The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1879-06-11
st L., terminating here, and the Jeff" and
the "Vincennes" roads, Is under


the "Vincennes' roads, is under
Mr. D. W. CALDWELL AND ASSISTANTS
Mr. Caldwell is general manager, with
principal offices at Columbus, one of his
most reliable lieutenants In command being
Colonel w. l.. O'Brien, who is the general
ticket and passenger agent Both
these gentlemen are railway mag
6nsus % essncyp atsr s the
death of Mr.. Boyd. late general ticket
agent of the great Pennsylvania system,
Mr.. L. P. Farmer, an old-time Indianapolis
citizen, who frequently visits Us. was pro-
NOTED to that very responsible trust, which
corporation he represents. Apropos, in this
connection, it may be mentioned as dis
tiDgulshing characteristic of the conduct of
the entire system of railways under the
guidance OF the parent stem, Pennsylvania
Central, that young men of proved capacity
and energy are promoted, and retained to
the end in the active man
agement. The axiom, 'old men for council,
young men for war" Is applied in
civil life. OF this class may be pointed out,
vice president. A. ]. Cassatt; general mana
ger, Frank Thompson, ]. N. Du Barry; Henry
w. Gunner, passenger auditor; general
passenger SCENT L. P. Farmer; Robert Pit
cairn, William A. Baldwin of the Erie
division, d. w. Caldwell and Colonel w. l..
O'Brien of the Pan Handle; Colonel Horace
Scott of the jeff" and E. w. McKenna, of
the Vincennes road. With such young and
middle-life blood and energy infused into
the controlling and directing forces of a net
work oflInes having such apparent diversity
yet mutually OF interest, the magnificent
spectacle of success is not surprise. The
policy pursued is genuine craftsmanship.
The Pan Handle route East traverses the
GARDEN SPOT OF INDIANA,
the Quaker section of Henry and Wayne
counties. Pursuing its course toward
the rising sun, leads to the
across the great sister State of Ohio and over
the narrow northward projection of West
Virgins, called the Panhandle, from which
circumstance this trunk line acquires its
peculiar "pot-luck" name. The magnitude
OF this distinct property is suggested by a
bit OF statistics:
Cost of Pan Handle 81! ,755
Additional 10.0O00 90
Total value of ,sl7 ,755
The Panhandle is the central highway
from the Ohio and Upper Mississippi valleys
to the Atlantic seaboard. over the Allegheny
mountains, ploughing directly through the
massive belt of anthracite and bitumino1s
Goals and exhaustless mines of iron
ore underlying the Keystone Common
wealth. 1t thus affords not only
reliable outlet to the Eastern market for
surplus production, and unsurpassed ship
ping facilities for the trade and commerce
of this inland capital, but brings to our very
| doors the mines and other natural resources
of Pennsylvania, and the myriad manufac-
! turtles for which she is famed. 1t is the pop
! uiar central route of travel to the seaboard,
| being almost direct to the many great cities
situated upon ocean waters, from Long Is
! land to the Potomac. Quick transit, steel
rails, double track, iron and stone
bridges, most improved rolling stock,
| e.sk f,,1
and managers, luxuriant equip.
ments for comfort, best of hotels. polite at
tention, varied and fascinating scenery
| these are some OF the characteristics
of the Pan Handle Trunk line out
of Indianapolis. The passenger at our Union
coach, floating on gently-undulatiDg
| springs, and guarded by the Westinghouse
air brake, and, but for the two or three in
terrupt1ons en- route by calls to meals and a
night between sheets in the embrace of
| Morpheus, he is entranced in a dream till
requested to alight upon the bank of the
Hudson river-at the ferry gateway to
| Gotham.
THE vANDALIA LINE
is practically Western extension of the
Panhandle. The public understood that
| this excellent link uniting the network of
roads centering here with the metropolis of
Missouri was under the general direction of
the Pennsylvania interest. But the intrIca.
cles and mysteries of the inner circle of
| railway manipulation and manage
ment are often alluring and decep
tive. Since the abandonment of the
pooling alliance between the Vandalia
and the |. and st. L., each line seems to be
independent, bnt each having either a sub
stantial or an ideal affinity for G trunk line
East-the Vandalia for the Pan Handle and
the l. and ST. L. for the Bee Line. The Van
dalia is the development of the older Terre
Haute and Indianapolis road, which was
projected among the first railway enterprises
in the State-in 1916 and com pleted 10 Terre
Haute in 1852. From the peculiar location
of this short road, fianked by enterprlsing
populations, its local traffic and travel have
| been great and lucrative from the beginning.
| 1t has been ons of the best paying short
| roads in the West. The track and equip
ment were never permitted to deteriorate,
but maintained abreast of the best. Certain
rivalries, the details of which need not be
| given, projected q competing road, and
the l. and st. L, line was constructed. reach
! ing to st. Louis by way of Alton. The old
and rich Terre Haute and Indianapolis road
promptly accepted the situation, and pro
/ jected the sshort cut'' through road across
| Illinois by Vandslia, the euphonious name
Of that station giving title to one of the far
famed and most popular travel and traffic
routes in the country. To the mutual aston
ishment of the competing lines both roads
did a good paying business, and if "cutting
of rates. could be avoided, there is no rea
son why each could not MAINTAIN prosperity.
| The Vandalia has the advantage of being
shorter than its rival, and this. with repu
tation extending from ocean to ocean for
good management and splendid transporta-
ton facilities, gives it gratifying bulk OF
business. Some figures, in round numbers
suggest the importance and prosperity of the
/ Vandalla:
Assets 8. SS3 600 o
]
Earnings one year three years ago. 2,l25,0OJ OF
The "Vandalia," like its 1. and st. L.
competitor, taps the Brazil coal feds, and
| over this line come a large proportion of the
fuel supply OF Indianapolis. Over this
route the many articles of our manufactur-
ing industries can be transported to the
! agricultural areas IN Illinois. Kansas, New
L.,