The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-07-12
TWO RAILWAY TOPICS
AN OFFICIAL TALKS or trace ELE-
WALTON AND NEW DAD
why the Big Four Abandoned n Pro-
posed Plan for a New Entrance for
Its Lines from North and East.

Its Lines from North and East.
The proposition to elevate the railroad
tracks and the question Of letting new rail-
roads IN to the city ara exciting consider
able interest among railroad people. ship
pers and the public generally. In talking
10 the railroad reporter Of this paper, yes
terday. a prominent railroad man said:
q have not yet become fully satisfied in
m Own mind that IL viii pay 10 elevate
the tracks. 1t would be ar enormous tax
on all the roads, and upon some of the
weaker ones the burden would be very
heavy, If not impossible to carry. But the
burden would not fail upon the railroads
alone. Manufacturers and shippers would
be appalled, at the expense falling upon
Aem There are go side tracks, and il Is
suite impossible 10 say how many manu-
featuring and other establishments are
reached by them. Each one would have TO
rearrenge its own facilities. and many OF
them would have to rebuild or rearrange
their machinery and manner of work to
meet the demands OF a secOnd-story deliv-
cry. i think a careful estimate or cost,
not alone TO railroads., but 10 shippers, viii
have 10 be made before an intelligent judg-
ment can be formed as TO It's ACCESSIBILITY.
las 10 the policy CT encouraging new
roads to enter the city there ought to be
but one opinion among all men who have
the interest of the city at heart, and thai
Is TO encourage them by every reasonable
means 20 come in As TO how they snail
get In is the important question. The
streets and the alleys belong TO the pubic,
and are for it's use. A grant to one COM
pany ought not to be exclusive. Why
should not the city have the power to
compel a road already constructed to allow
the use OF its tracks TO a new company
upon payment OF a reasonable rental to be
tration il they cannot agree? Any track
coming into this city could be used by q
dozen times the number of trains now pass
ing over It Take the case of the Indian
apolis & Logansport railway, now seeking
an entrance to the city. IL could easily be
ccommodate by the Lake Erie & West
ern, the Chicago division of the Big -Four
or the L., d.. a W., and without any incOn-
venience to their business. Instead Of hunt
Ing for a new entrance for an additional
track, with all it's attendant dangers, in
conveEiences and actual damages. largely
uncollectible, why not place the power in
tracks already laid? AS the city grows
this power in the city seems all the more
necessary. Why should it not have and
exercise that powerg'
Why the Plan Was
Some time ago 1t was stated that the Big
Four would enter the city from North In
dianapolis over the Belt road and the
Peoria & Eastern from the crossing OF the
Belt and the Peoria & Eastern. President
ingalls, having leased the portion Of the
Belt road required to carry out such a
plan for ninety-nine years. The time was
even set for running the trains into the
city over that route. r. b. f. PIERCE. then
trustee and general manager of the In
dianapolis. Decatur & Western, and now
it's general manager, surprised President
ingalls, BY sending a note TO General So
- -
gramme was carried out they had better
consult him as TO trackage charges. Then
came to light an old agreement made be-
tween Fl. b. Hammond, when president
of the indianapolis. Decatur & Western,
and the former owners Of the Indianapolis,
Bloomington q Western, now the Peoria
& Eastern This agreement shows that each
owns a track from a connection with the
Union tracks TO the National road, and
that, to better accommodate the service,
the two companies had made this a double
track, one track to be used for in-going
and the other for outgoing trains. Trustee
Peirce told the Big Four people that he had
no objection TO the Big Four using the
track. prividing 1t paid a fair sum for such
service, but the agreement between the l..
ID. & w. and the L., II. & w. distinctly
sets out that no other roads can use this
piece OF track without paying what is rea-
sOnable and just for such track facilities.
Since the matter was placed In such a light
no more has been said about coming in
with Big Four trains from North %Indianap-
oils over the Belt road and the Peoria &
Eastern. General Manager Peirce claims
that there would be no justice in throwing
Chicago division onto the track Which be
longs to the l.. u. * W.. without paying for
wear and tear
Personal. Local and General Notes.
It requires 1.O35 locomotives to do the
business OF the Erie road proper.
The Louisville car wheel works have shut
down until the strike troubles are over.
wing to the strike troubles the Vandalia
has laid off a number Of men In the various
departments.
. The Big Four lines proper in June earned
$l.OOS.20S. a decrease as compared with
William Van Steinburg. engineer on the
Panhandle, and well known, Is seriously
I'll with typhoid fever.
The Illinois Central places it's loss in
earnings since the strike at Chicago was
fnaugurated at $4,000 a day.
The superintendent of motive power of
the New York Central has issued an order
forbidding the manning of engines with
Alfred Sully. who Is interested In the Gin
cinnati. Hamilton K Dayton and several
other Western roads, Is now travelling in
Europe for his health.
yesterday afternoon received instructions
10 take all east-bound business offered, ex-
cept perishable freights.
n lCOISdIlLdllOh 1OAtAlAAllCt VI llG
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Re has decided
that IL Is best TO retain the Atlantic *
Pacific as part OF the system.
II Is stated that the Illinois Central will
soon begin TO use the St. Louis, Chicago &
st. Paul as an entrance into St Louis, the
Central to run by way Of Springfield.
Ex-Trunk-line Commissioner Fink, who
has been little heard OF for some time past.
Is in New York visiting his former railroad
associates, who have great respect for
him
The Pennsylvania lines have had no
strike OF any Importance In the last seven
teen years. In 1877 Ii was involved in one
or the most disastrous railroad strikes on
record.
John. MCGOWAN. who had been an en-
ploye in the shops OF the Pfttshurg. Fort
Wayne q Chicago for thirty years the first
OF last month. died at Fort Wayne on Tues
day last
Treasurer Cannon. of the Railroad Mems
Building and. Savings Association. .yester-
3 per cert. among the stockholders, re-
curing $1,000.
Eight well-flled coaches made up the
special Christian EndeavOr train sent out
over the Big -Four yesterday Tor CleVe-
land. and quite a large delegation waited
and went on Train is in the afternoon.
ii. A. Thomas, author OF a very interest
Ing and Instructive article on the railway
ticket agent. which is going the rounds OF
the press, Is the private secretary of George
Daniels. general passenger agent OF the
New York Central.
George Brecount. who was in the city for
several days as acting superintendent of
the Indianapolis division OF The MOnon.
has returned 10 Cincinnati and resumed