The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-08-23
TIME TO MAKE A MOVE
VIEWS Or A BUSINESS MAN on THE
NEW RAILWAYS.
He Thinks Indianapolis Should En-
courage the Observation-Disclosures of
sIcepinE-Car Passengers.

A. Kiefer, one of the best-known business
men on South Meridian street, said yester-
day that it Is time for either the Board or
Trade or the Commercial Club to make a
move regarding the new roads that are
heading toward Indianapolis. He then
handed the reporter the following clipping
from the Rockport Democrat:
"At last success seems to have W
the efforts of the energetic projectors of
the Chicago, Indianapolis, Chattanooga &
Southwestern railway, and work Will COM
mence in a few days. The officials are
busy making final arrangement and pre-
pairing to let the work TO contractors. The
cost OF the road through this county will
reach the sum of $4,000. The general re-
suit OF this is far-reaching. Hundreds OF
people seeking work with hands and teams
can be accommodated. This will make a
ready sale for provisions and farm products
for the army of toilers: The road will run
along the line of the original survey, touch
ing Grandview, Newtonville, Fulda and
Saint Meinard."
Now said Mr.. Kfefer, "the citizens
should show some interest in this enter
prise. as. when built. it will be a valuable
road TO Indianapolis. / have been assured
that it's present southern terminal, Rock
port. viii not be the stopping point, but
that the river will be bridged and the road
extended to points in the South which will
make 1t a much more important road than
the mere announcement that work had be-
gun would indicate. That 1 fear
Is that unless indianapolis takes hold
OF the matter, at Mitchell the line will be
diverted to a connection with the Chicago
4 Indiana Coal road, a division of the Chi
cago a. Eastern Illinois. More interest
should also be shown in the Indianapolis,
LOgdnspOrt * Chicago road. / believe that
If a paper was circulated to-day ii would
get ten signatures in favor of the roads
coming into the city, as they have planned
to do. to one against ii. L have heard a
number of men express themselves on this
subject. They are in favor OF doing any
thing reasonable in the way of letting new
roads into the city for the purpose of Civ
ing indianapolis another start. Too many
points are now getting as many railroads
as Indianapolis"
Rights of Passengers In Sleeping Cars
Recently a decision regarding the rights
of passengers in sleeping cars was handed
Down by the Court of General Term in the
Fifth department of New York which
further defines the rights of passengers.
Courts i'm New York and other States have
held that the sleeping car company was re-
sponsible for the loss of money or other
property stolen while the passengers were
asleep, If porters were not kept at hand to
guard the property of the s~leepers. In the
case just decided the passenger, a woman,
lost a sum OF money which she had In a
small satchel. 1t was apparent from her
testimony, and from that OF the porter,
that she must have lost the purse while
she was I'm the dressing room at one end of
the car. The General Term judges decided
that il was essential for the plaintiff 10
show that the money was taken from the
berth while she and her husband were
sleeping. The probabilities. however. of the
case, were against that theory, and if she
lost the purse, or it was stolen from her in
the dressing room the company would not
be liable, for the only negligence COM
planned Of was that the company had failed
to maintain a constant watchfulness over
the interior of the car while the passengers
were sleeping. The distinction. between the
loss of property from the berth or in the
dressing room is slight, but was sufficient
TO lead the judges to refuse TO allow a