New-York tribune., 1910-11-23
M'hDOO To MAKE NEW
OFFER AS TO SUBWAyS
Willing to Operate Fourth Ave-
nue. Line. in Brooklyn, as Part
of System for One Fare.
ALL EXTENSIONS AS WELL
Chairman Wilcox Thinks Other
Offers May Be Made-No
Proposition Yet from In
terborough Company.

CAV that he would make supplementary
o~e- 70 the Public Service Commission
g. an early date, and would include the
onerarion by his company Of the Fourth
Bossl to equip and operate g modified
t-,aorough route. as outlined in his offer
Of last Friday
- he same time Mr.. McAdoo reiter-
s-e5 rhzt his company is willing TO oper-
ste as one system. and for one fare.
x-rn extensions as may be built from
-i-7e - tine in z logical and well con-
st5e-ed Development Of the triborough
,o7--e. provided the city viii give his
corpany fair terms
asked whether the terms offered by
hfr II his proposal OF Friday should be
7rterp-e-ed as giving the first lien on the
---h71e r-oper-v 70 the S-s00S'oor0 which
.,s -orpanv Is prepared 70 spend. Mr..
x,.5oo made the following statement:
We have suggested no preference for
-,e money which We put in. except that
re r. earnings shall be applied 70 the
nsvrerr of interest on the equipment
Sc. This viii not be material except
4o- me first TWO or three years After
-hs- -ae income viii BE- large enough TO
co-s- interest charges on all moneys,
s-5- ~ f,~ther difference viii have 70 be
made
Announced Positive Offer
TIE first indication Of q positive offer
ran NJ. McAdoo 10 operate the Fourth
svr-ye subway came from the following
statement made by Controller Prender-
Fagt and John Purroy Mitchell after
r-r7or7E-5 conference between them and
u NcAGoo-
We think that the conference viii be
Productive Of an amplihcation OF Mr-
NcAdoc-s offer We found him in
7l=aszrE and receptive attitude, IN
marked contrast 70 The hide and seek Of
o-he- interests. The fact that We were
- hold our conference with McAdoo
vas known 10 Chairman WILCOX Of the
Public Service Commission with whom
NJ are keeping IN close communication.
The first impression that prevailed in
n CITY Hall was that NJ. McAdoo
would also offer 70 operate the extension
z the 1riborcugh along jerome and
River avenues. IN The Bronx AIr- Nc
Adeo. however. declared later that this
cueet.an would not be taken Up at the
present time. as the construction Of this
-a-r or the route Is stiU somewhat re-
moved from actuaiity- He said his con-
ference with Messrs. Prendergast and
M-ehe- had been particularly in regard
. 1ae Fourth avenue subway, but had
80 touched the larger question
NJ G1cAdoo then said:
AS stated IN our proposal 70 the Pub (
Ii Service Commission. We are con- /
sder-r- he possibility Of entering into
E arrangement for operating the Fourth /
sreruA subway in Brooklyn, and expect /
= reach q conclusion On this al an early /
tste
We also said in our letter TO the
Public Service Commission that We are +
Wiling 70 operate such extensions as +
ma he made from time 70 time upon 4
-sir terms ! believe there viii be no
d-=ze-l-E about Jhis feature
Ore System, One Fare.
Piled operation IS one system and one /
tsre o. five cents. The city viii have
to build first z main line to serve as the /
main artery OF the net OF lines that are
q connect various important parts of /
three borouEhs. The question OF start |
lng this rlain Iine-the Broadway
Lexington avenue route with tube to
brook-En-seems 10 Mr.. MCAdoo the
most important one. and everything /
e-se. he said. should follow as { natural
Sequence Of TINS fundamental enter
prise.
/ Mr- MlAdo9 started a chain Of con-
1eFences Yesterday by calling early on
-aal'1nan Wilcox Of the Public Service
commission The McAdoo proposal had
Heen referred 10 the committee Of the
Rhoie Nr Wilcox said. but he would
Ao' anticipate the commissions decision
S\ saving lust what he himself favors-
re er-T rasized again that the com
mission Wiu not delay awarding the
ePalfscgs Tor the construction Of sec
IONS Of the trIborough, but he also laid
sgess on the necessity II taking into
consideration any S1syi1 offers IS that
haoe br NJ NcAdoo-
Ar Wilcox also pointed cut that i
All oe Impossible 70 let contra cts for
q he sections covered by bids because
q ne lack 4 availa bic money and the
resulting difficulty OF deciding Just
6nich sections should be LUii1 first.
Statement by Mr.. Wilcox.
-Ar wilcox continued
81 I voul6 like 10 sa- that l do not
--sArd rhe Tcadco proposal as imply
NJ - abandonment Of the triborough
route r. fact. as ] interpret Mr.. Nc
@ooo.s letter. there * no such implica-
lHh - all To be sure. il does not take
4 NE entire system in Tho direct offer
CT neither Is the city preparing 10 let
contracts for the whole system. But the
sher does cover all that il is likely can
D - a. the present time. and. in fact,
considerably more
Mr. McAdoo expressly SAYS that the
operation OF The Fourth avenue subway
snd the elevated extensions as well NAV
- matters fer negotiation later on, ana
lSe mere fact that the details regarding