New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-12
GRAND TRUNK GAINS
THE NEW HAVEN'S AID
Compromise Reached Regard
ing Division Of New Eng
land Business.
NO PARALLELING OF LINES
Officials Practically Admit That
Traffic War Has Been
Averted by Negoti-
atoms.


atoms.
Boston, Nov. 1.-THE Grand Trunk
Railroad OF Canada is negotiating with
the New York, New Haven e. Hartford
Railroad for the right not only to reach
Boston and Providence over the lines Of
the latter road, but TO carry its bust
ness into all the stations of the entire
New Haven system. including the Boston
e. Maine road, according to a statement
made by Timothy Il. Byrnes, vice-presi-
dent of the New Haven road. tonight.
The statement is issued to explain the
reasons for disseminating work on the
Southern New England Railroad, the
Grand Trunks subsidiary, as announced
yesterday.
Mr.. Byrncs states that already an
agreement has been reached between the
two roads for the joint use Of the Cen
trial Vermont tracks between Windsor
and White River Junction, VI. The with
drawing Of the petition by the Boston n
Maine for a branch road from Claremont
to Lebanon, y. H.. paralleling the Cen
trail Vermont line was announced Satur-
day.
While declaring that the reason for
ordering "A suspension OF work on the
Southern New England Railroad Is not
known to President Mellen. 1t is admitted
that joint negotiations are under way,
and have been for some time LOOKING to
Joint use OF the New Haven lines by
the New Haven and Grand Trunk roads.
The statement Of Vlce-President Byrnes
is as follows:
President Byrues has talked over
the telephone this evening with MI. Mel
len at his residence Ia Stocktrdge. ana
has been assured by Mr. Mcllcu that there
has been no agreement Of any description
yet arrived AT with the Grand Trunk
Railway. except as 20 the joint use oil
the Central Vermont tracks between
Windsor and White River Junction.
That Mr.. Mcllcn has been al various
times I'm communication with Mr. Cham
berlin and thinks IL probable am agree
mcnt as 10 traffic will also be made, but
that there has been no understanding, eN-
pressed or implied, with regard 10 inc
Southern New England extension. ana II
the Grand Trunk has discontinued this
work, as stated In the newspapers II was
because In" Grand Trunk believed II ad-
yisable from it's own standpoint and not
from any undertaking between itself ana
the New Haven usd.
That the facts are. the New Haven road
has not paid ana viii not pay one dollar
10 the Grand Trunk To stop the CoustFuc-
ton Of the Southern New England roud.
All negotiations with the Grand Trunk
have been open and above board from the
beginning and viii so continue until the
end and have been conducted as would
similar negotiations between any other
two companies. The negotiations referred
20 as pending have been with a Wow or
putting the Grand Trunk into all OF the
territory reached by the New Haven and
Boston and Maine lines, the conferences
particularly being with view to working
out the divisions Of joint rates and the
arrangements for interchange Of through
traffic. The cfrcyt Of such an arrange
ment N finally made, viii bc 10 put the
Grand Trunk business not only into Bos-
ton and Providence, but into al the sta
tions OF the entire New Haven system.
Providence Nov. ll--Goyernor pothier
cabled this afternoon 90 \. W. Smithors,
chairman Of the board Of directors. at
London. demanding official Information
as to whether the railroad intended TO
complete It's road here before July !. 1915.
the time limit I'm it's charter Announce
ment was made by Mayor Fletcher that
President FItzhugh OF the Southern New
England road, telegraphed tonight that
he would meet the Mayor here Friday to
discuss the situation.
II f. learned from good sources In this
city that the stoppagc Of construction
work on the Southern New England Rail-
way, the extension Of the Grand Trunk
Railway. Of Canada, which was To be
built through Massachusetts, and Rhode
Island to the port Of Providence, will
bee permanent
The New Haven has from the outset
strenuously opposed the Grand Trunk s
plans for building a line through to
Providence the reason being, as one man
familiar with the New Ravens policies
said yesterday, that, while that company
had no objection to the Grand Trunk
conducting business north OK Boston. II
had decided objections TO It's operating
south of Boston. In penetrating To Prov
ideucc. which Is south OF Boston" the
Grand Trunk would, Of course, be the
active competitor of the New Haven for
tho traffic of "A rich manufacturing dis
trict.
The abandonment Of the competitive
construction plans, for the New Haven
was i'm the field with project, now
dropped, of paralleling the tracks OF the
Central Vermont Road, which the Grand
Trunk controls, represents. II Is under
stood. the agreement of the two systems
for putting an end 10 heavy expense.
on the basis of trackage arrangements
for the accommodation Of the Grand
Trunks traffic Oh terms satisfactory TO
both parties I'm interest.
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