The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-06-24
Richmond Business Men Will
Place More Confidence in
Road Now That It Is Owned
by the c. & o. R. R.
BETTER COMPETITION
MEANS GOOD SERVICE
with Direct Access to Ohio and
West Virginia Fields 1t is
Thought Rates on Coal Will
stumble"

Until the actual transfer takes place
and the road passes under the active
management of the Hawley railroad
policy. the full significance of the sale
of the c., C. & L. to the Chesapeake
and Ohio will not be grasped by Rich.
mond shippers. but for the present,
there Is everything to gain and moth
ing to lose. As an Independent line.
hampered by heavy grades, poor
equipment and lack Of finances. the
road has been far from attractive to
manufacturers who could route their
goods by way of competing systems.
With the backing of the c. & O.. ship.
pers will place more confidence in
the c.. G. & l.. and the road should
come into the business 1t deserves by
virtue Of its route through one OF the
richest manufacturing sections in the
country.
According to shippers who have
made study OF the freight situation,
rates will probably remain about the
same, the benefit to both railroad and
shipper being due to the improved
facilities and financial backing that
will follow at once when the new
owners assume control. These will
be enough In themselves to guarantee
to Richmond manufacturers better
service on the Pennsylvania and other
lines on account Of the increased COM
petition.
New Ssaboard Line.
The Atlantic seaboard, as well as
all points on the Glover Leaf. the Chi
cago and Alton and several other
lines running out of st. Louis and
Chicago. will be reached without the
necessity of slow and costly freight
Interchange at either terminal.
As regards the rate on coal Receiver
Goodrich has said that with it's Cincin-
natl connections running into the
Pennsylvania and West Virginia coal
fields. the c.. c. & l.. should be able
to give the best possible rate on fuel
and probably force the Pennsylvania
to lower its tariffs on this commodity
from the Indiana and Illinois fields,
which are nearer. Richmond has new
er had satisfactory freight rate on
coal. although other manufacturing
cities in the state, no nearer the fields
than Richmond. have been able to OBJ.
tain cheaper fuel .on account of rail-
road competition.
1t Is hardly possible that the change
In ownership will affect the suits pend.
Ing that seek freight interchange in
this city between the c. G. & L. and
the Pennsylvania. In fact the older
system will have all the more reason
for objecting to an interchange that
would turn over freight to road that
now competes east and west, as well as
north and south. The matter is now
In the supreme court. having been ap-
pealed by the Pennsylvania.
Richmond shippers express them
selves as glad that the road is now as
sured OF financial backing and their
confidence will soon be returned. For
the past three or four years 1t has
been a hazardous undertaking to
route valuable goods via the C. C. & L.
on account Of the danger OF delay or
wreck. In either event. 1t was almost
impossible to collect damages, hence
business has been turned over to the
Pennsylvania. Secretary Haas, of the
Commercial club says the sale of the
road and its connection with the Ches-
apeake & Ohio, will work pronounc.
ed benefit upon Richmond manufactur.
ers and shippers