New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-04-06
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Two Companies Virtually Merged
Now, with Others Ready.
MAY CUT RATES FOR A TIME
Organizers Plan to Draw Smaller
Concerns Into Fold, Re-
ducing Expenses.

The first step is about to be taken in
the consolidation of all the taxicab com
panies in the city. At least. so those
who are taking the step hope. Negotia-
tions have been practically completed
for the virtual merger of the New York
Cab Company and the Taxi-Service
Company Of New York two of the Iarg-
est concerns doing business here. Both
operate bfue cars
The New York Taxicab Company.
which runs the red cars: the New York
Auto and Livery Company. the New
York transportation Company. owner Of
the green ears. and the W. c.. P. Taxi
cab Company. which runs the yellow
taxicab. the four other large companies.
are expected to come into the fold later
on. Until they do. however. there can
be no taxicab trust. These last four
companies have among them ninety
taxiCab stations. as against the twenty
five Of the two merging companies
When they have fallen in line il is ex-
pected that the smaller companies. such
as the New York Taxameter cab Com
pany the Taximeter and Cab Company
of America, the Tax-a-AutOcab Com
pany, the Tax-a-Cab Auto Company, the
Tax-a-Cab Automobile Company. the
Tax-a-Cab Transit Company. the Taxa
cab Rental Company. the Taxameter
Carriage Company, the Taximeter Con-
troll Company. the TaxaCab Service
Company. the Taxicab Auto Service
Company. the American Taxameter Cab
Company. the United States Taxicak
Company. the New Taxicab and Auto
Company and others will either sell out
10 the merger voluntarily or be forced to
join H.
The papers for the merger have noe
bee, signed yet by the contracting
parties. and in the mean time the officers
of the two companies have been doing
their best 70 keep the affair a secret
They refused TO give out any details last
night
OF the New York Cab Company
Colonel William Jay is president. Eyer
ton L. Winthrop. jr., secretary. Allan
.exow treasurer and Henry g. Kelsey.
James Heffernau. John Foster and JO-
<eph F Wilson are directors. Its cap
taI is given as S5ooOOO. There is a
Taxi Service Company. a New Jersey
with s.. 20OOCD capital. and
he Taxi Service Company Of New York.
with $4,000 capital of both Of which
Harlan W. Whipple is president. James
J. O'Brien secretary and Michael W
Norton a director. Besides these men
he following are directors Of the New
Jersey corporation. BeIvidere Brooks,
\. r. whaley. William II. Seaich. r P.
Alien. Benedict LedCrer. J. ]. Mahoney,
Edward w Moore. f. j. Gavin. F.. w.
pitman and II. Il Lewis.
The companies expect 10 effect extern
i've economies by combining. The
of taxicab companies in
his city has caused a cutting Of rates
nat has threatened seriously 10 deplete
he incomes OF the different concerns
Dnly recently the officers OF the more
Important companies formed themselves
10 an association-the Taxicab As
ISOLATION maintain rates This il one
u. the objects OF the merger.
Another economy of Importance. il Is
.xpected. will be- in regard to the main
enaIice of stations. At present the prin-
ipal companies are obliged each 20
station outside the large
iotels. and to pay the hotel proprietors
learly for the privilege. In avoiding
his duplication of stations. the com
,anies merging see a great saving. which /
viI avoid not only the heavy expense of /
epardte maintenance. but release a [
arge number of cabs for service IN other I
'arts OF the city.
In case the other large companies join /
he combination. thus multiplying the |
economies 10 be effected. il Is not un- /
ikrly that the rate of fare will De re- 7
uced-at least until the smaller COM /
anies are forced To run 10 cover To save /
hemselves