The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-05-14
Indiana State Railroad Com
mission Is Showing Activi-
ty in Reference to the Sit
uation in Richmond.
NEGOTIATIONS ARE ON
BETWEEN THE ROADS.
Officials Hope to Reach an
Agreement Without ServiC-
es of the Commission
Shippers Will Benefit.

Richmond will soon have a common
transfer point for freight business, be-
tween the c., c. X L., and Pennsylva-
MIA railroads. or at least that is the
outlook at the present time. in that
the Indiana, State Railroad commits
sion has asked reasons of the differ
ent superintendents of the railroads
interested, why the junction cannot he
built, and has also cited the Indiana
state laws to them. laws which require
a transfer of car load freight from one
line 10 another where Ii will greatly
aid manufacturers and others shipping
and receiving freight. 1t is under
stood that the officials of the two rail-
road companies are now correspond
ing in an endeavor to come to some
agreement, as To the cost of the con-
struction of spur between the two
roads at a point convenient to both.
This will probably be west of the pres
ent Pennsylvania freight station. near
the junction of the TWO lines. The
Pennsylvania railroad controls all
property on which the spur would have
to be constructed. and the railroad it
self would not be to any great expense
so far as this feature is concerned.
An amicable agreement between the
two roads is expected at it is under
stood they do not want to have the In
diana commission settle the affair. and
will consequently MAKE an endeavor 10
adjust the differences as they stand,
has notified the superintendents that
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they can be forced TO interchange
freight. There probably will be much
sdickering'' before final agreement
between the roads is drawn up, owing
to the fact that both VIII want to get
off with as little expense as possible.
Manufacturers Are United.
The manufacturers of the city stand
the interchange of freight as IL viii,
they say. work to the advantage of all
shippers in the city. who have had 10
reach different towns by roundabout
circuits because the freight could not
be exchanged at this point. The rail-
roads are not so greatly in favor of
the move and particularly is this true
of the Pennsylvania company. II is
thought a portion of the freight from
the factories which the Pennsylvania
has been handling exclusively, will be
sent over the c., c. Il L., giving an ad-
vantage to that road. II is argued.
however, that the factories on the c..
G. & L., that have never before been
able to ship any large quantity of
freight over the Pennsylvania. will
send a large percent of it over that
road, and it is through this that the c.,
c. & L. is not favoring the move. Bu.
Notwithstanding this. the spur will be
built by the two roads ultimately.
After Local Adjustment.
The superintendent of both lines are
going about the matter in a systematic
way and are trying to get an adjust
ment made locally, and not through
the state railroad commission. AS
soon as the local superintendent get
the papers drawn for the arrangement,
they will be forwarded to the higher
officials of the companies where they
will be approved or rejected.
In case the connection is made, ship
pers on either line can consign freight
to points on the other road, and the on
1y charge that will be made by the
road first handling the freight will be
the transfer toll from the factory TO
the point of transfer.