New-York tribune., 1899-12-24

haven't seen Mr.. Keene since early In tho after
noon. have been trying to get into communi-
cation with him myself, but have not been able
to do So"
Was any one else summoned?
Yes" was the reply. Mr.. Jones. an associate
of mine understand, was served with sum-
mons I know OF no other"
Mr.. Taylor added this statement:
The report in the afternoon papers to the effect
office is erroneous and absurd The circumstances
a yery S busv time for me, had no idea what it
was. and supposed 1t was something trivial =.
su ssd that hat pTss the Subpoena was signed BY assistant
District Attorney Unger. Acting District Attorney
ddn e says Pqsne' S PSsik6S 90 k6ow Mr. Mr.
Cray very well. have known him long time
Won't you ask him to call me up on the telepnone
and tell that this is all about? The process tSs
story that came out OF Mr.. Sheehan's office sup
they TWISTED i in hes 10 sye no qnh IN
the report that spoke Of pull All signed sae his
petition for the office he now occupies. mat Is a
As for this apparent charge OF circulating untrue
reports about Brooklyn Rapid Transit. | know
! nothing about that I am simply suopGnaedp ns ,S
Transit now We were some time ago, but no;
through any maliciousness but upon 1gb tne5 ow Uw
It may go lower, Of course but that doesn't n 10
US any M d9 ans SnIW Try fo but suppose
|
| II is about this matter.
Mr.. Jones has passage engaged ana eXpects
| 10 sail for Europe next week. When MI Iaylor
| was asked II this would interfere with his rlp
| he said: IT don't know. l hardly think So II
doesn't seem to me there is anything III 'ii'
! charge and It will amount to nothing.
Wmiam Cullen Bryant. a director OF the
! transit company since It's organizatlon' salu
yesterday
All the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company asKs rs II
fair treatment Unscrupulous SPECTATORS ~ ross a
Street have for long time oeeh tEhS Eta bsve done
this nv running advertisements IN dlHeIeuI pd5.S
CARRYING nsinuatons and advising security h9GeS 3Vc
to get rid of their holdings, The BoaIu Vi - on
tSajr own account for they all large holoers OF
the stock but account OF nnoceht cS 9Ta a.
we'll The company never was III ,In 1' nre9en time
| The action to-day in grading the empoS g ,rnH @
vancing wages means an increase IN me pay a., U
NJ S6S G for the first year with certainty OF lts
increasing year by year ms % nad Is ON sound has
| Nv eseci1ring and retaining skilled employees step
| az that sort means that the company Is ouliuIns
itself up sodly from the bottom 90 hot e neSi.se
| ment of the road have the utmost Idlth III tss M
future II is the greatest street Iau"dy sSslcIn Si
| under one MANAGEMENT in the world al the preSelt
| time II is in a city that is growing faster IiaH
INV other CITY in America When the New East
Riyer Bridge is completed the company VIII at once
| develop a number OF its unused franchises. ~ VIII
operate all tine tracks crossing tne ne" pIfuSe &
and they will add enormously to the receipts Oh the
dc not credit the story that the Standard on
Company is back Of the attack on az acCouit "a t d
gas war between the Amsterdam ana ConsoIu go 90
! Companies There are excellent reasons Whlcn
| prove that there is nothing In that story.