New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-10-07
no FIGHT LIGHT TRUST.
To,n l.. Johnson Interested in Man
haitian Transit, 1t Is BelieUed.

her who with others has acquired
'o :, the Manhattan Transit Company. SAID
o0 nuo that il would be developed into COM
yestes" tI. lighting trust, and in future it would
pe'fO- ,d.d 10 take in transit enterprises in COM
be TER tbe existing transport alton companies
peuuo i,v He promised through tho improve
N l4.7 &c ca7npany would introduce In the manu-
mem men, and distribution OF electricity as a power
. -irb-ng medium TO drive gas out OF the city as
;, iIluminant
ANe oo,ir.d by the Manhattan Transit Com
Pa ,,nder its franchise had the power to manu-
81 electricity and sell II between 42d and osth
- and the North and East rivers, but 1t was
1.srned yesterday. had no authority to set pores
.-,ns wires for distributing purposes 80 as
u 4, tho DEVELOPMENT 90 independent lighting,
. .-.nds said yesterday, the American Electrical
.,.sc,t,rins Company was taken over by the
- Ac-e This company. under charter from
- nod OF Aldermen in 1885, had power TO dis
,s,ta as well as manufacture electricity II was
sosuse Of the powers conferred by these COM
- cbsrfers that Justice Bowling last week
tAs = Teremptory writ of mandamus COM
r,,rc the Electrical Subway Company 10 alIo"
=. lang Acre company TO US" the conduits hela
t-e -. CORNER company foe laying wires under AID
EJECT and Seventh avenue
- outline Of play1x OF the Manhattan Transit
,~ara,snv given by Mr.. Sheehan yesterday was as
follows:
and nv associates have been giving considera-
autiO a
- ,bis-the most progressive city IN the WoTIos
~ nrber cities and towns OF our country, ana
Wiz ave heen surprised TO find how inadequate
We .H-,,5oe is Whereas there should be a kilowatt
- 1nwer for every inha edtants, TINS city mas
OL,Pe Iitrle mora than one-third OF this Ihere g
o.s hole districts tina. not only not suppIleo
ar eeefrtc power and light. but seem to have no
re existing company can take care OF the natuIaI
srcrease Of tbs demands o. thei- present patrons
- cav nothing of supplying the unllghted neld
ne are going at this thing in an entirely new
~ we Do Tot believe that the whole llghtns
80 -o-ve- OF a city great this should be IN
-s- iipoa the security OF pow er house II any
-Tng should happen 10 that power house PIac-
;iraIy The whole city would be thrown IN dark
Ne are going TO have the power subdivded to
surh a. eytcat that any accident to one OF our
20 8 whole. We also are going TO take adVanta &c
NJ the recent tremendous Improvements in electric
lights and apparatus fo- producing electricity so
mat in a way we shall be creating new era IN
e;ectric lighting matters. for We shall not De
handicapped with the problem Of dispoSlng OF an
enormous amount OF comparatively oDsolete ap-
oaratus-
We shall be prepared during the coming week
% make public general plan. the most i'm
pcrtant features OF which am not permitted at
present 10 give out
" H Knight who has been connected with the
Manhattan Transit COMPANY other development
r-ajerts Will act as engineer in this new enter
mise He has been connected with lighting and
declined 70 say yesterday whether or not Tom L.
Johnson. of Cleveland, was interested IN the new
control II Manhattan Transit He said that sew
ersl promi1, nj Cleveland men were interested