The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-11-16
TWO PROJECTED RAILWAYS
Friends of the L, r. & C. and the l., L.
& C. Say Both Lines Will Be Built.
Latter May Have Trains Running BY Next July
The Commission Question Still Source
Of Trouble 10 Nearly Ali Roads

The stockholders of the indianapolis.
Rockport d. Chattanooga held their an
nuaI meeting yesterday. and after short
conference adjourned without electing
directors until Monday next. +. l.. Patrick,
the road will be built; that never have its
prospects been as bright al at present.
Chief Engineer Osborn, of the Indian
apolis Logansport Il Chicago. is spending
few days at this end of the line. 1t was
stated o few days ago that there was
hitch IN getting the money to proceed with
the work. This has been overcome and it
will be but short time. says
Mr. Osborn. before work will be
commenced where the heaviest cuts and
fills are to be overcome. The purpose
now Is to have trans running between
Logansport and Indianapolis by July !.
1888. The line is located ana right of way
secured TO the limits of Indianapolis. and
the franchise is a valuable one. The COM
psny has expended S35. 900 Oh the enterprise,
and will, under no circumstances, abandon
IT. AS located. the road will be seventy
one miles IN length and seven miles shorter
than the Pennsylvania present line. 1t
passes through Young America. RussIaville,
Kempton and Sheridan. crosses the Michi-
gan road at Old Augusta. strikes the Big
-Four two miles north OF White river. and
runs along on the east side OF the Big Four
to North Indianapolis.
The Commission Question.
III. r. Dering. assistant passenger agent
of the Pennsylvania lines, is of opinion
that but little will be accomplished at the
meeting in Chicago next week to take up
the question of stopping the payment of
commissions. as, to make it q success, Gen.
eral Passenger Agent Charlton. of the Chi
csgo 81 Alton, must recede from his posi-
ton on the question in the past. The
Pennsy lvania and the Lake Shore were
leaders in a movement in that direction
three years ago. and later the Eastern
lines joined In o boy cott on the Chicago IL
Alton. which proved beneficial in the end
to the boyc0tted road. and was at last
abandoned. At present commissions are
about as large as before. and as many roads
are paying them. The new movement is
started by the Western roads, and
doubtless will be joined by Eastern
lines. providing they are satfed
that all Western roads are In earnest
in the attempt to stop the pay ment of COM
missions. or curbing 1t to q greater extent.
Some of the general passenger agents are
suspicious of the Chicago IL Alton, fearing
that it will give General Passenger Agent
Charlton an opportunity to curry favor
with ticket agents over the country by OPP
posing it at the last moment. "As matters
now stand" says another general passen-
ger agent nothing will be done until
roads whose business can be Idemoralized
by action of the Chicago ~ Alton are we'll
satisfied that there is no advertising scheme
in it for that road" General passenger
agents of Eastern lines who are opposed to
the payment of commissions. but are
obliged to paw them because other roads
do, are watching this movement of the
Western lines with more than ordinary in
terest