New-York tribune., 1922-11-14
Hylarl Departs
For W est In
Health Quest
WhaIen Accompanies AiIing
Chief 10 Chicago: Trip
TO French Lick Springs
or Coast i'm Prospect
Murphy at Indiana Resort
May Be Joined by Smith,
Where Three Will Discuss
City's Transit Problem

Mayor Hylan departed on health
quest yesterday on the Twentieth Cen
tury Limited with Grover A. Whalen,
his Commissioner of Plant and Struc-
lures. Their Immediate destination is
Chicago. From there they may go to
French Lick Springs, where Charles F.
Murphy is at present and where Gov
crnor-elect Smith may GO in the near
future. or they may go to California.
II they go TO French Lick Springs
they may be away about ten days. If
they go on to the Pacific Coast, the
trip will take them three weeks or
mere. However long they might be
gone, the Mayor said the people might
rest assured that the city's transit
problem would be solved in accordance
with their wishes.
SO far rs | am concerned" said the
Mayor in a farewell statement, "it is
my desire. and always has been, to
solve the traction problem in accord
ance with the wishes of the people I
nave no axes to grind, no promises,
other than to the people, to carry out.
That is why the municipal authorities
have invariably called into conference
the various civic organizations which
make close study of such matters.
Willing to Take Advice
81 believe the people at the last mu-
nicipal election. as we'll as at the state
election last Tuesday, plainly showed
they were not IN accord with the plans
outlined by Governor Miller's Transit
<.-.z I.is AZ.
that our plans art foot-free and that,
while we have left room for some i'm
proyement, we are willing to listen to
any suggestions.
$50 far as predicting trouble be-
tween Mr.. Smith and myself, that is
too plainly father to the wish of some
persons. 1 think Mr. Smith has a good
perspective. and | am certain he will
do what he thinks right for the people.
We are in absolute accord on those
lines, and hence / do not take seriously
the hints of troublemakers."
The Mayors health has not been
good since his family went abroad last
summer. During their absence he suf-
fered from what appeared to be a mild
attack OF nervous indigestion. Moth
ing was published about it at the time
because the Mayor feared that it
would get into foreign dispatches, per-
haps in exaggerated form, and worry
his family.
Suffered From Subway Fire
His condition has not shown much
improvement, however, and his illness
seemed to be aggravated by his venture
into the fume-flled subway at the time
of the fire on the Lexington Avenue
line. Following that the Mayor showed
symptoms not unlike those of mild
case of gassing. After several weeks
however, they vanished, leaving him in
a somewhat rundown condition.
Governor-elect Smith is said to have
no immediate intention of going tc
French Lick Springs, but it is thought
that If the Tammany boss prolongs his
stay there he will invite Mr. Smith tc
join him to discuss the policies he in
tends to follow as Governor.
With Mayor Hylan departing with g
half-formed intention of visiting
French Lick Springs it is thought that
Murphy may get both the Mayor and
the Governor-elect to discuss matters
of policy with him and come to an
understanding. The Mayor and the
Governor-elect are believed to be in
sympathy in their views as to the
needs Of tho CITY