The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-07

Viei PetSoSslSNI agents Ol the chicago IOduS
take the position that it is all right to put
the rulings of the board of managers in
force so far as st. Louis is concerned, but it
would be an outrage to enforce the ruling
with Chicago roads and discrimination
against Chicago in favor of St. Louis. In
PASSENGER circles the opinion prevails that
whenever such rulings as are proposed are
put in force the service will not be as good
nor the same interest shown in keeping
passenger equipment at as high a standard
as at present,
New North-and-SOuth Road
A new railroad from Chicago to the Gulf
of Mexico passing through Kansas City,
is under way, says the Kansas City Star.
The articles of Incorporation have been
drawn up and signed by number of cap
italists in Kansas City and towns in Mis-
souri, and Kansas who are organizing the
company. The articles thus partly signed
have just been sent to New York city to be
signed by the organizers there. When
signed by all interested they will be filed
at Topeka for Incorporation. j. ]. Squier,
former president of the Interstate National
Bank, IS one of the incorporators and will
be president of the road. John Y. Andrews
PRESIDENT OF the Merchants Pank of Kan
Sas CITY, Kan, and Senator Burns, of
Piattsburg, Mo, are other incorporators
The preparations for Incorporating the new
railroad have been carried on with great
secrecy. Those interested refuse to talk
to any great extent. j. J. Squier said
me new railroad, as projected will run
from chicago to the gulf. 1t will tap
many rich farming counties of Iowa and
Missouri that are greatly in need of a rail-
read, and between Chicago and Kansas
east-and-west trunk lines. Its trains will
enter the Union Depot here over the Belt
line tracks. From Kansas City south ii will
be in no sense a competitor OF the Kansas
City PlttSburg & Gulf or any other road
Where 1t will reach the Gulf of Mexico will
not be made public now The road has
much Eastern and Western capital behind
1t. More than that | do not care to say"
Attorney Fuller, another incorporation, said
the road would certainly be built and that
the work of construction would begin with
in year Already, he said the right of
way for much of the track has been given
by property owners. Mr.. Fuller said enough
capital to build the road a good part of the
way was subscribed in New York and the
West, and representatives We're negotiating
with London capitalists for the balance
needed.
Some western Roads Holding Back.
Some of the roads that were good and
consistent members of the Western Pas
senger Association before that organization
dissolved after the PRONUNCIATION of the Su-
preme Court decision, are showing a re-
luctance to becoming members once more.
They have no fault in particular to find
with the new agreement, or with the man
ner with which the affairs of the organi-
cation are managed by Chairman Caldwell.
In fact all of them admit that no passen-
ger association was ever handled better,
but they have a reluctance to put them
selves in a position where the courts may
get "a Whack at them in case the legal
gentlemen of the roads who have pro-
nounced the agreement perfectly valid in
all respects should happen to have over
looked something or other 1t is not eX-
pected that any of the roads that so far
have failed to become members are with
holding themselves from membership be-
cause of any desire to demoralize rates, but
one or two roads are not quite sure that
associations are legal after all, and some
of their competitors do not come in because
they desire to be in a position to meet
whatever rates their competitors may
make That is, at least, the reason given
by some of the roads, and yet the Western
Passenger Association has nothing to do
with the making or maintenance of rates,
and any road is as free to take individual
action in the association as out of it. Strong
pressure is being brought to bear upon the
lines that are still outstanding, and II IS
likely that they will. in a short time, be-
come members of both the frelgnt ana pas
senger associations.
The functions Anniversary.
To-day marks the anniversary of the
opening of the Cincinnati & Indianapolis
Junction road for business into Indianap-
oils, a project to which the late j. M. XII
denour and associates had given years
When built the company had as valuable
franchises as any road entering the city,
and had it held to them, could have prac-
tically controlled the Union Railway Com
pany, as it had one track from the
entrance of the city east along Louisiana
to Tennessee street where it connected
with the Terre Haute q Indianapolis track
In 1872 the Cincinnati, Hamilton q Day
ton purchased control of the Junction road
and its equipment, and to the day OF his
death J. M. Ridenour was one of the dlrec-
tors of the company Mr. Ridenour SOLD
his interest largely TO the G., II; q u. pee
pie, but always had considerable 1nfluence
in the management of the property. VIII
liam G. Lynn was the first agent at lndlan-
apeAs. fertile Junction Railroad company,
and in 1871 was succeeded by II. q. STILES,
now general agent of the company at TINS
point. Yesterday the tearing down of
three old houses on the line OF the Cincln-
natl. hamilton & Dayton on East street
was commenced. This property was pur-
chased when the road was built, and two
of the houses were among the Oldest IN the
CITY, being partly constructed OF logs.
No Grounds for the Statement.
The report that James McCrea, vice pres
ident of the Pennsylvania Company, had
commenced significant suit against the
Northern Pacific Railroad on a judgment
of 600 secured by j. b. Montgomery who
assigned it 10 Mr.. McCrea, is stated to be
without foundation. Mr.. McCrea says:
The report lndL the l. 6llIlSy dtlld iN0ll-
read Company is in any way in the suit
brought in my name against the North
ern Pacific Railway is entirely without
foundation. l did not know that such
suit had been brought or that my name
had been used The facts are the judy
ments referred to were assigned 10 me by
my brother-iu-law as part security for
some advances made and, as this assign
ment is on record presume that my name
had TO be used in the efforts that are being
made to collect the same" The denial is
further confirmed by Brayton Ives, presi-
dent of the Northern Pacific Railroad
(Which should not be confused with the re-
organized railroad company who said that
he had no official notice of the suit brought
at Tacoma WASH, by James McCrea of
the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, at
lacking the reorganization OF the Northern
Pacific system
Personal, Local and General Notes.
The operating expenses of the Baltimore
& Ohio at present are said TO be IS per
cent. of its gross receipts.
c. S. Blackman. Eastern agent of the Big
Four, with headquarters at Buffalo, is
spending a couple of days in the city.
p. +. Garrison, division master mechanic
of the West Shore, has been promoted to
assistant superintendent of motive power
j. r.. Cary for several years trainmaster
Of the Chesapeake & Ohio at Hinton. w.