The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-21
MELLEN TRACES NEW HAVEN'S WORK
IN LINKING NEW ENGLAND ROADS
Tells of Conditions Before
Sherman Law Went
Into Effect.
& FIGHT OVER
r YEAR LIMIT

Charles s. Mellen. nearly eleven
v.a.s ,rosi1op, of the New Haven road.
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Court yesterday his testimony against
the ten former directors and the former
co,pso, ,f IN. road which the Govern
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in convicting them OF conspiracy 10
monopolize unlawfully transportation In
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win inc perlou ctwee 1880 anu 1870
when he was second vice-president in
c,a,v. ~ traf 6c lie was called as a
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All experience beginning in 1863. The
afternoon was devoted to describing eN-
actly the conditions In New England up
TO July .. 1890. when the sherman act
became law.
Standing before n blue print which
looked like a good imitation of the old
physiology maps of the nervous SYSTEM
Mr.. Mellen picked out about twelve reg
ular New England railroads, forty-eight
constituent railroads.. twelve branch
lines. five or six lines and
routes. He told their history IN intimate
detail and In n way to keep not only
the jury wide awake and intent but even
the spectators. After he had sorted all
the railroads which were in competition
he took up the matter of freight routes.
freight, lines and told how they operated
and where they operated, along with
the name of each line. All this was
done without a pause at any time to
recall facts or even TO study the man to
recall names.
No n IN Re Picturesuue,
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Inere was httie cnahce Tor the PIC
curesaue expression LOT wnich 'ne WIZ.
ness has won fame Tor IL was all or
railroads ana not OF men or their acts Il
preliminary 10 testimony when may DC
eiicited To-day whlch VIII snow what was
dohe between 1888 ana lss. IN tne mat
Ter OF consolidation Later ne VIII reach
the period OF ms rresidehcE.
MI Meiien described hiinseli now as
. man engaged in making two blades
OF grass grow where one grew be-
Iore. or III other words a farmer. lie
spoke once or one lttie line having "A
meet .Ihc Lady OF the Lake vi an
other line he said that whenever 1t got
freight 1t tried to get II through. Most
out the railroads.
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,ror ~ ,ho J-nion Pacific nj Omaha
,onor,I manager NJ rho New York and
Nov England AT BOSTON. and then. in
1892. vice-president OF the New York
New haven ana i'ar,'oro' iherc ne
remained until 1881, soiIs I" ~ '>oi'n-
"rn Facihc as president un'li i'oo' "heh
ne came PACK 10 the new i'a,," as
president, remaining as sue" u"'' Amy
III. 1915
MI. SwacHer asked Hr, M'''rn Wa
acquaintanv' WIN 'ne Ne" r"s'''u
railroad situa'loh W. h"o'
wen nave 'iou !" 49, &C.
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next hour or more to tell all ABOUT H.
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Mr.. Mellen proceeded with his tesfi-
mony with few Interruptions from coun-
sci for the defence. Portions OF nus
testimony appeared to please them very
much. and that was when he was
describing the passenger and freight Ia
%tilities under the old competitive system
where changes of cars were frequent ana
IN ough trains few. An illustration was
the old New Haven with its 52s miles
Of track In 1890.