The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-03-24
CUTTING DOWN THE GRADES
SmallArmy of Men at Work Improving
the Roadbed of the Pennsylvania.
Proposed Aid for New Indiana Lines-Second
Vice President Robinson, Of the Santa Fe
Road, Succeeded BY J. ]. Frey.

The amount of work the Pennsylvania
Company is dong in the way of reducing
grades and filing depressioDs on Its Pan
handle lines can hardly be comprchended
unless one examines into the work. The
most extensive work now under way Is be-
tween Newark and Frazeysburg. O.. where
q series of hills and valleys are being en-
tirely removed and the grade made practi-
cally level. On this sixteen miles of road
there was q series of grades which consist
ed of long rolling swells. with intermediate
depressions. which made it difhcult piece
OF road. A small army OF men with steam
shovels and construction trains Is still en-
gagged In the work. at the same time widen
ing the roadbed for more tracks. Near
Black run ON excavation of fifty feet has
been made through solid rock. and at an
other point the tracks nave been lowered
through quicksand. AS soon as this work
Is completed another section of double
track will be bnilt east OF FraZeysburg,
where. By connecting a number of long lap
sidings. the double tracks viii be made
continuous from Columbus to Dennison
and from Dennison TO Miller. The double
tracks are about ready to be converted into
q continuous double track, but from Miller
TO Reeds Mill. q distance of seven miles.
some very expensive work must Dc done
before the double track will be completed
from Columbus 90 Pittsburg. On this sew
On miles ten new bridges and two tunnels
must Do widened.
Proposed Subsidies for New Roads tn Muncie
Yesterday the Delaware County Commits
sioners ordered an election to be held April
% for the purpose of voting on giving q
subsidy of about $4,000 each to two rail-
roads that are willing TO come to Muncle for
that amount. One of the roads is the Chi
cago& Southeastern. otherwise known as
the Indiana Midland. which row runs when
the strikers and sherIffs will let It. from
Anderson TO the western part of the State.
passing through the coal fields. and having
connections west and southwest. Their
agreement is to build q line to Muncie.
move their central Offices, machine.
repair and division shop there and operate q
freight and passenger line.
ana 81 Eastern, which Is TO be built from
Chicago to Columbus. o. The road will
give Muncie q much needed air line to CHI
cago and lie will reduce the distance from
there to the worlds fair city 1853 miles. In
case it goes through the division shops of
the road are to be located there. and is Is to
be completed and have trains running by
ii. Nichols, their Munoie representative.
says that all reports are encouraging
and there remains but little doubt that the
road will be built during the present year.
Elections will be held Center. Niles.
Union and Washington townships. Della
ware county, for the Chicago. Indiana &
Eastern road. and in Salem and Center
townships for the Chicago d Southeastern.
The railroads ask that subsidy be voted
by the levy of q special tax of y of I pei
cent. one-half collectable in 1894 and one.
half In 1895.