New-York tribune., 1907-06-20
Ny c AFTER TROLLEYS
PLANS FOR TRUNK LINES.
Various Roads Being Taken Up by
filled Interests.

Plans Of the New York Central Railroad in tba
policy Of extending its influence over the tract,on
loaus Ia The territory served by its lines involve
" Is SAID the construction Of electric trunk line
between Buffalo and Erie distance OF about =
hundred miles. The Central, however. will mot an
pear In the matter until the line IS con7pleted
when It VIII be found that the Vanderbilt interests
are IN control Of the property. This road will be
Tor local and freight traffic between Erie and Ruf
ialo. and il is understood that the Lake Shore
which 1t VIII parallel will abandon its local traffic
between the points named, using its own tracks
clusively for through service The ties for the
new section viii be of concrete
II IS reported that the Buffalo & Lake Erie Trac-
non company, which incorporated 1906 IS
70 eIg under the control of the New York Central
ana that with the development of the latter's cleo
lIle service the lines of the Buffalo & Lake Erie
- taoGailg WIZ be abandoned for regular traffic,
their place being taken by the proposed trunk line
BETWEEN the points now covered in great part by
the other road The latter operates eighty-one
miles Of track from Erie Westhed including CITY
lines IN Erie: also three miles in Dunkirl and hf-
teen miles from Buffalo TO Hamburg The gan
between Hamburg and Dunkirk. about thirty-three
miles, Is being built, thus completing a through
trolley line from Buffalo TO Erie, but IL is reported
IN Buffalo that the last section which is not yet
my constructed, viii be a part OF the new trunk
lae and that the Mayer-Sheehan syndicate, which
vas formed III 1906 10 furnish entrance into Buff
Lolo "y Us proposed Buffalo and Lackawanna line
Tor the Buffalo & Erie, either IS working in behalf
q me New York Central or is under a practical
the road Of its hands when completed
IN The various purchases Of electric lines by the
New York Central in the Mohawk Valley. and at
oILer points IN the last few years. the operations
have been conducted by other parties generally
by the so-called Andrews syndicate but the Central
subsequently has been found to be in control of the
H9itliles According TO information received from
interests Identified with the electric surface road
situation in the western part of the state the lines
OF me Buftalo * Erie Will be used a consid-
cradle extent feeders for the trunk line
for stiings and other purposes incident to the de-
velopment Of the local freight and passenger bust
ness between Buffalo and Erie.
The proposed road will be operated at the
STAR II is said. an independent line. and osten
siny VIII Ice built as competitor to the Lake
Shore on heavy passenger and freight traffic but
bankers who are well informed OF the plans of the
Central and Its desire the Lake Shore line be-
tween Buffalo and Erie entirely for through traffic
are convinced that the line between the points
named VIII be backed by the Vanderbilt interests.
The Lake Shore has low grade line from Buffalo
10 Erie, and practically curves, and the advan-
tage Of using il exclusively for through traffic
especially IN view OF the great congestion along the
New York Central lines. is apparent.
The officers Of the Buffalo & Lake Erie are Joseph
B Mayer. president; L. B. Grant. secretary, and
Marshall J. Dodge. treasurer Mr.. Mayer identified
with William II. Sheehan in the promotion of the
Buna-o L LackaWanna, which is closing the gap
that VIII give the Buffalo & Erie Traction Com
pany line into Buffalo. This line will be COM
pleted in about year.
Interests identified with the Buffalo & Lake Erie
Traction Company said yesterday that they
developing the traction situation in the western
part Of the state ana in Northern Pennsylvania,
and not interested in the reported trunk line,
and We're not selling out to the New York Central.
buI lLey added that when a builds fine
house and some other fellow along and
offers a big price for il the temptation to sell
always be Withstood
The New York CentraIs purchases of electric
properties in recent years have given II control of
line q roads that cover great part of the dis
lance between Albany and Buffalo, and in time its
control Of traction companies will extend as far as
Cleveland.