The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-04-27
RICHMOND'S NEW ROAD
C, l.. & f. SURVEYING IT'S LINE FROM
MUNCIE TO THAT CITY.
The standard Lines lake known
Their Standing on Rate Matters
President CaIlaway's Career

Saturday will be an important day for
chmon Ind, as two railroad elections
are pending. one of which will occur on
that day. AT present Richmond has only
the Pennsylvania lines entering that city.
In the past the building of several pro-
posed roads has been thwarted-one by the
Big Four, another by the Southern Indiana
Railway and another from some point on
the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton. Since
the deal by which the Pennsylvania Sc
cured control of the Richmond division of
the c., II. e. D.. Richmond manufacturers
and shippers generally have had no COM
peting road with the Pennsylvania lines
TO ship over, and much depends on the re-
suit of the pending election. While two
roads are asking for subsidies, there is but
one that should really be considered, say
those well informed in the matter. That is
the Chicago, Indiana & Eastern, a road
which has now thirty miles in operation,
as we'll constructed roadbed as that of any
in the State. being laid with heavy rails
and we'll ballasted, and it's bridges are
iron structures. The company owns five
good locomotives and is amply equipped
with passenger and freight cars. For the
thirty miles in operation between Converse
and Matthews the road Is now doing a good
business. The right of way has been Sc
cured to Muncie, also the material to lay
the track, and the work is to be pushed.
Yesterday surveying corps began the work
of locating the line from Muncie to Rich
mond, as originally planned by the pro-
moters Of the road, and the company is
said to be in shape financially to complete
the line, not only to Muncie, but to Rich
mond, asking a subsidy from Richmond
of only $125, 900. Another line, known as
the Cincinnati. Richmond g. Muncie, is
projected, and its promoters are asking
for a subsidy OF $225,O0O,
to be voted on tomorrow. The
Chicago. Indiana & Eastern will, without
question, be built II the $l25 600 is granted.
The Cincinnati. Richmond 81 Muncie pro-
moters propose TO build seventeen miles
south from Muncie to a connection with
here is the point that should be mentioned.
Under the agreement by which the Penn
sylvania lines secured control of the Rich
mond division of the c., II. & ID. 1t could
not join with the Cincinnati, Richmond az
Muncie in making a through line. This
ompany also proposes to build thirty
eight miles from Richmond 10 Muncie, Ind,
votes a subsidy of $4,000. to build its shops
and establish its general offices there. max
ing Richmond simply a way station, and
under conditions Whlch could not mater1-
ally benefit the shippers of Richmond.
There Is some question as TO who is behind
the building of the Cincinnati, Richmond
e. Muncie, but il is believed by some that
the Pennsylvania Company was the insti-
gator of the project, hoping thus TO defeat
both roads and still maintain a monopoly.
and present indications are that If the ship
pers at ichm really want another road
they will secure ii only by voting the sub
sides asked by the Chicago, Indiana q
Eastern. Although the commissioners have
not yet fixed a date for the election asked
for by the c., i. & E., yet the two propo-
sitions are now before the people.
Seldom is there a railroad election in
which so much interest is taken as the
one now pending at Richmond The Chi
cago, Indiana & Eastern reaches into por-
tions of Indiana and crosses railroads
which will make it an excellent distrib-
utor for the merchants and manufacturers
of Richmond on fits own line and through
it's connections.