The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-12-17
DEAL ON TO BUY
FISHERS ROAD
indications are the Passenger and
Power Company May be Sold
to Cleveland Company.

Street railway circles were much eScf-
cised yesterday over the report printed
in Sundays Times that the Passenger
ard Power Company. the oldest and most
extensive street railway system in the
city. lad sold out 70 the Everett Moore
syndicate, Of Columbus, Ohio.
The Passenger and Power Company Is
practically owned by Mr.. George r. isN-
or, of New York, and his presence in
the citv. in conference with his attorneys
and representatives of the OHIO SYndl-
cate but gave more sembiance of-truth
to the runor.' The Everett Moore people
3rt the same as are now c1nStftictlflg TIE
connecting electric Tine between Rich-
mond and Petersburg and own in this
country to say nothing OF long distance
lines in Europe, 1850 miles of electric
road The Cleveland Company has money
To further the deal which is evidently
on, and .srf Mr.. Fisher talks business.
as a representative of the Moore sEnai-
cate put it yesterday, they VIII meet MIN
on the market
Al every turn the Fisher people have
tried to hinder and delay the construc-
ton OF the Richmond and Petersburg
Electric Railway Company, but eVloent1E
found them a difficult proposition. ana
where a Few months ago Fisher was re-
ported as getting control CT the surouro-
an line. the tables are turned. ana the
Fisher Company.
Mr. George E. Fisher, who is relieved
to be the prime mover in the question
of transferring the Passenger and POWER
Company bodily into the hands ol tne
Richmond and Petersburg Electric fS<tii-
wav Company, is in the city. out SO less
as the question OF the deal is concerhe.
he is as immovable as the ROCKS oi
Gibraltar. He expressed Willingness
to talk about the weather. or the: oai'ily
supper he was eating at MURPHY 5, 70 q
Times reporter last night. OF even l.'e
health of the reporters family, but he
was as silent as the SphihN contest .''iis
his business in the city at this time OF
Tho r,-rnored change in street car COM
panE conditions.
"Oh. drop down to Richmond eFes.-
now and then on no particular business
ne said in reply to the reporter query
How is your family
.'You know as much, or even more
about this matter than l 90, LOT an
know is what T saw in your paper, ne
said. in reply to another question rms
is a sudden change in the weather, AIN
it?"
Then he poured some milk in his rice
and maintained a dense silence
The reporter ventured another question.
.Really I have nothing TO say lor .,'e
naners at this time he repiied. LII
fact, I have very little to say tor 'neni
,+ any time. 1 see they had snow III
Norfolk
The columns of the paper were tnen
THROWN omen TO him to express his views
unon any subject. the reporter taking d
GOOD deal upon his shoulders, bat even
tris indiIcemeut failed to cause him 10
omen IN. and he simply smiled as ne
no,,red some more milk in his rice and
cut chunk OF toast.
How is your editor coming on ne
asked. .'Give him my regards when you
SEQ him.
Neither Mr.. Miles N. Martin nor Mr..
A. B. Guison could turn any nSht upon
the subject. as they declared that tney
knew nothing about it, except that theF
had been instructed to prepare an ordi-
nance allowing the Passenger and Power
COMPANY to merge itself into any other
similar company.
This was DONE explained Mr.. Martln.
$50 that the company COULD DO suca d
thing. il they ever wanted to do so. Inc M
present franchise doesn't allow us 10
merge, and we simply want to De pre-
pared, if the time comes
Mr. Martin said he hadn seen Mr.
Fisher in his office. and that II confer
ence had been held, then it was without
his knowledge.
Mr.. Guigon maintained stoiid silence
in reference to any facts in the matter,
and when questioned as to what he knew
about it, pointed to the newspapers ana
smiled.
..Tnat's all know. he said
,Vice-President Frese. OF the CisVeiaho
| Construction Company, wore a beamins
| smile when he was approached by the
| reporter. but he declared that there really
was nothing to give out that would be OF
| interest to the public He said what the
| ma aners had already published was enough
| for the present. In further conversation.
! he said:
"Our people are IN the habit OF ac-
Gontinuea on Secoad Pase1