The Washington times., 1912-11-21
New Haven Grand Trunk
Agreement May Be
Put up to Wilson

Y,r,.., A,,or,o,, General wickersham
.na ,ho n.nar,r,.,t NJ Justice push the
,rv..,ioo,,on =, tho New England rail-
'r,od ,eonnno,v beId in a vice-like grin
~ N,oI., I,,,,o, road mr. unless the
-. p..rason,a,,v.s ,tse,f or the
,,.N,.. Cpa.no Commission has
, -, 49, ,,ots in regard n
80 h p.o.,don,.o,ect wood
w e nor'S, h. c,r,e. ,nto
~" "nso''. 40 ',, - 80 ,aLn
oee i, 20 49,, On
'ne '"a''er up ie'pe" -
the hgh'
1t Is not at all unlikely that the hrst
great antitrust struggle OF the Wilson
Adm,n,ar ratio, viI he against the New
,,,'N 49, .a, -. Inn,and
in It's grasp. Against the oppressive
monopoly of the New Haven. the people
OF New England are crying out with a
vigor and bitterness resembling the up
risihss Oh peonc se"'.'e"' s",'st .,e
railroads in earlier days IN hahsas'
Iowa. and other Western States.
The New Haven situation took an
aston,.bjp, turn in New York yester-
a., ,,,han ,horo ,,as s,daen haI,,ng
Gay "neh .n,'e was ..,a.,n s'uuen s
Oh tne feuera' grand jury ih'e'.'saaoh
to determine whether the twenty-five
year agreement between the Grand
Trunk railway and the New Haven sys-
tam yas q o,n hinauon In restraint of
go. -, a.s,aro,, 40 s,,,,a .o,,.o,,,,o.,
anu So" W ot'e .o'p...
Inc grand jury "Nes'Isatioh hated'
II ts charged, after ]. Pierpont Nor
gan, William Rockefeller, and other
noted financiers, who would have been
corone,lca 70 tcs,Irv drectI,, annsaIed
10 Attorney uehera' "ickersham oy
long distance telephone to call on the
investigation.
The sudden stopping OF the in
ouiry caused a sensation in big finan-
cial circles as well as In Washington.
District Attorney Wise, at New York.
was chagrined. and the New England
railroad commissioners were disgusted.
u,..S r,
Attorney General Wickersham events
ally made this explanation through
Assistant General Jesse ID, Adkins:
MI. ,.o c., -,
Inc Attorney General had d.
rected a grand Jury inquiry at New
YORK into the alleged agreement be-
tween the New York. New Haven
and Hartford railroad and the Grand
Trunk railroad. He had also writ
ten to President Mellen, of the New
York. New Haven and Hartford,
and President Chamberlain, of the
Grand Trunk lines, asking for an
EXPLANATION. Thes. gentlemen have
offered full access to their records.
1t was thought that a full and
complete examination of the mat
ters offered by the railroad and the
statement made by the Massachu-
setts and Rhode Island orficiaIs and
A. the sources of information sue.
0ested by them shouId nrat he mads
ana for this reason and this alone
ar crana i,,r, inyosti,ation 49,
snsnandad tor tho t;,,a haIna
Tha Attorno,, Connra, 80 a,roo,o1
.,a.,ha fviiaS, InSor,,',.,,aa "a' ", ,'oS' oot1u
sna 10 de,ermIneI that tha rnnt,a.
o ,rohaS 10 - ,ba hn,to Ina, nne Hlu,eer Ila,oer
the investigation results in the com
Piete oinIpHuie i,, h " al 'he tacts 'he
iurv ' - ,"o
- Az, H.,
n, this uoes not sallsly 'ne ,L Mes
fEnsiaha ranroau SotIlIhissioneTs: Inc;
rear tnat powerful lhnuences nave go,
70 Work OH the Adnihistratioh anc
mat AZ d result the investigation ps
the department OF justice VIII be al
lowed 10 rag ana the whole business
VIII coWe 10 hothihg SO tar as giElhs
reiet 10 Ne" England Is concerned.
Wllliam =. Bliss. or the Rhode lslanc
pubic Wliitles commission, who ha'
been IN WaSninBton several days; say,
WI oe pu'S 70 Hle nInit, anu l"a