The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-12-12
GIVES OUT
AGREEMENT
New Ravens Tentative
Draft Is Inspected and
Published
TEXT BEFORE PUBLIC
Provision for Joint Rates
and Joint Use of Rails
Is Made

the complete text OF the proposed New
Haven Grand Trunk traffic agreement:
Memorandum Of agreement made this
day-dayo "A. d. 1912, by and be-
tween the Grand Trunk Railway com.
pany of Canada, representing lines OPP
Grated and controlled by it Hereinafter
referred to as the "Grand Trunk"), and
the New York, New Haven and Hart
ford Railroad company representing
lines operated and controlled by it
hereinafter referred TO as the New
Havcn'l.
1.-THE lines above referred to as con-
trolled by the Grand Trunk are the
Central Vermont railway and its sub
salaries, and the lines controlled by
the New Haven are the Boston & Maine
railroad, the Maine Central railroad and
their subsidiaries).
Whereas: The parties hereto, own,
operate and control connecting systems
of transportation which are in general
supplementary ard complementary each
, to the other, and form, together, through
routes for traffic; and
| Whereas: There are certain relative
! ly short lines of track belonging to
each system which lie between lines of
track of the other system so that such
other system by enjoying an equal use
thereof can operate continuous line
of railroad without any detriment to
the owner of such intervening lines,
and to their mutual advantage as well
as to the advantage of the public they
serve.
Now, therefore. the Grand Trunk and
the New Haven hereby mutually agree.
for the benefit of themselves and the
lines represented by them as follows;
The New Haven agrees TO open joint
rates and through billing in connec.
tion with the Grand Trunk lines. all
its stations, the division of such Joint
rates to be committed TO B. Campbell,
representing the New Haven and r. J.
Dalrymple representing the Grand
Trunk, and If they shall fail to agree
a third person shall be selected by the !
chairman of the interstate commerce
commission of the United States, to
act with them, and the decision of a ma
jority of the three upon any detail of |
such decision shall be binding and eff
fective upon both parties These di- I
visions shall be attached to and are !
made a part of this agreement.
The point of interchange for the joint |
business contemplated by the parties
hereto is designated to be White River /
Junction Vermont.
This agreement contempiates the rum
ming of through trains, through cars,
TIE selling of through tickets, the check
ing through baggage, the through bill
ing of freight and in all respects the
use of the lines Of roads Of the parties
hereto, so far as the public is con.
eerned, as if they were in reality one
road; also
The meeting OF competitive conditions
arising from time to time in rates and
service and the maintenance so long as
legally may be Of the present differen-
tials ms is of rates now accorded TO the
Grand Trunk, except that nothing shall
be construed to prevent such modifca-
tion of said differential rates as may
from time to time be agreed to by the
Grand Trunk,
The Grand Trunk shall cause TO be
granted TO the New Haven lines the
Joint and equal use of the following
lines of road:
l. The joint and equal use of the
line Of road between White River Juno
ton and Windsor. VT. in connection
with its lines north and south thereof,
30 that the Boston & Maine railroad
may have. use and enjoy an unbroken
line Of railroad.
2. The joint and equal use of the
line between Swanton and Alburg, VT,
80 that the st. Johnsbury & Lake Cham
plain Railroad Co. may have, use and
enjoy in mbroken line connection ;
with the Rutland railroad.
3. The joint and equal use of the line !
between Rouses Point, n. y, and Mont :
zeal. Quebec, so the Rutlan' railroad
nay have, use aud enjoy an unbroken :
inc to Montreal.
This last to be effective only when !
he second party secures control Of the !
Rutland railroad and the Rutland rail :
Dads present arrangement for reach :
ng Montreal tcrminates.l
The New Haven shall cause to be !.
ranted to the Grand Trunk lines the
oint and equal use of the line between !,
Windsor, VT. and Brattleboro, Vt, in
onpection with its lines north and =
outh thereof, so that the Central Yer 4
mont Railway company may have use
I and enjoy an unbroken line OF rail c
Dad.
The making of the detailed agree A
lcnts covering the joint and equal use
( each others lines above contemplated
hall be committed 20 +. ]. Chamber
IN, representating the Grand Trunk, r,
nd c. S. Mellen, representing the New d
Iaven. and II they shall fail to agree, a
third person shall be selected by the D
overnor general Of the Dominion of Ia
ansda 20 act with them. and the de- q
sion of a majority Of the three upon pl
ny question relating to the details m
t such agreements shall be attached 1;
, and are hereby made a part Of this re-
Of
This agreement shall take effect upon b,