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

damage would be large, although he had
made no estimate. He said the proposed
route, if it went through Water street on
trestle, would SO damage his business by
destroying an iron bridge connecting his fac
tories that he would not stay there. If his
be a large source of injury to very
many people connected with his employees.
He thought it would be a source
of injury to one-twentieth of the population.
He thought the railroad would be all damage
and no benefit We do considerable freight
ing over the Consolidated railroad. The
larger part goes to New York by boat, al
though we ship tons over the road every day.
never heard the facilities of the ConsoGd-
ated road for transporting freight called into
question. We consider the rates of trans
portation reasonable. I have never heard
any complaints about transportation of pas
sengers unless there has been an unusual in
fiux of people. He did not know of any gen.
eral demand for parallel road from New
Haven to New York. There cannot be any
possible necessity for a parallel road from
New Haven east to Boston. In relation to
another parallel road between New Haven and
New York, he could not see anything but
long continued expense to both roads When
the business is done by two roads it will in
crease the expense. If two roads are built
to do the work that one can now easily do, it
WILL LSIulT6 hOI0 CttpltdI duC
more expense. He would hope that if bust
ness increased that the present road would
build four track road, as the work could be
done much cheaper than by two roads of
two tracks each. He would like to see the
business of thesConsolidated road sufficient to
run express trains on entirely separate
tracks, He did not think the people of Con-
necticut would be any better accommodated
than now. Where there are two competing
roads running parallel, there must sooner or
later be combination, or one road will alb
sorb the other. [ dislike to see the capital
| of the country absorbed in useless or unpro-
| ductiye inv estments He was not aware of
any general public sentiment in New Haven
| in favor of a Parallel road.
Hiram Cook, of Norwich. said he was
| civil engineer and had been employed on the
| Norwich and Worcester railroad. I am now
| engaged i'll constructing the Norwich Water
| Power company. There is no extensive un-
| employed water power in Griswold or Vol
untown. He said the route of the proposed
| Parallel road through Norwich, from where
| it strikes Norwich on the west and Preston
| on the east, would cost at least million OF
| dollars. He said he knew of no way to gel
into Norwich except at a high elevation as
| proposed except by crossing the river al
| New London.
H. H. Strong of New Haven of the firm
| of Strong, Barnes Hart & Co. said then
transportation Of beef last year amounted to
| between 500 and 600 cars Have freight
come by way of Springfield and also by way
| of Harlem river. Our firm has no complaint
I to make regarding transportation of freight
| Knew of no public sentiment in favor of E
Parallel road between New York and New
| Haven
| II. A. Bennett, of Norwich, railroad con
| tractor, said he was familiar with the sector
of country around Norwich. He thought the
| approach of the proposed road to Norwich
| would be entirely impracticable. To con
struct the viaduct across the Yantic river as
| proposed he thought would cost from $780,.
900 to $500, 900. [ should not think that
| much of the country east of Norwich was
| suitable for development either for agricul
tural Or manufacturing purposes. He thought
| the present railroad facilities of Norwich were
| sufficient, as they had Every little business
| anyway" Gaughter.)
! E. M. Reed vice president of the Consoli
| dated road, said: Our road has never had ar
overplus of freight or passengers that we
| could not carry There has not been a pas
| senger in twenty years who has lost life OF
| limb on our road who was in his proper place
| To the present time there has not been work
| enough for two tracks, although it is the pur
| pose of the company to build two extra tracks
between Stamford and New Rochelle as soor
| as possible, as we run more trains be
l
| doing quarter of the business done on one
| division of the Pennsylvania road where
| they have only two tracks. On the Shore
| Line road We expect, as soon as possible, tt
build the bridges of stone, and also to builG
| double tracks. There has been already an
| appropriation for this work, which has com
menced. About $3.50, 900 will be expended this
| year in stone ballasting. Nearly $4,000
| 900 of surplus earnings since The
consolidation has been put into per
manent improvements. L do not thinl
| there is necessity of two roads wher
| one road can do the work. 1t regard to com
peting roads in Europe, he said that the build
I ling of these roads had tended to increas,
rather than diminish rates, owing to the fac
| that when these competing roads were bull
| combination necessarily followed, as none O.
them could live without an increase of rates
| He thought if there was only one roed be
| tween New York and Philadelphia the fare
| would be cheaper than it is now. He under
| stood that the Bound Brook road to Philadel
| phia was at present in the hands of receiv
| ers.
| B. Schaburth was recalled. He sait
that G. D. Schubarth was brother of his ant
| lived in Brooklyn, n Y. He did not know
| that his brother was interested in the proiec
| of this new road. He said that his brothe
was connected with the former Parallel road
He was engaged to SECURE contractors to builc
| the road
| To a question by Mr.. Baldwin as to wha
| the arrangements were in regard to buildin,
| the former Parallel road, Mr.. Kellogg object
! ed, as immaterial in this case.
Witness said he had no reference to thi
present charter.
Mr.. Baldwin-What interest has you
brother in the present Parallel road?
| Objected to, and committee said witnes
| need not answer the question.
l L.
not aware that G. D. Scbubarth had any in
| terest in the present Parallel road. He ali
| that Governor Jewell and Mr. Poole hac
agreed with others to pay the expenses O
this road. He declined to give the names O
others, as he did not care to reveal his plan
to the Consolidated road.
Mr.. Baldwin at this point presented let
| ter written by Mr.. Poole to General Wilson
president of the New England road.
The other side objected. The COMMITTEES
admitted the letters, and they were read a
follows
NEW York AND EAST RIVER RAr1noAp Cot
| G. Il. Wilson, Esq. President:
Dear Strive making good progress in our rail
road matter looking to connection east The enclose
will be ready with maps and profile to Norwich b,
next week enclose my last years pass, which yo
JOSEPH POOLE.
The slip referred to in the letter was one
clipped from the New York Times in regarf
to the filing of q petition in the present Leg
! islature for the charter now under considera
| ton.
The other letter VS. follows:
| "a PIN STREET, Room 23,N
| NEW YoR e, Jan. 18, 1852. {
| General James f. Wilson:
DEAR s1R-Referring to my onversation with yol
last exening and agreeable to ur request this
ing, would say that the par les interested
railroad project discussed agree to turn ovel
all their right title and interests for
the capital stock leaving all the bonds and eleven
| guarantee to build the road with due diligence
Proper agreements will of be executed if &C
cepted Yours very truly, G. D. ScHUBARTH.
| G. S. Davidson of Hartford, superintend
| emit of the Consolidated road said there were
| all the facilities in Hartford necessary fol
the transportation of freight. There had
| been no delay in moving freight and there
| could be q third more business done. There
! had never been any complaint to him from
P. Jewell & Sons regarding the moving OF
| freight. He said some freight was sent by
| boat from New Haven because it was more
| convenient to business men in the lower part
| of the city.
This closed the hearing for the day and al
| adjournment was taken until Friday morning
| at 10 o'clock.
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