The sun., 1900-10-07
Mr.. .CR0KER'S TRUCK TRUST.
moss TECChTEN MUST SKLL OUT
10 ~ OR 90 UNDER
iTnck Drivcr'-Oh. They Must FIND Oiher
Jobs When the riE Tower Trucks, with
siO,OGO,uOO Dchini Thcm. Get the nu.I-

Tho trIckmcn Of this town havc become
greatly Interested In the lion. Richard Crokers
dcnpnuiHtton ol trusts aud his talk about the
slaves ilp truss make. There are several
thoumud truclmon IN New York and ave.
timc they read one ~ Mr. Croker's attacks
against trusts. they go around among their
follows and ask qucstiOus about tho New Ro-r
Auio-iuck Company. Mir Croker was one
Of tine irourrorators of this company and Is a
director md q large stockholder. Ex-senator
Arthur Puc German II Maryland and the Hon.
Lewis nixon, both Democrats. and Nathan
, Slrau1. n Democrat, who runs ono Of tho depart
meni stores 50 vchcmcuty denounced by tho
Hon. John B St1n"lGod, are also directors
and large stoCkhuldcrs
The New York Auto-rrIck Company was
: incorporated under the laws Of the state Of
Now d"r'ry, with capital of slOOOpUO0, on
Jan. li,hoo Tho charter Of the company per
mil' It to manufacture, buy and sell compressed
! ar and electric machinery and apparatus, To-
. comotivcs, engines, trucks and cars. and to
| manufacture machinery for supplying electric
power, compressed air and motive power. In
speaking OF his new company the day after il
was incorporated, Mr.. croker said that the
time had come when tho horse power truck
, must go. He also pointed out how much more
! beautiful tho city would ba when only auto
| trucks were used. because all the streets could
/ then be- nsphulicd lie said that His company
: didn't irtcnd to COMPETE for the cab trade.
7 II wa, the tracking business be- and hiS friends
were ui'"r aud the now truck would he turned
out as fast a, possible and, as they could bs
oierUt'd for three cent. 4 ton a mile. while II
. cost Il cent, "A ton a milo 10 operate horse
power truck, h, expected that his company
, would g,t thr brlt Of the truting business
} @- soon u# It Vas able TO handle II.
/ OF course grHat corporation like the New
! York Autu-lruHk Company, with its large
| capital Which, MIR. Croker said would hc in
! creased as soon a. the company began to do
business. would be able 10 do what Mr. Croker
says al tho trusts are doing. and which tho
Ice Trust actually did namely, compel all
weaker competitors 70 sell their business and
good will for such price as the big company
wa willing 10 ruy: or drive the little follows
nG' o. husil,ss The truckmcn are thinking
OF these things now and asking themselves
how soon after election they may be asked IN
sell out or got out. They take II for granted
II all trusts pu' the sorrows on every rival and
keep turning until the rivals life is squeezed
out as Mr.. Croker says thcy do that the Truck
Trust viii get right down to business shortly
after election.
But Mr.. croker and he friends became 80
Impressed with the prospects Of the trucking
business that they changed their minds about
sticking 10 that alone. a year ago last May
II was on May II, 1909. 20 be specInc-the dlroc-
tors Of company called the General Caring,
Company met IN tho ofIloe Of the New York
Auto-rruck Company aud concluded n donl
by which Mr.. Croksr's company sold all ia
rglts FOR passenger vehicles in this city 20 tho
General Carriage Company. just what tho
Auto-Truck Company Rot for what II sold was
not made public but II was understood and tho
understanding has become a practical ccr-
tainity now. that II received some money and
n largp block ~ the stock Of the purchasing
company. That arrangement would enable
Mr.. Croker md his friends to reap the benefit
from both the truck and cab business.
A reading Of the charter Of the General Car
riage Company gives very comprehensive
notion OF the extent Of lie privileges. The
company may among other things purchase,
construct and maintain n system Of hacks,
coaches or vehicles drawn or propelled by
horse or other power through any public road
street or highway IN any city Of the first class
In securing tho charter the real interests
hind tho company werc kcpt in tho background.
