The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-04-29
George r. McCulIoch Has Gone to
Philadelphia to Consult with
Members of Syndicate.
LAFAYETTE RAILWAY SYSTEM
1T is NOW A PART OF THE UNION
TRACTION COMPANY.
One of the Biggest Interurban Deals
that Has Ever Been Made in
This Country.

George F. McCulloch. president Of the
Union Traction Company of Indiana, went
to Philadelphia yesterday afternoon to
make report to the Elkins- Widener syndi-
cate of electric railroad promoters of big
interurban deal he has just closed in the
cities of Logansport, Kokomo, Fort Wayne
and Lafayette. A part of this deal, relat-
ing to the consolidation of the Logansport,
Rochester & Northern Traction Company
and the Logansport & Kokomo Railway
Commonly known the Lau & Stoneman
Company, with the Indianapolis Northern
Traction Company, was described in the
State dispatches in yesterdays Journal.
Mr.. McCulloch stated yesterday that in
addition TO the great consolidation men
toned, an arrangement had also been ef-
fected by which the city railway of Lafay-
cite is TO become part of the Union Trac-
tion Company's system. and, further, an in
terurban line is to be built connecting La
fayette and Logansport by way of Delphi
The latter consolidation was made at a
meeting of the stockholders and directors
of the Lafayette Street-railway Company
last Monday. at which E. 7. Griffiths, pres
ident, and j. Levering Jones, director of
the company. both of Philadelphia, were
present. The meeting was attended also by
James Murdock, prominent street-rail-
road and gas man of Lafayette, who is
heavily interested i'm both the Lafayette
street-railroad plant and the Union Trac-
tion Company's system.
Mr.. McCulloch stated that the franchise
owned by the Lau & Stoneman Company in
the city of Logansport will be utilized as
the Logansport terminal of the Lafayette
Delphi line. F. A. Smart. of Detroit, who
was connected with the Lau & Stoneman
Company, will be actively connected with
the consolidated company.
A SIGNIFICANT FEATURE.
significant feature of the great mergers
thus accomplished is that they mean a
union of all electric lines in Logansport.
with the exception of the Logansport
Street-railway Company George Marott's
property and the Wabash River Traction
Company, known as the Boyd Syndicate
Company The Boyd syndicate, il is said.
endeavored TO bring about a merger with
the LoganspOrt, Rochester & Northern
Traction Company. but its overtures were
declined it is understood. because the
consolidation previously described offered
more advantages in the way of routes and
The deal just consummated is regarded
as one of the largest ever effected in the
interurban business. AS a result of IL the
cities of Indianapolis, Logansport Koko-
mo. Delphi, Fort Wayne, Lafayette and a
host of others of consequence will not only
be connected with each other. but also with
the well-known lake resorts OF northern
Indiana, chief among which is far-famed
Winona. with its admirable bathing, fish
ing and boating privileges and its cele-
brated summer school. which has given
il the title OF the Chautauqua of the West.
The LOgansport, Rochester & Northern
Traction Company. when It's lines shall
have been completed. will connect the cities
of 'Logansport, Cass county, Rochester,
Fulton county, Warsaw, KOsciusko coun-
~, and KendallviIe. Noble county. which.
in turn, by the merger above detailed, will
be in communication with all Of the impor-
tant points touched by the far-radiating
lines of the Union Traction Company the
latter extended by the newly cquired line
from Lafayette through Delphi TO Logans-