The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-03-16
But Government Will Re-
quire Compliance with
Agreement of Jan. 10
WHICH COVERS ROADS
BOATS AND DOCKS
Conferences at Washington
Go Over Till Friday at Re-
quest of Government

Washington, March l6.--The depart
ment of justice Saturday issued de-
NAL of reports that it is making new
demands on the New York, New Haven
& Hartford railroad company. The
statement specifically says the govern
ment is not demanding that the New
Haven shall dispose OF it's dock and
wharf properties otherwise than accord.
ing to the agreement of Jan. 10. 1t
reads:
within the last "a hours several
newspapers have published statements
that in the pending negotiations between
the department of justice and the New
York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
company, the government is making new
demands upon the New Haven company
not covered by the general agreement
reached ON Jan. 10 last; that it is de.
handing that the New Haven part with
its holdings in dock and wharf proper
ties at New Haven, Providence, Fall
River and other sound and river ports in
New England, and have intimated that
the department is attempting in the
pending negotiations to recede from the
general understanding that the inter
state commerce commission shall pass
upon the rights of the New Haven to
retain its sound lines. There Ia no foun-
dation for these statements and this in
timation.
Commerce Commissions Part.
"Under the terms of the agreement
of Jan. 10, synopsis of which was Civ
en- out by officials of the New Haven
oopanapy a. +ha f;Y,a ~ "a y,rnu;Jad shat
the New Haven shall, within the time
and in the manner agreed upon, dispose
of stock and obligations held by it in
the sound steamship lines unless the in
terstate commerce commission permits it
to retain these lines. In case the inter
state commerce commission does not per-
nit it to retain the sound lines, the
wharf and dock facilities owned by
those lines will of course pass with them
from the control of the New Haven when
it disposes of its stock in those lines.
The department has made no demand on
the New Haven to part with dock and
wharf holdings not covered by the terms
of the agreement of Jan. TO-"
Further conferences between officials
of the department of justice and repre-
sentatives of the New Haven were sus-
pended Saturday until next Friday. This
action was taken at the request of the
governments representatives, 1t is their
desire to look into certain questions con-
nected with the trolley and steamship
connections Of the New Haven before
any further meetings with officials of
the New Haven are held.
Elliott Coming Here to Confer.
In the meantime, Howard Elliott,
chairman Of the board Of directors of
the New Haven, will lay before his col
next Thursday the facts brought out at
the two days conference in Washington.
Mr.. Elliott will remain over in Wash
ington for a couple of days attending
to other matters, but the lawyers who
are representing the New Haven officials
left the city Saturday night.
At Saturdays conference it was made
plain by the departments representa-
tives that the New Haven must dis
pose of its sound steamship lines if the
commerce commission so de.
cides. In such contingency, the wharf
and dock facilities of the road would
likewise have to be given up.
1t cannot be said that the negotiations
''"s far carried on have progressed to
SUI stage that there is any prob
ability of an early settlement. The dis
position of the stock in the Boston &
Maine now held by the New Haven is
a problem which has vet to be worked
out. No agreement is looked for with
in the next few weeks.