The Washington times., 1914-05-20
MELLEN BATTLES
FOLK AND N CHORD
Former President Insists Bill
lard Deals With New Haven
Company Were Bona Eide.
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navigation company. a New Haven sub
sidiary. had Il big interest in the Bost-
ton Herald before the reorganization,
was it, Folk asked.
No. it was not advertised. said
Mellcn.
Mellen denied that the New Haven had
forced the passage Of the holding bill
through the Legislature.
Objected To Bill.
Il did not believe the bill was all the
New Haven should get he said. 1T
did not meet the situation. But Cover
nor Draper wanted it passed, and he
forced il through the Legislature
through his own influence.
Meilen said the bill was passed TO
permit the New Haven to buy back ITS
control of the Boston and Maine from
the Billiard Company. He said he had
passed upon its merits at the request OF
Timothy Z. Byrnes. former vice presi-
dent of the New Haven. ,.
He was your legislative and publicity
agent" demanded Folk.
legislative agent. and so far as Byrnes
being a publicity agent is concerned let
me saw a railroad man cannot aSoiu
publicity these days, Some OF US get
too much. ,,A
Boston and Maine was the ownership
of the trolley lines by the latter
.'That caused all the criticism. III the
Boston and Maine had not owned trol-
Ieys there would never have been any
complaint
Mellen declared he tried to en:ighten
public opinion to favor ownership OF
trolleys by steam roads. lie was Sskeu
whether he did not know that Bsrnes
mad a number OF newspaper men on MS
payroll.
Paid Some Newspapermen.
Il heard so, but is that criticism.
of Mr.. Byrnes or of the newspaper
mem" demanded Mellen. lie was then
a asked il he did not know that many
New England newspapers were carried
on The New Haven's payroll.
II do rot think so. Some We're.
You paid big bills to the Boston Re-
public asked Folk.
II paid Il for advertising.
And Mayor FITZGERALD of Boston. was
owner of that paper?
III. was, but that was no obstacle.
No, rather a help, wasn't it,
No simply not an obstacle.
Mellen was then asked whether. IN
the deal with Billiard. WHEREBY tEe con-
troll of the Boston and Maine passed
iun Railway Holding Company Tue
New Haven's subsidiary. the New Eng
land Navigation Company did not ac-
;Uclly lose s1.099. so. He stated there
was an apparent loss Of that sum, but
no actual loss. He explained that he
Led negotiated the entire TRANSACTION
with Billiard. and the latter had made
Cnly reasonable profit on II.
Declares Report Wrong.
When Mcilen was confronted with Il
I.Dort indicating that Billiard had made
n profit of exceeding s. 1000 on the
deal lie declared the report was wrong
Folk and Mcllen fenced al length. The
attorney tried hard TO show that the
entire Boston and Maine transaction
with Billiard, both the original sale and
subsequent purchase. was in tn" rou-
line of the frame up and was never
bona ride transaction. tut Aelicn de-
nicd the allegation.
Folk read from the New Haven 8
directors minutes A statement author
izing Mellen to negotiate with Billiard
TO reduce the total profits Of S,ho.Oo
claimed by Billiard as a result OF the
entire Boston and Maine transaction.
not entitled TO that Nsum. Folk init
mated the minutes were fslsifed but
Mellen denied this.
All that was DONE said Mclien,
was to try to get Billiard to relinquish
certain of his profits. He had made
and the directors wanted to cut his
profits AS much as possible. As mat.
ter of fact | did get hack 100000 OF the
amount for the New Haven"
He Had Authority.
Folk cndcavored to show that MelIen
acted in numerous instances without
authority and MelIen and his attorney
both objected
II had authority declared Melien.
Produce It," demanded Folk.
Il cannot and you know it," Melien
replied. THE authority is shown by
the hooks of the New Haven Company.
You bring these books here and l will
show you my authority.
Forced to Pay Interest.
MeIIcn declared that when the New
Haven took up the Boston and Maine
stock from Billiard to turn it over to
the Boston Railroad Holding Company
Il vas forced TO pay 5000 TO the Ma
tiongl Citv Bank of New York
That is sore spot with me-" said
MeIlcn, Il had to take up Billiard s
notes held by the bank and Mr. still
: AN made me pay the $4,000 interest
although I held he should have turned