Trexler feared the power of Philadelphia interests and their traditional hostility to the Pennsylvania Germans .
Trexler worked with New York financiers to curtail the Philadelphians ' power and to create an economic climate favorable to local control of the city 's business life .
Fearing the power of Philadelphia interests and their traditional hostility to the Pennsylvania Germans , Trexler worked with New York financiers to curtail the Philadelphians ' power and to create an economic climate favorable to local control of the city 's business life .