The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-04-16

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the company that ! am Interested In and the
only company that | am interested In Is tue
Din YOU PAY FOR YoUR AUTc-TRUcK sTocK2
Q.-How much stock have you in the Auto
Truck. Company Al decline TO answer.
-Q.-Are you the Chairman of the Executive
Committee OF the Auto-Truck Company A
3;atDid YOU pay for y9%r ss stock ;, in the Auto
Q:-Why do you have this sudden and pc
eniiar reluctance to discuss matters WHICH yoHI
"a hse9 business a'r : Of i' The oo on saSHts 70 you f'-f0 tell
A A. tel ny private business to your Yes I
,Q..@of course you do at this time. Mr.. Croker
OFT is significant that you make the objec.
no man living my private business.
sls3ot m% snS q any n r %sR VIZ b no bold ohsd IA s ssYsIs co oS:
t siSist the 81, city p6 d~spSr ~ aSn oa,n msf Re ~ IN a;- ofsise5s.
and alSit then 'a gets no' into >, c eae Sn,fies Wishont having
TO pay for his stock Allow do You know
OIL want to find out. Mr.. Croker. Al
oQ,-Yop see the position YOU are put in, Mr.:
EroK nrIvs dent ~, tyy9nf Al Wonttell you about
o."Your private affairs are not private affairs
m 9 saa Me'hFs aSe q rish Ai to know sn0S A'e@ fySi sir.
.,Q:-Me have a right TO know now the man
put his hand on business, men and put their
stock IN his pocket for nothing2 A.-You don't
,o.IIWelll; will you toll me L you don't do i?
that Is, my private affair.
dare S;1 YOU: NJ Ist S1stg ~ &'"b Sssf No NJ. fN Won't
tell my private affairs.
won't telI my private AFFAIRS. and
us fromWe IA" iln&StyI private arairs-yes.do
mot: c SoS are y here sn ior % one ,hap seuFs ]p SSnfsrn
pqn5poSSe.to help your party. c,o.or Ava.
,.Q,-That Is your speech. Mr.. Croker2 A
Yes. and will repeat 4.
think you have got it by heart now, A.-You
opportunity OF playing, your part to the galleries.
as you accused me- Of doing yesterday .-fes.
w Mr. af Md pssYh. here 70 res sde a h HsSi.p fsG' Clipping in
which Mr.. Cookers views OF the possibilities OF
compressed Uot ar TiS were given oso bio .h,nos .,,.
is going to be noted for many decades. Do you
loG 6L at it that !. !, T ray, !, A i,ctl A. n; Croker. t,,, be.
cause you are the leader Of Tammany Hall and
because you control the city departments that
given a large amount OF stock? A.-Not at ali.
You are way off there.
wh hsIs III, nes Wisne ysf . ofrssft'd with laughter in
Q;.Well. what are the faets2 A:1,oh. you are
cline to answer that question. had NO con-
ne %hn, With the g city F9yerpmePti, ,,o,o..
and YOU repeat IT,
Q.-Yes. and am going to repeat it until |
answer Just as long as you repeat the question.
SAYS HE ISN'T WORTH A MILLION.
Q.-Mr. Croker. are YOU an engineer? Al
served ny time as 2 mechanical engineer
A.-LQcomotive work.
.Q..Did you run locomotives or build them?
o.;-Do you intend to use your abilities as an
engineer in this company? A.-No, sir
Q5loua are not expected to. are YOU? A.
- 9 s.n hr ! you a capitalist A.-what do you
Q.-,You have not got a million dollars? A.
decline to 60 into my personal affairs.
pay you for your inrucncef A.-idont Know
but / didn't use any influence.
A BOSS A USEFUL MAN IN A CORPORATION.
Mr.. Moss then asked a number OF questions.
Truck Company ny would be sub sa1 to the The same same
inspection by city departments as the Manhnt-
wan f tsen + ssk Cd a Il the 2s1f Bo sssas ot eHam ealeh sou Hs
not make trouble for the Auto-Truck Company
il It wanted to; The answer was that it could
011And ever II there we're not danger. they
They could. ii they wished to do wrong.
,Q;-They could say what they did to the Man
Ialta hdllWa SOuipuny, cOuluu I tney ! A.
U-Resolutions could he passed in the Mu-
couldn't thereY Al don't know that there
could.
as 2;mAns rssS %SItR so sSS'd a, be pa sss b in %sny
pass any IN the Assembly. the Municipal Ast
sen Ply A. THIS company has nothing to do with
Q.-You don't believe 1t as a matter Of fact.
boards wanted to do wrong they could make
t tr on A hio 4 tb eomnaHy n New York could
mQ.-Haye not your associates in the Auto
. T5nfk fb9I 6eER on s, Prss eo ssan y9u WON'T With irf z Sub,
ferlng with 1t? Al decline to answer that
.Q.-Why do. YOU decline to answer it? A.
That Is my private affair.
QIThen; because Of your power in this com
pany ,to, do your share Of eating Of its. profits.
simply sim Syu b tS;ns y9q are ot the IT. boss Of the city;
A.-fhats your version. not the peoples. You
are trying 70 make the people believe that. but
Q.-And you won't toll US? A.-That's my
| private affair.
hs on0 onnd reason ~ WIZ TIL this NJ HxeTm rdp has as
power you have and what YOU Intend to do
Very we'll. A.Nfa am glad yo% t6lnk so. '0'u
stSSc EtD ID i5 you not Ese eerE e1l 10 sbbarss Of the
ingj-I.d decline to 9
Q.-You decline to go on record when the
matter Ia presented to you as fairly and fully
as it has been? Al decline to answer that
question.
ELECTRIC D FRANCHISES GIVEN AWAY.
.,Q.1Do. you know that q resolution passed in
the Municipal Assembly giving tho American
Air Power Compeny the right to lay and locate
water from the Hudson River across ,Thir;
Twenty-tith streets. to the factory OF the
American Air Power Company? Ayes. sir.
,Q.I;;Was anything paid for that privilege?
A.-Yes.
-Q.-How much? Al don't know. The
Sinking Fund Commission fixed the amount.
Q;.-Mr, Croker, do you think that the Metro
privilege OF putting In electric conduits along
side their tracks? Al don't know but they
did.
Dwell. II that company hasn't paid for that
privilege. or the Third Avenue Railroad. does
organization stand Tor 2 At, does, not.
Q.-Then official bodies that have per-
mitted that to be done. II 1t has been done,
shhonlldd DO censured. A'-They certainly
Dwell. IL you would censure an Assembly