The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-02-16
WILL BE CONSOLIDATED
PREDICTIONS As TO The FUTURE OF
THE C., IL. & ID. AND MONoN.
The Wabash to Extend Its Freight
Contemplated by the Big Four.

Every few days incidents occur which
give evidence that the affairs of the Gin
cinnau, Hamilton 6c Dayton and the Mo-
non are being more closely woven together
While some of the incidents seem trivial
when taken in the aggregate they mean
much. 1t is noticeable that the stock and
securities of both systems are being free
~ sold and bought and if reports are true
they are falling into the hands of much the
same syndicate, and the frequent consulta-
lions between President Woodford, of the
Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton, and Sam
uel Thomas, president of the Cincinnati, In
dianapols & Louisville, tend to strengthen
the reported close alliance. The recent
change in running of sleeping cars, and the
fact that the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Day
ton will, when it's contract expires, put
Wagner equipment on entirely, as has the
Monon, important items The Cincin-
natl, Hamilton & Dayton already has more
Wagner cars running over its lines, through
the change made by the Monon, and be-
cause of having Wagner cars between Gin
cinnati and Detroit, than it has Pullman
cars. The interchange of freight traffic is
more marked than in the passenger service,
if possible, and locally it is stated that as
soon as the new arrangement as to the city
freight depot is carried out a joint agent
will be appointed and other economies in
troduced. The old Cincinnati, Hamilton &
Dayton freight depot, partially burned, will
be torn down and the ground utilized for
putting in additional sidetracks for joint
use of the Cincinnati Hamilton & Dayton
and the Monon. Both roads occupying the
same freight depot will be Of benefit to both
lines and must indirectly increase the bust
ness of both. 1t is evident something of
more Importance than a traffic alliance is
contemplated in the not distant future.
The Wabash Still Aggressive.
Joseph Ramsey, vice president and general
manager of the Wabash returned from
New York on Monday. He has perfected
arrangements for extending the freight
service of the Wabash through to Buffalo
on the same plan as was the passenger bus
mess few weeks ago. M. S. Knight, gen
eral freight agent OF the road is now in
Buffalo perfecting the details, and by
March l it is expected to extend the freight
service from Detroit to Buffalo This is to
be accomplished by leases of the Grand
Trunk and the Erie tracks, which have
been ratified by the respective boards of di-
rectors. 1t is a practical extension of the
gether with the use of terminal facilities at
Buffalo. The line to be used will be from
Detroit to Glencoe, thence, via the Southern
line, through st. Thomas, Tilsonburg,
Simcoe and Welland to Buffalo, via the In
ternational bridge at Fort Erie, and from
Welland via Allenburg Junction to Sus-
pension Bridge From Suspension Bridge the
Erie line will be used into Buffalo
The Wabash will also have the right to use
the Erie Belt line from the international
bridge at Fort Erie, around the city to the
local freight houses yards and tracks of
the Wabash in Buffalo, The Wabash will
have full rights in the use of this property
equally with the Grand Trunk, and with the
Erie from Suspension Bridge to Buffalo.
From ST. Louis to Buffalo the Wabash
mileage. via Fort Erie, will be 722; Wabash
via Toledo and the Lake Shore 722: Big
Four mileage from st. Louis to Buffalo,, 731.
The Wabash short line from Kansas City
via Hannibal and Decatur. to Buffalo, will
be $40 miles, while the shortest line from
Kansas City, via Chicago. will be 9s1 miles.