New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-31
FAVOR THE PETERBOROUGH
John CIaf|n and Sixteen Other
Merchants Give Reasons.
SEND LETTER TO OFFICIALS
Manhattan Pays Most Taxes, and
It's Interests Should Be Cen
sidered, They Say.

ShuNi ON' AhSy ~oJ
John CIafin and sixteen other we'll know n
merchants have sent letter 70 the Mayor.
the Board Of Estimate and the Public Ser
vice Commission favoring the acceptance Of
tho subway proposition OF the InterDorough
Rapid Transit Company. They said tho In
terborough extensions could re built propa-
bly I'm two wears. while they saw no hope
Of getting relief in five years through the
offer OF the Brooklyn Rapid Transit com
pany. As Manhatton paid 70 Der cent OF the
taxes Of greater New York. tire merchants
believed Its interests should be considered
through tho acceptance Of the Interborough
offer
! The letter. which was made public yester-
day. although It bore the date Of MAY ~
was as follows:
To His Honor. the Mayor of the City "
New York the Honorable. the Board 81
orah,e. the Public Service Commission OF
the First District of the State OF Ne"
York:
The undersigned merchants Of New York
| respectfully urge:
Tho immediate building of extensions Of
the existing city built subway north on the
East SIDE and south on the West SIDE, mus
making two r arec, shr3usn rou 81, Tho Ola
Rapid Transit Commission. and II seems
10 offer the greatest possible extension %
rapid trsnsit facilities with single hve-
| cent fare without unreasonable investment
| Of the city's money. These extensions can
! probably he completed within two Years.
! and with needed additions 10 the elevated
roads in Manhattan and Tho Bronx "oulh
go far 10 solve the rapid transit situation
| In those boroughs.
TIE offer of the Interboroush TO furnish
sl3s coo GOO FOR extensions and equipment
I cft 10 ~
! sceins reasonable, while The offer OF the
Brooklyn Rapid Transit 10 contribute
$50. 900 900 for construction and equipment
against more than flj6 600 600 OF the city
money is certainly less attractive from a
. financial standpoint The city is safer IN
advancing $4,000. 900 than in advancing
$3.50 600 600. and its safety Is obviously in
creased by dealing with the successful ten
ant If it's own existing subway.
We see no hope Of getting relief In trans
portaton within i've years. or Of getting n
| single comprehensive scent fare through
the offer OF tho Brooklyn Rapid Transit
| Cornpany. and We are convinced that the
| transit interests Of Manhattan VIII oe
! firtl cred by dealing with he lnierborough.
Wa respectfully represent that the Bor-
/ ough Of Manhattan paws more man ~ per
| cent Of the taxes ~ greater New YORK. !.
therefore necessarily bears inc ierget pa,.
| o. the risk in the building Of new suowayS
with city money. and We ASK mat me ~
terosts Of the Borough n Manhattan re-
oevo prorortionate consideration
II II MACY & 60.
ROGERS. PEET & 90.
] ShKs & 90.
CAMMEyER. 49, .,.
o'NEtrI. ADAMS COMPANY.
e " Kenas'on. vtcs president
2 ALTMAN 4 90
JOHN CHAPLIN.
ROTHENBERG 6 CO .,.
NATIONAL, CLOAK AND ~ IT CoMPANN.
/ Rs G g Roseuhaum. president.
GrNBEr RRoTHERs, 49,. ,-,,,.o,,
By Isaac Girhel vice proslho0'
'"Nr'' D" By Louis stewart president
rrent, seconS 70 2si streets ard sixth avenue
Gpt;ENUt;r- sIEGEL COOPER COMPANY.
r. r J. Greeuhut. treasurer.
''''' ~ Ernest stauNen. ir .scre'sry.
THF FOURTEENTH STREET STORE
SIMPSON CRAWFORD coMPAHY.
nv oscar \ Pratt. seor'tsr'
roonor Timothy s. Williams. president Of
tho Rrooklvn Rapid Transit COMPANY
speaking % the figures quoted in the letter
said last night:
"Those figures are not correct. oon
Lrou, vhoro those figures come from. but
thev sound Hike the literature that Is heine
MI, ont b. the Interborough. I had heard
that thi. vas coming out and I am told
tho, soroa of those who signed the letter
vera deceived BY the figures and later tried
n have their names withdrawn Some ~
rho firms signing arc controlled by tho Ga z
lin interests. and il must la remembered
that Mr. rIa'in vas member ~ the old
Rand Transit Commission
BOROUGH President McAnenv, chairman
~ the conference committee Of the Board
NJ Estimate. viii no back from Lake
George with his subway report TO-DAY. He
p.iu have conference with Borough Press
dents Miller and CromV ell. the other mem
! hers Of his committee, and with the mem
hers Of tho Public Service Commission. ~
which time ne viii receive suggestions for
! amendments 10 the report
Possibly one or tro conferences may be
necessary 70 phip the report In such shape
as to suit a majority Of tho conferress II
nill not be ready for the meeting Of the
Board If Estimate tomorrow. but should
10 ready Tor publication before next week :
meeting Of the board. Tho ides IL to place
~ in the hands Of the members Of the
! board come days before the meeting. so
thew Will be in position - discuss and
4 vote inteiligently ou the subject whom II
; comes up AZ the meeting
/ Both Controller Preudercast and PreSl-
/ dent Mitchell OF the Board Of Aldermen are
/ competitive subway system. and they have
( sis votes I'm the board. Borough President
steers Of Brooklyn has said that Sc FAR as
/ hn could ses the Brooldyn Rapid Transit
! Cornpanv offer uas the host
This would seem 80 insure the adoption
! If 2 report ~ favor ~ the Brooklyn Rapid
/ Transit Companv r. as EXPECTED the re-
/ port ~ BorouEi President NcAnery Is in
I favor ~ tho Rrooblyn Pau,d Transit Com
pary
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