The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-11-11
SHOW N. H. BOARD
BALKED AT MERGERS
Letters and Minutes Reveal
Directors Hung Back From
Mellen's Proposals.
ROCKEFELLER IN COURT

tndIleS >. Nelieh, prlntinal Ni'flr-'
for tho Government In the prosccI,io
of the eleven former directors Of m.
New Haven railroad charged with con.
spring to monopolize New England
transportation facilities. proved Of .s.
sistance to the defence again yesterday
In oral testimony n through the me
dium OF letters written years ago II
developed that In a great number OF
yases instead OF acting In furthersnc.
OF orders of the directors Mr.. Mcll,r
himself suggested buying out or isht.
ing competitors.
Sometimes. particularly respecting Tn,
purchase Of Sound steamboat lines. IN,
board of directors would not 60 a. !al
AZ their president wanted them 10 20
One instance was when he wanted 10 pur
IN little freight steamers to reach FOR,
Chester. Norwich. Stamford and other
points they fatty declined to act.
The court proceedings yesterday wet,
not exciting. Principally the Govern.
ment introduced supplementary evidenc.
concerning acts already established
The most promising testimony Of the
day was stricken out after an interest
ing letter from Mr.. Mellen had been
read. This was in reference TO the ~.
cient bugaboo of making the Connect.
cut River navigable above Hartford
Appropriations were often asked ~ the
Committee on Rivers and IIarbors IN
Congress. but never obtained.
MIR. Rockefeller In Court.
The act that the Sound etcam.o.i
phase OF tho case was TO be taken VI
again had al effect on the ATTENDANCE
when the case opened In the morning
a la1 Las l. In NIL. ~ -
way. u. Newton Barney and f:ohrF'
W. Taft OF the defendants were pr,seu,
The visitors in the curt room were few
and even some of the lawyers were 40
sent. In the afternoon Charles +
Brooker. who had been i'll at Virginia.
Hot Springs. put in an appearance foi
the first time in nearly three weeks
Mr.. Rockefeller also was ia his place
when court opened In the aiternoo
The Government started back a, !anr
with some letters to or from Juln NJ
Hall with reference 10 steamboat pG-
clases. In April. 1901, Judge Han
wrote 10 j. l.. Morgan, Sr., then In Lon.
dom. telling " the acquisition OF tie
stock control of the New London steam
boat Company. which handled the Veg.
mont Central business by water be'wo-
New York and New London. II vas
then brought out that When the Ncs
Haven acquired the New York and
New England II also secured the Nor.
witch and New York TranspOrtatoa
Company. which was leased to a sub.
sidiary of the road.
The Bridgeport Steamboat COMPANY
followed III order. and "A record Of me
board OF directors of the New Haven IN
1902 was read showing that a special
committee had been appointed with
7 nnNlar IN nR.t1rn fha tt,a hs sN. a..
PENDANTS William Rockefeller and
Charles +. BROKER were present. j
i. Morgan a Co. bought the contro, Of
the line for the railroad.
The Governments Aim.
1t developed then that the Govern.
ment was aiming to draw a legal pic
ture of the Sound line situation when
Mr.. Mellcn became president OF tue New
Haven in 1908. The witness aisWered
by saying that when he came E,s, ..
take charge in that year he found that
the New Haven system owned ug ,nn-
tro!led the bridgeport, the New Haven.
the New London, the Norwich and New
York Transportation Company. I'll" 40
wich and New London Line, the S'ol..-
ton Line, Providence and New liei,n .
and the Fall River Line. In compc,i.Hl
WIN NV .NoN iidNeH lAftf WE N"
Joy Line, from New York to l.oH.
dence and Boston. the Me;rppp,ttl
Line to Boston. the Starin and ulnu-
' lines.
In the railroad situatOn cOmlet''',
OF the New Haven were what .s nos
the Central New England, the Central
Vermont, the Boston and Albany w.
was controlled by the New York cen
tral, II the Boston and Maine st-rtn
Then ann the tedious records e.oa ~
how the New Haven merged It's st,au.
boat holdings into the New IU- arr
Navigation Company. It deN elop,l ,a.
the traffic agreement OF the t'.'ra.
Vermont and the New London Line Wls
ended when the New Haveu took tre
steamboat company over.
Frank NJ. Dunbaugh. iouud-r ~ t7-
Joy Lime. testified about the t.r''ru-s-
Steamboat Line, which was founded n
1903 as "A JOY Line ~cpmpet'or W
Dunbaligh said the line ultimately 'tl,,
because OF bad -manag"nc0'. hui
series of letters showed that h give e.
New Haven much ANXIETY. s '-
later came a minute of the hoard @. q
rectors setting forth that IA special '"'
mi,tec of directors could hc a.i tot
to look after tho Enterprise tou.rAv.
Drfencr Pleased.
The defence appeared highly pleased
when the Government. introiI, ng a
minute of The board Of directors ag'.o''
izing the acquisition of the Sew Norh
and Hartford Transportation Co"Vri
also introduced "A MEMORANDUM written
by Mr.. Mellen. This showed tna' s1t
gestions ior fights against ,oirur' ''''
came from the president rathc" ht
from the directors who are Aroused ~
conspiring. MI. Mcllen wrote 81 tie
boards Information
W. should merge the Old INV
Steamboat Company and the y" lH-'
land Navigation Company.
ITO meet the Metropolttr u -
lines Inauguration of passousrr 10
to Boston We should eStahii-f 3D.. .'
cient freight l. e between Soy N"r
and Boston.
W should build three fr,'r'. .."'"
crs, to cost $500. 900 each. Go ."'".
with the Metropolitan line urgn,, \e'
York m Boston and able o. '. 70
Fall River or Providence
Eve should establish 'rn
steamer lines TO freight ana
service between New York ans N
stamford, Port Chester, a.. '.
should be taken because tho ,H
the short rail line haul l- eu 49, -
small st"c'aship lines hay" obs ~ .,
vantage In the economical 3
traffic.
I'VE should establish a So Oh
|, pendent line to build UP oI @
passenger business, AS there ''
"A marked demand for such So
"once we secure control ut ''