Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1893-05-02
Railroad Hearing.

BOSTON, Mass, May THE legislative investi-
cation into the alleged discrimination by the
New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad,
against the New England road was resumed to-
day. The committee has inspected the New
York terminals, the New England road between
Boston and Hartford, and the Shore Line division
of the New Haven. Counsel Storey referred to
the withdrawal Of the Pullman limited train over
the New England and New York and Northern
as he had anticipated. Colonel Benton said this
was due to the forcing of the American company
from the train. The committee took under
advisement the summoning of N p. Goldsmith,
his partner, W. H. Keith and e. F. KnowIton;
also the ordering on the New Haven officials of
papers for the including agreement with the
Boston and Maine to divide New England and the
use contract for the use of the depot in New
York.
Mr.. Storey, for the New England, questioned
Mr.. Tuttle to show that the exchange of stock
by the New Haven is Illegal, and that the direct
orS are liable to punishment and forfeiture of
charter. Mr. Tuttle said that all the leases made
by the New Haven road were legal and Mr.. Ben
changes Of stock were In accordanc e with the
laws Of Connecticut. Mr.. Storey affirmed that
IL ,s sev and H1 tpat had wos he the law
bring the matter to the attention of the attorney
general, as to whether the company had not VIC
Charles Howard, formerly general manager of
the New England, eaid that the New Haven road
hho diverted 1felgnt, winch any CCnor road would
have done; the New England had insufficient IA
ciiitles at the East Hartford yards. Trains could
not run on the Air Line faster than thirty miles
an hour.
Mr. Howard said the New England Terminal
company was one of the curses of the New Eng
land system. He had no controversy with the
present management of the New England, but
he did not believe in the old management. He
thought that his predecessor, Mr.. Vining, had
tried to drive business away from the road
Mr.. Mellen of the committee and Mr.. Howard
had lively discussion relative to the lease of
the Providence and Worcester to the New
Haven. Mr.. Mellen said the act authorizing the
lease contained a clause providing that the road
should not be sub-let, yet by some species of
juggling the thing was done He considered 1t a
direct violation of law.
Continuing Mr.. Howard said that purely as a
matter Of business the train service Between
Boston and New York ought to be cut down.
Traffic Manager Randolph of the New England
testified that just before the New Haven with.
drew the night train on the NewYork and North
ern he heard that President Clark of the New
Haven had said that before the summer was over
he proposed to dry up the NewEngland and make
it a local road.
The offer of the New Haven to turn over fruit
trains at Readville was Mr.. Randolph said, ridic-
ulous The through rates on freight on the New
England had been restored, but the Star Union
freight not routed over the New England does
not come in any quantities over it. If the New
Haven, the New York and Northern and Erie di
visions are taken away the New England will
have very little through business.
Adjourned to tomorrow.