The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-08-14
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OrrIcE OF Bosros AND PRovIDESoE RAILROAD Co }
Boston, Aug Sd 1870 (

orrIcE OF Bosros AND PRovIDEscE RAILROAD Coz
Boston, Aug. Sd, 1912.
Annexed you have a copy Of the arrangemen entered
into this day. to put the fare between New York and Bos
ton Tor the summer at So &c. AS important that all
the lines should unite in this move shall wait your
reply until Monday next when, if you do not assent to it,
day shall charge your passengers local fare
sell tickets for line and grant trains.
1T is only remersting price With much respect &c.
JOS. GRINNELL, President
Please address me at Boston by mail.
Z. VANDERBILT, Esq.
Copy of AGREEMENT annered 10 the ADORE letters.
agreed that the fare between Boston and New York
for first class of which the Boston and Prov
dencc Railroad Company shall receive one iourh and
between New York and Newport and Ssoo
the Boston and Providence Railroad Company VIII charge
such line its local fare of and cease to sell tickets Tor
such line, to give it extra trains
it should be necessary the part Of the other lines
to reduce the fare compete with such underbidde the
Boston and Providence Railroad Company will being
consulted and satisfied such fact take Ia part Of the
duced fare being understood that the Committee of that
Road are liberty to refuse to receive less than 10 cents
The above arrangement to continue in force until No
vember 18th next until which time the rates Of freight
Boston and Providence Railroad Company and per agree
ment to the Sonington Line
New YoRK, August 9th, 1912
SIR
Your communication of the Sd instant annexing COPY
OF an agreement entered into that day is received.
You do not the parties to the agreement but leave
me to infer that they are the Norwich Steamboat Compa-
MES the Norwich and Worcester Railroad Company the
Boston and Worcester Railroad Company the New Jer-
sey Steam Navigation Company, the New York. Provi-
dence and Boston Railroad Company and the Boston and
Providence Railroad Company and you knew of be-
ing aware Of meeting Of those Companies for that OBJ
ec you did not consider necessary in your communi
cation to name them.
You express desire that should comply with
sfAe agreement alluded to this cannot consent for
the reasons which ! will state.
Previous my arrangement the establishment of the
Independent Line' between Boston and New York
had every from you and your Board of Direc
tors that would at all times convey passengers
over your road and ticket it them through as favor
able terms as those of any other neha had decided
that might be and New York via Pro-
whence This all asked-and relying upon those
assurances started the Independent line in December
You now determine that if do not assent to raise the
fare to and &c. must be excluded what is tanta-
senger while all other lines pay you but one fourth of
the through fare which would be SOL cents, at the pre-
sent rates. This will give any other line opposing
great advantage, that may prove destructive
notwithstanding which, feel bound to reject the PROPOSE
ton rather than be apary to contract which sought
to be driven upon in derogaton of my rights and
tending combination against the rights Of the public
to which cannot consent to lend myself so long that
public disposed to lend its helping hand in its patronage
lam at loss to conceive, by what authority your
tween New York and Newport and Providence
do therefore most solemny protest against the whole
proceedings Very respectfully your 0bedieHt sery
Jos. GRNNELL, ESQ.,, President
Boston and Providence Railroad Co-Boston, Mass
Tickets through and berhs in the steamers be pro-
cured in Boston, at No State street No rs Water street
and at the Ticket Office Of the Independent Line ad
jacent to the and Railroad Depot Also in New York
On and after Saturday, Aug l3th the fare will be by
Independent Line, through between Boston and New
New York, Nepori and Providenceecabin Passage, ST.
Deck Passage, IS cents.