The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-01-05
RUN ON SCHEDULE TIME
LOCAL M MADE TIME LAST YEAR
AND HAD FEW ACCIDENTS.
Big Four tn Temporarily Turn Its
Grain shipments to the Bee-Line-
Future of the Ohio Southern.

a. a. Zion. superintendent of the Union
Railway Company. says he does not be-
lieve there is another railroad center In the
country where the record will show such
an exemption from late trains as is shown
for the year 1896 in arrival of trains at this
point. The Indianapolis official figures show
that out of %. 10 trains which arrived at
the Union Station during the year but
fOrty-nine were over one hour late. and of
the total number arriving ISIS per cent.
arrived on schedule time. In another re-
spect Mr.. Zion thinks indianapolis lines
were very fortunate: this is I'm the great ex-
emption from accident to passenger trains.
The accidents that occurred on Indianapo-
lis lines were almost invariably with
freight trains. When such systems as the
Big Four and the Pennsylvania lines go
through a year without an accident of any
Importance to a passenger train. IL is GER
t2inly. he says. evidence of excellent man
agement on the part of the transportation
department. and this excellent time record
mas more significance TO the roads than
many may think. 1t makes the lines pop
ular with travel and gives good grounds
for securing a larger percentage of the
mail service, which has come TO be a very
important item with such systems as
named above; 1t is also evidence that
tracks and equipment are in god condition.
The Ohio
TIL reorganization of the Ohio Southern
Railway Company. and who will be the
owner of the property. is still a question.
United States Investor says: BY
those friendly to the present management
great Improvement in the condition of the
property and the way i'm which it Is being
handled over the Saul regime is claimed.
A higher ratio of operating expenses now
prevailing is not out of keeping with the
claim. Rumor has lately been busy with
Ohio Southern, and denials, such as were
made when at various times a dozen other
roads were said TO be trying to get hold of
the property, have ollowed. Thus, about
nine weeks ago, John Jacob Aston, presi-
dent of the Flndlay. Fort Wayne & West
ern Railway, denied he had any idea of
wanting the Ohio Southern. The names of
Joseph r. Megrue, formerly a receiver for
Ohio southern. and c. N. Haskell, both of
whom are said to be stockholders, and the
former one of the largest In both Ohio
Southern and in Northern Lima. were impli-
Gated in the alleged deal. There has just
been. however. a new road Incorporated
under the name of the Dayton Northern.
which is a move believed by some to orig
mate from a Brice source, and with "a view
of paralleling the Cincinnati, Hamilton *
Dayton. called one of the strongest lines
in the State. completely from Detroit to
Cincinnati. Ii will be remembered that it
is also a current belief hat Senator Brice
is largely interested in the junior securities
of the Ohio Southern. Such amount as any
railroad system would be likely to pay for
Ohio Southern would not probably be suf-
fcent TO net the junior interests much, but
however they may seek to assure a reg
ular return on their investment or TO en-
nance its value, there is a point on which
many minds among them agree. and that
is. that to accomplish either one of these
things. the surest road seems to lead either
To absorption of the Ohio Southern by some
other system or for IL of itself 10 form
more important connections. as il has sue
ceeded i'm doing to some extent compared
with its original situation"