The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1901-01-29

and Power company was changed a
week ago to the Connecticut Railway
and Lighting company, to bring the
electric combination under the head of
railroad company in more particu-
lar manner than it would have been
considered to be under the old name.
| With the general statute relating to the
| condemnation of land by railroad COM
| panies so amended as to let the electric
roads in on the same level, the electric
roads could take advantage of the two
| special acts passed by the legislature
| of 1895. 1t would be strange thing If
| the electric syndicate had already ac-
qured three quarters or the stock Of
| the Stamford and Meriden trolley roads
! and is now virtually an position to
force the Consolidated road to turn over
| to it the two roads wrich are the only
two breakws in the electric chain from
New York to the Massachusetts state
line.
There is also said to be a connection
between the present underground rapid
transit road now being constructed in
New York city, and the electric syndi-
Gates plans in Connecticut. There Is
reason to believe it is alleged, that the
hackers of both the underground rapid
transit line and the Connecticut Rail-
way and Lighting are interested in the
plan to connect New York and Boston
by an electric line. BY this arrange
nent passengers could be landed right
in the heart of New York city.
"Of course the present street railway
lines that run at grade through the va
rious cities Of Connecticut could not be
used for running fast electric trains
between New York and Boston. An
entire new line would have to be con-
structed for this purpose but it might
not be so difficult matter in five or ten
years from now to demonstrate to q
Judge of the superior court that public
necessity demanded an express electric
line between New York and Boston.
This line need not run through the
cities at ALL 1t could run through the
district just back of the cities on the
sound. This would be practically
parallel of the Air Line division of the
New York, New Haven and Hartford
road into Boston. Further, the road
could be an elevated structure the en-
tire distance, for 1t is only a question of
time when law will be passed to abol-
ish all grade crossings either in city or
rural districts. This would also permit
of using the underneath trolley, which
has many advantages over the overhead
trolley, without making it necessary to
go to great expense of digging and
maintaining trenches in the ground
But the gigantic project extends still
further, according to the report. A
short time ago company was formed
for the purpose of delivering mail be-
tween New York and New Haven by
pneumatic tube service. This company
so far is perhaps merely on paper. but
1t IS said to be one oe the opening
wedges of another ramiflcation of this |
great electric syndicate's scheme for a
line of communication and transporta-
ton between the two great cities on the |
eastern seaboard-New York and Bos-
ton. The pneumatic tubes would need
and at the same time the
conduits were laid for the underneath
trolley the pneumatic tubes for the de- |
livery of mail between New York and |
Boston and the cities en- route could be |
laid"
The Tribune says that w. C. Whit
ney W. B. Parsons and other New |
Workers deny any knowledge of such a |