New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-08
Governors, Mayors, Business
Men and Citizens Are Ready
to Oppose Grand Trunk
Agreement.
TO INVADE WASHINGTON
Canadian Railway Reports Ten
tative Draft of Traffic Ar
rangement Unsatisfactory
-Pothier Has Plan to
Buy Extension.
From The Tribune Bureau. I

From The Tribune Bureau
Washington, Dec. IA formidable
| list OF witnesses. including governors.
mayors. railroad officials, business men
and citizens. are preparing to invade
the House Rules Committee room next
week. when the O'Shaunessy resolution.
I providing for an investigation of the
traffic agreement between the Grand
Trunk and the New York, New Haven
& Hartford Railroad is taken up.
Congressman O'Shaunessy made pub
| lie to-day a telegram received from
/ Governor Boss of New Hampshire, in
| which the latter urges a Congressional
| investigation is proposed in the O'Shau-
messy resolution. Governor Bass will
be unable to attend the hearing, but
Governor Pothier Of Rhode Island prob
ably will be on hand. Governor Foss
of Massachusetts may also attend
other prospective witnesses include the
mayors of Providence, Pawtucket, Cen
tral Falls and Woonsocket. all of Rhode
Island, and William G. Bliss, chairman
of the Public Utilities Board of that
state.
A meeting of the New England dele
CATION will be held on Monday and
plans will then be outlined for the con-
duct of the hearing. A statement Is
sued by Mr.. O'Shaunessy to-day says
II is possible that every state in New
England will be represented at the
T.. nfChannpcaV has sent
ont telegrams broadcast over that sec
tion asking for aid in the passage OF
his resolution He has met Win
generous response. II Is thought lhal
. sDeciaI committee consisting mostly
of n.elnbers from New England Woulu
be more active and especially interested
In the transportation monopoly lhdli y
standing committee of the House whose
members come from all sectlons OF tile
country
BOSTON. Dec. IA letter received
here to-day from President Chamber
lain of the Grand Trunk Railway an
nounced that the tentative draft OF
traffic agreement with the New YORK
NevU Haven &, Hartford Railroad was
not satisfactory to the Grand Trunk
No final agreement was expected 10 De
reached before January /.
President Chamberlain in letter 10
the Boston News Bureau, said: Inc
New Haven people submitted a drat1
of the proposed traffic arrangement
which. while satisfactory so far az II
went was not acceptable to the Grand
Trunk and the Central Vermont COM
NAMES. and was therefore declineo'
with the understanding that we would
submit a counter proposition
A petition for the formation OF
| company consisting Of Governor A. Dc
Pothier and other citizens of Rhode
Island TO purchase the franchise OF the
Southern New England Railway was
filed with the Secretary Of State to-day
by two Boston business men, Inc
measure will come before the next
Legislature.
COPIES of documents bearing upon
the incorporat and location Of the
Southern New England line were sent
10 the United States District Attorney
in New York to-day by the Massa-
cbusetts Railroad Commission. Ihe
proposed Grand Trunk-New haven
railroad traffic arrangement Is under
investigation in New York.
Providence, r. l., Dec. lin state
ment explaining the filing OF the peu-
tion at Boston to-day Governor Pothier
said:
The idea is that in case Massachu,,
setts acquires the Boston Railroad
holding Company, which would carry
with it the control of the Boston sto ,hs %
Maine, it might be advisable sablG+ iGr 'he ne
state of Rhode Island to assist III
building the line from Palmer 10
providence and to extend the line from
Douglas TO Worcester, where connec
tion would be made with the bos'oii
! a. Maine. .,-,. .,,o . q
| a precautionary measure.