The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-06-10
Especial Correspondent


Indianapolis, Ind, June 1O.-The
Pennsylvania railroad has told the In
diana Railroad Commission where to
head in and the commission has decid-
ed to head in just as directed. 1t came
about yesterday afternoon at q confer
ence between the members OF the COM
mission and offlcials Of the Pennsyi-
vania company over the trouble that
the Pennsylvania and the c. G. & L.
have had at Richmond. Representing
the railroad at the conference were
General Manager g. L Peck. General
superintendent McCarty and Attorney
s. O. Pickens.
For long time the c. G. & L. road
mas been trying to force the Pennsyl-
wania to make physical connection
with Its line at Richmond, and put into
effect an interchange arrangement for
the interchange Of trafhc- The bust
ness people OF Richmond demanded
such an arrangement on the ground
that they were not receiving the serv-
dee from the two roads that they were
entitled to. But the Pennsylvania re-
fused continually to make such con-
nection and Interchange.
Il Still Refused.
The Richmond Commercial Club filed
q petition before the railroad commits
sion asking for an order to the Penn
sylvania to make physical connection
with the C. G. & L.. and to Interchange
kran1c with it. Still the Pennsylvania
refused. The commission held hear
ding OF the case and decided that the
Gonnection and interchange should be
made and it issued the order.
Then the Pennsylvania brought suit
In the Marion county superior court to
lenjoin the commission from enforcing
tho order. The case was decided in
favor Of the commission and the rail-
road appealed to the supreme court,
which also decided for the commission.
Nhis was the situation when the con-
5erence was held yesterday afternoon.
The Pennsylvania had made the con-
nection with the C. c. & L. In COM
pliance with the order Of the commits
sion and the decisions OF the courts,
but 1t has refused to agree to general
Interchange Of traffic.
Made Proposition.
At yesterdays conference the rail-
road ohlcials still insisted that they
were not willing to make general in
terchange. Then they made this pro-
position: they said1they would agree
TO an interchange Of freight tramc In
car load lots to and from the c. 9. &
a., where the freight was to or from
industries situated along the line Of
the C. c. & l., but that they would
not agree to general Interchange.
The railroad ohlcials told the commits
sion this was all they were willing to
do, and that II the commission refused
10 accept such IN arrangement and In
sisted on enforcing its order for gen
eral interchange. the Pennsylvania
company would carry the case to the
supreme court OF the United States.
where. under q recent decision Of \
case from Louisville. they said they
could win as against the commission.
Would Hurt P. r. r.
The point raised by the railroad men
was that II they were to agree to a
general interchange Of traffic with the
C. c. & L, such an arrangement would
give the c. c. 4 L. the benefit Of full
access to the terminals of the Pennsyl-
vania road In Richmond. Not only
that, they said. but 1t would open the
use Of the Pennsylvania terminals in
Richmond to every road that connects
with the c. G. 4 L.. and the railroad
men declared that this point was de-
cided BY the supreme court Of the Unit
ed States that no railroad can compel
the interchange OF traffic with second
road where the receiving road Is to de-
liver the freight to third road. They
say that the only Interchange which
can be compelled under the decision OF
the United States Supreme Court Is
the kind Of interchange that they pro-
posed to make at Richmond.
Commission Agrees
Evidently the commission thought
there was something In the contention
OF the railroad ofiicials. for It finally
agreed to the arrangement suggested
by them. The commission will not at
tempt to force the Pennsylvania to
make general Interchange OF trafac
with the G. C. & l. at Richmond.
Just what tho Richmond DscDls VIII