Morning journal and courier., 1893-04-20
The Railroad Controversy.

In Boston yesterday at the continued in
vestigation into the conduct of the New
York, New Haven and Hartford road, it
was shown that, pending settlement of
details, the old method of transporting
freight at Blackstone junction has been re-
stored; also that the New England road
has withdrawn its claim for local rates on
through business and that Mr.. Mellen of
the New Haven and Mr.. Randolph of the
New England will meet and arrange
terms.
From records of the New England it
was shown that this company transferred
it's half of the stock of the New England
Transfer company for $4,000. By the
that the principal value of the line to the
New England was derived from the srbi-
trary mileage allowed the New England in
the division of rates, and in the sale sgree
ment 50 much of this mileage as repre-
scented profit, was divided between the two
companies. so that the sale of stock prac-
tioally conveyed only the interest in the
actual property owned by the Transfer
company, and simply transferred the New
highlands share of earnings from tho
special account to the freight account.
Mr.. Pierce then took a large volume of
correspondence between the New York
and New England and the New Haven
officials, going back to 1884, which WAS
read for the purpose, counsel said, of
showing that in every connection which
the New England road had made for eithsr
passenger or freight business between Bos
| ton and New York difficulties had been en-
countered and obstructions raised by the
New Haven.
The witness read great msny letters
| written by General Manager Clark, while
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! of the New Haven. Adjourned to Thurs
day.
Traffic Manager Randolph of the New
York and New England road, as well as
Vice President Tuttle of the Consolidated,
says the report of an agreement with the
New Haven road Is premature. He sent a
letter to Vice President futile yesterday
notifying him that he was perfectly free
to rearraDge all the tariffs that were in ex-
isteace at the time of the Pennsylvania
railroad notices of withdrawal, effective
March l." and the New England would ac-
eept the old proportions on receipt of the
tariffs. Mr.. Randolph also said yesterday
that in reply he had received information
that Mr.. Mellen of the New Haven road
was to meet him in Boston yesterday. He
could not tell the outcome of this confer
enoe, and said he could not see how, if Mr..
Tuttle lived up to his assertion, 1t could
result otherwise than in an agreement
Mr.. Richmond added: "That in accor-
dance with the spirit of this communion
ton the notice of withdrawal from the 60
called New York agreement establishing
passenger rates between this city and New
York sent out last January by Mr.. Parsons
has been cancelled. As regards the settle
ment of the difficulty over the transfer at
Blackstone junction tina. is old news, hay
ing all been arranged last week"
Another Boston dispatch says J. e.
Kendrick of tho Old Colony system, said:
81 have received information that the no.
tice Of withdrawal has been cancelled by
the New England, but beyond that know
nothing about the matter. 1t ia question
to be settled by the presidents of the
roads"
A Boston News Bureau dispatch says
that two officials of the Now England road
expressed the belief to day that the New
Haven road is now the real owner of the
New England. This receives no confrma-
ton from officials of the road here in New
Haven