The Connecticut labor news., 1923-11-17
NEW HAVEN ROAD OFFICIALS DISAGREE ON COMMUTERS RATE,
 SAYS SECRETARY HENDERSON
Farnum Declares Financial Condition of Road Does Not Demand Raise, While Pearson Declares Larger Revenues Neces-
 sary For Continuance.

rates, 1t would be like empty1ng water into bucket with the bottom out of it and that they would only be look ing for another rate increase in the near future again" That is true, what Is needed on the New Haven, is a thorough reorganization of the per sonnel of the management, and also the employees in the mechanical de- partment, just as soon as the in- efhcients in both of these departments are gotten rid of, a change for the better will be noticeable in a very short time No doubt these hearings will weld another few links : in the chain for the busting of the ineffic- tents off the road, and just as soon as the chain Is completed the public can expect better of the New Haven, and not until them. The following has been submitted to President Pear son:
 (Copy) Night Letter Telegram
 Western Union
 November 9, 1923. Mir. E. J. Pearson, President,
 New York, New Haven & Hartford
 Railroad Company,
 General Office Building, New Haven,
 Conn.
 Under. the status of stockho1der, I desire information as requested be- How:
 How many employees hired in me- chanical department and left service for any cause since July I, 1922, each month separate stop number of em- ployes in mechanical department now and number as of June, 1922. Stop number of injuries to employees and others resulting from defective equip ment since July I, 1922, each month separate. Cost for services of Sher- man Detective Agency since July I, 1922, each month separate. Number of supervisors of all grades and sal aries mechanical department for months of June, 1922, and October, 1923, separate Cost for social gath erings, banquets and recreation pur- poses for employees in mechanical and others for IS months ending June 30, 1922, and for Is months ending Sep tember, 1923. Cost of overtime pay ments to train crews account of en- zine failures, etc. Total damage and accident claims from all sources and causes from July I, 1922, to nearest date. Cost of repairs to locomotives and appurtenances by outside shops and number contracted out for repairs since July I, 1922. This all desired OH OI DGlOIC next " GuHGSudy
 (Signed)
 ROBERT HENDERSON, Io4I Hyde Park Ave, Hyde Park,
 Mass.
 A telegram similar to the one above has been submitted to Commissioner w. c. Atwill, chairman of the public utilities commission of Massachusetts, in further endeavor to get the in formation reuueSted
 There is just a possibility that Pres ident Pearson will try in some man. ner to avoid answering the questions requested in the above telegram, and if he does legal action may be taken by more than one of the stockhold- CTS to get this and other information in connection with the operation ot the railroad, as Judge C. L. Avery in the civil side of the superior court at New Haven, November 8, among other things said: That the books of the railroad company, according to we'll established rule, are open to all stockholders and if one of them should be denied access thereto and complain to the court writ of man damus would be issued promptly"
 In connection with the condition of the equipment on the road at the present time, it is unnecessary. for me to comment on it to our membership, as they very well know that it couldn't be much worse and the road be able to operate at all.