Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1882-02-24
The ssBee Line'' Road.

II
Large Amount of Evidence i'm Favor of
the Consolidated Road-What People
From All Parts of the State Have To
Say.
The hearing regarding the proposed "Bee
Line" or Parallel railroad charter was re-
sumed before the committee at Hartford yes
terday morning at 10 o'clock.
Mr.. w. G. Harding, of Stamford manu-
facturer of wooden goods, was the first wit
ness called in behalf of the Consolidated
road. He has about 100000 to 1900, 600
pounds of freight yearly, coming in and 60
ing out, consisting of WOOL dye stuffs, ETC.,
from New York and Boston, and manufac-
tured goods to the same points. The rates
of freight were made several years since be-
tween his firm and the road; satisfactory to
both parties. Had no complaint to make
himself, nor had he ever heard any from 9TH
er parties. The passenger service was excel
lent. He knew of no public demand in his
vicinity for another road.
Hon. John. H. Leeds, of New Haven, was
next called. He said he was consulting and
mechanical engineer and interested in the
manufacture of drugs and chemicals at SIAM
ford. He said that within few years his
company had attempted to extend their field
of business into Massachusetts. In order to
do SO they were compelled to have some ad-
vantageous freight rates. The officers
of the Consolidated road gave them very
favorable rates. On account of the
satisfactory arrangements with this road his
company had been able to compete with Bos-
ton houses in the same line of business.
Had never had any complaints to make about
the delivery. of goods except in times of
blockades, when all had to suffer alike. A
new road would not benefit Stamford manu-
faeturers. He thought the communication
rates on the New York, New Haven and
Hartford road were lower than they should
be in Justice to the other travellers. New Ha-
ven needed no more railroad facilities. He
had never heard of any reasonable COM
plants. ''Some people," he said, '"would
complain any way. 1t would not be heaven
hereafter to them if they could not growl."
The public will be better served by good
paying, we'll managed road, which is run with
as near perfect safety as possible. AS to the
entrance of the proposed road into New Ha-
ven on trestle work, as an engineer he
thought such structure might be made safe
to New Haven, but in case of a fire it would
be unsafe for the structure. AS a citizen of
New Haven he should oppose such a struc-
ture in that city.
John A. Holmes, of Stamford, flour and
Ferris, grocer in Stamford, agreed with the
former witness as to there being no need eff
any other road through that section.
D. S. Mead, judge of probate in Green
wich, thought the cutting up of private prop
erty along the line of the proposed survey
would be very detrimental both to the own
ers themselves and the citizens of the towns
and villages.
John Bacon, shoe dealer, and George E.
Scofield, druggist, of Greenwich, thought
there was no call for new road through their
section of the State.
Chief Clerk Human, of the Secretary of
States Office, appeared with large number
of surveys and maps of all the parallel roads
projected in the State for the past ten or ff-
teen years, to prove that there was another
company with the same survey as the inland
road.
Judge Harrison gave history of one of
these roads which has recently filed new
papers with the Secretary, under date of Oc-
tober %, 1881. The road known as the Par
allel road has reorganized under the general
railroad law.
Mr.. Harrison asked General Kellogg if he
would admit that the survey of this living
road was the same as the one proposed by his
people.
Mr.. RedfeId, the originator of the inland
road. said that he had agreed with the Paral-
lei folks, if his company used the formers
surveys, they could be paid for them, but the
two companies were not the same.
Simeon E. Baldwin, of the counsel for the
New York and New England road, put in evil
dence the articles of association of the New
York and Boston Inland railroad company,
New York Construction company, of Boston,
subscribes for 6, 100 shares, while Connect
cut shareholders take only 80 shares. The
engineers report came in two sections one
for the route from the New York State line
to the Connecticut river, the estimated cost
of which section is $4,000, 900; the section
from the Connecticut river to Thompson on
the Massachusetts line was to cost SIS, 25O,-
900, total cost of 1913, 100000 for 124 miles
of road.
The articles of association of the New
York and Eastern, filed February TO- 1874,
the New York, Connecticut and Eastern, filed
October "a, 1879, and the New York and
Connecticut Railroad companies, filed Octo-
Der % 1880, were all put in evidence.
Eben Hill, secretary and treasurer of the
Norwalk Iron company, B. f. Libby, presi-
dent of the Norwalk Lock company w. G..
Quintard, Edwin Adams, hat manufacturer,
William H. Hoyt, wholesale oyster dealer,
LIE Roy Adams, of South Norwalk, all testi-
fed as to there being no public call or neces-
sity for another road The manufacturers of
this town were all we'll served by the existing
tory.
At 1850 the committee took recess to 2
O'Clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The first witness called in the afternoon
was Railroad Commissioner Woodruff. He
said he had made the American system of
railroading study. He had attended four
national conventions of railroad engineers,
the last at Atlanta. He did not think that
there was any difficulty in building railroads
under the present statutes of Connecticut.
There were no difficulties in former chartered
companies in building roads. Under the
general law railroads had no right to cross
navigable streams.
John w. Bacon, railroad commissioner,
said he had been connected with railroading
about thirty-tive years. He saw no difficulty
in building railroads under the present law,
except SO far as bridging navigable streams is
concerned.
J. B. Sargent, of New Haven, was called.