Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1914-05-22
BIIIENES n II THE REAL NpI(-
TION OF All AMERICAN
RAILROAD PROBLEMS.
He WAS PRACTALLy FIRED
conferred With President Wilson
About salc of New Haven steam
ship Lines TO {. ". Morse

WAsIIlNGTON, May 2l-An noSo-
lutte monopoly OF transportation, uh-
der government regulation ana con
trol WAS suggested 10 Charles ). Mel
len. former president Of the New
Haven railroad, to the Interstate Com
merce Commission today as so'u-
ton of the American railroad PROB
lem.
80 get efficiency and economy ~
declared Mr. Mellen, there must he
monopoly. and that monopoly IS Ger
tain to he the United states govern
ment"
A little later, Mr.. Mellen remarked:
Every time a railway official comes
to Washington, he has to take Off ms
hat to some government official
Mr.. Meuen appeared to have re-
covered from his fatigue of yesterday
when he appeared before the com
mission today to resume his testimony.
lie responded to interrogatories flred
at him By Chief Counsel Joseph W.
Folk, promptly, never hesitating for
n second for word. lie told at
length the story OF his relations and
transactions with Charles W. Morse.
Wanted Morse Checked.
Concerning these. Nh Mellen eX-
planned. he felt it desirable to confer
with Colonel Roosevelt then pre5i-
dent Of the United States. He told
the president he had received an Of
fer Of $2O,OOO,OOO from Morse for the
New Haven steamship holdings and
felt inclined TO accept 1t because thus
the New Haven would be able to turn
the property into cash. Mr. Roosevelt
he said, apparently was anxious that
Morse should be checked in his am
bitlon to acquire a monopoly of
steamship lines and urged Mr. Mellen
not TO sell.
Mr. Mellen said at that time he was
apprehensive Of the enactment Of a
law by congress TO prevent railroads
from owning or controlling water
lines, but he was assured by Mr..
Roosevelt that so long as the law re-
NAMED as It then was. the New
Haven need have no fear about its
water line holdings
In the acquisition Of New England
trolley lines, Mr.. Melen said he had
proceeded on the theory that trans
portation might better be handled on
electric lines than steam roads lie
had been convinced that the diversion
OF much OF the traffic Of steam roads
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WI, '' coh''udeo tomorrow
Mr. MrIieh repeated testimony given .
.H MN p'I"Te commissioner Prouty
III ''.sIon ABOUT a year ago regard .
'"s NlU-,VVo pIoill ne made on the I.
sue .i Ne" raven STOCK that was
'i'"'u over 10 hIin TO De put on the |
u'"'NPl so that II could be listed on
'''' Ne" YORK STOCK Exchange
The Campaign Fund.
And that was the famous 500 600 !
that gave TO republican campaign
funds" added Mr.. NIellen "The
money was sent 10 Cornelius y RIiss "
Did Mr.. Never have ANYTHING TO