Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-05-20
MELLEN DISCLOSES
 MORGAN METHOD Late Financier Used New Haven Money to Buy Un-
 profitable Road. ALL AFRAID OF J. P. Former President of the New Haven Admits Standing in Awe of MOr-
 gan, Who Dominated
 Roads Affairs.
ALL AFRAID OF J. P.
(By B. c. FORBES:)

Washington, May 19.-J. P. Nor gan ruled the New Haven directors so automatically and tyranically that not one of them would contradict him had he called black white.
 William Rockefeller was the only other person on the board who car ried the slightest weight
 The New Haven directors having made Mellen the goat exactly as he today showed he had prophesied in writing years ago, he decided to do vigorous putting on the witness stand before Interstate Commerce Com missioner McChord today. More than Mellen apparently held nothing back.
 There were about as many news paper men and photographers in at- tendance as usually flock to the auadrennial conventions. The spec tators included quiet sprinkliag of women.
 Mellen told in detail of his rela- tions and his differences with Nor gan. He also went fully into the ac- quisition of the New York. Westches- ter and Boston road by the New Haven. This brought out further ref erences to the part taken by the late Police Inspector Thomas F. Byrnes of New York, who, Mellen testified operated through the, people on Fourteenth street where, you know, Tammany Hall is located"
 Mellen testified that the question of the New Haven acquiring the Vest chester was first brought to his at president of the Westinghouse com pany. This was about 1905. Mellen'; letter in reply indicated that he did not think much of the proposition. Asked by Folk when the session re- convened concerning the connection of William Rockefeller with the pur- chase of the Westchester property Mellen said:
 "Mr. Rockefeller was in favor of the investment in the Westchester, but was rather staggered at the amount of the casi.e It was more than anybody thought it might be-"
 What did the New Haven pay for the Westchester sx the aggregate?"
 Around $35,0O0,0 ,000." replied Mel len. "The road is about twenty-six miles long with four tracks and is admirably constructed through very populous territory"
 "An amount approximately $9,959,- 900 was paid for the Westchester as a beginning" suggested Folk, "how was that payment provided for?
 Mellen explained that the finance committee of the directors reported in favor of the transaction, which he thought involved about $11,00O,O0O.
 "The proposition said Mellen "was submitted by the committee headed by MT. Morgan and was adopt ed by the directors"
 Mellen explained that after the meeting of the board, at which the report had been adopted, s. c. Hem ingway, 2 director, entered his office and said:
 We're flying high here, spending $11,OO0,Qp0. I'd like to know some thing about it.''
 "In fact" continued Mellen, "l offered to appoint any director on g committee to get the information, but they all 'ducked'.
 After the meeting of the board there was quite a 'sanhedrin' in my office," Mellen declared: Several of the directors were disgusted be. cause they knew so little of the trans actions. Some of my Connecticut di. rectors, among them Messrs. fleming way and Skinner, particularly were aroused.
 "'Holy Caesarina. Phillip? MT Skinner shouted, what have you beer doing here with $11,O00,O00 of New Haven money"
 "I'll appoint you committee o1 one to find out" I suggested. Not on your life," said MT. Skin ner.