The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-10-02
OUT OF AMERICAN
 RAILWAY ASSOCIATION
New Haven Roads Withdrawal Became Operative
 Yesterday.
TO WORK INDEPENDE ENTLY
All Movements Toward Com promise Proved Un-
 successful.

It was announced by officials of the New York, New Haven & Hartford railroad yesterday afternoon that, op- erative at once, the Consolidated is no longer party to the per diem agree ment of members of the American Rail- way association. All efforts at com promise have been fruitless, and the notice served some months ago by the New Haven that it. intended to with draw October 1 went into effect at midnight. It now remains for the New Haven road and connecting lines to fix upon an independent agreement as to the charges for foreign cars which shall be just and reasonable. This may be more difficult than on the face it would appear, and it is very probable that it will be settled before the courts.
 Notice of withdrawal was given last June and the western connections of the New Haven have given 1t notice that after the withdrawal becomes ef- fective freight for it's lines will be re- ceived, transported and delivered as heretofore, unless declined by the New Haven company; but that on cars thus | delivered to the New Haven road you will be charged such sums per day as Is reasonable for the use of each car for the period the same shall remain on your lines; and payment thereof will be insisted on accordingly"
 The committee appointed on behalf of the American Railway association to negotiate with the New Haven con- sisted of Messrs, Atterbury of the Pennsylvania Smith of the New York Central, and Hale of the Baltimore & Ohio.
 This committee suggested that the questions at issue be arbitrated, but the New Haven declined and made the alternative proposition that it should be allowed two days reclaim. begin ming Oct. 1, and continuing until the road has received $500 new cars which it has ordered; after the receipt of these cars the other roads to accept a sufficient number of New Haven cars to equalize the per diem payments, this arrangement to continue for one year.
 The New Haven road has ordered 1000 cars to be delivered by May next. The committee declined this proposition and proposed instead that the connecting roads agree to begin at once to equalize equipment on 6 monthly basis, leaving all question: concerning the per diem rate to arbi tration. The New Haven road declined this, insisting that, until its new carf could be put into servive, 1t was en titled to some compensation The com mitted then suggested to the other roads the form of notice referred tC above; and this form has been adopt. ed, we understand. not only by ali the immediate connections of the New Ha ven, but by number of other read. as we'll
 This notice seems eninently fair These roads cannot take the responsi. bility of obstructing the enormous movement of traffic from the west tt New England over the New Haver road by requiring the goods to bt transferred at New York to New Ha ven cars, though under the circum stances they would have the technica right to do this,
 In offering to let cars go through fol a reasonable sum per day they art giving the New Haven full opportunit, to show, if they cah, that 50 cents day is exorbltant. But if the burder should lie on the New Haven Gas ", suppose it would) to prove any ratt named by the car owners unreasonabl. high, the New Haven would have an other aspect of the case to consider for unless all signs fail cars will bt worth at least a dollar a day within the next month or two-and perhap! nuch mora than thatn