The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-13
Mayor Bookwnlter. Of Indianapoliss
Makes a speech That Is the Fca-
ture of the Occasion.
WILL BEGIN LONG TRIP TODAY
PARTY GOES BY TROLLEY TO BUF-
FALO, WHEELING AND CLEVELAND.
Car VIII Be the First from Indianapo-
lis TO Enter the Queen City--Jour-
ney VIII Last Several Days.
ian Correspondence Of the Journal.

Stan Correspondence OF the Journal.
RICHMOND, Ind, Aug. 12.-The es-
tablishment Of electric interurban connec-
ton between Indiana and Ohio was cele-
brated here tonight by demonstration i'm
which 10000 Richmond people and good
ly number of representatives citizens OF
other cities interested i'm the great traction
systems thus united participated. Officials
of these cities Wed with each other i'm ex-
pressions of qualification at the opening OF
the through service, while representatives
of the three big electric systems dwelt elo-
quently upon the marvels of present day
traction transportation and prnmised even
greater things for the future
1t had been expected that Governor Dur
bin, of Indiana, and Governor Nash, OF
Ohio. would be the central figures at the
demonstration, but both were detained IN
their respective capitals by unexpected off,
cial duties. Governor Durbin sent a tel
egram of regret as follows:
II find IL is impossible TO leave Indianapo-
lis and join you i'm celebrating the opening
OF electrical connection between Indiana
and Ohio. and If this further uniting Of the
two States will strengthen the tie that
binds us in good fellowship and business re-
lations and bring us closer into devotedly
upholding the majesty of the law and
securing orderly processes of the courts In
dealing with all classes of violations. then
may rejoice.
(Signed) Nv. 7. DURBlN."
BOOKWALTER'S SPEECH A FEATURE.
The exercises were held i'm Glen Miller
Park. in the eastern part of the city Wit
field Jessup presided. but the affair was
largely informal. w. W. zimmerman,
mayor of Richmond, delivered a brief ad-
dress of welcome and he was followed by
Will A. Hough. of Greenfield, who repre-
sented the Indianapolis & Eastern Traction
Company; j. S. McMahan. OF Dayton. who
represented the Dayton * Western Trac-
tion Company; Judge w c. Gilmore. OF
Eaton, O.; Senator w. A. Shepard, OF West
Alexandria. o.. and Charles A. Bookwalter.
mayor of indianapolis Mayor Bookwalters
speech was really the feature of the pro-
gramnle. He spoke eloquently of the in
dustrial and commercial developments OF
the cities that have become interurban CEN
ters, such as indianapolis, but he said there
were great advantages accruing 10 every
that the larger cities were by no means the
sole beneficiaries. At the conclusion OF the
speeches an elaborate display of fireworks
was given at the park and the demonstra-
tion was at an end.
In the party that came in the spe-
cial car from Indianapolis were Mayor G
A. Bookwalter, T.. ID. LOgsdOn. III. C. Me-
grew and Charles Mcguire. of the Board OF
Public Works; Conrad Keller, president OF
the Board OF Public Safety; John Nc
spafford. county commissioner; Harry B.
Smith, county AUDITOR; Fred Shepard,
deputy county auditor: w. A Rhoades.
dent, and John w. Chapman, general man.
ager of the Indianapolis & Eastern. The
following joined the party at Greenfield:
r. r; Thayer' p,n, w; A. hr housn' l. uar6 r., Md-
surgeon OF the system; George w: Crider,
w. w. Webb. Horace Barnett, ]. Ward
Walker w. r. McKowan. Charles Rich
~ ~ and n
4. Wnkers. Another party Joined at
Knightstown, including John +. Snow.
Frank Dovey. vi Cammack, James Hud-
son, w. c. Gourley. ]. j. Bowen and r. M.
Sherbun and delegations were also picked
up at Dublin and Cambridge City. The
trip made in good time and without
a few minutes before o'clock. Two car
loads of Ohio people were already here
and the visitors were taken at once 10
the Hotel Wescott for dinner. Among the
guests from Dayton were Valentine Win
tiers, president and general manager of the
Dayton & Western. and his father and
builders of the Little Miami. the first steam
road between Dayton and Richmond
WILL MAKE LONG TRIP.
Tomorrow morning most OF the Indian
apolis party will return, but the officiais
of the interurban lines now united and Q
few special guests will take the car that
came from Indianapolis to-day TO make the
long trip through Ohio The car will run
first down TO Dayton and Cincinnati. be-
ing the first Indianapolis car to pass into
Ohio and down to the Queen City. short
cut will then be taken TO Springfield and
thence to Columbus. A run may be taken
down to Portsmouth and another as far an
connections are completed toward Toledo.
and then the party will be taken TO New
ark. a distance OF 235 miles from Indian
apolis. Ii is thought that the Appleyard
system may be completed sufficiently be-
ING w. Va. and possibly through To Clevc-
land and up toward Buffalo. The trip viii
be by far the longest i'm the history OF troll
ley transportation and Will last three or
a.