The evening world., 1911-04-18

mitted \ now offer contingent upon tho
permission of tlc city to al,oN ;ac
thjrd-tracking Of an ~ ms elevated
lines under n perpetual franchise. tho
city TO turn over S9,oN.cro TO tho COM
p"ny and grant q subway monopoly for
forty years.
Goat" Exposed.
Dec. o, l9lo-The Evening World
showed how the lntcrhurough. offer
made a goat Of the Fourth avenue
line, letting the city in for all losses.
with n chance for half profits n any
developed; also exposing how the city
was offered a gold brick In the pro-
posal that at the end OF ten years the
city could take over thirty-fivc miles of
disjointed elevated and subway roads,
practically worthless from an operating
standpoint, as they would take a year
TO connect up.
Dec. u. lslo-The Public Service
! Commission fluppcd to the Traction
Ring. boldly %esporsing the cause of the
PETERBOROUGH. Chairman Wilcox has
since admitted that he was largely IN
fluenced by talks which he had with
j. Pierpont Morgan, who had agreed
TO finance the PETERBOROUGH proposition.
Dec. Is. lSlO-presidcnt McAdoo Of
the Hudson and Manhattan Railroad
Company withdrew his offer to operate
the Triborough.
Dec. 20, l9io-The Evening World
exposed the whole conspiracy TO turn
the transit facilities Of the city over 10
the Traction Ring In perpctu,,y how
the lnterborough was playing "A DARING
bunco game TO grab the new subways
by confusing the public with akllful
jugglery of offers and withdrawals. in
which It's allies We're worked like man
niklns from the hnac!al centre. and
were made to do their part In crushing
the Triborough.
Dec. ga, lslo--The Evening World.
In its early editions, published before
the meeting of the Board OF Estimate,
scheduled to jam through the Inter-
borough offer. showed how 5000, Oo. 900
was the stake which the PETERBOROUGH
was seeking to protect. there beng an
assured profit of % per cent. FOR the
company in the life OF Ats present con
tact with the city. which tho Triborough
ieopardized. Tho programme was
blocked, President Mitchell of the Board
of Aldermen ana comptroller Prender-
CAST announcing that thcv intended In
stand by their ante-clection pledges for
an Independent subway, made to The
Evening Word.
More Jugglery Exposed,
Dec. AZ, 1910 The Evening World. IN
rs early editions, published before tn,
public hearing OF tho Commission ul
the third-tracking and extending of tn,
elevated lines. sEoWcd that what tn,
Intcrborcugh demanded FREQ in per,
petuity and as a condition precedent
To any subway building. II had offered
to accept from the old Rapid Transit
/ Commission for ten or twenty-five
years viii fair terms to the city
namely the undertaking right, itsel
the equivalent OF a north and soutl
subway line
i 8, 1911 borough President Ne.
Nu"py refused 20 Join with Comptroller
B Irendorg9st aId President Mitchell and
> 20 ahclJ with the construction of the
: Trihorough.
Jan 8, lsll-Comptrollor Prender
r cast and President Mitchell began theil
campaign Of speeches from public plat,
forms, gathering support from var.up.
newspapers ana prominent citizens tol
, their steadiast position.
" Jan. &c, l9ll Mayor Gdyuor APP
: pointed Borough Presidents McAueny
Miller and Cromwell n transit commit
;. tee TO deal with Oh, lu.e.1orouyh.
: Scb. l, lol, So rrt conferences bo
Il tween tho transit committee. the com
= mission and oni ..1l of the Inter
borough hogan. some of the o. session.
we're upll NJ tho l'u.tr lupr.I. CluH