The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-11-12
BIG RAILROAD
 DEAL ADMITTED
GRAND TRUNK WILL CARRY BUSINESS INTO STATIONS OF NEW YORK. NEW HAVEN
 AND HARTFORD.
NEGOTIATIONS STILL PENE IN ,
Traffic Agreement Dicl<ering Came After Death of President Hayes
 In Titanic Disaster.

Railroad of Canada is negotiating with l the New York, New Haven & Hart foard Railroad for the right not only to reach Boston and Providence over 1 the lines of the latter ~oad but to carry it's business into all the stations of the entire New Haven system, in cluding the Boston & Maine road, ac- cording to a statement given out by l Vice President Timothy E. Byrnes of The statement is issued to explain the reasons for disseminating of work on the Southern New England rail- road, the Grand Trunks subsidiary, as announced yesterday.
 Vice President Byrnes states that al- ready an agreement has been reach use of the Central Vermont tracks between Windsor and White Rdver Junction. Vt. The withdrawing of the petition by the Boston & Maine for a branch road from C1aremont to Lebanon N. H., paralleling the Gen. tral Vermont lines. was announced Saturday.
 Joint Negotiations. q While declaring the exact reason for ordering a suspension of work on the Southern New England railroad is not known to President Mellen it is admit way and have been for some time looking to a joint use of the New Ha- yen lines by the New Haven and
 The statement of Vice President Byrnes is: .svice President Byrnes has talked over the telephone this dence in stockbridge, and has been assured by MT. Mellen that there has been no agreement of any description railway. except as to the joint use of Central Vermont tracks between Windsor and White Rayer Junction.
 s"That MT. Mellen has been at varf- rSg1S in mi a MF. Chamberlin and thinks it probable an agreement to traffic will also be derstanding. expressed or implied. with regard to the Southern New England extension. If the Grand Trunk has the ns'>lrl newspapers. ssss1 IFS it was because the Grand Trunk believed it advisable from it's own standpoint and not from any understanding between itself and the New Haven road.
 stThe New Haven road has not paid and will not pay one dollar to the Grand Trunk to stop the construction of the Southern New England road. All negotiations with the Grand Trunk have been open and above board from until the end, and have been conduct ed as would similar negotiations be- tween any other two companies. The have been with a view of putting the Grand Trunk into all of the territory reached by the New Haven and Bos-
 
 particularly being with a. view to working out the divisions of joint rates and the arrangements for ~inter- change of through traffic The effect made. will be to put the Grand Trunk business not only into Boston and Providence, but into all the stations of the entire New Haven system .'s
 How Deal Began.
 The negotiations relating to traf- fic agreement between the New York, l New Haven Hartford and the Grand 1 of Presidant Hayes T in the T4tanic dis aster. and continued through the sum- mer, the delay in reaching an agree required for contradictions across | the Atlantic with the Grand Trunk | ddrectors in England. and repeated l agreement as originally proposed. Tt is understood that now substantial agreement has been reached, and only awaits the signatures of the contract
 The agreement not only gives the Grand Trunk extensive trackage rights 1 over the New Haven system. but leges with other lines. One effect of l the agreement is to intensity the I character of the New Haven system trackage rights extended to all con l nectting lines The argument used effectively with Trunk has been the great prospective l cost of his New England extensions, | ns tbae odd tSs he eo1s5 oarons follow.
 The long contest began in 1903. when | cific an all-rai1 winter rate to and from New York and southern New Grand Trunk boat and raiis rate via New London This was followed byf notice of the Grand Trunk that if used by 1t between New London and New York with boats of it's own and | in a few months that step was taken. | Ths agiaenss nb by nsbs sbs Plsnna and Danielson electric line, which a | little later. however. was bought in Trunks TT ak southern S New Engiand plan plan. and the granting of a charter inciud- ing the Providence terminal rights, by | the Rhode Island legislature. soon fo1-l
 There is high authority for stating that the New Haven-Grand Trunk Canadian Pacific management, which has been consulted in the negotiations.
 Governor Interested.
 
 Providence R. T., Nov. 12-Gov. Aram J. Pothier cabled yesterday after- noon to A. W. smithers. chairman of official inforrna ton as to the railroad intended to conn plete it's road here before July l, 1915, the time limit in it's charter.
 Answering Governor Pothier's mes sage of inquiry President Chamberlain telegraphed to the governor. saying:
 My message of November g, read ing as follows: Temporary etoppage | of work on Southern New England is precautionary measure brought about by unsettled money market, which was produced by the strained conditions in Europe at the present time. tells the whole story and is the only reason for the stoppage of work"
 Governor Pothier said last night that 1e did not consider President Cham erlain's answer sufficiently positive nd that he intends to inquire further attar when Rreaideat Eifz !