New-York tribune., 1896-04-20
a TROLLEY PUZZLE SOLVED
SOME REASONS WHY p H. FLYNN FA-
.vORED THE ELEVATED ROADS.
RIGHT OF WAY OVER THE BRIDGE FOR THE
NASSAU COMPANY NOT OF so MUCH BENEFIT
AS THE EXTENSION OF THE LINES ON
srILTs-wHERE THE DIFFER
ENcEs WITH THE JOHN

SONS COME IN.
There are a few people In town with something
more than q superficial knowledge Of railroads,
who have been wondering why ex-President Pat
rick II. Flynn, OF the Nassau Company, has
favored the Page bill to lease a portion Of the
Brooklyn Bridge tracks to the elevated roads. to
the exclusion OF the surface companies. The
fact that A. l. Johnson the Nassau Company S
new president. has come out solidly against the
bill as II now stands. has led to the rumor that
there is not the best Of feeling between the two
men on account Of Mr.. Flynn's opposition. 1t
seems strange to many that Mr.. Flynn who owns
considerable stock In the road. but whose hold
ings Of interest-paying bonds much larger.
should want to exclude the road in which he Is
interested from the Bridge trafic.
1t was said recently but could not be verified
that Mr.. F1ynn's attitude may have had some
thing to do with the sudden change Of presidents,
but no one would speak upon the subject. and
therefore the public is no wiser on this particular
point But there are reasons for Mr.. Flynn's
anxiety to have the elevated roads secure ex-
elusive control OF the Bridge. In the first place
It Is we'll known that Mr.. Flynn hates the Brook
lyn Heights Railway people There has long
been unpleasantness between the companies and
the ex-president OF the Nassau read has gone
out OF his way to deal blow 10 hb rivals. The
Johnson brothers did not care anything about
this fight when they were building the road. but
since they secured active control they seem TO
have modified Mr. F1ynn's plans far as at
tacks on the Heights road are concerned. more
than Flynn liked The main reason for Mr..
F1ynn's attitude, however. can be summed up in
the statement that he has considerable suburban
real estate near the lines of the elevated roads.
much more than he has In the vicinity OF the
Nassau Company's lines and he figures that the
extension OF the IT, roads. taken in connection
with continuous traffic TO New-York City, will
cause his property to increase much more In value
than traffic across the Bridge for the Nassau u
lines would acrue TO him In added interest on
his holdings OF bonds.
Further than this the Nassau road 10 more Of
a suburban line than II is q downtown line. and
Mr.. Flynn thinks that the extra traffic across
the Bridge would not benefit him personally so
much after all 1t Is true that the Johnsons will
be slightly hurt. but Mr.. Flynn. so II Is said Is
not worrying about them to any extent There
is a story that the desire OF the Johnsons TO
pacate the Brooklyn Heights people Is not in
fuenced by feelings Of brothcrly love. They have
large iron rail mills in the West. and have made
overtures 10 their rivals TO contract with them
for rails to the extent OF about 3i0o 00o which
amount the Heights Company paid the Pennsyl-
vana Steel Company on a recent order. Thus
II will be seen that the Johnsons and Mr. Flynn
cannot have so many feelings In common as they
once had. and the reason Is equally apparent why
the Johnsons wish to stand on a friendly footing
with their rivals