New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-03-02
PRAISE FOR TRIBUNE.
Vigilance Urged against Ri"
Roads Movements.

- the Editor o. TIE Tribune
Sir. Tho Board 81 Trade or Nevv-TocheTle tenders
.ou Ste sincere ana heartfelt thanks for tho mag
,-ifcent work -ou have conc on behalf ~ the
guhTc n Nveetchoste- County IN Defeating tho
ordinance ~ The aUered and defunct Sew-yors
7vcsfchester and Boston Railroad The residents
- This section o. WcStohester County know a
great deal nboift fhe unfortunate record % some
Of those old companies. Included among which e.
fhe Westcheste- and Bostun We sincerely hope
and earnestly request that you viii for "a
ruornent vour vigilance this matter until
ths band who arc using that defunct corporation
shall have been oriven completely cover and out
~ existence. This can only be done by constantly
nnc Vigorously exposing them IN tho columns of
she press, in the manner in which Won have been
Going and doing.
The other DAY there appeared IN of the
F-ev-Eork daily papers a statement from Charles
y. Hughes. counsel - that ccrrarv This man
snakes the statement that for some tine tho Port
Chester road has been doing nothing hut getting
permits. 40 goes 20 state that ali that the
dsfunct WestcneEter company requires and wants
grant New York proceed. The S1pi-fty
sand -aendacity viii be further appreciated when We
sell you that tho Westchcster crowd have recently
bsen visiting NeW-RocheIe ard have been trying
81 every way ascertain whether they could not
act the assent n the Common Council Of Ne -
Rochelle pass through this city They were
plainly told shat this section o. the county had
absolutely use FOR them ano would have nothing
70 do with them. ar. Hughes wei knows that MS
company cannot do anything Until they have the
assent OF NeV--Roctelie. % Mount Vernon and the
Supreme Court o. Wcstchester County. and he
further knows that ~ ard tho crowd which ne and
his hand represent Vii receive hut little courtesv
81 this section OF the county. on account of the
fact that the hlsloT q the entire matter well
known here.
Every reputable preventative % The public OF
westchester County and the Borough o. The Bronx
3nclu6ng Eucn bodies the boards Of trade clti-
zens' committees and taxpayers associations have
been continuously. and yet. vigorously SUPPORT
s1g the NeW-York and Port Chester Railroad and
viii oppose 20 the last as we have done in the past
every attempt - hold Up :he Port Chester Kan.
road. We have reliable information 20 the eqec,
that Dick * Robinson. VINO now using this
westchestcr road. were really back o. the New.
York City ana Wcstcaoster Railroad when tina;
dsfunct corporation opposed the Por- Chester read
before che Railroad Commission and I'd and tlrougt
the Court OF Appoals. whore they we're final
Of az arazeu hold-ups. this westchestor ana Fos
ton hCld-up is about the wcrst. Al THAI they hav.
~ ~. voy "a 20 -'es,e- s ra-! iit .
Mucl - this data vas given TO the Raiiroad com
mister aEa j puaAe property. In aecition. vas
GotaLai from time 20 time IN various periodicals
i'nle "a estchester and Boston crowd have Levo
made survey. have never expended any none
lsEitlnEtely Tor surveys engineering Data az
As io 80 'i. o.. = ~i.es .tla ne roft q
S1a-.s E-ie6 Ef ,s5isbsH has TON II 10 =, -.
rnaoe rciatssc 10 o high speed railroad. with b,
Cac ~ the fret things trc wcstches.e- crow.
cic. ur1cnc other apparent shan1s. was 10 have ,
meaningless. irrcs ousihle nonsersoa iette~ -g-if
ten ly Urn saylaE that they would ,yo,1d
s4lo.0o Tor TIC construction o; their alleged rail-
ro1c- ABOUT tcn DAYS after t came out that NJ
e-ctshail hec offered application before ~,
Railroad Comncission Tor an increase 81 - rifa
stock 4ur the Port Chester Ita lroal tht
% ais Rlpicauon showed that the cost ~ to raj
road was somewhere tn inc neir nbo- ~ ~,
90 As the Westchertsr snd por+or -. ~
saw his they Immediately raisec thsir '.artes !,
stating that they had $1,000 90 with vlash a. co..
tnefee worE. u connection herewith We desire =
can your attention 20 the fact thss they atste th
they are not only going build = road -e,racfv M
ths Port Chester Railroad tor sac 90 600 loIf t,,s
~ addition, they propose butinr a hranrb ~,
Mount vernon 70 White Plains cor TIE same amour
~ money. We are laymen. hut N is appRre 49,
~ The Port Chester Railroad ran a branch Ia WIN,
Flalna 81 would require act less than az 0sr IA
Probably WREN tho Westcheefer ana portor cr.ox.
this they wall thar ssSsrnna. d, r1rye "a