New Britain herald., 1914-09-01
DEPRIVE THIS CITY
 OF EXPRESS TRAINS
That is Secret Plan Of New haVtg
 Road, fl is Claimed. <
TRAVELLING PUBLIC IS INDIGNANT

Meeting of Business Mems Assocda
 ton if Confirmation of Story CAn Bj
 Securcd-Blow to New Britain. Despite the fact that the New York Boston express trains that pas, through New Britain twice each wal every day have been paying their ex1 penses and returning a dividend, id is said that the powers -that-be o5 th4 New York. New Haven and Hartford, railroad propose to remove them on| the ground that they are losing money on them. The decision to make thd change was arrived at at a secre meeting in Waterbury, the Herald informed on good authority. but a attempt has been made to hush u the matter and keep 1t from the pub lie for the present. The Bosto bound expresses leave at i0:5e a. nj and 4:5S D. m. and those for Ne York at 11:26 a. m. and 5:3lsp. n
 To those who have occasion to us1 these trains, the announcement
 their proposed withdrawal comes as bomb. There can be no denying tRl fact that the trains as they pas through New Britain are comfortabi filled and the patrons cannot under1 stand why the road should want them removed. All along the line Which feeds the trains and especially from Hartford to Waterbury there is grea indignation and the travelling pubiic2 resents such a radical proposition.
 Local Railroad Men Say They Pay.
 Railroad men in this city were sur- prised when informed by the Herald of the proposed removal of the trains Not one would say that they werv nod returning dividends and all those Cd whom reporter talked said that il their opinion they were paying runs No official notice of the proposed change has been received at local rail road headquarters. Agent John E Cosgriff said he had heard nothins concerning the intention formed ~ the clandestine meeting and said h did not believe there was any inter tion of carrying out such a proposq although he could not be certain.
 President Andrews Indignant.
 President Joseph R. Andrews the New Britain Business Mems as sociation was indignant when it formed that the road intended to \ move the trains.
 That would be very bad for New Britain" he said. "It would be hard blow, indeed and quite a det4 riment, in my opinion. l have used these trains myself frequently and have found them very convenient.
 "Of course the railroad people know best, but l have always con sidered the trains we'll patronized. "a have noticed this to be true especially in the early summer. Only a fev weeks ago I saw one train come with two extra coaches and it was comfortably filled.
 If it is true that we are to lose these trains I will be glad to cali a meeting of the Business Mems assoc | citation to discuss the subject and. if | necessary make united protest | against any such action. I am sure that the association would nnani( mously object to such a procedure"
 To Compete With TroiIeys.
 From one source, the Herald learns that the motive of the railroad in dropping the trains from the time table is to divert them to the shore Line The railroad has been di-
  are now competing with it along the shore and 1t is to offset this, 1t is said, hat it has been decided to run the trains in that district
 Commercial men who visit New they number in tho hun. 1reds-would find 1t very inconven- ent to have the trains removed. Be. fore the expresses were run 1t was necessary for them to change at Per- In or Hartford and come to New Britain via the suburban line. Leev ng this city they were in the samt ,redicament and were forced to go tt Berlin or Hartford to get New Yor ,r Boston train.
 Hardship Under old Systcm.s
 Under those conditions it was ai lctual hardship to go from this citJ o New York or Boston, not to spes if the inconvenience in changin rains. Persons desiring to go Sew York usually found the train hey took at Berlin to be fairly wei rowded and some times 1t was nec1 ssary for them to stand part of the vay. The same state of affairssap- lied to the Boston train.
 The express trains have a certain dvertising feature that cannot bc Before they were put n the line few travellers between New York and Boston were aware that he Hardware city-the greatest pro- ucer in the world of builders hard yare--was within a short distance 70 heir route. After the trains were introduced hundreds who used then anne via New Britain and could no elp appreciating what a busy and important community this is.
 As President Andrews says. 1t vii e heavy blow if the trains are re- ,oved, both because of the inconve- fence caused to New Britain resi- ents and outsiders coming to thi ity and because of the loss in prestige nd publicity which the trafna fur