Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-10-28

in a little expedition which we pro-
pose to. take next Saturday over the
lines Of your recent acquisition. We
should gladly furnish you trRnsporta-
ton Please say nothing about this as
| i do not wish to advertise our trip
any more than is necessary. If we go
with you We can act as witnesses to
the delivery of the property and y0u
will have an opportunity to get an
| idea of the value and possibilities OF
the property which you would hardly
ascertain any other way.
Msriden Road Disposition
In July two years later, Hall wrote
| to Henry c. r.. Robinson, then one Of
the directors of the New Haven, ask
ing his advice as to what to do with
the Meriden road.
THE question" he wrote, involves
| one Of policy which it seems to me i'm
portant to settle before it drifts into
politics and gets us into a position to
do us possibly considerable harm in
the next Legislature. Judge
Robertson was the nominal purchaser
and to certain extent the public
resents a syndicate This position.
however. cannot continue long and the
actual ownership will have to be re-
vealed before a great while either in
the courts or in the Legislature. A
large number OF people In Meriden
especially and in Waterbury are clam
oring that something be done by
somebody to operate the road. / am
| confident if something is not done we
| shall find in the next Legislature
troubles on account Of this matter and
| steps will be taken to force somebody
to operate it or IFS charter will be for
feited. 1t is expensive to keep it as It
is and II seems too valuable a prop
osition to abandon entirely.
1T seems also to have q value for
electrical purposes rs you will notice
by the attached letters to Judge
Robertson coming from people who
are really in earnest in desiring to
purchase it. It does not seem as II the
New Haven can afford to give this
property over to electrical competition.
It seems to me we could open it with
very light and infrequent service
without costing US a great deal and
still retain ownership.'
The fact that 1t was subsequently
leased by the New Haven was shown
by the introduction Of Q minute Of board
Of directors.
This road" said Mr.. Me1len. in trsc.
ing its route on the map, WAS the same
road the New Haven wanted me to bring
suit against when ffst wsnt with
them in 1Sz''
The disclosure that LCuis Brandeis, Of
Boston was the attorney Tor the plain
tits In the so-cailed Goldsmith suit
which resulted In the New Yurk and
New England going fntp foreclosure IN
1895, was made to the jury fpday. The
government alleged ti,at this ouit wxs
secretly prcsscnted n the bsasest Of the
New Haven Additional festtaneuy m
dicating the New Haven's culnplicity in
the matter was tntrodncsd with the rad
ing Of q guarantee Of iaentifeation made
to Austin Corhan, tie original instigxAer
Of the suit. ~ = p. NorEan, Lncans
Tutfle. Willixm Rockefeller ana e. p.
Clark, nh directors q M New Haven.
I'VE are informed" 1t read, that there
Ii proceeding or suit IN Connecticut
where in one e. r. Kn6wlton and II. r.
Goldsmith are plnintiMs h which II a
sought to enjoin TIE 'compfrua3sr frpm
registering 3s,01sp 5ends q ths 1Cow
York and New 8nelnnd Raalruad O..
and the ceaff win en56in the sogiGsKr
until the case 10 ascioaa - connifauu
that bond Of s6isse - given % nsSsr
awarded to the 1slsn1ant ~ seanun =
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