Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-06
NEW HAVEN ROAD
COMES TO TERMS
Believed Plan Is Under Way to
Re0rganize New England
System.
RESTORES COMPETITION
IN TRANSPORTATION
Two-Hour Conference Today Between
Chairman Howard Elliott and
the Attorney General.

AFTER conference lasting two hours
today between Attorney General Nc
Reynolds and Chairman Howard Ell
mott OF the New York. New Haven and
Hartford railroad, it was understood
the New Haven will agree to a re-
organization to restore competition in
transportation throughout New Eng
land. No official announcement was
made, but Mr.. Elliott will remain in
Washington for several days and it
was believed may settle details Of
the plan
Mr.: Elliott and the Attorney General
carefully considered the New England
situation with regard to Il reorganization
and after their conference Mr.. Elliott
conferred with I. w. Gregory and Jesse
Adkins. the special assistants who have
had charge of the department investi-
cation.
AS he left the Attorney Generals Office
Mr.. Elliott said he could make no official
announcement.
Things look encouraging" he said.
Il expect to be here for several days.
and possibly before / leave may have
something to tell you
Effect of Reorganization.
A reorganization of the New Haven
would include some plan for it's disposal
OF control over the Boston and Maine
railroad: the cancellation OF its agree
ment with the New York Central for the
operation of the Boston and Albany: the
giving up OF it's so-called sound steam
ship lines which operate from New York
to Bridgeport, New Haven and New
London, Providence and other New Dng-
land cities; the giving up of its trolley
md 3fc
lines which operate from New York to
Boston and from other southern ports to
Boston.
The recent semi official announce
ment that the New Haven would agree
that the Boston and Maine go in the
hands of trustees and that its stock
be sold at the end of stated period so
that control should pass to other hands
leads to the belief that a similar plan
might be adopted in respect to the
steamship and trolley lines.
One argument that inclines the At
torney General to favor a trusteeship
Is that the New Haven might have
difficulty in disposing of it's holdings
at the present time. Under such a
plan Mr.. McReynoIds could approve or
lected and pass upon details of the dis
position Of stock.
Not Necessary to Appear in Court.
1t was understood today that the plan
under considera ton would not necessi-
tate a perfunctory appearance in
court such as was first proposed. The
plan first considered would have led
to an agreement between the depart
ment and the road whereby they would
appear in court and ask approval for a
decree to which both parties consented.
It was presumed today, however, that
the agreement would follow the lines laid
down in the case Of the American Tele-
phone and Telegraph Company. If that
were followed no court action would be
necessary. but the Department of Justice
would reserve the right to file a disso-
luton suit any time if it found the terms
of the agreement were not being carried
out.
The conference today between Attorney
General McReynolds and Chairman How
ard Elliott of the New York, New Haven
and Hartford railroad was the third be-
tween the two men since Mr.. Elliott
became head of the New Haven.
Go Over the Situation.
Attorney General McReynolds said that
he and Mr. Elliott had discussed the New
England situation in general and talked
over some of the plans for reorganization
recently announced by the New Haven.
He did not care to comment on what the
outcome might be or give his views on
parts of 4 reorganization plan, preferring
to wait until the New Haven was ready to
meet the government at every step. The
Attorney General has set no time limit in
which the New Haven must come to the
governments terms. He was convinced,
he said that Mr. Elliott was attempting
to do what the department wants.