New-York tribune., 1907-08-15

Mr.. WINS wanted TO know what authority the
Brooklyn Rapid Transit had for carrying freight
and express. In reply Mr.. Winter handed him
4 prepared statement showing its authority for
giving such service.
Shortly after the hearing had been called TO
order, with Commissioner McCarron presiding.
Mr. Wins had list Of all the companies COM
posing the system filed on the record. with data
concerning their franchises and history. Mr..
WINS then had Mr. Williams sworn and soon
took up the question OF who had charge Of the
financial management of the merger. "Prinar-
lily Mr. Winter" replied the witness. The ex-
animation along this line follows:
o.-Have you a finance board? Ave have not
as such.
O-Who is the chairman of the executive COM
mfttee of the board of directors? A.-The chair
man Of the board OF directors is A. n. Brady. BY
virtue of his office chairman OF the board he is
the chairman OF the executive committee
$50 the ultimate financial management, as a
matter fact, Of the system is under Mr.. Brady 8
control? Ale is the presiding officer OF the ex-
ecutive committee
TAKES UP OPERATION.
Mr. Wins then took up the operating end Of
the inquiry number Of statements were filed
showing the history of the merger and the
mileage of the various lines composing it, and
the control of its subsidiary lines through lease
Mr.. williams explained the history of some of
In all, there are seventy companies in the sys-
tenn most of which had been sold under fore
cIosure and reorganized at different times. THE
course of evolution Is complexty to simplicity,
is it not ?" asked Mr.. WINS Il should say from
simplicity to compexity,'' replied Mr.. Williams.
''But il is from the homogeneous to the hetero-
eeneous" said Mr. WINS. mo, from the hetero-
geneous to the homogeneous" dissented the wit
ness Mr.. williams said there were 57S.52i
miles of single track in the system.
The witness said that the merger was COM
posed of operating companies which were the
Nassau, the Coney Island Gravesend the
Rrooklyn Heights and the Brooklyn, Queens
County & Suburban There are also three
systems upon which we operate elevated trains. %
he added, 1.-The Brooklyn, South Brooklyn.
Union and Sea Beach"
Il was also brought out that the tracks OF the
Long Island Railroad Company were owned by
kthe Nassau Electric Company The South
Brooklyn and the Sea Beach roads. while oper-
ated by electricity had steam franchises. the
witness said.
INQUIRY ON FREIGHT BUSINESS.
The inquiry then turned to the transportation
of freight, mail and express by the Brooklyn
Papid Transit Does the handling of those side
lines interfere with your passenger transporta-
tion?" Mr. WINS asked President Winter re-
piled that the freight business was handled In
cars built for that purpose gondola, fiat and
box He said under normal conditions 1T did not
interfere with passenger transportation, al
though theoretically he saw that 1t might TAX
ing as an illustration a point of great conges-
tion Mr. WINS asked how many trains q day
passed over the surface roads there The wit
ness answered that nearly seven hundred an
hour passed there during the rush hours. that
the company ran closely there that an
almost unbroken line was formed. He said
that the operation of freight or mail or express
cars was not permitted during the rush hours.
o-What do YOU cau rush houEs7 Al will as1e