The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-12-28
Valuable Benefits at Elk
pense of New Haven
Stockholders.
PLANS PREPARED
FOR OUTSIDE JOBS
Documents Reveal System" by
Which High Officials in Rail
road and Political Life Profit.
Matter Subject of Inves-
tigation by Presi-
dent Hustis.
Especial to The Times.Dispatch.


| New York, December o7.-Documcuts
and other evidence recently unearthed.
reveal a "system' by which high Of
ficials in railroad and political Iifo
have received valuable private benefits
at the expense of the stockholders of
the New York. Now Haven and Hart
ford Railroad for years.
Tho evidence shows that plans and
specifications were drawn by employees
in the engineering department.. on COM
pany time. for outside jobs for pri-
vate individuals
List Of HcncficinrIcs.
Here is 4 list of those "benefciar ies"
already revealed:
Bradley, Smith & Company. confec-
TONERS OF New Haven, '1ollipop"
candy machine
Blakeslee e Son. contractors at Now
Haven, of which former Lieutenant
Governor Dennis Blakeslee iH a mem
Der. ur-story brick office building at
2'i-e7S State Street, New Haven.
Charles :. Mcllen formerly president
OF tho railroad. n pigeon house green
mousse and garage at Stockbridge
Il. Ii. Mclfenry. of New Haven form
erly vice-president OF the railroad. q
country residence
=. t. Tillottson, residence, now near
ing completion in West Haven.
Or. Henry Forbes McCreery, of New
. York City, a private yacht
| Municipality OF bridgeport. Conn
! alterations and remodelins of nro en-
! Sine house No. 4. through the board
or hre commissioners.
/ purchasing Agent Sanford of the
railroad, two sets OF plans for resi-
dence.
! Attorney Spoclo. of the counsel for
! the railroad. alterations in n house
FOR unidentified party, plans for the
atre building.
! For unidentified party, competitive
/ plans for schOolhouse
! For unidentified party. plans for cold
| storage plant
For Blakeslee &c Son. contractors at
! New Haven, plans for remodelinE and
prospectus of business block on Centre
Street, New Haven.
Called TO EIIiotfs Attention.
me attention of Chairman Howard
| Elliott OF the railroad. was directed
| 70 TINS situation about eight weeks ago.
! ny William 6. Rei!nann, OF Yonkers
former employee of tho engineering
! department. An investigation ordered
J by the chairman was conducted nj m,
The Office engineer is Charles w
Lord Reimann charged in letters that
/ the private work was done at the di-
! recton OF MIR. Lord. Remann first
| brought his charges to the attention of
/ Chairman Elliott on October II in n
! letter In which he wrote:
Tho engineering department of the
| New Haven Railroad. with offices in
/ Room 314, General Office Building. New
Haven. Conn, and force of fifteen
draughtmen Charles w. Lord in
! charge. has for years past been en-
gagged on private work such as pre-
pairing plans Tor buildings In and about
| New Haven; also drawings for ma
lchinery. yachts. etc, the time for which
/ Is turned In under the classification OF
| general office work" and paid for by
! the paymaster OF the company. This
! practice still continues. and the work
! on hand this very minute includes
residence for party named "Tillottson'
and theatre building for parties
! unknown"
Mr.. Elliott replied that President ].
II. Hustis would look into the matter
Remann then wrote to Hustis. offer
| ing to lay before him full Information
| regarding the charges This inform
alton was not called for. Rcimann also
wrote 10 Interstate Commerce Com
| missioner Prouty. saying he was pre-
pared TO produce information showing
4
| thousands of dollars every year
Mr.. Prouty, promptly replying. said
| he believed Mr.. iustis, If informed
would stop tho practices complained
OF. and that he ought to go further
and discipline the employees involved.
Reimann next laid the charges before
j p. Morgan & Co. The firm replied
that they had confidence in the ability
and willingness of Mr.. Elliott and his
associates to clean up the entire situa-
ton.
Practices Discontinued.
Finally, after n conference between
Chairman Elliott and President Hustis.
statement was given out saying the
charges that employees of the engineer
ing department had been permitted to
do outside work on the company's time
had been investigated and found ito
certain extent true" and that the
practices had been ordered discon-
tinued. "The management" the state
ment' continued, 'ls OF the opinion that
the culpability OF those engaged In IL
was not such as to warrant their dis
charge. The particular official against
HON tho charges were specifically di-
rected has been In the employ OF this
company for thirty years, working In
and out OF hours assiduously and 10y
ally for the company's benefit II
would be gross act of injustice to re-
quire him after this service to resign"
Rcimann, who has a wife and seven
children, says he was dismissed from
tho company's service on trumpet
up charge OF ineniciency. after twenty
three years service as an engineering
draughtsman.