New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-03-29
NEW TRAFFIC DEAL MADE
Advancement Between the New
Haven and Boston & Albany.
NO CONSOLIDATION LIKELY
Lease Of Albany Road Not Con
templated, Say Messrs,
Mellen and Bvrnes.

Boston. March 2s-A vision a. another
TRANSPORTATION consolidation. perfoctinS the
practical union 81 nearly al tho railroad
lines n New England, appeared to-day
through tho announcement Of closer traf-
r. arrangement between tho New YORK
NAw Vo.en & Hartford Railroad and the
poe.on 4 Albany division &c tho New
York Central Railroad. hut the vision fado1
when Charles 5. Nolon. president anu J.
} Byrnos yice-pfcsidont. Of tn New
Haven svstcm denied that Their company
contemplated acquisition OF the lease OF
;nc Boston & Albany.
IN denying report Of such consolidation
President Mcilon ISSUED a statement rom
his Office IN this city saying that tho two
roads had entered into an arrangemeh'
looking 70 on increase q traffic AZ certain
junction points and tho use OF certain nor
tons of the Boston 4 Albany lines oy NJ"
Haven trains hauled by the latters own
motive power. NJ. Byrnes eald;
This arrangement cannot possibly he con-
strucd IN any way as even SsalL ~.
ard consultations FIRST. FOR the reason lh't
such action would neCcssit3te AZ apteal 10
tee Legislature: second. because, as I'M
Gsrsfsnj ID. il would be IN violation of The
interstate commerce act Tn fact II ms
not been and IS not in conlenpia,lon. vi,
The arrangement With nc New aOIH
Central system is as yet only in hinc ana
no, n degree we have come 20 an under
rtsrIing for the interchang- Of Uauic al
junction points IN order To- lncTTase ~
,olu77e ard for cconom@ sake. We M ~
rot IS vet agreed as 20 those junction
points ard probably VII not toI some uIne.
The Boston e. Albany IS now hauims cdi
81 the New Haven road from hoStoN -
eD1,.h rro---f,charn. and this new arrarSe-
mont no. oniv extends that privilege, uut
permits the NV Haven 10 use us QN n
,.ss .S~.al, portions ~ the tracks of The
Boston & Albany road Just as we use Ger
tain portions OF the Central Vernon hol.-
road IN Vermont and that COMPANY 'ses
certain portions ~ the Boston * Name.
Won't ,naster classification
IN being pressed 10 explain whst advan-
4sg. either the New Haven or the Albany
would dc.ive from consolidation. UT.
pyrpes said he could see none as yet. III
osrtafnl~ would not hasten identification
II and about Boston" he remarked.
President HeIeu's statement follow;
TIE xev. York. New Haven & Hartlor1
Railroad has aol bought or Sought 70 AIt
tic Boston q Albany Railroad. ana mas no
control over fts operation. 10 has entere"
tn.o .rvarcercnis with t1c NcW York Cen
tral fthe ics"pa o.. the Boston a Aluauy
Railroad iookins % ~ ,incfea.sec I1,,io
ang WIN probably in tho near future per
feet avianrtrents by which 10 viii run u
own trains vitA its own power over por-
fi-.. OK t.e Fortol n \ ioan. iinr~. hoi"-
Six between South Frsnncuam and bos-
ION between Ashland ana south tranins-
ram. between Ludlow ana >iiHE''V '-
connection .-it' the projected lam Gen
Railroad extension of o." ttui' gu NasSo-
ctuscttr and between Pift~ii''4 ana Ncitn
Adams. These arrangements arc. s' ~
-io-.i- 'n tre public interest that u IS an
necessary 30 >-larre upon tho beneficial re-
er'ts .ral .. bound to follow.
This avrareenont. which establishes I'M
rcr.a9. coanee.io ror through ;rafic. 10
serve Boston. as well as the central and
..treme western paris Of ;n' stat' may
os,iato che necessity of building Gle lamp
den Heuroea 20 which the statement ie-
f.,, Thc. projected road was Authorized
t- tle Iai'5oa1 Commission Lass fell II
was planned 10 ruu from Springfield 10
ED~deviIe and Was opposed by the Boston
4 Albany Railroad. who's. limo E., parallels
No~ Ito Nov Haven Railroad purposes -
rs. ~. Boston & Albany tracks COR con-
,.......s distance alons which t1o Namp-
c.. coad was 20 mn.
New Railroad Map Needed.
TIC announcement % lie agreement set
tie experts N work Irur1g on q now rail
road map The New Haven lines have
v.d-- c>ter3ed since the OIL n>pS were
~6c.
wr, .i-c OF tra Boston Al1l~r. Running
iesrlv ca-, and rrest through NassachU-
frt,s .ae scarcely changed since IT. became
q iart o. ths N,u oh central ton ;ca
SCARS aco. ON "a uiuet>-niro-Toar lease.
Tile fire oi tho CRAVE FrIf IS about 10
= extended from Palmer f. Massachusetts.
q Providence. eir.n1 th" Gran" Iroi.h
tfreo -'auor,s 'n The United states.
THE taanc.a. relations oi th" Ne" N7F'r
nra Nev I1ri, Central ai1 .g.'.F close.
reasoo 90 'tr fnot thar some OF 'he d.
70 'or- and aca.ies' >t'. Snoieo.' ar" Id"h-
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