New-York tribune., 1901-07-03

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son, the Mayor Of Cleveland. and his mother.
a. L. Johnson's recent operations in the East
have attracted considerable attention because of
MS announced programme of connecting this city
and Philadelphia with trunk trolley lines He and
his business associates had already acquired a num-
Der of branch lines In New-Jersey and Pennsyl-
vania According to the published programme II
was his intention TO furnish rapid transit between
this city and Philadelphia and fare of 40 cents
between the two cities was discussed by those in
terested. The terminal systems In the two great
cities We're to be made the basis for three cent
fares within the city limits of New-York and
Fhliaoelphia Though succeeding fairly well in the
work or acquiring branch lines between the two
cities Mr. Johnson was not able to get the Rapid
transit Commission to change the route OF the
proposed rapid transit tunnel in BROOKLYN 90 as 10
alioW Tor the tunnel under the Narrows-an essen
tlai portion of his programme for a quick outlet
INTO New-Jersey and Pennsylvania. In Philadel-
phla the street charters recenty Issred n is
slated lhterfered with many OF his Philadelphia
over the situations existing in this city and Phia-
aeive cansn ana even after his illness kept planning
mammoth petition containing hundreds of thou
planned through his advice This petition was sent
TO the Municipal Assembly.
ALBERT and his brother Tom went to Cleveland
h Ti1en & Young men, and started with few mules in
cn5sidne 5Tet rairGad business They had what
!ed @ IN the deveIopment OF the street railway vent
partment.
The Nassau Railroad Company, in which he was
interested with his brother, Tom L. Johnson, was
one OF Mr. Johnson's most successful enterprises
The getting of the franchises was engineered nv
Senator Michael j. Coffey then a Brooklyn Alder
- $1,000
After the franchises were obtained Mr. Johnson
| loan of Sl0O00.O00 the property. Soon the
| johnson brothers had trolley line running 10
| Coney Island in opposition to the Brooklyn City
| company.
They never sold share of their stock in the
company until they sold IL as a whole TO the
| Brooklyn Rapid Transit system when the lines OF
Brooklyn were consolidated. They are said TO
nave received then more than 100000 for their
Mr.. Johnson went 10 London and took an active
part IN the building of an underground road in
that city. The last project to which ne devoted
his attention and energies was the plan to con-
tenn.
Mr.. Johnson offered to build tunnel under the
East River to Brooklyn to Flatbush-ave.. thence
TO South Brooklyn and under the Narrows to
Staten Island thence 10 New-Jersey. and direct
across that State to Pennsylvania He offered to
make the fare three cents for passengers in any
part of greater New-York and If the tunnel cost
more than the IS 100000 which IL was decided could
be spent the Brooklyn extension of the Rapid
Transit tunnel, Mr.. Johnson offered 10 raise the
capital himself.
! sonest on the Shore Road in Brooklyn. The house
| overlooks NewYOrk Bay and the Narrows. and
| Is of unique architecture. 1t combines many char
aCteristicS OF Spanish and Roman types. II is two
stories in height. and the interior of the building
is in the shape of the open common In Roman
! architecture Mr.. JohnSou's wife was a Miss
| Mitchell. of Louisville. Ky.
Mr. Johnson, like his brother, the Mayor of
| Bryan. and he was friend and supporter OF the
| late Henry George. He a Democrat. but was
not allied with the regular Democratic organization
of Kings County.