The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-25
'APATHETIC.
Worcester's Chances
May Vanish.
AIR POWER PLANT.
What Lawyer King Says
Of Auto-trucks.

Expansion is the motto Of the New
York Autouuck company With the
Corliss Engine works of Providence
under its control, and the American
Wheelock Engine company of this city
in the combine. the Autotruck company
is looking for new worlds TO conquer,
prominent Official Of the company
who is on the inside of the present op-
erations Of the concern. said yesterday
that at the present time the New York
Autotruck company is considering the
purchase of two of the largest engine
plants in the New England section.
While as vet there is no actual sale.
there have been conferences between
representatives of the New York com
pauy ana the managers Of the New En-
gland plants
Already the Rhode Island Locomotive
works are in the concern, and there has
been some talk that the Manchester Lo-
connective works OF Manchester n. H.,
one of the largest plants in the coun-
Try, was coming into the combine but
This could not be verified.
The direct bearing on this combna-
ton and absorption by the New York
concern, Of the various engine plants
of New England remains to be seen.
but the outlook at the present time is
not cheerful
There has been a general cousidera-
ton Of the question Of uniting the entire
system in one location, both for the
economy of space and closer connection
between the different departments
fret 1. !
mantpulators Of the big concern that
Worcester had decided advantages as
the central plant Of the combine and
that it would be for the interests Of
the business to unite the several plants
in this city
1t is now a foregone conclusion that
neither the Corlss engine works nor
yhe Rhode Island locomotive works Will
be removed TO this city, and al the
present time Providence has the call
over the city of Worcester in the eyes
of the New York officials.
The American Wheelock Engine Com
pany Of this city now has the orders
for the manufacture of the 1000 tract
ors for the New York Auto-Truck Com
pany but whether future orders for
this work viii come to Worcester, re-
mains to be seen.
1t is said that the New York officials
complain Of the lack of interest which
the business men Of Worcester are tax
ing in the compressed air develop
ments, seeming not to care whether all
plants of the concern Were moved to
Worcester from Providence or other
cities. or whether, on the other hand,
the WheeloCk Engine Company of this
city was to be merged with the COrlisS
Engine Company and the Rhode Island
locomotive works at Providence.
Henry W. King, associate counsel for
the New York Auto Truck Company
with Judge Van Wyck and ex-District
Attorney George S. Graham of Phila-
delphia, arrived in town at about 9
O'Clock yesterday morning. Mr.. King
was seen for a few minutes later in
the day at his office. The suspension
of James S. Aborn. the broker, for
whom he is counsel, occupied his time
nearly the entire day. Mr.. King spoke
in a general way of the auto-truCS
company, and the progress that Rich
ard Croker IS making in putting his
automobile coaches on Fifth ave-
nue..
MIR, King has been away in New
York in connection with the plans for
some weeks, returning to Worcester
only at long intervals. He said that nc
scheme had yet been adopted for cen
Trailing. the plants of the company but
he complained of the lack Of interest
that the business men of this city had
manifested in the project. He said
that he himself had made every effort
to have the headquarters Of the new
company in Worcester, but that the
officials of the company had not taken
kindly to the local apathy
Mr.. King would not say whether this
meant that Providence would be the
central point and that all plants here
and elsewhere would be moved there
And it was significantly stated. in an
swer to question. that there are nc
plans being made at the present time
for the enlargement Of the Wheelocb
Engine Company's quarters in this city
Mr King again declared that he had
tried in every way to have Worcester
selected as the central city for the
united concerns.
When asked if Mr.. Croker would have
to petition the New York city govern
ment for franchise to run the ali
motor coaches on Fifth avenue, Mr.
King said emphatically that he would
not He remarked that so perfect a
line Of travelling coaches would the New
York Autotruck Company put in COM
mission upon Fifth avenue that the
residents of the avenue themselves
would appreciate the service they were
receiving, and would oppose any move
that would tend TO harass the Auto
truck Company.
Already coaches are being tried or
Fifth avenue, and others will be nut
in line as fast as they can be equipped
MIR. King says that all the plans are
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