The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-21
BOUGHT OUT HUGH J.GRANT
THREE WINEBURGHs IN THE RAIL
WAY ADVERTISING COMPANY.

v hhoy - EAhhN NAhChAoh VIII
q DuHiness OF Their Own-But tho Deal IL
Contingent and ir tho Conditions Are Not
FULFILLED the whole Thing Fails Through.
Ex-Mayor Hugh J. Grant, the owner of the Rail
way Advertising Company, has practically dis
posed Of the concern to the Wlneburgh brother.
hood, exclusive Of Michael. The Railway Adver-
Using Company Is the biggest concern Of its kind
In the country. Ex-Mayor Grant was the Presi-
dent and William ]. X. Kenny was the Secre-
tary. Tho company was formed shortly after
street railway advertising came into vogue,
but the business never amounted TO q great deal
until Mr.. Grant finished his second term as
Mayor and devoted practically all his time to
1t. The company secured control Of the adver-
Using In the Broadway road and finally on all
tho limos of the Metropolitan. Traction Com
pany. Later 1t got control of tho advertising
In the cars OF all tho trolley lines In Jersey City,
Newark, the Oranges, and Montclair, Eliza
beth, and other New Jersey towns, and later
still of the street railroad lines Of Providence,
r. l., and all the adjacent cities.
Tho Wineburgh BROTHERHOOD had an opposi-
ton company and controlled tho advertising
Of the car lines Of the cities of Boston, Balti.
more, and Washington, and some smaller cities.
There was o smash'up recently In the Wine
burgh brotherhood, and q receiver was mp
tSeesSf e.NAS 'StS ~ DukNb Va
anidavits fled at the time intended to show
the condition Of affairs In the brotherhood,
which was composed Of Michael, Abraham,
Jesse, and Henry. In these affidayits Michael
said he put tho money into the business and
was TO get 30 per cent. of the profits. lie said
that the other members Of the family c~onspirad
to ruin tho business. used abusive language,
tcrrorizcd his Ave typewriters, hired detectives
to shadow him, caused his typewriters to have
nervous prostration, and compelled him to hire
a bodyguard. He said that on one occasion
Jesse struck him with his clenched fist. He
hit Jesse with a cane. Jesse pick cd up q heavy
glass weight and tried to strike him with 1t,
and whom his lMichael's) wife prevented the
assault Jesse abused her and said she came
from Q family Of thieves. Michael said also in
backed up Michael with afidavits telling how
ply awful" how the rest OF the family cut the
telephone wires when Michael wanted to talk,
ans Electric eHS sRsS Sn GsssfG'yf IN the ins o SaseeF'e' 'h't ran
The rest Of the family in their share of the
'5ai SiisAs aid had th, ,S}a "6 5I | x Winf Fl EI1I
1T Henry and cut, him about. the head and
OF the. office. He also snid that Michael threat:
cned the rest of the family at all times ane
f Mspry s nsf fa sS ! even aha It \ M fSss aIm "a s,s ted
Jesse with a cane and bruised him. He kept
bIuisers or bodyggards about him; He acts
ernable and unGonlrolloble temper, which dis
plays itself at all times. He allows his feelings
negs. He is superstitious and vain in a great
degree: He permits the dreams Of his wife to
dictate dictate the Snfsss@ens or discharss' Of an,
ployees. lie is not fit to manage his business.
ossaphsr. in the Boston once. He has en-.
eourased this woman and retained her in the
Boston OFFICE In spite OF the earnest protests
Ions t dH%;i sel! Ing p pspsl : ! &sssf Il d L ass Hsi ihg SSr !
employ she is, should cross the threshold Of
tSs e4f{se II Which she is employed she Would
1t was after this smash in the family and tho
appointment OF a receiver that the rest Of
M ,hS '" e1!Xinyd not Grant m,Sha es fSsan aS Of a1ef tSe
Of it. 1t was some time before he would listen
to buy the business outright. Finally on satur-
day last a deal was c~;nsummated by, which
l.. Haas, a son-lnlaw of Edward A. Herbs Of the
firm of Herbs. Wcrthc;m ~ schiller. took tho
company. Of Which Henry is President. Ex.
Mayor Grant and Secretary Kenny moved out
Immediately, 'and left tho new concern in pos
Tho details of tho deal arc not ali made
known. Every effort has becn made to keep the
t hns siSTSitd ). said i about it for at les least IS SIX
months, but Abe Wineburgh was so elated at
the capture OF n company Win when he anu his
brothers could fight Michael that he announced
II at Long Branch, where the whole family Is
prominent in the Jowiah colony. It Ia
known that the title OF the company IL
still in the hands OF ex-Mayor Grant, and it
will remain there until all tho conditions OF
the sale arc fulfilled. II the new concern sue,
goods in increasing the business as 1t gnaran.
tees, then, the title will pass to It on the ray.
ment OF the purchase price agreed upon. II 1t
does not succeed, tho business will return to
the ex-Mayor and his friends.
Mr.. Grant has moved his office to 81 Wall
street, where he is the receiver OF the st,
Nicholas Bank. Mr.. Kenny has moved his to
the Office OF the Securities Advertising Agency
at "A Broad street. He Is the President OF that