The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-09-26
MAKING SCHEDULE TIME
DESPITE THE cav TRAFFIC FAST
TRAINS Make GOOD TINE.
People I'm southern Indiana AnxioAs
for a New Road to the State Cap
ftaI-PGrhnndIc Statement.

One of the remarkable features OF the
situation is that the passenger service of
the e~dst-and-west lines is so satisfactory
when the movement of freight is so heavy.
The past month. Notwithstanding the heavy
freight traffic and large excursion business,
nearly every fast train from east and west
arrived at Indianapolis on schedule time.
To do this the Panhandle and Big Four are
using on their fast trains the heaviest and
fastest locomotives and in many cases using
two locomotives TO haul them and make
time. AT division points every effort is made
to get the trains away on time: sometimes
baggage is left rather than hold the train
and load IT, sending il on the next train.
II is the more remarkable from the fact
that the trains are Apw scheduled so fast
and laden so heavily with passengers.
Train dispatchers are instructed to exercise
the utmost vigilance during the heavy
freight movement TO keep freight trains
from in any manner interfering with the
movement of passenger trains. and 1t is not
an unusual thing for one Of the fast freight
trains. in order TO keep out OF the way Of
passenger trains. to run thirty-ive or forty
miles an hour. One of the oldest train dis
patchers in this section said yesterday that
In his long experience he had never known
II more difficult to keep trains moving on
time than during the last three months.
Need Another North.and-South Road.
ID. M. Parry and others interested in build
ing the new road from indianapolis to
Evansville and other points in the southern
part of the State are making an inspection
of the proposed line, giving the matter a
thorough investigation. Yesterday they
were in Evansville. The Cannelton En-
Quirer says 1T is the dream of this part
OF Indiana TO get a n-orth-and-south rail-
road. IL is a dream that is long i'm being
realized because the natural course of COM
merce in this country, so long as the Yves.
was in course OF settlement, was from cas-,
TO west But now that the vacant lands
OF the West are in a measure taken I'D an
otnef natural force comes into play. II Is
that people of different climates are natural
customers OF each other. This is the on
portunity OF the north-and-south railroad,
Capitai sees this, and the prospect for such
roads Is brighter than ever before. Indian
dpoils Is the political capital of Indiana
put In a business sense we are not tributary
70 our principal city. Our east-and-wes
railroads make us customers of Cincinnati
Louisville and ST. Louis. Ii is so with the
lower t1iTd OF the State. In sight of the
statue OF Indiana on the soldiers monument
lies a territory that does all its trading
with Cincinnati Why? Because Indianap-
o.c HO QiIcCt railroad connection. III
takes a umm all day to get forty miles
from Indianapolis. and it takes all the
PROFITS to pay freights on two or more rail-
roads over which the goods must go. THE
indianapolis Southern, recently incorpo-
rated, has substantial men interested. Its
course would be from Indianapolis through
NSsnville, in Brown county. Bedford
Mstenell. French Lick. Jasper and Boonyille
TO Evansville Rockport Is trying hard Ia
switch the lower end to the Bluff city. In
~dianapolis seems in a measure TO have
walked up TO this fact. although the Board
or Trade seems to be a standing wet blanket
Tor al railroad projects. indianapolis is also
face 10 face with a failure of natural gas
she must nave access to ccal fields by q
direct route. The east-and-west roads are
congested with through business. The south
Is where the coal lies. Something tina
would beat all these schemes is for some
really strong company to get hold of the
Airline. 1t already has the most direct
route To Jasper. and any other road would
be compelled 10 parallel II. III the AIRLINE
was financially able TO build from Jasper
TO Indianapolis IL would be light in the
swim"