The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-08
SHOWS new HAVEN
LEASES APPROVED
Court Permits Defendants to
Bring in state Rulings to
Justify Acts.
Mcleod DEALS RECALLED

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trict Court yesterday AFTERNOON ruieu
that the eleven former directors OF the
Seu. I.vcr IN iiro,d on trial may show
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states and decisions OF onclai ooaros'
departments or commissions as their
justification, for acts now alleged by the
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obtained IN tnei, oe'".i. .ieeeu.ns ny
ruilns IL Hlad peen ',o'nneu
leasing OF the Ne" 'orN a"u 20 HW
land was carried out VITA the consent
or the Roosevelt adminis'ration' me
complaint or a stocNhoider OF the roan
20 the Department OF justice was is-
nored by FORMER Inited states supreme
Court justice MOODY, then Attorney
General. with the statement mat IL was
not only contrary to tire sherman act.
but tina there would be a revolution in
New England IL the lease were set aside.
This was very early In 1904.
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Charles S. Mellen continued under
coee-eXamination by Charles +. Choate
yesterday, and ms on his first day. al
most every one OF his swe brought
approving smiles from the defendants.
Bcsinning early in the morning with
more details Of the old time railroad
sltuation NJ New rns'anu ne was su
nv the Government
Throughout his testimony there con.
,,nued to nun the refrain tina. unless the
Nav, Haven did con.o,,date ,hereyer
posslble and ala bring operating systems
I'm Ia tho biahest point of efficiency. the
n~o.l,ion ~ New England as a manufa
turing section was doomed. lie testified
about lease after lease and merger after
p,srger ,eyarded "a mos, yrieyo,s ny the
t-sovernn,en, and said that every one Of
them resul,ed II, lower rates and better
service for the districts affected. With
the New York. Boston and Providence he
shoNe al where the benefts were bestowed
I. Vas the same with the Old Colony
ana the same further on with a half
dozen lines unich he ratified of vlthou,
hesItatjou.
lie told OF the other roads when they
were independent. .Whv. IL the New
Haven had wanted to do business at cost
~ could have driven every other road in
New England into the hands OF receiy-
ersr no said The New York. Providence
and Boston was a natural extension OF
the New Haven, he asserted, and SO war
the old Colony.
.pid those acquisition. increase BUSH
ness between the c%ities?' asked Mr..
Ctw,stc.
Leases MI approved.
Mr.. Mellen likes to take a pleasant
little dig at a sacred subject now and
hen and he answered YES there were
lots of people in Boston vino wanted to
yet to New York n never go back"
These leases were all passed upon by
Tho Acknowledgement Of Massachus sets,
hc said, and they we're all approved.
1t was n little later in his testimony
.ha, Mr.. Mellen injected a little sum
mary OF a CUISINES deal. which a. the
time attracted great public attention. 1t
concerned tho late Arson A.. Mcleod.
who in the early days was called the
NAPOLEON Of Railroads" only to have
his 81. Helena later.
NT; Mv,.son hsn op.a,ri 0.n @
out of financial straits. and speedily OBJ
tanned control Of tine Central Railroad OF
New Jersey and the I.ehiyli Valley as
veil. He had a dream Of dominating
the coal trade OF New England. despite
he waterways. He obtained control OF
the Poughkeepsie Bridge. the rail gate
way to the east he took over the New
York and New England Railroad. lie
reached out and got hold Of the Boston
and Maine and started after the Old
Colony.
II nave heard he did not have any
money to do this said Mr.. Meilen, but
used hts Reading stock to go ahead"
Mr.. McLeod's supremacy lasted less
than a year. but he made trouble in the
meantime.
what bearing did his action have on
the New Haven and Boston and Albany
railroad agreement to respect each
others territory?' asked Mr.. Choate.
This r. the falsely called cOrsair agree
ment.
1T had everything to do with It," was
the reply.
Further, the witness testified that the
Quest of Mr.. Mcleod for the Old Colony
induced the New Haven in s~elf-defence
to acquire that road. Mr.. McLeod's
supremacy lasted until 1909.
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The New York and New England was
an III starred road, Mr. Melien said. FIRE.
Quently in the hands OF receivers. il vas
without finances, without policy and
changed its management almost over
night. II was useful to the New Haven,
however, at various points as n sup
element to its other routes and after
long neg0tiation IL wa acquired by lease
or arrangements made 10 acqulve in the