY GOULD's LAST SCHEME.

sTRAIIAN'S BILL UNIVERSALLY CONDEhNhp 40
MORE INFAMOUS THAN THE ERIE CLAsSifi-
CATION ACT-vIEws or COMMODORE VAN
DERRIIT AND OTHERS.
Tho extraordinary bill recently introduced
in the Legislature by Mr. strahan, has since peen
the subject Of general comment among persons herSo"
in railroad matters. The object OF the bill Ia to place tho
MANAGEMENT OF the New-York Central, Hudson RIVER
Harlem and Eric Railroads In the hands OF Boards OF
Supervisors elected In tho counties through when tcSe
roads run Tho hill Is generally condemned and Is re-
gardcd us orc OF Jay Gouids schemes.
Commodore Vanderbilt. being asked his opinion OF tlo
bin denounced IL unsparinsly. lie said that 1t was ono
OF the most outrageous measures Of which he had ever
heard; that tho Classification bill trihc to 10, ana
tha thero could doubt that Gould ana Ms ch9uo
we're the instgators Of It, "They claim that they Ht
control the Legislature" said the Commodore anu
am no. surc but they do All mat dee for myself tar
and honorable leelslaon but when things como TO sch
mass that urCporv-hodfrs arc not 10 DO allowed to
control their own property 4. IL tme to pull up stakes
md clear out This bill will he quito M satisfactory 10
Gould & Company the Classification bill lhey neSic
20 keep the road out OF TIE hands OF ts owncrs ana el
hope succeed rs working prejudice In Inc rui''
districts against foro-n stockholders go far as am
concerned | don't care whether the Of stock IS
Irish German. Elgiih a. Of any Other nation. il he
has an henc5t claim. nc should lie allowed the same
rights in regard TO his property that American owners
have IF tho counties alpr% tho road control maloy
Of the s;Ooi Tor GOls sake Lei Them vote On II! dont
think the measure vii, pass; but there q no telling.
desire to have my properly taken out Of my hands
and paced IN the hands ~ county politicians, but may
have 10 submit 20 t. Aier all the taxi about reform,
things seem to ne to tc rather sha,;y' at Albany"
The leading representative Of the most formidable
ortiRins combination cavo bis views substantially a.
follows: Tic bill simply says tblt private enterprise
and capital may bIil road aud pay for IT. and th'n
have the control taken away cld given TO others 1t 10
M rmaiion of The doctrine u tho lowest order % So
cicty-tbat one nan may contribute money and another
use It. II is the Tweed policy hat taxpayers shall con
tribute nnd Ring cypond. II Il wore understood t''
when foreign capitalists contribute their resources Tor
tho DEVELOPMENT OF domestic enterprises the control OF
such investments would be handed over to ANY persons
who might aspire managers, there would soon be
an end Of employment OF foreign capital FOR such
purposes Tic promoters Of this bill reYer Tor inoheh
supposed that the owners OF the majority OF the
stock arc Enelisimer therefore EnSishmen desire to
control tho road IN national ecrse. They are aware
| that II tho road be managed in the interest OF
rs true owners whether English German, or American
IL viii be manage for the benefit OF E1Jrrholucts, lu
not OF directors Tho roads that are IN the nam most
! prosrer0us can aford 70 accommodate. and oven in
dnlge the public whom they their rr0Derity ~
is false position to maintain, mat the pLHo lnteeSg is
ed by sy involving fraud or Hnslppl9in1lot
OF trust property. Even If the public were 20 lSnorit
suppose tliG by such policy G0uld trcNre ast
nc benefit, such supo .iton woni be A. "is'ngsI
the public Interest Is IN danger Is rol5e tor the rIoe
Of Disgusting the true issucwhch ~ whether Tue r'i-
ROAD small DC managed III tlH lhttlthi VI '7'' -'
VINO reay own It, the interest of successful adVon-
| turors who have possession without TIE. .
| RIO members 81 the American Itfcrm COI1nltoe
think that the bill may popular among members ron
thc country, who know ltt,e about railroad matter .
Csuccaliy among Ycai-estae 3WucTs WHO nav nope
10 secure tho election Of personal iIonds aS drecors
aud TO compel every express tram TO sop &c stations &c
leir Dnasrc. u will be poy uIr aJug the line 81 tho
| Central Road, whore Comma i1re Vanderbilt several
years removed the local directors whose ohel d1ty
cOn,ist In signing Vaa-cs IL VIII be very Unpopular
| in this city, which furnishes Tire Caldal anu most
| Of the business Of tho three r0aAs. 1t viii a,s1
! he unpopular among investors ia railroad fiOcks
The bill ssdrlly BE- unpopular among adv9tates
OF Civil Service Reform, 10 would D0 step IL tHe OPP
posite direction. If similar stem should pc adopted
by Western Lcg1satuIcs, NeW-Ycrk capitalists Nould
Leste To place q enseve5 Mt the mercy Of tue town
chips along the Irc5 oi projected railroads Tho UilOh
Pacinc would neS have been butt u u ha been un
doTstood that Spotted aud biz indian bi oIen Wero
| 10 have q voice "a eieCtlHg directors.
The present Erie Managers Ga course. ola'idln tie
authorship of the bill, but Ninc 10 aGini that 1t
| has many good features.