New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-20
A GIANT COMBINATION.
MANHATTAN AND BROOKLYN RAILROAD
UNION IN VIEW.
DEMOCRATIC POLITICIANS IN BROOKLYN
POINT TO THE COMPLETION OF THE
FIRST MOVES IN THE DEAL AS
AN INDICATION OF WHAT is
COMlNG-NEw BRIDGES
p.o,- ar TUE DIAN

PART OF THE PLAN
II the stories OF Wioughby-st. Democrats
politicians men close TO Mclaughlin and Gro
ker can be believed, Richard Croker Is with ex-
Governor Flower and Anthony y. Brady In their
quiet but persste II endeavors TO consolidate
all the passenger carrying lines Of Manhattan
and Brooklyn into one vast systematic great
est system Of street railways, in fact, that the
world has ever sean The absorption Of the Mas
sau by the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company
was foreshadowed nine months ago. but was
denied by the principal owners. the Johnsons.
and by Patrick Flynn. But it came about to
all intents and purposes, last week, and hence
forth harmonious traffic arrangements will be
dictated by the friends Of Mr. Flower. That was
step No l. The mex. big move is now slowly
taking shape and that IS the requirement or
the elevated roads Of Brooklyn by the Flower
party President Uhmann is ready verbally 70
scout this proposition. but evidences are null
tiplying thai the consolidation is already under
way That will he step No. . BY the time that
is accc mplished the comparatively easy task OF
gobbling the Coney Island and Brookyn-De
Kalb-ave system will have become fact. That
is as far as the Brooklyn end Will be carried
MANHATTAN's TURN NEXT
According TO the willoughby-st. Democrats.
the more sensational consolidation will take
place in Manhattan by the uniting of the Man
haitian Elevated ard the Metropolitan Traction
and Third-ave. lines. When this is accomplished
the new bridges which Mayor Van Wyck seems
anxious to have begun at once VIII be con-
structed with a view to accommodating lines
straight across the river. to connect with the
Brooklyn roads.
CROKER AND ROEFLfNG.
Willoughby Street Democrats point to the ac-
ton OF Richard Croker's son in studying TO be
an electrician and engineer as signincant IN
cident. and it was asserted yesterday that
Young Croker would be associated for some
time with Washington A Roebng. the bridge
builder. with the definite purpose Of tamiharZ-
inr himself with a subject which will require
his attention as soon as his fathers plans ma
terialze ,,,,,,.,s
While many fairy tales are spun In Willousn-
hv-st when Ross" Mclaughlin Is away, IN
this case the politicians who are known TO pe
on terms of intimacy with Mr.. Croker polnss
to the first step Of the consolidation as ploo- p
that "denials do not count" and that con-
soIdation IS sImplv a matter of nearby des-
tiny. ,,ao.,or ~
The project for general consonua''ohs OH ,oh ~
trolley and elevated roads in Brooklyn' wnich
The Tribune said several weeks ago, upon soou
authority was In contemplation, ana apou.
which much has been printed within the iase
few DAYS by other papers, Is belieEeu IoM ~ =. ~
he assuming definite shape. EX-Goverhor
| Flower denies that he Is at the head OF any
syndicate 10 take over the Brooklyn roaus an
| combine them in one company, bur ADMITS III
| sucb q nroiect is in view while saying In et-
! feet that the plans have not yet matureu'