The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-01-11
IRON
Why Railroads. are Entitled to Protec-
tiou.
HaIds Of Receivers-The Chicago
and Ohio River Pool

The Eoson viii soon begin paying It's employees
fy check
The Joint Western classification Committee viii
meet In St Louis February L
Tie indianapolis and Evansville, sold under
soseslossTe last year. was fity,seyen miles In
a.sl stock $50 CO..
1t has been found that coke will take the place
Of coal to q good advantage IN firing locomotives.
ahe heat is comparatively greater. and there Is no
eoot to annoy passengers.
About the last OF April the freight department
OF the Air Line viii be located In the c.. H and
= freight depot. The Air Lines contract with the
wabash expires ct that tine.
Negotiations for a transfer OF the control OF
sic West Sho<e to the Vanderbilt people have
reached such q point that o definite announcement
concerning the same may be expected At any time.
In q short time the Air Line folks win put on
through trains between this city and Chicago.
which VIII make the run between the two cities
IN six hours, an hour earlier than they make IL
now. To these trains will be attached sleepers.
delivered here from Cincinnati by the c., II. and
cling public generally.
There has been q general change of employees
eko occupy clerkships in the Vandalia Auditors
Office. The appointment Of Travelling Auditor
Fsnsport at south Bend, Is the underlying cause.
John Theobold. Chief Clerk, will succeed Mr..
s ssssms 's as 1 Asdise5' a ana s oi q. ssT Chef eFe cis1E. VIII
The Commissioners nave concluded the inven-
kory of the real and personal property OF John ".
Garrett, President of the Baltimore and Ohio
BAlroed. The personal property aggregates over
Ss;gs:os : ;o mIlt Of s sas, Coo 5cS .oe eSsA' w ! M Ga M0esti
died q few months ago It was thought his estate
would not exceed sl5,Goo.o@ All the property Ia
1sft to his widow and three children.
All Of the Indianapolis officials who were in at
tendance upon the meeting Of the Chicago and
Ohio River Pool have returned home. They say
that The meeting was q very harmonious one. and
aha. the pool Is now in better condition than ever
before. Mr. Richardson says that there will be a
by reason of q differentiai or reduced sleeping
Sar rates, is earning more than its allotted per:
e fstage. The pool territory hss been so enlarged
Lat IL takes In Michigan and Wisconsin points,
1t Is shown by statistics compiled by a promi-
nent railway magazine that during tue past
swelvc months thirty-seven railways having a
mileage Of II .OcO miles with a bonded debt of
<So7, o00,tO0. not including other debts aud past
dEe interests, and an apparent capital stock In
vettment OF over sS07, OOO, 0Oe. have failed and have
S Seee ife of ,k posse credito 81 y fhi sae ss GOei' ms .Ss ine
states that these roads indicate nearly 9 per cent.
tinted states, nearly II per cent. of The total
bonded debt. nearly 9 per cent. of the capital stock
and almost 10 per cent of the total bond and stock
Investment of the country. That these figures are
appalling none will deny. They simply go to
states has been and is still BENG overd0ne.
In bis recent letter the Governor of Missouri
discusses the railroads to some extent. Railroads,
me says, ere entitled 10 The snme rights aud pro-
cectioE a. other property-no more. no less, and
no one should complain ut such a law and such
decisions. Congress Or the states should under
take 10 govern them BY as little legislation as pos
x;ble, ana that UPON vital pOints Transportation
is one process of manipulation which transforms
zhe products of the wheat fields into bread. lie
and happiness for the hungry thousands else
where. AS said by a thoughtful writer: "Gfadu-
ally the rail cad mansgers have reached a better
understanding OF the fact that the prosperity of
their corpcrstious ana the growth of their proper
ties were indissOlubly iinked with the growth
and prosperity OF the community from which
they must derive all their business. This view Is
clearesf among those managers who have control
of the most diversified interests. among those
whose lines stretch through different States and
supply different communities"