New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-15
C0lgate's
Holiday
Perfumes.

times been a heavy Spectator In the stocA VI
the Manhattan Elevated Railroad. Credehce ~
given 10 the reports that the incoming auiiiiH-
,stration will oppose the scheme by many !"
cumstances which have come to hSht' "eoi
T Gould has had several conferences WIZ"
Croker. and Russell Sage, although presume
he could have no inkling OF what 'he coui'
c,sion is likely to be- openly declared cup
. dovs ago that rapid transit was dead. II Is
ro,evortbv. too that the metropolitan olee'
Railway and the Elevated stocks shouIo oe
travelling upward at this. TO them. grave Jun''-
,,ro II Is asserted that II the rapld tFaus''
nIans are sustained. injunction sul's p' Wv
score Will be filed on behalf OF THESE GU
,ions. and. of the new administration "hlch IL
- said in many quarters will De frienoiy 10 '"'
existing corporations
eo,ar,, rand Transit Commissioners were
seen yesterday. but they were mostly aVeIse ~
commenting upon this phase of the situation
one Of the Commissioners, however aiio"eu
himself the latitude Of saying that there was
undoubtedly some influential opposition 10 inc
mans and ne added that 1t was not improoa-
~, 80 suhs+antially the reports which had
heAn circulated as to the identity OF those re-
snoneihIe for the attempt to nulllfy the scheme
were true.
William C. Whitney, one Of those who have
been nersistently mentioned as working for the
defeat Of the rapid transit road, made state,
ment last night wherein he characterlzeu al
reports charging him with entering INTO sucn an
attempt as false. Il never had any talk, ne
said with either Mr.. Gould, Mr.. sage OF MT
Croker regarding the proposed Underground
road have never taken any actioh oi uo ie
ANYTHING directly or indirectly 70 opStruCl tiIe
bui,dnr Of the underground railroad Neither
has the Metropolitan Street Railway COMPANY
nor to my knowledge. anybody connected WIN
IT, Everybody who has discussed the supgeC'
with me knows that have held 10 the oplIli1ll
as I do now that the construction ana operation
of the underground road by responsible persons
would be distinctly beneficial to the street ran
way company. There is no profit for surface
road in carrying passengers long distances Inc
proposed underground road would simply serve
10 locate the constantly increasing population
of Greater New-York in the Annexed District
instead Of Long Island. Staten Island and New
Jersey This increased population would tneh
necessarily come into the business and shopping
centres of the city on the underground railroad
and be distributed for short distances to their
destinations by the surface railroads From the
standpoint of the Metropolitan street railway
Company therefore, l have no hesitation IN
discussed the matter. that / should be glad to
have the road built on the lines proposed. AS
TO the practicability Of the scheme nave no
opinion to express because 1t does not concern
me- Neither does its bearing upon the Man
haitian Elevated Railroad Company AFFECT me IN
the least as I have not a dollar OF interest IN
the Manhattan company.
Ordinarily do not consider worthy or atten-
ton these newspaper fabrications but this par
.icular one is so full Of false statements ana
malicious nsinuaton that feel II my duty, in
justice to my business associates, TO stamp IT, so
far as IL relates to myself and the metropolitan
Street Railway Company, as stupid lie.
II. II. Vreeland, the president of the Metro.
politan Street Railway Company. also denied
last night that any of the directors or officials
OF the company were actively opposing the con-
struction of the underground line.