New Britain herald., 1915-11-03
NEW HAVEN ROAD
 SCORES ONE POINT Trial Of Directors ReSuIled-
 Goodrich on Stand NO COMPETITIVE RATES

1 Agreement of 1901 Between Naviga.
 tion Company and Railroad Exten.
 sively Gone Into in Investigation
 Joy Line Deal.
 New York, Nov. 3.-The defense in l the trial of the eleven former directors | If the New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad under the Sherman antitrust law apparently scored a point with one of the governments $ own witnesses when the trial was re- stunned today.
 They elicited from c. c. Goodrich, general manager of the Hartford and New York Transportation company, a steamboat line, that when that line entered into an agreement with the New Haven in 1901 regulating it's business and curtailng it's service, 'The agreement enabled each com rs.ny to do business that was normally and naturally tributary to it at the time.''
 The government had previously sought to show through Goodrich that the line had been in competitive rate War with the New Haven and that the agreement had been made to suppress this competition.
 The defense also elicited from the witness that prior to 1901 he had gone to see Martin A. Knapp, then chair man Of the interstate commerce com mission, with the idea of making complaint against the New Haven, but that instead of entertaining the com plaint, MT. Knapp suggested that 'If you used little common sense, you'd get along without pushing complaint through us.'
 This suggestion, the witness said, led to conference with the New Haven officials, which resulted in the 1901 agreement.
 Goodrich gave testimony Friday by which the government intended to show that the steamboat line of which he was general manager was quietly acquired by the New Haven in 1905 as one of the roads competitors. This was after the road and the steamboat line had entered into contract fix ing rates and limiting the steamboat company's earnings, which lasted for four years.
 Understanding Existed.
 Goodrich was recalled today and testified that prior to this contract G9OD there had been an understand ing between the two companies where by the steamboat company withdrew its service at various Connecticut rlv- CT points and beyond Hartford. Dur ing this period, the New Haven cut rates against him. he said, and this resulted, after he had complained, in the 1901 contract.
 Still more points were cut off from the service after the 1901 agreement, Goodrich said, the number reaching more than a score. The full list in- cluded Bristol, Broadbrook, Burn side, Canaan, Collinsville, Hazardville Manchester, Melrose, New Britain, Plainville, Simsbury, Suffield and Tn hompsonville, Conn, Springfield, Mass, and other points in both states.
 Acquire Steamboat Properties.
 After the Hartford and New York Transportation company was taken over by the railroad other steamship lines or properties, the witness tes- tiied were not put under it's con- trol-the steamboats of the United States Transportation Co.,. a small line to Bridgeport, and several boats of the Old Colony Steamship line. The operation of the Maine Steam- ship company also was placed under the control of the Hartford line
 Did you purchase the Joy line ?'
 No, that was taken over by the United States Transportation com pany.''
 Did you have anything to do with the financial transactions
 Not the slightest" replied Good rich.
 But you were general manager?"
 Yes"
 From whom did you get your in. '
 From the president of the New York, New Haven and Hartford"
 The witness was then turned over to Charles F. Choate, of the defense. for cross examination.