New-York tribune., 1902-12-19
NEW LINE TO BOSTON.
Big Project SAID To BE Behind
Electric Road Plan.

New-Haven. Conn, Dec. IS Especially Behind
an apparently simple scheme to connect Hartford
with Middletown and Middletown with New
Haven by new railroad It is stated in Hartford
on the best Of authority. lies one Of the biggest
railroad plans that Connecticut has seen in
years Up to now all that has been known about
the new plan has been that syndicate COM
posed Of Hartford Middletown and New Haven
inanciers with few in Massachusetts, has just
been organized with capital stock of So. 900 900
to build new road under the general railroad
laws Of the State between the three cities named
While it has been known that considerable
capital was behind this apparently simple plan
nothing more has, up to now, been learned about
il.
From sources closely connected with several
Of the corporations of the road it has been
learned that the plan of the syndicate is ulti-
mately to build a steam road, which would
later be equipped with electricity, from this
city to Hartford via Middletown. thence to
Springfield. Worcester and Boston. The major
part of the great capital behind the project
comes from Boston. It is proposed, in fact, to
build a through electric express line from Boston
to this city, nearly air line as possible, ana
later to extend the system through 20 New
York, either by the building Of new lines or by
arrangements with present companies. AS the
10 per cent of the $1,000 mile required by the
Connecticut law has been paid into the State
treasury, and the road will be built under the
general railroad law instead of applying to the
legislature for a special charter. the actual re-
alzation of this long rumored plan seems ABOUT
to come. It is stated that while way business
will necessarily be the main object of the new
through route, arrangements will be made to put
on fast through express service Of prooaoiy
third rail trains for carrying either rrelght or
passengers. It is believed that as fast, IL not
faster. time can be made than on steam ROAD
covering the same distance.
Just who are the Boston people interested IN
this through express trolley or third rail- scnene
is not known. The Massachusetts men VINO
have thus far appeared are understood to be
acting for larger interests. The directors OF the
two companies organized in this State-one to
connect Hartford with Middletown. the other
to continue from Middletown TO this clty-are
James F. Shaw and Charles H Tiison. OF BROOK
line Mass; Walter H. Trumbun, OF Salem,
Mass and Frederick c. Hinds. OF Newton
Mass besides Charles E. Perkins, Thomas u
Perkins. Arthur Perkins and Harrison 3. free
man. jr. OF Hartford; Frank d. HaInes, oi
Middlelown. and Harrison Wagner, OF New
York With them is associated Ex-Governor
Thomas Waller. now Of New York
It is stated that the Hartford Street Rail-
way Company is interested in the new company,
and that control OF the Middletown Street Rail
way Company is already in the hands OF the
syndicate. Annicabe arTan ngements have been
made with the New-Havel trolley system 10
effect connection at this point Inc new me
will have a right of way Of its own, and Will
have few, If any. grade crossings. 1t will begin
at Wethersheld. at the terminus OF the Hartford
line and viii run south through Grlswoldvllle
Rocky Hill and North Cromwell to Cromwell
and MiddIetown. where connection will be made
with the Middletown trolley line. Starting
e gain from Middletown, the line Will break new
ground southwark to Durham, North Branford.
Northfeld, Montowese and New Haven, Where
final connections will be made with the New
Haven system. The new road TO be built from
Hartford to MiddIetown will be eleven miles
long while there will be nineteen miles laid
from that city to New-Haven- This Will be the |
beginning of the new through express route, the |
interests being left to connect
northward with Worcester and Boston.