The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-20
new HAVEN WOULD
FIGHT SOUND RIVALS
TO Use Drastic Methods IL
Steamers Arc Taken,
Manager Says. .
WOULD V f FREIGHT

n the Sound lines were divorced from
the New Haven railroad and run under
Independent management the road would
SO TO II that not much freight traffic
reached tho boat u. said Clinton Bardo.
general manager of the New Haven. at
tho hearing yesterday before the Inter
oeaNs Commerce Commission
THAT traffic belongs to the roads, no
0d. ~. originates on the roads. and IL
these Sound lines were lest to the New
Maven Management we would make n
eood effort so to improve u all rail
service to New York that II would be-
b0eeeS than the independent boat service"
There would b. no obligation upon the
mart OF the New Haven to run the special
boat trains. MIR. Bardo said, and they
would not sacrifice profit and other SER
vjco Ia putting through the fast and en-
oellent tw~enty-four hour service that
exists at present. On the contrary. all
q che freight traffic that could be d.
vagted from tho boats void he. and he
tAought that the independent lines would
hAvo . hard time existing on what was
~.
He showed that the fast freixh, time
from Boston to New York Is now about
Aght hours. while the slow freight time
- twelve hours. approximately the same
Neae as the fast boat and rail service
from Boston. Mr. Bardo thought that by
dDceeasing the facilities for handling
~ rail freight III speeding It up the
fr01Rht that now goes over the SOUND
lines could he successfully diverted TO
a. rails. Tie did not think IL would
longest the line to AN extent that would
make fast service Impossible. II was
brought ont. however. that whereas the
boatA land freight in the city at points
convenient for the shipper the all rail
route ends at tho Harlem River and the
frefGht has to be lightcred around Man
haitian Island. which would consume
much more time.
'If the Sound lines were divorced II
operated under new management would
you change these trains" asked Ben
jamin Spoch. general counsel for the
New Haven. while Mr.. Bardo was giving
details Of the elaborate special freight
boat train service that covers the east
ern part of New England.
"Most assuredly.' he answered. 'and
we would change the direction Of them
too. That traffic belongs to US and hen
We get through with II | don't know
how much the Sound lines would get"
Instead of the shippers being allied
on one side and the transportation men
on the Otntr, sdlu MT. Bardo, tine con-
trary is the ease. II New England is
20 go on developing it can only 10 So
II this partnership Is continued. Com
petition between New England and other
: parts OF the country is constantly mar
rowing. and If the industries of New
England stop growing the railroad is
going to stop. Therefore ! say that these
Sound lines are Indispensable 10 the rail-
road.
At the morning session Public Utilities
Commissioners Hale and f.lwell OF Com
necticut said that the people of their
State were OF the belief that the proposed
sepai alton OF the rail and Sound lines
would work great injury To New Eng
land. Mir. Flwell disclosed the fact that
ne had been in the employ OF the New
tIaven for many years and had gone
from that rad to his present position.
The hearing will he continued at IN
o'clock Monday morning.