Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-08-29
OFFER REJECTED
American Railway Associations Proposition NOt Acceptable
 10 Consolidated
RATE IN EFFECT SOON

New Haven, August 29.--It is au- thoritatively stated that the proopsi- ton of the American Railway asso- ciation to submit to arbitration the question of the demurrage rate to be paid by the New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad company on detained foreign cars has been reject ed by the latter coropration so that the announcement of withdrawal from the association made by the New Haven company still stands, and un- less some compromise is arronged it will go into effect at an early date.
 A counter proopsition, it is stated, has been made by the New York, New Haven and aHrtford railroad con,- pany and, it is understood, hos the ap-, proval of the ePnnsylvania company, with which the New Haven company exchanges great volume of railroad traffic in foreign cars. Under the old conditions the outside companies have been sending onto the New Haven sys- tcul SCt AuioOCl VI Ntt' than the New Haven sends to the otst- sid railroads It is now proposed by the New Haven company that it shall have the privilege of sending it's empty cars which otherwise would tt held at home onto tue outside sys- tems and those cars shall count for car in the demurrage rate. As they would be returned ill many cases loaded under existing conditions of heavy eastward tratilc the New Ha., ven road would not only be gainer in actual business, but be able also to use these empty cars, to make good the dieffrence in the total demurrage charge. For example, if the Penn sylvania' company shoudl send four hundred. of it's cars into the New Haven company's territory and the New Haven company sends two hun dred into the Pennsylyania's terri- tory the former would be allowed 10 send in addition two hundred. empty cars and make the demurrage account between the two coroprutions equal. How far this proposition would be ae- ceptabie to the outside roads in gen eral and tue American Railway as soeiation Is mateer yet 10 be test ed. The plan is the more available for the New Haven road as t ex- poets ere long to have large additions to Its freight rolling stock.
 This important matter of the demur- rage now seems to be reaching Il more acute stage and Is bringing into prom thence the legal tsatus of the Amer1 can Railway association itself. which hos now twice within short tin,n raised the demurrage rate and has made total advance within year of 125 per cent In the case of the New Haven with It's territorial monop- oly of southern New England and practically all of its exchanged traffic with other roads Is across state lines. This tends strongly to make the lues- tion one Of Interstate traffic and In railroad circles here a good deal of wonder Is expressed t5at 1t has not already come under the pervlew of the interstate commerc commission which may at any tim take it up or complaint of conslgnor or sonslgnee
 The reference to the attitude of the Boston X Maine In the matter it Is ascertained definitly that no imme- diate steps nre likely to be token and that the New York. New Haven and Hartford railroad company is pre- ceeding nomlnally upon It's own re. sponsibility. As. however. the New Haven company, by It's ownership or 10000 shares of. the Boston & Maine ! is in close If not controlling relations with that corporation. no obstruction | by 1t of the New Haven policy is look ed for.
 The negotiations iu the matter are being conducted mainly by Vice PresI- ! dent Stevens of the New York. New | Haven and Hartford railroad and definite announcement of results Is ex-