The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-07-13
RAILROAD COMPANIES
 REACH AGREEMENT New York Central Will Use New Haven's
 Electricity. DISPUTE OVER TERMS. Details Not Announced But Agreement Satis-
 factory.
DISPUTE OVER TERMS.

New York, July 12.-The New York Central and the New Haven railroads have at length arrived at an agree ment as to the terms upon which the Central will supply power to the New Haven for the running of the New Ha- ven electric trains to Woodlawn, from which point the New Haven trains will proceed under the roads own alternat- ing currents.
 There was a conference of some of the officials of the two roads yes- terday, after which it was an- nounced that the terms had practically been settled, though the formal agree inent had not yet been drafted, and there were still to be settled som that within short time the New Ha- ven would be able to operate It's trains electrically.
 A hitch between the two roads be- came known early in the present month. At that time it was stated that it had been understood all along that the New Haven was to take it's power for use as far as Woodlawn from the direct current of the Centraps third rails. The compensation to be paid fot this service had not been arranged.
 An act of the legislature required all trains running out of the Grand Gen. tral station to be operated by electrici- ty by July 1, 1908. The Central found 1t was possible for it to comply with the requirement. the first of the present month, year earlier than was contem- plated by the legislature. The New Ha- ven road was notified to that effect. In reply the New Haven asked what price would be charged. The Central people thought that the New Haven should pay a compensation which would pro- vide for a certain interest on the cost of installation of power plant, conduits, and machinery.
 The New Haven road replied that the plant and appurtenances belonged not to 1t but to the Central, and that there fore 1t should not be expected to pay a compensation which had for one of it's bases interest charges,
 These matters rested for time while propositions and counter propositions Wsre made. Meanwhile the Central peo- ple were operating all of their trains out of the Grand Central with electric power while the New Haven was de filing the commuters air with coal gas from it's steam engines. The New Ha- ven, is was stated, was entirely ready to begin electric propulsion whenever the subject of the cost to it of the pow CT should be settled. Thirty-three of the thirty-five electric locomotives or dered from the Westinghouse company had been received, the power house for the electrical zone of the New Haven north of WoodlaWn had been built at Cos Cob, and the wires for the carry- ing oe the alternating current had been etruns from tower-like structures along the road north of Woodlawn
 At the conference it is understood several mutual concessions were made, but in the main it was stated that the Central carried it's point.
 "we are not ready to give out the terms of the contract" said Vice-Pres- ,dent Harris ef the Central, eff we ever do SO. The agreement has not been drafted All that we will say for the present is that the matter has been settled in the main satisfactory to both roads. and that the New Haven can now begin the operation of its trains by electricity"