The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-11-30
MELLEN WILL
 STAY AT POST
DOUBLE DENIAL IS MADE THAT NEW RAVENS HEAD INTENDS
 TO RESIGN.
CONDITIONS NOT PERFECT
But, President Says, Efforts Are Be. ing Made to Have Them
 Bettercd.

BetterC0.
 President c. s. Mellen has issued a statement from Stockbridge,% that he hasn't any notion of resigning and yesterday from the offices of the New Haven road in the Elm City came the fo1Iowing:
 Tt is officially stated that there is absolutely nothing in the rumor that President c. S. Mellen has resigned, or is intending to do so.''
 MT AMelten, in his statement from Stockbrfdge, denied that any pressure had been brought to bear on him by the stockholders of the road to force. him to resign. The statement then goes on to say:
 Not Satisfactory.
 realize as well as any one else, he added. that the service of the two railroad companies of which I am president is not satisfactory. But we, are going to do all that we can to make it better. And when I get ready to resign shall make a public am. nouncenent of that fact '.Presid ent Me1len seemed we'll aware of the fact. also, that the spirit of dissatisfaction is not confined mere ly to runnor. In Rhode Island the that next Monday night the Provi- dence common council will consider a resolution to ask the state leGisla- ture in January to estab bi1sh state
 
 and passenger service between Provi- dence and nearby New England man ufacturing centers.
 'tMr. Mel1en said that the Rhode Island legislature was privileged to take whatever action is desired in the matter, and intimated that another l such trolley system out of Providence would matter but little to him one way the other. "Mr Mellen was shown statement made by Allen Hollis and Raym ond New Hampshire, in their arguments before the public service commission of that state.
 without any hesitation these law the administration of the railroads. They pointed out that the Bosom and Maine purchased e large part of it's freight car wheels from concern owned bys.a high railroad official and that the price paid was much larger than the price charged by the larger manufacturer of wheels in the coun-. try.
 Purchase of Wheels.
 The Boston and Maine railroad said Mir Me1len, purchases, and has purchased for a long time, most of it's wheels from the Kinball Foundry at Concord. MT. KiTnbaIl, the president of that company, is president also Of the Concord and Montreal railroad. But that is question for our pur- chasing agent
 
 as your subordinate, responsible to you?' MT. Me1len was asked.
 't He is,' MT. Mellen replied but have received no official complaint regarding where we buy our freight car wh eels or how much we pay for them.
 sMr MelIen further characterized the numerous unofficial companies concerning the management of the Boston and Maine and of the New York, New Haven" and Hartford rail- road as the outbreaks of certain we'll known socialists.
 CT see that Louis D. Brandeis has had a good deal to say in the news papers and elsewhere on the subject ed. T wish that you would give my compliments to MT. Brandeis and tell him that hope he'll be able to prove everything he says. We shall welcome an investfsation at any time. and we shall welcome the assistance of any one who can aid us in any way"
 Rhode Island Indignant.
 That determined and organized effort will be made in Rhode Island to break the New Haven railroads monopoly is indicated by Governor Pothier in the following statement made at Providence:
 ..There seems to be left little room for doubt that the New Haven inter- ests have attempted to stff1e compeu- ton in New England, and more com pIetely in Rhode Island. by keeping  ming it's lines into Boston and Provi- dence. The success of the New Ha- ven in this attempt will mean the perpetpation of the monopoly which it now exercises over the transporta- ton facilities Of this state
 Restore Competition.
 s"rhere is no reason why compet1- ton should not be restored between steam railroads, electric railways. and steamship lines in this state. l am determined that it shall be restored. and that the power under which one company owns all lines shall be broken, if it is to use that power to deprive our citizens of the facilities they require and demand. Nor 1s there any reason why the properties of public utilities, and especially Of transportation companies doing an fn- terstate business should not be valued l and their securities extended and passed upon by the public utilities commission. A more direct supervts- ion of railroads is inevitable in this state If the general assembly will stand behind me we shall have the benefit of. competing. railway lines in Rhode Island. with the completion or the Southern New England, if possible, 1 without it, if necessary.