The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-04-25
NEW HAVEN ROAD
TO USE BOSTON
AND ALBANY
Will Assume Halt Of Present
Annual Deficit
MOVE AGAINST GRAND TRUNK
Railroad Men Look Upon Agreement
as Another Move In Fight
for Territory

Boston, April 25.-An important
step toward the uniflcation of the rail
road systems of New England was
announced here yesterday, when the
fact was made public that an arrange
ment had been made by the New York
New Haven and Hartford and the New
York Central railroads for the extern
sive use of the Boston and Albany
by the former There have been ru-
mors for some time that the Boston
and Albany was to be taken over by
some means, and 1t was felt to be
the logical step in the development
of transportation in New England. Ac-
cording to the statement made yester-
day, the New Haven road is to run
trains over the road now leased by
the Central, and is to assume one-half
the annual deficit until the Boston
and Albany is earning the per cent
that is guaranteed the stockholders
under the present lease. AS soon as
u surplus above that is earned, the
amount is to be divided equally be-
tween the New Haven and the Cen
trail. July l is the date set for the
agreement to 90 into effect, and 1t is
said that James FL. Hustis, present
assistant general manager, will be-
come vice president and general man
ager of the Boston and Albany. Pres
ident w. c. Brown of the New York
Central is to remain as the financial
head of the Boston and Albany in
New York
The change will mean much to New
England in the way of better service
because of the utilization. Previously
there had been three deals completed
which pointed in the same direction
The joint ownership of the Rutland
railroad, the granting by the Boston
and Albany of important passenger
and freight service to the New Haven
and the arrangement for through ser
vice to Chicago over the Boston and
Maine and the Lake Shore and Mich
igan Central railroads. The Boston
and Albany is destined under such
an arrangement to carry far more traf
fic than it has in the past, for the
New Haven road, will have every in
centive to make the former a paying
proposition. A number OF the most
important express trains from New
York to Maine will be DETECTED from
the Willimantic division of the New
Haven and pass through Springfield
to Worcester. The development of
the Hampton road will increase the
Boston and Albany business. The de-
velopment of the. line from Pittsfeld
to North Adams will do likewise. The
announcement OF President Mellen
that additional train service is con-
templated from different parts OF the
New Haven system to the Boston and
Albany Is also considered important
On inquiry at the offices OF the Bos-
ton and Albany railroad at Boston yes
terday regarding the control of that
railroad by the New York, New Haven
and Hartford railroad, it was stated.
that there is no knowledge of any
plan under contemplation which would
transfer the operation of the Boston
and Albany railroad to any other rail
road, and that there is no likelihood
of any change being made in the pres
ent operation of the road except pos
sibly i'm the line of local autonomy.
The trackage arrangement, announce
ment of which was made public sever
al weeks ago, will be advantageous
alike to the public and to the rail
roads at interest So far as the con
troll of the road passing to any other
railroad is concerned, the lease of
the Boston and Albany railroad to the
New York Central specifically prov
ides that no change shall be made
without the assent of the legislature
of Massachusetts.
Railroad men are of the belief that
the arrangement announced yesterday
is in reality a master move by the
New Haven interests against the en-
croachment upon their territory made
by the Grand Trunk, which Is now the
only serious competitor for New Eng
land business. The recent move of
the Grand Trunk in getting permits
sion to build a line from Providence
to Palmer is but one of the steps it
has taken that looks toward its future
development The announcements
yesterday said nothing about the On
tario and Western which the New Ha-
ven road controls and which the New
York Central would find it to its adj
vantage to control. 1t Is believed that
the next development will be the turn
ing Of the control of this road over
to the New York Central.