New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-04-04
SEVEN ROADS COMBINE.
THE NINTH-AVE. LINE ABSORBED.
SECURED BY THE SYNDICATE WHICH CONTROLS
THE BROADWAY ROAD. d. CmMMINs
ELECTED PRESIDENT OF THE
COMBINATION.

The Philadelphia syndicate has succeeded at last
in getting control OF the Twenty third st. cross town
line ~ well the sxth-nve. and the Nlnth-ave
There meeting Friday OF the railroad men who
control these roads. and before 1t closed 1t decided
that hereafter the combination which is composed
Of seven llncs-the Broadway and seventhavc., the
Twenty-third st., the NIntlave.. the SIxttavc.. the
Chambers st. the East side line called the Netrop Titan
and the Avenue lineshould be placed under the con-
troll OF president.
In ether words, each OF the lines will drop It's
president a, soon each conveniently settle up
his affairs which will probably take about month
for some and until June for Others. Meanwhile the
president elected over the whole combine IS to be at
the head of affairs ss possible.
The man elected this president Is John D. Grim
Minis who is known In this city probably about Is we'll
any business. and has been engaged In large
city and private contracts. lie Is exceedingly popular
with the Democrat, of this city. and selected rs
one OF the deeatcs to Chicago by the recent Albany
Convention His election president Of the seven
roads WIS unanimous.
A Tribune reporter met Mr.. Cnmmins ycster-
day. and when asked II II were tue
that he had been chosen pro idcnt Of
the seven city roads combined and that the Twenty
thirl-st, the sixth Avenue and IN" Ninth Avenue
three Of them. he looked little surprised, but
finally said. lauGhlngY:
going ROW "n 90 %pT nf hove %r wow 'f is s e On
Friday the Twcnty-thrd street the ninth and sixth
Avenile, worn absorbed under the same
control which has had charge Of the others
for some time, and WAS chosen president
The seven roads according 10 the decision tn" meet
ing OF tc men w,o have control Of them. were placed
under one presidential head. That head Is your mum
bic servant and ! have accepted the pihc"
l. II true that the seven presidents no" In exist
ence will ,t"p down and out ''
friendly way, however. 1t simply revision oi
the ~ stem. the Twenty third st. the SiAtll-
ave and the NInth ave. lines had been secured.
Oh ur.sid he .eXp
plenty Of time q pack mp his dud-' nciorr he goes.
IN fact. there Is to be no haste In IL" mat, mat
ter for | shall for quit" While largely
depend upon the experience Of these men to give me
inside view Il certain matters that It youd bo hard
for 10 master I'm quick time n uuaidel .
There is no doubt about the Twenty tiird 81. line
and the Slxthave. and Ninth ave. line being now III
None whatever The negotiations had been going
for time and all III" papers have been 'gicu
shall be ratified 10y the boar. of dire tors OF ech oi
the three line. Thi- however Is formal proceed
Ing, and nothing n thc,e mcctne' VIII BE- done 10
upset the agreement ae II now stands
What is the advantaee, II any, Of this Absorption
Of three more roads into the combination ana all "'u'r
| &s i any fGa , s;cla%sa 4s 5%T,s, NT Gr%maii gIii
be immense IN many vays. and The dir'Figr' of ~" ne
company. being liberal viii In very short time , ls,
patrons of The rnd we'll f'i ihr -Dcklir',i ''
he pa-senscr,' comfort and ease must be- looked aicr
first the stnc cIliodcrs aferWard. Npw. how is Inc
management 10 do this hy adopting every improve
Inent that ln any WAY viii MAKE the oaII5
bcst motive power IN cxi-onoc viii De u-''i Every
thing IN the way ~ mcthods hy electricity 1" Hhh 10
thc advantage ~ the and running od'i VIII
be adopted. The managers arc determined ~ haV.
tho ho-t onrs in the land. rlu n tic best way. 80
In the hnnd, 81 men Instructed to b. PlIh
10 pa, cngrrs. Tho road arc 20 be- made
nfiraotlYc - that the travelling public VIII never
r.err tr1p which they take ou any car on any one o
the lln~s . -. ,
IN, transfer u krf ~vs'cin. ~ a rrsen' ~ use
y-lll OF couf--, Dc continued and. ~ pl-.sr '"N'
4ong uptown. VII. when We ct TIC sN"i"in oi tl'c
snv,u , nd. usler one preside good working order
D.. ablo 10 sct transfer ticket tn The Twenty tlri ~
crc@ fs,wr line. we'll the other c'~N town Inra
iic advantage viii be- very gNot In puni mum
her. ihe .evcn rlads will cover .ighfy two miles
Al trc meeting on Friday which mndc VII. Grim
minis president ~ the seven roifs. Henry Thompson
was elected vice pre- ldcnt. nani" Lamont secretary
and D. C. IIasbrOuck and 1hOma, /. Ryan, trcd'drefs