The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-04-14
FUTILE CROSSEXAM|NED..
The New HaVen's Vice President Under
Vigorous Fire at Boston
FRUIT IMEN SCORE A VICTORY.
Why the Transser Service Between the
Consolidated and the New England
Road Was Withdrawn - The Result
Checkmates the New England Road.

BosroN, April 14.-Vce President Lu'
cius Tuttle OF the Consolidated railroad
was subjected to a cross-examinationt this
forenoon before the railroad committee
by the counsel for the Fruit Produce ex-
change. John ID. Long and Moorefieid
Storey, counsel for the New YORK ana
New England.
Mr.. Tuttle proceeded to explain the
withdrawal or the transfer service be-
tween the New York, New Haven aud
Hartford at Wore ester, and the New
York and New England at Blackstone
junction
The New York, New Haven and Hart
-ford,T he said, was unable TO join the New
England In any of the expense OF MANI
tanning the switch engine crew for pro-
vidlng proper transfer tracks
Mr. Tutfle said the road desired TO DC
on Iood terms with the customers Oh the
road and was willing TO do anything
within retson. lie did not know until
yesterday, he said, that the public nad
been at all inconyenenced by the passen-
ger service on this particular branch. Dut
promised to have all existing difficulties
remedied. Mr.. Tut le reiterated his tes-
timony of yesterday relative to the delay
I'm freight transportation over the New
York and New England.
he said In reply to a question OF Mr.
Benton that the business was devoted 10
Shore Line because of the necessity OF
moving the freight Mr.. Benton read
CORE >pondence between officials or the
New England, the New Haven and toe
pennsy,yania Railroad companies.
the effect of which was, The
that the New England notified the
other companies that uGless the former
was guaranteed "A certain volume OF
business local rates would be charged
on all freight from Pennyslvdai "A points.
In the correspondence the New England
officials complained that the New Haven
WAS sending its line only such freight as
could not be sent OH any other line.
Ii the people who took the steps lead
lug up to the abandonment aud with
drawal OF through rates with the
Pennsylvania road will now take steps
and ask for their restoration the New
York New Haven aud Hartford railroad
will reciprocate. There is not the slight
est objection to the existence OF these
tariffs. The great opposition was made
to their withdrawal. They were never
given opportunity TO confer.
Mr.. Tuttle denies tnat the New York,
New Haven and Hartford dictates the
answers that the Peunsylvaia road
should make 10 the New England on this
correspondence. Mr.. Benton said it was
possible to put In a connection with tne
New England at Readvilie so tina the
fruit business can be transferred from
that point and diverted to the New Eug.
land terminal.
The New Haven Is willing to unite in
making that connection. Mr.. Benton
asked whether the New England would
egree To that.
Mr.. Storey remarked that he was not
authorizsd TO say yes or no TO that propo-
sitou.
Perhaps 1t could lie arranged. After
considerable legal wrangling Lewis X.
Marden. canister. was calle1 to testify
and Was cross-examined by Messrs. Ben
ton anu LAM.
The hearing then adjourned. The
effect OF Mr.. Bentou's admission that the
New York, New Haven and Hartford road
would transfer the produce that cams
over their lines TO the New England road
at Readville is practical victory for the
producers and checkmates the New York
aud New En- -laud. THIS gives the New
England road only a short haul.