The Indianapolis journal., 1883-07-04
THE GRIDIR0N RAILWAY.
What the peoples Railway Com
pany" Propose to Do.
Almost Every State in the Union to Have
an Unlimited Mileage of Narrow
Gauge Railroad.

4hc dTblCioS vi dbsOCldbIOH VI Tue FeOplo . fNuu-
way Company. comprising something less than
six yards of printed matter, were filed with the
Secretary of State yesterday The details of this
visionary scheme set forth in full, with pro-
fuse photographic punctuation. John Raymond
will never make Mulberry Sellers perfect until
he has incorporated the articles in full The Oh
ject of the company, as stated in eight para
graphs, is:
'ro organize system to secure a uniformity
in the manner of selling railway stocks and
bonds, dividing them into denominations that
Will reach the capital Of the producing public,
for the building, equipping-or buying railroads
now built-and forever owning In its corporate
name, and maintaining, with necessary appur-
tenanoee thereto, a complete system of railroads,
BY the people and for the people of the United
States of America
"To establish fast emigrant, express and
"fo strictly prohibit Chinese or Mongolan
employment In its various branches of labor.
"ro provide such bylaws as are necessary for
the complete government and management Of
me affairs OF this company, as shall conform
with the laws of the State OF Indiana, other
States and the United States.
"ro establish local boards for the handling of
its stock and bonds at such place or places, with
in or without this State, may be authorized
by majority of the board of directors.
ITO establish at least ten repositories for the
safe keeping Of its funds or other securities
within or without this State or the United States.
"ro establish reasonable salaries for its Off
GERS; provided, that no officer shall receive a
"To provide for a national syndicate, to be
fifty (25O) members, to the stated sessions of
which representatives may be admitted as pro-
vided for in the bylaws OF this association"
be covered with etwork OF railroads, extend
from Indianapolis in all directions. The lines
specified are aB follows
From indianapolis to Chicago, through the
counties of Marion, Hendricks, Boone, Montgom
cry, Ttppecanoe, White, Benton. Jasper, Newton
States Of indiana and and Illinois, & near ear Gibson, Ind,
and Calumet H.; distance of about 220 miles.
From Indianapolis, thence in q southerly d.
johnson, Brown, Jackson, Washington, Scott,
Clark and Floyd, to point on the southern
boundary line Of the state Of Indiana, opposite
about 10 miles I'D,
From Indianapolis, thence in westerly iiree
tion toward ST. Louis, and across the counties of
Marion, Morgan, Hendricks, Owen, Putnam,
Clay and Vigo, to point on the western boun
Diary line at or near Harrington, Ind, a distance
of ABOUT 126 miles
From Indianapolis in q northeasterly direc
tion toward the city Of Cleveland, across the
counties of Marion, Hamilton, Madison, Della
ware, Randolph aud Jay, in the State OF Indiana
to point on the eastern boundary line. at or
near where the dividing line between Mercer
boundary line; a distance of about 100 miles.
From Indianapolis to Cincinnati, through the
eonntiss ena OF Marion, snei3y Kash: Deeatnr
to point ON the eastern boundary line, at or
near the point which would be reached by a
line ten miles north of the Ohio river; distance
of about l 20 miles Beginning at the State line,
forming junction with the northern line first
described running to Chicago, H., In Lake
county; thence In an eastery direction toward
the city of Cleveland, via Toledo, O., and
through the counties of Lake, Porter, st. Joseph,
Elkharr, Lagrange and Steuben, in the State OF
Indiana, crossing at or near ten miles south of
the northeast corner of the State of Indiana; a
distance of about l75 miles.
Continuing the Western lines across Illinois at
or near St. Louis thence across Missouri, at or
near Kansas City; thence west across Kansas
Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona into California
to Oakland, near the city of San Francisco,
reaching Los Angeles by a branch line, with
such other Western branches may be found
to be demanded and expedient in the Judgment
of the board of DIRECTORS.
An Eastern line, connecting at the northeast
corner Of Indiana TO Toledo, across Ohio, with
branches from Toledo to Derot and Cleveland
thence to Buffalo, over Lake Erie, by steamer
or by lake shore line, keeping about twenty
miles distant from the lake on the south side;
from Buffalo, thence across New York and Mass
achusett5 to Boston.
At the northeastern boundary OF Indiana
thence east to Boston across the States of Ohio
Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey Connecti-
cut and Massachusetts, reaching Cleveland, Har-
risburg, Philadelphia, New York and Boston.
Connecting with the Cincinnati division from
Cincinnati east. through the states of Ohio
west Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania to Phla-
delphia, via Charleston, Virginia, Washington
From Louisville south across the States of
Kentucky and Tennessee to Nashville; thence
the other to the Florida coast
From New Orleans west, crossing Louisiana,
Texas and New Mexico to a connecting point
with the main western line as may be reached
by the survey. n
From New Orleans in q northeasterly direc-
tion to Norfolk, Va; thence up the Chesapeake
bay by steamer, or along the western shore by
rail to Baltimore. Across the States OF Missis
sippi, Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina and
Virginia, with such other projections as fiiay be
found advantageous to this company. ~, -
1t is provided that all lines designated above
shall he considered only as temporarily claimed,
and shall be subject to such changes as will be
found advantageous in the dpaL survey.
The capital stock Is only $500, 900 shares Of
$50 each. The stock sis to be sold in series at
not less than sixty t-hve cents on the dollar ex-
cept to the subscribers" The directors may
issue bonds secured by mortgage, not to exceed
$4,000 mile OF the two-railed track, but $780,
100000 of its first-issue bonds may be disposed
OF "for such sums as may, in the Judgment of
the directors, he advantageous to the company"
The tenth article provides that "all persons
subscribing Tor stock or bonds to blank form
or subscription book provided for that purpose,
shall he held liable financially, i'll accordance
with The statute of the State of Indiana, for such
legal demands as may be made upon their sub
scriptions by the proper officers of this COM
pany."
RED, white and blue ties for the Fourth at