The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-11-12
BYRNES EXPLAINS
RAILROAD DEAL
Says Grand Trunk Is Negotiating With
New Haven to Use Latter's Lines
to Get into Boston and
Providence.

Boston, Nov. l2.-The Grand Trunk
railway of Canada Is negotiating with
the New York, New Haven & Hartford
railroad for the right not only to reach
! Boston and Providence over the lines of
the latter road, but TO carry its business
into all stations of the entire New Ha-
ven system, including the Boston &
Maine road, according to a statement
given out by Vice President Timothy T..
Byrnes of the New Haven road last
night.
The statement is issued to explain the
reasons for discontinuing work on the
Southern New England railway. the
Grand Trunks subsidiary, as announced
Sunday.
Vice President Byrnes states that al
ready an agreement has been reached
between the two roads for the Joint use
of the Central Vermont tracks between
Windsor and White River Junction, Vt.
The withdrawing of the petition by the
Boston & Maine for branch road from
Claremont to Lebanon, N. H., paralleling
the Central Vermont line, was an
nounced Saturday.
While declaring the exact reason for
ordering a suspension OF work on the
Southern New England railway is not
known to President Mellen, it is admit
ted that joint negotiations are under
way and have been for some time look
ing to Joint use of the New Haven
lines by the New Haven and Grand
Trunk roads.
The statement of Vice President
Byrnes is as follows:
''Vice. President Byrnes says he has
talked over the telephone this evening
with Mr.. Mellen at his residence in
Stockbridge and has been assured by Mr..
Mellen that there has been no agree
ment Of any description arrived at with
the Grand Trunk railway, except as to
the joint use of Central Vermont tracks
between Windsor and White River june
tion. That Mr.. Mellen has been at vari.
ous times in communication with Mr.. |
Ghamberln and thinks il probable an !
agreement will also be made with regard I
to the Southern New England extension. 1
and if the Grand Trunk has discontin- /
led this work, as stated in the news
papers. it was because the Grand Trunk |
believed advisable from its own stand /
point and not from any understanding (
itself and the New Haven road.
"That the facts are. the New Haven
-oad has not paid and will not pay one
lollar to the Grand Trunk to stop the
of the Southern New Eng
and road. All negotiations referred to
ls pending have been with view of
,utting the Grand Trunk into all of the
erritory reached by the New Haven
md Boston & Maine lines the confer
nces particularly being with a view to
working out the divisions of joint rates
nd the arrangements for interchange of
through traffic. The effect of such an
arrangement, if finally made. will be
o put the Grand Trunk business not
My into Boston and Providence, but
nto the stations of the entire New Ha-
en- system"
New Haven. Conn, Nov l2-The ne
citations relating to traffic agreement !
etween the New York. New Haven &
Hartford and the Grand Trunk began 7
OF long after the death of President !
lays in the Titanic disaster and contin- /,
ed through the summer. the delay in :
,aching an agreement being largely due
, time required for communication
cross the Atlantic with the Grand
runk directors in England and repeated |
odifieations of the terms of the agree :
ent as originally proposed. 1t is un- 7
srstood that a substantial agreement
rs now been reached, and only awaits J
Ie signatures of the contracting par
es. !.
The agreement, it is said, not only !, =
yes the Grand Trunk very extensive :
ackage rights over the New Haven n
stem, but equalizes it in rates and q
aflic privileges with other lines.
There is high authority for stating
at the New Haven Grand Trunk agree
ent has had the consent of the Ca =,
dian Pacific, which has been consulted "
the negotiations.