Seeking Victory by Other Means, 1912-14

AuthorC. Ian Kyer
Pages121-130
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Chapter
SEEKINGVICTORYBY
OTHERMEANS

circumstancesbroughtHoratioHockenoneoftheCitys
mostdedicatedconcernedandeectivepoliticianstothemayorsoceHis
determination and vision almost changed the story of Toronto transit dra
matically. Hocken’s appointment as mayor began with the death of Justice
MabeethechairmanoftheFederalRailwayCommission The federal gov
ernmentchoseHenryDraytonTorontosCitysolicitortoreplaceMabee That
openedupthelucrativepositionofCitysolicitorandMayorGearyresigned
inordertotakethatpositionThecitycouncilchosethelongtimecontroller
Hocken, to succeed him as mayor.
Hocken had paid aention when Jacobs Davies had suggested that
if the City did not want to broaden the Toronto Railway Company’s (TRC)
franchise, it ought to buy out the Company. Spence had suggested much the
samethingAsCitycontrollerHockenhadinformaldiscussionswithMack
enziein Now as mayor, Hocken decided to broach the subject again.
HewastiredoftheendlessandlargelyineectualbaleswiththeTRCso
he set out to acquire it.
MackenzieletitbeknownthathewantedtoselltheTRCtogetherwith
itselectricalsupplierandaliatetheTorontoElectricLightCompany That
wasnewithHockenTopurchasetheTRCandnotbuythepowercompany
thatsupplieditwouldhavelefttheCityatthemercyofMackenzieandhis
partners.

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