Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1882-02-23
The Parallel Road Hearing.

| A Large Amount of Evidence Against
the scheme-PromfnenC New Haven
| Parties Testify In Favor of the Com
solidated Road-Hon. Nathaniel Wheel
| er's Statement.
The hearing before the Railroad committee
at Hartford was resumed yesterday morning
| at O'Clock. 81 j..
James G. PATTERSON was the first witness
called and testified that in the progress of
his business he had had extensive dealings
with the New York, New Haven and Hart
ford railroad in the matter of freight trans
portation and had never had reason to COM
plain of the facilities furnished by the road.
Aside from the State Capitol in Hartford had
built many prominent buildings in New
York, the granite for which was transported
from Westerly, Quincy and New Canaan by
the New York, New Haven and Hartford
| road, or its branches, and had never had
cause for complaint except in few minor in
stances. In sending the granite for the
| Tribune building and others in New York it
| had sometimes been necessary to have the
stones remain upon the cars in New York,
| and the company had been very indulgent
| and never had charged demurrage for this;
| when the freight was brought for the new
| State Capitol all freight over the Consolida-
| ted road or its branches was transported free;
the State reaped the benefit of this and not
myself, for paid over to the Capitol Com
missioners sum equal to what the freight
charges would have amounted to- other rail
| roads charged the State for all freight.
| James A. Smith, jr., of the firm of Smith
| Northam q Robinson, grain dealers of Hart
| ford, stated that he had been in the grain
business for twenty-five years, and traus-
ported more freight over the New York, New
Haven and Hartford road than any other
| grain firm, the amount being valued at from
| $50 coo to.S75, 900 per year ; over all roads
the firm transported freights valued at from
$500, 900 to $500, 200 annually; had always
been we'll accommodated by the New York,
New Haven and Hartford road and could see
no necessity for new road with very few
exceptions freight had always been handled
excellently by the existing road rates have
been satisfactory, and it would be impossible
to cheaper the rates, the Consolidated
road has carried it for the past six months at
less than half the COST
Hugh Harbison secretary and treasurer of
the Colt Manufacturing company, whose
freights are carried by the New York, New
Haven and Hartford road, stated that the IA
cilities given by that road have been most sat-
isfactory, and said that he thought new
road unnecessary.
A. B. Gillette, wholesale dealer in grocers'
specialties, r. p. Kenyon, S. HYDE secretary
and treasurer of the Washburn Car Wheel
company. S. G. Cooper, of the firm of He
bard & Cooper, carmen, N. B. Allen, of the
tea, coffee and spice house of Allen, Blanch-
ard & Latimer, all of Hartford, corro5orated
the statement of Mr.. HARRISON.
R. E. Stanton, of Bridgeport, builder,
thought the value of real estate in Bridge
port would be deprecated if new road were
built as railroad tracks crossing the streets
would lower the value of the land IN the vi
cinity of the crossings.
Luzon B. Morris, Attorney r. T. Merwin,
PhiIo Chatfeld and Chester G. Blatchfeld, of
New Haven, testified that they had been over
the proposed route of the new road through
the city of New Haven and estimated the land
damages at 1924 900.
s. d. Tilden, of Hartford, a map-maker,
testified that he had been over the State thir-
ty times during his life, and stated that there
are but three towns on the route of the pro-
posed road which are at present without rail
road facilities. Along the line of the New
York and New England road, from Vernon
west, but two towns have increased in popu-
lation in the last twenty years.
Adjourned until O'Clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
George w. Curtis, president of the City
bank, New Haven, was called. He said he
had heard of no complaints against the Con- |
solidated road so far as transportation facili- !
ties are concerned. He did net think there |
was any very considerable sentiment in New |
Haven for Parallel road.
E. Fl. Barnes, Of the firm of Spefry &