Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-06-13
THE CHARTER GRABBERs.

Gov. Stone signed the FOcht and
Emery rapid transit bills last rldAy
night: and next morning the Executive
and State Departments at Harrlsonts
witnessed scenes unprecedented IN lpe
history OF the State. Scores OF capltaI-
ists- LAWYERS and their assistants 1e-
ruaiued sleepless at the hotels IN order
that thev might be first in the rush and
a hundred signed charters for railroads
in each populous section Of the state
were carried away by weary but salts
fed applicants. The legislation and
SUBSEQUENT incidents form one OF the
most fmportant and sensational chapters
of State history.
The Pittsbnrg capitalists and attor-
news. including Thomas . BlgeloW'
Richard r. Quay, Henry W Ollyer
Geor0e T. Oliver. Charles Ii. Mckee,
Water / Won and the Mellon represen-
tstiv.s departed that afternoon with
theirnost important applications granted
and tbe charters signed by the Cover
nor.
Foerderer. Clarence Wolff, James +.
NcNicbol John W. Mack, Michael
Mummy. Senator PenrOse and lnsur-
auce Commissioner Durham, goL
tbirteen charters for surface. elevated
and underground lines, which have an
aggregate capital on paper OF 81 55o'-
900
The total involved in the charters
Granted for Pittsburg and vicinity that
dav vas said to be =, 600, 900. but the
ca1itaI stock fixed in many of the appll-
cafions i only nominal, and the transit
deveIonments in Pittsburg and Ale
ghenv alone. as a result OF the new
LEGISLATION. will cost vast amount OF
money The division of the Plttsburg
field for immediate operations IS a.
follows. according TO al explanation
Given by one OF the attorneys
The Bigelows. Olivers, and t2uays VIII
control the downtown section OF Pitts
burg and build an elevated road from a
roint near the Union depot to point
near the Baltimore & Ohio depot al
c,nI+bfeld and Water streets, With
elevated lines and spurs along Penn
avenue TO Williamsburg, out BntleI
street TO Highland Park, over the
Seventh street bridge 10 Allegheny
With connections east on Ohio street and
rvesf on Ohio street. Western ayenae,
Bidwell street and Locust street to the
Obi., river. Twenty miles OF streets Will
he covered. The first work VIII be %
nrovide relief for the congestion OF
downtown passenger traffic
The Mellon interests have the Monon-
gabela valley. including all Of Pittsbnrg
eas+ ~ Craig street: with the Second
avenr,e and Southside routes into town
and covering the whole residence section
north IA the elevated lines There arr
about 80 applications for Mellon
charters
Tire Ohio valley charters are held b1
the Ouay lires. and are SIX IN NUMBER
mslr1ng II possible 70 build sections oi
| roads in the valley until there l. a con
-ir1ous line TO Rochester. and from
the-a 10 New Castle, with number Q,
zry1rs- In al there was no less than q
arplicati0ns for charters n The ONO aI1c
NonCnrahela valleys put On ME ina
morning.
A. rbe State Department mace q rus
4s,a- NJ, one sbOuld te allowed 10 @xI1lln'
4I,a aryr,l5ea1i01s fled rival organizers q
soTu-sr1i@s have had no chance 10 EnsI's-c
| aarh others plans and II has not Vel os
xe3ooed how such rivals may n
+e7u-lt 70 combat each other Thro1Si
local authorities or IN the courts
The Johnston syndicate people. WI
a-a r,r- srrs.r=ad 10 he directly znt1-
SOL N TIE Pi+rsburg field have
-hrrnvh their representatives, threat
ared Il make legal contests y
r.r7r+z In the law a. wei g Oh the Tuis-
ana methods adopted tv rhe Ezec1riF'
and STATE Deparrnenfs- They haF'
rassas At leasr rrvo OF three questions
Fyrr the Pir-sburr capitalists exu-es
LITTLE ~rnre-r and no fear because g
them