The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1885-09-20
TIT SCIENTIFIC TIMES.

A Polite Young Man Who Visited the Hill
to Get Opinions About an Elevated II, II.
A tidy young man visited Jersey Cit,
recently in the interest of a paper caller
the Scientific Times. The young man proved
an. excellent talker, and convinced mum
Der of business men that it was to their in
terest to read his paper, which is published
in New York. One of the first men tina
he saw was Mr.. G. P Howell, real estate
agent on the Hill. The yonng man wanted
to find out how the real estate business wal
in that section, and what effect the build
ing of an elevated railroad would have. He
wanted particularly to have an interview,
Tor publication, with the real estate man
and although Mr.. Howell was busy, he
agreed to answer such questions as were
put to him. Mr.. Howell spoke enthusiast
cally Of an elevated road, and then turned
his attention to another caller.
The young man from the Scientific Times
dropped in to see the Messrs. Schneider, at
the corner of Newark avenue and Willow
Court. He wanted to find out from Mr..
elEVAIeG
railroad in Huds n County, and one of the
Schreiber's gave particularly when he
learned that it was for publication. Then
the youth called upon ex-Assemblyman
Lawrence, and had ala interview with that
astute gentleman. He wanted to learn
something about the real estate business.
and points about an elevated railroad
When he politely left Mr.. Lawrence. the
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Then he interviewed Mr.. Henry Simon.
and afterward Mr.. Lahey. With each of
these gentlemen he talked about the feas-
ability of an elevated railroad.
Yesterday morning Mr.. Howell was
greatly exercised when an expressman left
big bundle at his Office on Newark avenue
and still more exercised when the polite
young man, with whom he had had an in
terview few days previously, entered and
presented bill for over S48. Mr.. Schrei
Der was also somewhat taken aback when
similar bundle and bill were left at his
store Then Messrs. Dunn. Lahey, Simon
and others took turns in being excited, and
at late hour last night the excitement ran
high among the business men who thought
they had been bitten.
.'Say, Lawrence, exclaimed Mr. Howell,
did you get any of those papers ?"
sob, yes, answered ex-Judge Lawrence.
swell, did you contract for any?"
Certainly not, lid Mr. Lawrence.
It's strange" Mr.. Howell said. 81
talked with the man; but at the last min
ute, when he asked me how many copies l
would take, understood that the cost
would be 81 81; but he sends me in a bill
for more than S48. l won't pay it, and he
can take his papers back as soon as he
wants to-"
Mr.. John Schneider, who was seen by a
TATTLER last evening, was of the opinion
that he had been bitten by the young man,
and said that under no circumstances would
he pay his bill of S48. Neither would Mr.
Dunn. Several gentlemen on the Heights
paid all the way from 81 40 to SIS for tn >
privilege of expressing their views of the
elevated road, among them being Mr.
Lahey, who declared that he had no inten-
ton of signing any such contract.
When the TATTLER called upon Mr.. Law
renee, that gentleman laughed heartily.
81 don't know" he said, whether any
one was bitten or not. I know wasn't.
And I don't know that there was any
crooked transaction about the mans bust
ness either He certainly showed himself
good newspaper man. Of course he
asked me to take ream of his papers, and
when I said no, he wanted me to take half
ream but told him I would take half
dozen, and he let me off at that.
Among others with whom the young man
conversed, was Mayor Collins, whose opin-
ion he wanted about an elevated railroad.