The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-08-17
The New Line. Crossing Northern Indiana

The New Lines Crossing Northern Indiana
From q gentleman who has been in north
ern Indians for some days it is learned that
not In years has there been so much inter-
est over railway enterprises in the north
ern counties of this State as at the present
time. Strenuous efforts are being made to
build three roads, ell of which are old prof.
ects which nave been shelved temporarily.
One project is that of the Wabash line.
which Is to be as nearly an airline as prac-
ticable, from some point on its Detroit d.
vision to Chicago. The large earnings the
Wabash is now making practically insnres
the building of the road President
Ashley was promised by the London capt.
taIists that, should the earnings be as large
as he predicted. they would put up the
money to build this needed link, and the
earnings are exceeding those that he pre-
dicted. Another is the Toledo Il Chicago
Decline. Chief Engineer Pau and his as
sissants are busy preparing the prohle OF
the route as surveyed. and the projectors
are seeking funds to build the road. This
week they will effect q permanent organi-
zation, and the friends of the enterprise
are positive in their assertions that the
road Will be built. In the meantime the
Lake Shore is beginning to show its hand.
and proposes to parallel the 7. & c. Air
line If IL is built. In speaking of this
threat ON the part of the Lake Shore the
Lagrange Standard
What effect this will have depends upon the
backing OF the Decline, and on that point We are
not likely TO receive any more information soon.
IN fact there need be no expectation OF much
more newspaper work oy .he see,nne people.
powerful railroad company. and the quieter
they are about IL the less risk they run. 1t is
superfiuous 70 remark that the Lake Shore peO-
pie will leave no resource unused to keep out a
rival road, and their resources are well nigh un-
limited. II is somewhat comforting, however
10 reflect that the dernier resort OF Vanderbilt ts
20 build Us o parallel lire.
Personal. Local and General Notes.
Edward Cost. general agent of the Big
Four at Chicago. spent Sunday with friends
in this city.
+. M. Wilkinson. general ticket and
freight agent of the Cincinnati Il Musking-
um Valley road, spent Sunday in the city.
C.. J. Stedwell. superintendent of the
Cleveland division of the Big Four, has
gone to Dakota on a three weeks pleasure
trip
The Big -Four company last week secured
options on more property on the west side
of Alabama street, between Maryland and
the Union tracks.
H. r. Dering, general passenger agent OF
the Pennsylvania lines, who has been in
New England for ten days pleasure, re-.
turned yesterday.
The Wisconsin Central has renewed its
COubEACh W AZ OniOasOt wiz An
st. Paul tracks from Rigby Junction into
the City of Milwaukee for five years.
The employees in the shops of the Wabash
road at Fort Wayne are TO have q grand
excursion TO Toledo on the I'D of this
month. The trip includes o boat-ride tC
P~ut-in-l3ay.
The gross earnings of the Chicago & AL
ton. In July. were $4,000 larger than In
July. 1890, and in the first week of Angus,
an increase IN gross earnings of nearly ST.,
COZ is shown-
The Cincinnati. Hamilton 81 Dayton last
week banded over one thousand loaded
cars at Indianapolis. being the only time
with one exception, hat this number hai
been reached.
The Texas Railway COMMISSIONER art
getting 10 work. They propose to make
the rates on transportation of cotton Al
follows: Thirty cents per 100 pound,
for distances of 100 miles. A cents
for go miles. 50 cents for 80 miles. 60 cents