The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-07-20
ImprOveme VIII Necessitate a Vast
Expenditure and VIII Help Both
Companies.
STOCK PENS ACROSS THE RIVER
BIG FOUR WILL SAVE TWELVE MIN
UTEs IN REACHING STATION.
Kingan q Co. Already Do Almost One
Third of the Business of the Entire
City-New BnildinSs.

Preparations are being made by Kingan
& Co. and the Big Four Railroad for
changes In the buildings of the former
along White river and the tracks of the
railroad company which will result in the
expansion of both businesses. Some time
ago the leasing of the White River Rail
road Company's tracks to the Big Four and
the concession by Kingan & Co. of a strip
Of ground thirty feet wide from Blackford
street to the river between the l. & st. L.
and Vandalia bridges, was mentioned.
The changes mean the abandonment of
the l. & ST. L. bridge, except for switching
purposes, and the building of a new stand
ard double-track steel bridge for the Big
Four connecting their land west of White
river with the strip conceded by Kingan &
Co on the east side. This new bridge is to
carry all the Northwest passenger traffic
of the Big Four and means that the pres
ent tracks on Missouri street will be used
only for switching purposes. BY the change
the Big Four will gain twelve minutes in
reaching the Union Station and will be re-
lieved of a large expense for maintenance
and protection of the track that cuts
through the northwest part of the city. BY
the change the Big Four trains will come
in over the Belt TO the Peoria & Eastern
tracks and then they will have an almost
straight course directly into the Union
Station.
The leases between the parties have been
recorded and all are for a period of ninety
nine years. with perpetual renewal The
White River Railroad was organized by
Kingan & Co, whose officers were its Of
hcers in order that IL could operate it's
switch connections with the 1. & St. L.
and Vandaha railroads. AT present the P.
& +. division of the Big Four enters the
Union tracks over the 1. & St. L. bridge
and follows a curve On Georgia street. By
the change that is TO be made it will aban-
don this route. which goes to Kingan &
Co as loading and switching trackage, and
will come in over the new bridge. The St.
Louis division of the Big Four will use the
same route, and this will mean much to the
time schedules Of the system. The new
bridge will be an expensive structure and
the whole Improvement of the Big Four
will cost several hundred thousand dollars
WEST OF THE RIVER.
BY the terms OF the lease the Big Four
conceded 10 Kingan & Co. two tracts of
land west of the river. between the Van
dalia and /. & ST. i. tracks. This land will
be used by Kingan & Co. for its unloading
pens and Will thus make Kingan & Co. the
first business TO so expand that it will use
both sides of the river. Double-decked
pens, 100 feet long. will be built and north
OF them there will be double track which
will branch from the Big Fours new main
line. Under the terms Of the lease the firm
acquires the right 10 use the old l. & ST. l.
bridge TO transport its animal TO the
slaughter-houses. This will be done on
runways built on brackets at either side of
the bridge The unloading pens will be for
all live stock brought 10 the Kingan house
In addition the Kingan Company is now
building a seven-stOry structure e0xll5 feet
that will be used for beef killing exclusive
ly This building is regarded as one of the
strongest ia the city. being of brick and
heavy timbers. IL will largely increase the
caoacity OF the beef portion OF the Kingan