The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-08-23
Indiana Railroad Commission
Will Lose No Time in Its Ef-
fort to Secure Freight In
terchange Here.
SUMMONSES ARE PUT
I'M SHERIFF'S HANDS.
There Is No Doubt That the
Matter viii Go Into Courts
And Probably the Suit Will
BE Filed Here.

Carrying the case of the people OF
Richmond, as represented by the Com
merciaI Club, through the Indiana rail-
road commission, against the Pennsyl-
vania and Chicago, Cincinnati & Lou
isville railroads, TO compel the inter
change of freight, into court, is only
matter of a short time. This time
will be used by the commission in
taking the preliminary steps that are
necessary in order to put the case into
the courts. the suit probably being
brought in the Wayne circuit court.
Importance of the action cannot be ov-
erestimated as il is the first of the
kind under the new law and an inn
portant precedent will be established.
The commission does not desire to
take any false step and for this reason
it is proceeding carefully and slowly,
but with promptness.
Petition Is Presented.
Attorney Ray X. Shiveley was at
Indianapolis on Thursday and present
ed to the commission the following pc
tition:
The Commercial Club of Richmond
Indiana. VS.. Chicago, Cincinnati Sc
Louisville Railroad Company and
The Pittsburg. Cincinnati, Chicago
& ST. Louis Railway Company.
No. 16S
To the Railroad Commission of Indi-
ana:
Your petitioners respettfully rep
resent that the Chicago, Cincinnati &
Louisville Railroad company is oper-
ating railroad which passes through
the City of Richmond, Wayne County,
Indiana, north and south. That the
Pittsburg, Cincinnati, Chicago & st.
Louis Railway company is operating
n railroad which passes through the
City of Richmond east and west, and
that these railroads intersect or cross
each other over and under grade in
the City of Richmond.
The petitioners further represent
that Richmond is a city of $4,000 pop
ulation, situated in a flourishing, agri-
cultural country. That there are a
great many factories and industries
which are engaged in business in said
City, some of which are on the lines
of the said Pittsburg. Cincinnati. Chi
cago & st. Louis railway and others
on the lines of the said Chicago, Gin
cinnatf e Louisville railroad
Petitioners further represent that
very large transportation business is
done by said carriers in and out of
the city. a great part of the same
being transported in car load lots
Petitioners further allege that it is
entirely practical to make connection
by interchange tracks and switches
between said lines of railroad. and
that said companies, although often
requested SO to do, have failed and
refused to connect their lines with
each other in the City of Richmond.
as under the law of this state they are
bound to do, and on account of their
failure so to connect with each other,
the people of the City of Richmond
are deprived of the rights given them
by law, to ship on either or both of
said roads as the convenience and
necessities of their business might
require them to do.
Petitioners pray that your honor
able body viii make an order reuuir- |
ing said companies to connect their |
lines with each other at the point of /
junction in the City of Richmond and |
thus to provide the people of the city /
with the facilities of transportation |
which should be afforded to them:
and petitioners further pray that if
said order shall be made and compan- |
ies shall fail to comply with said or
der in the time mentioned in it. that /
your honorable body will enforce /
against them all the penalties and T
remedies provided by law for their /
failure to conform with the law of /
this state, and to obey the order of 4
the commission
Respectfully Submitted,
RAY X. SHIyELEY.
Attorney for Petitioners.
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