The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-30

GU. Western Railroad for an issue OF
bonds.
II wish YOU would undertake TO APP
pear asa'ns. his scheme" the letter
read II desire 20 beat tn.s bill II pos
sible. Please confer with Robbins tE.
II. Hobbinsl n concoct the best scheme
possible" The New Haven oficlal sug-
sested that Mr.. Henney procure some
citizens OF Hartford TO appcar against
the Issue as one which might divert
business from Hartford 10 Springfield.
Judge Henney evidently did no. make
good, for the following month Judge
Hall wrote TO Judge Henry Z. Rob'n-
son a director. also in charge Of mat
t"rs around the Capitol"
In this letter suggestions were made
for still fdra"ev opposing the lire or
defeating the bond measure. one was
an Abpeai TO the courts for the purpose
Of delaying proceedings 1t Was pointed
out that the DAD would be a connection
OF the Boston and Maine Railroad and
divert business from the New Haven.
! Al the same time Mr.. Hall did not think
It advisable 10 nave T.. d.. Robbins APP
, pesr ut does not seem wise or pru-
dent to have a director appea in tbs
matter" said the letter.
Nominations Controlled.
Then came a letter from Mr.. Hall to
| William p. Bishop. then secretary OF
the New Haven. concerning the erection
Of a drawbridge at Bridgeport.
II have heard from several quarters
that Mr.. Seeley is against us on the
propos, tion." said the letter. 'as we'll az
on everything else. l have been TOLD
| that his sympathies are all vita the
Connecticut Western in this matter. Oh
course I may be mistaken. Before his
! election he told me that We need have nc
fear OF him In any OF our matters and
We should nnd that he would not do any.
| thing against the interests OF the New
Haven. n had supposed he would an
other party could have a the nOmina-
| sion easily and he would MOI have beer
In the position he rs now"
1t developed tina Mr.. Seeley was q
State Senator. The Connecticut West
crn was one OF tie leased lines OF the
! Central New England which had no, YET
been taken over By the New Haven.
Thereafter for the rest OF the after
| noon session there was n procession o.
letters from Judge Hall to Judge Robin
son, T.. d. Robbins n others, all about
trclleys. There was a hiatus "a thu
| Government showed the steps FOR th'
taking over OF the New Haven steam
boat Company in 1900 with announce
ment OF the discontinuance or the Nara
gansett Pier line and orders to breal
up the steamboats,. The orders we're &c
break up the Providence, Continental an'
Narraeansett, 10 that no one else coule
u.e them. II became known tina
around tia: time C. ". Morse was active
I'm the steamboat; business. buying all thu
lines he could. and the New Haven wa
fighting him.
One irc!den, OF tie afternoon was ;
letter from Charles =. Clark. presiden
OF the New Haven. - j. =. Morgan II
1896 concerning the plight OF a con
tractor named Higgins who was bu!ld
, ing a trolley line. Clark said H!egin'
wanted 10 borrow $4,000 and he though
1. would be a good investment. Tn
collateral would be the control OF tn
stock OF his little line and In case o
failure 20 pay the company might get tn
-oad a, reasonable terms.
The trial was adjourned until mex
Wednesday morning.