New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-10-17
LOOK FOR TROLLEY VAR.
". O.. McAdoo ImUddes Jersey Scith
Ne50 Com pGny.

A lively trolley is threatened in New
Jersey. The Public Service Corporation, which
controls ali the trolley lines, electric light and
Gas plants in Northern New-Jersey, is to have
a rival that has an abundance of capital and
experienced men behind It. It is a war Of the
NcAdoo tunnel and the Belmont subway in
terests against the McDonald-Ryan interests in
New-York and the Public Service Corporation
in New-Jersey. The former have organized the
Hudson Street Railroad Company, with a CAPT
tai OF 100000, TO build trolley lines in Hud-
son County.
The articles Of incorporation were filed yester-
day 81 the office Of County Clerk Rotheram, Of
hudson County. The incorporators Pliny
Fisk Rye. n. Y; Walter G. Oakman, Roslyn.
N z; ". c. Fisk New-York City; Andrew
freedman. New-York City; David c. Young.
Newark, NJ J., and William G. McAdoo, Yonk-
ers, NJ Y. The incorporatOrs constitute the
board Of directors. with the exception of W. c.
Fisk. whose firm Of Harvey, Fisk Sons, bank
ers. viii be doubly represented on the board By
William NJ. Barnum and Pliny Fisk.
Walter G. Oakman is president Of the Hud-
son Companies IN New-York. ". G. McAdoo is
president Of the Hudson and Manhattan Rail
road Company, Andrew Freedman is a director
OF the Interborough Rapid Transit Company,
and David Young. who is we'll known in the troll
ley world. was. until its absorption by the Pub
general manager Of the North Jersey Street
Railway Company and president Of the Jersey
City, Hoboken and Paterson Street Railway
Company
The officers chosen are William G. McAdoo,
president; Andrew Freedman. vice-presfdent: X
E. Conger, secretary and William c. Kinney,
treasurer
The new company plans to connect with the
tunnels oeing constructed by the PENNSYLVANIA
1SallroaQ company at the foot Of Exchange
Place, Jersey City. and with the branch tunnel
10 Hoboken of the McAdoo Company. The rival
corporation conlefnpiates running lines through
Jersey CITY, Hoboken, Bayonne and the other
municipalities in Hudson County and extenj
out through the State 1t is probable that these
lines may not be constructed If the Public cer
vice Corporation abandons its scheme 10 buiid
a tunnel from Jersey City to the BROOKLYN Rridea
entrance in New York for its high speed TROLLEY
line that is TO run to Newark and its suburbs
the Oranges.
The organization Of the new compenv &c re-
earded as d declaration of against The Prh
lie Service Corporation If it becomes tunnel
builder. The Public Service Corporation has
a franchise for about al! the leading thorough
fares of Jersey City. and also has monopoly
and has arranged % connect its lines with the
McAdoo tunnel BOW nearly completed at the
foot of l5th-st Jersey City, and the trolley
terminal now in the Pennsylvania Railroad fer
ries and station The Public Service Corpora
ton may be disposed TO fight and the result, i
is thought, would be beneficial 10 the people
IN Hudson and adjacent counties, as the com
petition would be keen that elevated roads
and subways would supersede the surface lines
1T would be expensive TO construct hnes elihel
above or below ground, considerable plilnt
would have 10 be done the meadows anC
many yards of rock would have to be excayatec
the Heights. From Hudson County radiat'
all the trolley lines through Eastern, Northern
and Southern New Jersey, and as they are
destined to become the competitors OF the steam
railways the new company may push its fgh1
TO gain a foothold on the NeW-Jersey side and
divide the traffic with its wealthy rival.