New-York tribune., 1903-01-03
|ORDERS TO THE ELEVATED.
RUSH HOUR SERVTCE TO BE CONTINUED THROUGH
OUT THE DAY
Hundred Installed BY april and Ertra
Tracks BuahB BetzceenC Certain Points,

7 treated you gentlemen Extensively Don't treat
| me extensively. Don't you know that this paper
| has only just been ssued?"
| The commission will now consider the surface
railway problem. Mr.. Cole said to a Tribune
| reporter:
We shall GO work at once, and shall be
| in session here till Wednesday. We shall make
! our plans public they are perfected
The Tribune called up Alfred Sktt at Yonkers
: on the telephone He had not received copy
| of the changes enjoned upon him These were
! read to him. He then said:
Il can't make any comment. don't care TO-
! 1 don't run trains. I'm not the trainnan
| Charles A. Gardiner counsel for the Manhat-
| tan. at his home. No. 5S1 Fifth-ave'
| by Tribune reporter He refused to discuss
| the remedies. but sent the reporter to ex-Judge
John F. Dillon. to whom he said general affairs
| of the company were often referred
| Ex-Judge Dillon said. after reading the COM
| missions report:
! II don't doubt that the company will willingly
cooperate and will meet these suggestions so
| far as practicable. OF course, car manufactures
are crowded with orders. It is not an easy mat
| ter to get cars. I think it probable that the
company already has orders in
Russell Sage. when asked for last evening at
his home, No 500 Fifth-ave. sent word that he
was tired from office work. Mrs Sage was kind
|
/ 1T would not be proper think. for Mr. sage
| as director to discuss the matter. He did noe
entirely favor the third rail- regarding it as an
| experiment. And now tEey ask for more trains
] With more trains more people would oe killed
| FROTEsT AGAINST SECRET SESSIONS
| There has been brisk exchange of letters
! aud remarks between the Merchants Associa-
! ton and the commission as to the alleged star
| chamber proceedings.
William F. King. chairman Of the committee
| on franchises and transportation of the Mer-
| chants Association of New-York. in reply TO
! the letter received from the State Railroad
| Commission dated December 81. 1902 sent to
the commission the following letter:
New-York January .. 1908.
| The Hon Ashley w Cole. Chairman, State ran
i road Commission Fifth Avenue Hotel. CITY:
Dear Sir: We are in receipt Of your coIninulil,, u ,
cation dated the 31st uIt The same was taaa
| before the chairman of our legai coHliiii''
! Theron G. Strong, esq, and myselI. ,..
| We note that you have the powers OF olsere :.
ton vested in you % IN iaa seGon 10, Of n the section
| in which discretion is vested in you Is as ioi-
! lows: -, ,.,,o;+, -
! such information, contracts. agreements, leases
| or other enga gements if. in their judgment, le
public interests do not require II. OF eti of
| the state might be thereby injurlously anecteu.
I We respectfully submit that the matters " now
| IITde consideration
| rac+ion with our transportation facilities are
/ matters which primarily AFFECT the lnolNIuuas a.
| citizen In view Of the failure on the part oI
| thA TRANSFORMATION companies themselves %
/ hava furnished the remedy for the eXlStIhts
. evils 1t is only fair and just TO the cltzens "I
the cftv that the hearings in reference 10 these
| no++ars ehouId he public instead of private. that
! the public interests do require sucn puolicltS
| and that the powers Of discretion vested III you
! shouId he exercised TO that effect The cnarac-
! 81 - +be tnfornat ton concerning the conditions
| under investigation is such that no poSsioie
| harm could be done to the corporations py nay
| inc thA meetings at which this information IS
obIafned made public. for the welfare and pros
| neritv of the railroad corporations would not oe
niuriol1sIy affected thereby. Therefore. the Ted-
80 for king use Of the discretion vested in
! Won as stated in Section f63 of the Railroad
Law does not in our opinion, apply to this STU
| alton. . -. 49,.
! hearings and conferences be open to the puonc'
! and that we be permitted to be present there
| az Very truly yours.
dt c,on,n1itree on Franchises and Transportation,
! the Merchants Association Of New York. by
| WILLIAM F. KING, Chairman.
| Mr. King supplemented this by saying to a
| Tribune reporter:
..It would seem that it was rather one-sded
rearfng-the roads. but not the public. When
| II comes the turn of the Metropolitan to be spe-
| cia1izAd on. Mr. Vreeand is the one person 10 be
| dealt with. The directors have delegated all
| mower To him. and his word will BE- final as to
anv pIan. And he will be the person responsible
/ for any failure"
THE COMMISSIONS REPLY
| Mr. King was not invited to be present yes
! +erdav before the commission prior to the issu-
| ir9 of the statement. His letter of protest was
replied TO as follows by the commission;
New-York City. January . 1895.
WIs 4rs ebi.es hins dnd s the Merehans
ASSOCIATION New-York Life Building, New-York
DedE Sir: In response to your letter Of this date
~ 5Irec+ed by The Board of Railroad commits
a;onars to sa that no public hearing has been had
Teiatinc to the surface and elevated railway
ransp0rtation difficulties in the city OF New-1 ork
since rTues1av December go 1902. At that meeting
+be Merchgrt is Association was represented Dy
como of IFS officers and by counsel. and the BOARD
thsn frankly and publicly offered 10 place the en-
tire conduct of that hearing behalf OF the people
in the hands of the association Inc assoclatlon m
then publicly declined to accept such control, 10
+ha sIIrnrise and regret of this board, and the
Soa rd desiring give the public the earliest relief
nractica BILE took a course prescribed by the Ia"
ar5 has since followed that course.
We have this day formulated and issued TO the
Nanhattan Railway our directions. which viii 5e
eIInnlenented by such others may be necessary
The board respectfully advises you that 1t Is not
dienosed 10 retraverse the ground already covered
or to change its position as communicated 10 you
in its letter OF December 81, 1902 Very respectfuly
Chairman Board Of Railroad Commissioners
COLE REPLIES TO KING
Mr. Cole said. relative to Mr.. Kings stas-
nent about the ''one aided hearings:
IF Mr. King cares to give out interviews in
addition to having hearings before our COM
| mission. why he is at liberty to do 1 have
-o+,ir,s m add +o Our stat s-pept What we have