New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-03
Merchants Could Stop II.

/ tracts were 10 be signed.
Merchants Could Stop It.
THE ragbag press was abusing us all
he said. To-day VIC sold out 70 Morgan,
who had as much to do with il 20 you: to-
morrow to Ryan, and then TO Belmont.
II am sorry 10 say that the merchants
and manhood Of this town put up with it,
II they had withdrawn their advertise
ments from these vile newspapers ali
that business would have stopped in TWEEN
ty-four hours"
Mayor Gaynor and the other speakers.
Borough Presidents McAncny and Steers
Edward T.. Mccall. chairman of tho Pub
lice Service Commission. Controller
Prendergast. Theodore p. Shonts. presi-
dent Of the Interborouch colonel Tim
othy :. Williams. president Of the Brook
Ign Rapid Transit. and William r. Will
cox. were seated az the guest table with
Borough Presidents cromwell Miller and
Connolly. John -. Eustis. NM r. Maltbie
!. Sergeant Cram and George V. : Will
iars. momhers OF the Public Service
Commission. r.lward II. Bassctt and
William McCarrolE former members OF
that body T.. J. Berwind, Edward c.
Blum. the Rev Frederick Burgess.
George W. Brush. Audloy Clarke. +. W
conn and John b. Creighton.
Mayor Gavnor spoke about himself and
his associates IN the Board Of Estimate.
saying that they We're glad 70 30 there. yet
/ embarrassed 10 face praise and perhaps
nsttery. though he added that he did not
.
Triborouoh Was Menace.
1--WE do not claim that We did anything
very considerable" he went on: 1--WE
claim that we did the best We could with
very difficult matter"
He outlined the subway situation as he
found il upon assuming office. and said
Chairman Wilcox told him at an early
date that the triborough system had been
rugged up as a menace TO the existing
companies 10 deal with the city fairly
This Is n nice thing for our President
Shonts 10 listen to-" he said. turning
toward tho head OF tho lnterborough.
And there were a lot of hysterical
people in the community few of whom
I see present-and few ragbag news
papers that wanted nothing but that the
city. with its own money. set up an in
dependent system 10 kill the present
system. which the city had built with its
own money and owned.
Finally an agreement was reached on
the present plan. though not without
friction.
Friction Ever Present.
There was as much friction in mo as
in Others We are all friction TO each
other in this world-some more, some
| less"
Alexander T.. Orr and the members OF
the old Rapid Transit Board were praised
by the Mayor, and all who had done
work in connection with subways. old
and new. Mr.. Shonts, he said. played the
| part of large man, and Colonel Will
Jams played a large part for the welfare
OF Brooklyn from start TO finish.
Mr. Shonts said that mis- company would
proceed with all diligence to carry out its
part of the dual system ia Brooklyn and
would endeavor to render efficient public
service To justify the confidence imposed
| I'm it,
me NiItlhlS itSlpti0tNt' AZ NiA' 'D''
tracts were complimented by Colonel
| Williams.
Il speak with the feeling Of one who
/ has suffered he said. For two years
have been paying these gentlemen, not
compliments. but corporate concessions
and personal vitality. They have been
hard taskmasters. They would have cX-
acted the pound of flesh. and there was no
Portia 10 stay them from taking with II
the measure OF blood"