The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-05-22
Former President Concludes
-Four Days of Narrative of
Most Remarkable High FL
nance Revelation on Record.
TAKES PARTING SHOT
AT POLITICAL BOSSES
Says Their Communications
Never Came in Writing, but
Always Hit the Spot Just
the Same.
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Washington. May 22-Charlcs $.
Mcllen. former president Of the New
Haven railroad, expressed his opinion
of political BOSSES today when he
resumed his testimony before the in
tcrstatc commerce commission
Joseph W Folk. chief counsel for
the commission. asked Mr. Mcllen
about the purchase OF the Tarryt0wn,
White Plains and Mamaroneck rail-
way, an electric line, which the Now
Haven bought at auction for $3.50
600.
who bid against YOU" asked Mr..
Folk.
The Third Avenue reorganization
committee OF Ncw York
Mr. Melicn intimated the people
who objected Co tho New HaNen's
purchase were the political bosses.
"They usually are on hand, ne said.
II haven't had much experience with
them. / had my experience with
them IN the Wostchestcr transaction.
That was enough
MIR Melleu testified the New Ha.
ven's entry iTto the lighting business
was due To It's leasing the Connecticut
Railroad and Lighting company The
par value ct the Waterbury Gas stock
was G25.
Mr. Folk read letter TO Mcllen
from AIR. Whittemorc. "a director OF
the Waterbury concern. in wklch he
said he was willing 10 sell i.23O shares
at such price us u could afford 10
pay, not less than so"
Ar. Folk thought this was In effect
an offer 10 sell at so. but Mr. Meilcn
did not think 50. He said Mr. Whit
temorc was paid 500 share Tor his
stock
sir Folk intcrrogated MIR. Mcllen
concerning the acquisition OF the
Worcester Railway and Investment
company lie asked why william \.
Reed and Company of Ncw York got
$40 more share than had been paid
to others.
THAT wus a hold-dp" answered
Mr Mcllcn. adding. AN ntimatiun
came 10 me that II We wanted lcgis-
ialion IL would be IA good idea to trade
for stock"
WAS this la writing
"ThcHe things never come lu writ
ina, but they reach the spot never
theless"
Mr Mcilcu. repeating previous
testimony given by nm regarding the
payment of a $4,000 commission To
8. T. Kelly, Was asked by Mr. Folk
Have you told us everything about
this transaction H'
"Wcn. after / go To- bed at night.
since I have been test,fying. think
of things that might have been
brought out and I turn over ana CON
gratulatc myself that they were
not"
Meilcn concluded his testimony be-
f0rc ;hc Interstate commerce commits
sion az 1870 o'clock today after four
days and half al Interrogation CON
corning the Now Havon's financial
affairs
asked II he had employed Prof.
Bruce Wymau of Harvard az $4,000
year to deliver lectures In the inter
est 81 the Sew Haven, MIR. Mellen re-
piled:
81 suppose so"
Mr.. Mellcn said ne believed the
New Haven spent less In It's cam
paleus for publicity than other roads
had spent In similar way.
WAS not something paid to prac-
ticaliy every newspaper IN New Eng
land g"
~ don't know as to Shnt'
The records show that moro than
one thousand got something," said
AIR. Folk.
"well. I have no doubt that IL cor
rect" Mr. Mellen replied.