The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-31

Federal Signal Company. testified before
the Thompson legislative committee yes
terday TO the things that gave him an
impre ssion that Public Service Commits
sioner Wood wanted him 10 say some
thing about money in connection with
the award OF the contract for installing
signals In the Fourth avenue subway.
Mr.. Cade. n rolypoly person with a
decided English accent. kept the COM
mittee In good humor with his running
comments on men and things as he has
found them in selling signal systems.
His good humor was spread over so much
that when he got through there was n
distinct Impression that this part OF the
committees case against Commissioner
Wood had been very much weakened.
Cade never failed to emphasize the as.
eertion that commissioner Wood had said
nothing about money and hat what he
testified to was strictly "A matter of i'm
preston and opinion.
The witness said that after a hearing
on the Fourth avenue subway contract.
for which tho Federal company was low
bidder. he met Commissioner Wood In
tho latter's Office. lie said that Com
missioner Wood made a speech to him In
which he pointed out how important 1t
was that the public should he we'll and
quickly served. that to serve the public
was tho wish closest to his heart. The
COMMISSIONS felt. according to what
Csde says he said. that the fact that
some Of the Federal company's patents
were In dispute might delay tho sub
way work II that company got the con-
tract. The Commissioner was also Of
the opinion. according to Cadc, hat
the public might suffer because the Fed
eral company had never had before n
contract of such ma gnitude.
Would Not ne Kicked ont.
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nlsn, use persuasive ei"luence. My
IMPRESSION was that W mad tod hun
mat I wouid sec 10 IL mat some dement,
would accrue 10 the commission or TO
MIN personally I would lot have been
Kicked out OF his Office
You mean a financial bencht?"
Yes, sir"
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Intended TO do was to help him in some
| other part of the country II | got "A
chance to. | knew ! couldn't help him
| 30 far as this contract was Concerned"
What did Banks tell you about
Wood
II don't think he ever mentioned
Woods name"
What did you tell R~enshaw"
II said to him.. You've got to go after
that Fourth avenue contract strong.
They want you 70 DO something for
them | meant that II was necessary
for him to put up some money and