The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-12-16
M'ADOO WTTHDRAWS HlSOFFER
An INDEPENDENr BTD "a tINST
MONOPOLY IMPOSSIBLE.
since thr City seeu,s to stim Go Want sub
way nj Last Cost Rather Than COM
petition Hr i.raNes the ffetd amt
WIN Concentrate on Existing Line.

ago he informed the Public Service Com
mission and the Board OF Estimate that
unless his offer was accepted by Decem-
ber Is he would recall il. Neither board
took action
Until a few days ago Mr. McAdoo and
his colleagues -Npecf I'd TO submit an offer
which would he more attractive than the
| first one from public convenience point
of View and which they hoped would
outweigh the advant ages OF the scheme
submitted by the lnterborough COM
pany They have decided however
since neither the commission nor the
heads Of the municipal government
seemed 10 grasp at the suggest ion for
competitive line. to devote themselves
entirely to the development Of their
own system
In hiS letter to the commission MIR
McAdoo said that his company had ct
Pressed its Willingness to spend $50 US GA
IN equipplnS and operating a modified
itrtborough rout. when no at her probable.
hid was in sight. He said the offer was
made on the supposition that he heads
OF IN" city government were committed
definitely TO the consf ruCt ion OF an in
dependent subway system The promo
sition. Mr. McAdoo wrots. was nade in
good faith and in rho hope hat the ransit
needs of the city could best be met by a
competing route. Mr. McAdoo went
on - say
y" sooner had our proposition been made
IMAM suggestions began tn emana'e from
many quarters that il was wholly u aI,e--
ton ~ 10 what company would make IN.
best bid translated into terms OF money.
Tn" great fundamental Of an independent
N-tem ~e~m ~ 20 he subOrdinqtei to the
matter of money COS,
VI oar assumption was correct TINT the
duly constituted pu'h0ri'ies believed that
an independent system was tho only safe
and satisfactory SOLUTION NJ tn. problem
then II - obvious that competition bet cen
tn" PETERBOROUGH COMPANY and thus rom
panN Tor the Con-' UC'Inn ur operation
OF an independent system - impossihl
because 'hs In erhorough company canno,
supply the people OF New York with AN
independent system at any price. while
on IN" nther hand he Hudson and Man
haitian Railroad Company cannot supply "A
monopoly % rapid transit IN New York as
any price.
Tn" issue - simply an Independent, svs-
TEN on the one hand or monopoly ON the
other Hence. any bits suhnittet hy the
~" companies are on entirely deterrent
and utterly Incompatible bases and there
can ne no real comparison between them
even as 10 the money cost involved IN
L't!" money ~ extensions OF the present
lnterhoTough system. because tn" Inde-
pendent ~ys EN- requires the construction
OF a trunk line in addition 30 the branches
whereas ;he trunk lin. Of tho Tn'erboroush
IL already built and u u merely 4 Question
Of IN" cost OF constructing branches
pon mature consideration Of the mat eT
We hav" beCon" convinced that IL is fItile
for us to attempt TO unite vi,h the city
authorities N an eNort IN provide m indie
pendent system unless tho cry au'hortti.-.
are fully determined that az independent
"y~tcm IL wanted for the city. In short.
there can Toe no competitive h'as h~.wr.n
'hie company and the Peterborough on
independence or monopoly II seems 20
IL 80 "n'la! thai IN" policy ~ the other
bail he decide upon before fart hrr prog
r'-~- can h" mad" " We should -iibnitt
another orer under present CONDITIONS u
"ogld. y" believe. simply provoke long |
struggle Inch would r-su., IA DELAYING
fuai action upon rapid ,rnnIt. to the po~-
Sihle ds'rinent OF The community. since
tn" problem = acute that DELAY !. -. /
itself serious injury. We are unwiliInE, |
ia parf,o pate In an indefinite struggle " !
this sort.
Chairman Wilcox of the Public Service /
Commission commented.
The commission has had another !
befor. IL. received since tina, /
III VII. hI1'lOc. IL NAD 10 Ds' con '
-ld"red IN connection With the MCAdoo /
oher OF neces--ity. a. the acceptance OF .
one meant the refusal of the other Mr.
Nc Adoo- proposition included the build
ing Of line which had not been laid our
either 10y this commission or by The.
previous commission. In fact the court
had refused it, approval OF the Montague
street tunnel
We have been giving careful attention
to these matters. but il has been Inn
D.
"a j. called for at AZ early a date a. to-day.
The Interborough proposition il Of =
far reaching character. and IL reached ths.
only nine days ago. lnas-
rnncn as u was necessary to consider
the two propositions together IL was
impossible TO give "a definite answer on
the day set by Mr.. Nc AdoO.-
The chairman was asked IL anv effort
was made TO get the time for the con-
tended He answered no. n. said that
he had suggested that the commission
would wish TO confer with tn. rapid tran
sit committee Of the Board Of Estimat.
befor. passing urcn matter Of such
Importance, but Comptroller Prender-
CASTS absence from town made such "A
conference Impracticable. Mr.. WILCOX
added: a
i have known Mr. McAdoo for year.
and upright man. ! do not think there
ran he TIA. slightest doubt n. TO his entire
good faith in this matter
Nr. McAdoo said last night
We do not want Ia he put in the light
Of guitt.r- We simply put q tir,e limit
ON our proposition. that limit has expired
without reply from the city and the
has simply died Our atten-
lion now will be- given toward tn. carrying
oIt Of our pk,ns for the extending Of our
line TO Newark and the completion of our
sixth avenue line TO the Grand Central
Station"
Mayor Gaynor would not comment on
Inc McAdoo letter yesterday. II. e.-
planned that he had not had time To read
i carefully.
seldiers Gsnsirted OF burglary.