The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-01-06
TROLLEY TROUBLE OVER.
North Hudson Electric Car
to Run Through to Penns-
sylvania Ferries.
DAVID YOUNG's DUAL posITlo n
Elected President Of North
Hudson He Will Retain
His Office in the North
JerseyNo Con-
solidation.

solidation.
The first car of the. North Hudson Rail-
way Company to run by electricity be-
| yond Grove street and Newark avenue,
made the trip at $50 O'Clock last night
1t ran over the tracks of the North Jer-
1 sey7 Street Railway Company, used the
wires of that company and entered its
| terminal station at the foot of Exchange
place. Hugh Brooks, Superintendent Of
1 the North Hudson Railway, came on the
! car from Hoboken. Superintendent Har-
ry Fuller of the local division of the
| North Jersey Street Railway Company
| met the car at Grove street and Newark
avenue and went through. the formality
of plotting 1t over the North Jerseys
| tracks. Everything about the running of
| the first car after the raising of the dead
lock was done in a strictly formal man
ner> From the ceremony observed it
seemed as if Mr. Fuller had long antici-
/ pated the event and had made elaborate
preparations for it. AS a matter of fact
at four O'clock, yesterday afternoon he
did not know that the North Hudson
| Railway cars were to use the wires of the
| North Jersey Company.
| Shortly afater five o'clock he received a
| telephone message from Vice President
| David Young, of the North Jersey Com
| pany, telling him to hold himself in readi-
ness, as he might be called upon to run
| North HUDSON trolley car to the ferry. A
| little later he received a definite order to
prepare at once to run such car. This
was after Mr.. Young had been elected
| President of the North Hudson County
Railway Company at meeting of the
| stockholders held in the office of the
company in Hoboken. Mr.. Young's first
act after being elected was to order the
North Hudson cars sent through to the
Jersey City ferry by electricity. When
Mr.. Fuller was told to take the first Car
through as quickly asa possible he said
he could do it at once.
There was only break of few feet
between the two lines" said Mr.. Fuller
in explaining it to a reporter for "The
News "and we could have jumped that.
All that was necessary was to put the
lever up to No. 10 and let her CO. The
momentum acquired would have carried
the car further than was necessary to
cross the breach. They would not letthat
be done, however. They insisted on hav-
ing the connection complete. il took lis
an hour and a half to rig up the wires.
All was ready for the trip at $50 o'clock.
1 went through to the ferry with the first
car. left Inspector Davis at Grove street
and Newark avenue all last evening to
see that things ran all right
The North Hudson County Railway
trolley cars were running into the Jersey
City depot all day today under a three
minute headway. There is now no longer
the slightest doubt that although the two
roads will not be consolidated as the roads
comprising the North Jersey Company
are consolidated, yet they will be run by
the same men and the North Hudson
County Railway Company will be prac-
tically part of the North Jersey sys-
tenn The election of Mr.. David Young
to the presidency of the North Hudson
County Company dispelled any doubts that
hitherto prevailed on that point. Mr.. Young
is still Vice President of the North Jer-
sey Street Railway Company. When ask
ed this morning If he would continue to
hold both offices Mr.. Young gave an
evasive answer He said that he would
continue in his old office of Vice Presi-
dent of the North Jersey for the present
but could not tell for how long. He did
not know if any person having been
named to succeed him. Mr.. Young was
only at his office in Jersey City for a
few minutes this morning. He usually
reserves Friday as a. day of rest and does
not bother with business affairs. AS he
was leaving his office in the North Jer-
sey's building in Exchange place, this
morning, he was met in the hallway by
Spencer Weart, attorney for the COM
pany.
.swhere are you going?'' asked Mr..
Weart.
..To my offlce,'' replied Mr.. Young.
N''In Hopoken.''
Eyes"
stwill you come and see US occasional
ly?"
Eyes, until you kick me out. replied Mr..
Young.
Mr. Weart when seen by areporter for
s.The News" said:-
"As / understand it, Mr.. Young will
in the near future devote all his time
to the North Hudson. Another man will
be appointed to succeed him as vice presi-
dent of the North Jersey Company. | do
not believe that his successor has been
chosen yet. That will be done at meet
ing of the directors There is no telling
now ,ly'i run mi BY the same men, but. there will
f5 the = cars Of the North Hudson
Ip.npadny the depot VIZ of the North Jersey
company / have heard nothing OF the
cars running from the Erie ferry to New
ark In my & 1pSni0n aae aae rop IS absnrd TSe
division of the railroads as outlined N |
some Of the newspapers IS too ridiculous