Three or four young men were named rs IN
corIorators Ihis comL nny Is noG 9I n,ting er9,irg
more into service as fast as they car be turred
out from the factory How much they hay"
only tho cabrcn themselves can tell Tho
company. has mnde material cit In the old rab
Tate II th,S c}Tn%Taop , oSs s nod ~ ' has NJ"
Of GG'C'r omrioymo6t ard injured he business
others, while the STOCKHOLDERS, Mr.. Croker and
his friends have hecn reaUing the Ironts.
The Auto-Truck COMPANY hasn't done mu.h
have th%mrit that il WIS irst possible. since Mr
croker Ind develoued such horror OF trusts.
'tat le had retired from The corr0nr, or ugt
4 SIN rcrortcr called NJ tho Office of the COM
r1nv IN the Postal Telegraph Building 70 mako
aWhcr, are Won goirg 10 begin 10 operate your
nuto-tr1cks'" asked the reuortcr Of man In
'That is little uncertain" Was tho answer.
-You'd hettor SEQ Mr. CYRUS Fcld Judson of tho
Gcnc-al Carr'agc Comrnnv vhcn he is In town.
10 Do with the New York Anto-Iruck Com
rarv?" tle man snsl "d. .-,..
Is very close Practically The Same Interests
nro rorrrsorted In each. Mr.. Hoadlcy, a."
pr"sdcrt - the AutoITucE I CnmIarpy, pri Is on
of tho General CnrrtaRe CouIany. looks OUT FOR
our huyircSs in Mr. IIor dloy's absence
Ccmrarv has about given M tho idea Of operat-
ing Trucks In Now York. Is TINT so''
~wc!yc ~wE! cot ',' Awe nnmTcr T' " tr,o,., At our
p-D,-l Acnro works md ~ soon ~ additions
- the sorhs are comp'"'cd Nc'ii hcg,n on r,orc.
Tho only thing wc'-c waiting for no" + TO har"
spfrod inst what the motive power Of theSa
trucks ehyll he compressed mir or S1rorhcn'cd
tTo Corprc.sod AZ Power Complnv, NJ
Whrrev's con nanv whose plant is At the foot
If Wcs' Twcutv-'uir1 s'r"c' ven oncrate the
t-roLs NV afr II vo cant ven use suIeI;
h"aiol wotrr. ~ nl events, the 'ru"kS VIII
',n .,.ora'"d iu u = civ I'm shor' time
"Car vnur trucks "oruote with the horss
'r-.'.s9" raHrd thN reporter
"f should sqv tn"y could j. o"I's three
rput- % tom mile 90 rr'u our 'ruC' and II ccrts
.n rlr f.o horse trucks The only thing thAt
win .rovorf =, Coup1ny from doing all the
ru.inrs. will Io tho 'uCl II trucks NJ first But
.tr' riidr1roo wont bother us fnT long our
stool, rs hoinI. Increased Ys :nst qs ppesihl"
"'vhnt or"ot u'll vOur Conrqnv hovo on the
.usira.s Of tNc o'd fr'-knCu|
"Oh 'hnrN have 30 CoWc IN Tor their own
r-otrc'ior and 'lis "'mu1uy'o benefit In san
.rluois'n ID urp0o.iriur vns made 10 the truck
non w.. THO Cl'ifomi1 Auto-TruCk Company N
1kn th"ir buSiu's>"s. uINing hnlI IN money
1nl h1'r in tho efpo'; NJ he now company.
rnylrro y str!lrr 0rrlnc"ment will be mnda
7c-o md don't know but i; has been mad"
,Iro1dr UoHrvcr. ihr Nov York trICkr,cn
must COW" IN WHOM tlo"'r" invited or take tho
TriR COMPANY with tho Rre1t
1",1tg 'o be- derived FROM tho business hero
.r.f raiog - uoetn tIN." IN '9'k
What FUirg % become ~ me truck drver'
rhorc mo great MANY of them
aCh trNN havc 10 rud other iuNs But tho
Lon ION dead is more Interesting IAN the auto
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