Show MELLEN CONFERS WITH ROOSE VELT washington no 16 president of the new york new haven and hartford railroad accompanied bv timothy E barnes of minneapolis and new york called on president Pies ident roosevelt today later mr mellen waa a gueft of the president at luncheon the president desired to discuss ith him certain phases ot th erate question and therefore extended 10 him an invitation vi 10 call on him mr mellen declined to discuss his visit and returned to new york tills afternoon when a reporter called the attention to mr reputed liberal attitude toward rate legislation mr mellen replied by asking these questions have you noticed that I 1 have not been down here to protest have you noticed that in this agitation I 1 hove not taken any action on le an affirmative response to these questions mr mellen adbert significantly the only action that I 1 am going to take is to support the president |