New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-03-29
ACROSS THE NORTH RIVER
GOV. ABBETI AND TILE READING LEASE BILL
A STRUGGLE BETWEEN GREAT RAILRoADs-coS'
sonDAT1oN OF CITIES AND TowNs-PLAIN'
FIELDS PROsPEIITY-POLlrICAL

soHDATIoN OF CITIES AND TowNs-PLAIN-
FIELDS PRosPEnTY-PoLITIcAL.
| Trenton. ~ j., March 81 CspecIan-The Governor
still derlines to relieve anxiecs on the Reading Rail
road Lease br1 and viii not, indeed, discuss IT, lhAt
ne il between the devil and the deep sea- i apparent
enough and the conSciousnoss Of the fact increases an
irritabnlty which has been somewhat conspicuous OF
| late. should he veto the BILL he earns the enmity
Of the greater portion Of his party and puts the Demo
Gratis who supported the bin IN the Legislature In
terrible position He might. indeed, rs well confirm
by word everything that has been said Of tie cor
rupuon practised In the Senate ara House. Tor inc
locic wonld be absolute. on the other hand 20 sign
| the BIZ places him in antagoism once more To the
PENNSYLVANIA Railroad which has been friendly t. him
az late and opens him 10 attacks from the agents ana
friends OF that corporation In very unpleasant way
Il Is the misfortune II Governor Albeit 10 desire 10
| be United states senator above all .iings ana con-
seouently he Is always hampered by the effect any
action he takes may have upon his contest next winter
| In New jersey the whole affair IS naturally regarded
] rs a fght between railroads. For many years-eVtr
since the Legislature authorized the lease Of the United
Railroad, of New Jersey q the PENNSYLVANIA by .
similar proceeding the PENNSYLVANIA has been master
OF the situation 80 far legislation and politics are
concerned. Its only serious defeat the enact
ment OF the Tax Law in 1854. Now. there are new
mowers in the opposition The Reading, jersey Central
| and Baltimore and Ohio We're unable 20 cope Win
the pennSy," rs il is arectionatey called: but when
thc Tchgh Valley turned lis back on the Pcnn>y NlH
and Joined the opposition. the strength of the latter
WI, enormously increased and enectua work has been
possible as the passage OF the Lease bill has shown
II T. asserted Tat there Is 10 be ronbound agree
ment 10 keep down the price OF coal II the Lease bill
becomes "A law, far New-Jersey consumers are
concerned Just how this can be doue is not expressed
and IL is I'm fact supposed TO lie reasonable cause for
delay In case the Governor 10 sign the BILL The
delay otherwise Is much regretted because II puts the
state Government into Wall Street-mlking the action
OF the Governor factor In tle rise and fall OF stocks
10 an extent that does credit To the state.
The consolidation OF the cities and towns OF the
northern part the State is growing question They
are pretty we'll divided AZ present. each with govern
mcnt Of IL, own and politics far too abundant Local
pide i we'll developed and the Oranges for instance.
claim a unique position Which they fear would be lost
by coming into Newark \ legitimate extension OF
the latters boundaries, keeping it quite within ordinary
territorial limits woud give II 100000 population. and
place il far ahead Of lis present position That The
temptation is OF tue strongest.
PnInded is to have electric railroad the franchise
having been granted and the company promising 10 be-
Gin work at once. The place lns grown rapidly and
Is prosperous, with special advantages all It's own.
The electric road Is of many either contemplated
or under way in the state and vast amount Of capital
is being in this The trolley Is popular. and
there appears TO available for reasonable
scheme for It's either us substitute for horses Or
'''N eN week the Leldsh Valley Railroad will say "A
final farewell TO the PENNSYLVANIA. BY changing Ito
connection NJ Newark from the Pennsylvania main
line 70 the New-Jerscy Cental's Newark branch The
con sodation OF interests. So far the Central and
Iehigh companies concerned. Will be- extremely
rnetcial They have been competing with each other
an across Che state and passengers have often been
.nuoyei to trains the leaving
AZ the same time when division would have improved
the accommodation vastly The competition has not
extended 10 rates, the two companies agreeing To get
All They could from tie public.
The state Republican Convention to meet here on
April ~ will select state Committee and II Is be
lIcyed that some important changes Will be made.
There Is demand for more representation Of the
granger element ard II Is likely TO be conceded The
contest for the delegates will 10 ANYTHING
serious. Not crybOdy could spare the time and
the absence OF real contest the Presidential
nominnt0u dulls popular feeling the c6nventions
work and details. The Jersey delegation will choose
Goret A. Hobart member OF the National Committee
again and will help NcwYork get the nomination for
Vice President Further than that its win be
10 help along nnanImity.
The sale Of Tho Newark Advertiser last week
fakes the newspaper Oat OF the Kinney family. In
whose possession Ii has been for sixty years. having
been founded I'm 1887 II Il still valuable property
and "A large price obtained for IT, according O
mon rumor. for the facts concealed. The new
with large corporations. They will continue il a. a
Republican paper and introduce Improvements under
new editorial management.