The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-04-21
ABSORBED BY THE
CONSOLIDATED.
Bay Line and New Haven Line
Steamers Purchased by the
Big RailrO Dad Company.

Lonsdale wharf may not be used by the
Consolidated.
Whether at some later date a COM
peting line VIII make its appearance
here. of course, cannot be said at pres
ent, but, with the New York, New
Haven * Hartford in practical con-
troll OF India street and the wharf prop
erty there il is not improbable that
thereby boom will be gwen tolthe
proposition TO locate city docks on the
other side OF the river.
PRESIDENT HALLS STATEMENT.
New Haven. April 2l.-President Hall
Of the New York, New Haven and
Hartford Railroad comparatively gave
out a statement regarding the an
nouncement by the New Haven Steam.
boat company of it's absorption by the
New York. NeW Haven and Hartford
Railroad company. Nm which he said:
1T is true that the control of this
New Haven Steamboat company has
passed into the possession of this COM
pany. The steamboat company now oc-
cupies a position relative TO this COM
pany that II should have held twenty
five years ago.
This line was always popular in
New Haven and throughout the valley
of the Connecticut for freight and pas
sengers. Its relations with the New
York. New Haven and Hartford rail-
road have generally been very cordial.
Last year without any notice to us,
the steamboat company hade new de-
parture and established a line TO Prov
idence, entering into competition with
this company for New York and Prov
idence passenger and freight business.
From the day the New Haven
Steamboat Company started TO compete
with this company for business at
Ifntr \ irnf tod hnt
senger or freight rate should be chang
ed to protect our business preferring
TO cease 10 do the business rather than
to do IL at a loss. Inevitable loss result
ed to the steamboat company from az
tempting tie competitive business, al
though, of course. this company lost
considerable business from the opera
tion OF that line. This situation, how
ever, could not last longer without
danger OF warfare between the COM
panies and as result of perfectly
friendly negotiations and conferences
principally by Mr.. Chapn and mysr II
we were enab-cd last Saturday 10 make
a proposition 10 our board OF directors
which was unanimously accepted and
under which the transaction was COM
pleted yesterday.
LAS to the future. / can only say that
this company proposes TO restore the
old popularity and public convenience
of the New Haven Steamboat Company
within ITS original chartered sphere of
action. | believe this property can in
many ways be of great advantage 10
our company OF which II Is naturally
part. 1t will relieve congested local
freight business at Harlem river and
enable us to lana much OF our. local
freight from the Hartford. Northamp-
ton. Valley. Air line and possibly from
the Naugatuck divisions of our road
more promptly tnan We can get it TO
our other piers, by rail. and more eco
nomically.
II suppose that the Narragansett Bay
line will disappear and no longer run
on the waters of the D osantiful Mar
ragansett The boats Of the New Hav-
en- line, however. will for the present,
continue their trips between New York
and Providence for the accommodation
of the people OF Providence. who desire
TO go TO and from New York by water
until our regular line begins its sum-
mer service. These boats will, hercaf-
ter probably leave the docks OF the
Providence line and sail direct to pier
19 instead of Peck Slip. at the regular
rates in force on the Providence line.
The boats from New Haven will go to
Peck Slip as usual and the old service
at New Haven will be restored to all
+ba natrane of tho line"