New-York tribune., 1908-08-13
WOTLD BUILD SUBWAY.
". Y, N. H. & II. Considering Plans
to npprOUe Conn1uter SerJace.

In Ire wish To get a terminal OF its in New
York City to handle it's commuter business u
Westchester County without loss and at the same
time bring commuters right into the heart OF Man
haitian the New York, New Haven & Hartford
Railroad Company stands ready If necessary 10
build subway of its own from the Harlem HVer'
1t will even go further and issue transfers from
its line to existing rapid in the city
Charles s Meen, president of the road, and the
onIv witness Yesterday at the hearing before the
Public Service Commission to find out why the
New York & Port Chester Railroad Company had
not gone ahead with the construction OF It's ROAD
in accordance with the terms or lts HancInse iet
the cat out of the bag.
Commissioner Fusts asked Mr Mellen whether
the New Haven If 1t should build q road as
planned would be interested in getting SUBWAY
OF its own from the Harlem River downtown II
the commission should lay out subway route
"You know" added Commissioner Eustis, we
cannot huJId the roads The city has no money.
Mr. Mellen said his road had discussed with the
officials of the Interborough an arrangement oy
which IL could carry its commuters over the sec
ond avenue elevated and thus cut out the Necessity
of usine the Grand Central Station. The Inter
horouqh officials he said. felt they ought TO have
additional, tracks before the business could be
accommodated. That seemed to be such an I'M
n,ense obstacle" said Mr.. Mellen. that we threw
up our hands in despair
In exclamation of the plans of the company TO go
abaad with either the Port Chester the West
chester company as as the litigation over
the franchises was ended, Mr. Mellen said his road
was guided by the pure necessity of getting its
business in and out of New York
Mr. Mellen said that If his company was able to
cor,nlete one of the two four-track roads, as
n1anned IL would give as good rapid transit
sarvice as any to be obtained in New York. and II
,t could not make arrangements 20 that end with
other roads It would seek the services of the com
mission.
President Melen said his company had no inten-
ton Of putting through both the Westchester and
the Port Chester roads. The only reason for the
purchase of control of the latter TO insure the
cornpsny route for its commuter business in case
the litigation over the Westchester road should
be adverse to the company. If 1t Is favorable that
is the road on which work will be pushed.
The company, according to Mr.. Mellen. plans to
establish its own terminal The Bronx side of
the Harlem and then connect with the subway or
carry its own traffic into Manhattan. Mr.. Mellen
mariners in the business but would complete
control of the Port Chester or Westchester, which
aver was built It has already invested $11.0000O0.
he said in the westchesterPort Chester enterprise.
but eventually the New Haven would prefer to
have q merger.
Mr. Meilen said he thought the best way to ar
range the present mixed control of the companies
would be to cancel the existing securities of the
Port Chester Westchester and Mlbrook companies
and recapitalize the whole thng-recapitaltze it
bones+Iy and issue new securities" "