The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-09
new HAVEN AND US.
NEAR AN AGREEMENT
Elliott and McReynolds Sus-
pend Conferences to Avoid
Antitrust Suit.
MAY RETAIN WATER LINES
Application Made TO Interstate
Commerce Commission
to That End.
MAY RETAIN WATER LINES

wAsHINGroN. Jan. s.-Chairman How.
ard Elliott of the New Haven road
conferred with Attorney General Nc
Reynolds again to-day about the plan
for reorganizng the road by which II IL
hoped to prevent an antitrust suit by the
Government. Mr.. Elliott left tonight for
New York. where he will report to his
associates upon the progress made In the
negotiations this week and seek advice
on steps to be taken In the immediate
future.
The New Haven chairman will return
to Washington either Sunday or Monday
and the conference at the Department of
Justice will be resumed. 1t was learned
Tonight that no hitch has been en-
countered In the negotiations thus far.
Mr.. McReynolds believes that much
time will be required for deciding the
terms OF the agreement The negotiations
now have reached the stage where the
general discussions which nave brought
| about the existing understanding between
the negot!ators will give place 10 the
| submission Of definite statements.
The most important development In the
New Haven situation to-day was the an
nouncement that the road had filed with
the Interstate Commerce Commission APP
plication to be allowed to retain owner
ship and control of the Fail River and
Long Island Sound steamship lines under
the provisions Of the Panama Canal act
The New Ravens alleged monopoly OF
, steamship transportation facilities In New
England has been the object of the
Governments disapproval along with its
connections with trolley lines and sub
sidiary railroads To-day. sction before
| the commission was taken with the A..
torney-Generars knowledge. but the
Government has not entered into an
nec,Ion win tho s,eamshin lipes .hon,d
,h,s connection hs sanctionsa nv n. cor,-
miss,on '"' N~
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Min rsgard IN a. would GREATLY .imnliSv
tho nerotiations between the Attorney.
General and Mr.. Elliott. however. for IL
| would reduce their differences to cues