The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-04-02
|rticle in April Number Of
'1Panic Proof" Will Be Sur
prising, Even to Oldest
Residents Here.
Z PASSENGER TRAINS
y ON PANHANDLE DAILY
Enter and Leave This City and
P. R. r. and c., c. & l..
J Handle Daily Out of City,
$50, 900 Pounds Freight.

That Richmond is one of the most
important railroad centers in this part
bf the country IL not generally known
|by local people. This fact has been
hads clear, however, in an article ap-
bearing In the April number Of PAN
Proof" The article is as follows:
The writer has been resident Of
his city for some years and has known
h general way that Richmond was q
ity OF factories for two cardinal rea-
ans; first, because it was an important
ailroad center, close to the West Vir-
'yinia. Ohio. and Indiana coal fields:
fsecond, because labor troubles have
hever been q factor to contend with.
AZ the writer has already mentioned,
|he has always known that Richmond
WAS an important railroad center, but
how important, he never realized until
at tho request Of this magazine. he
made an Investigation. At It's com
pletion he realized that the Panic Proof
City, for its population, was one Of the
most important transportation centers
ln the United States-a broad state
lment, but borne out by the records
placed at his disposal.
Only Two Railroads.
True. only two railroads enter Rich
bond. the Pennsylvania Lines and the
1tnclnnati. ChicAgos and Louisville, but
ne combined mileage Of these two
OaAo y 6,206. There ID not an Inn
bortant port, inland or seaboard, that
's not easy of access to the shippers of
Richmond. To the majority Of these
market places there Is direct access.
Besides the two railways that enter
aichmond there are two traction lines,
the Terre Haute. Indianapolis & East
Urn, and the Dayton & Western branch
4 the Ohio Electric Railway system.
,huo Richmond II the center point on
lne of the longest traction systems in
country, extending from Terre
auto to Columbus. Ohio. On this
gstsn an excellent freight service has
tPea inansnrated. which has been Of
Ae GTea1est benefit to Richmond ship
hrs. notably the jobbers.
RsesFr1ng again to the steam roads
I hat e0tsr Richmond, it is Of inter-
- - note that there are five distinct
I'd separate divisions of the Pennsyl-
hn1a nnes entering Richmond. towit:
10 Indianapolis division. the Cincin-
nti division. the Richmond division,
he Izousville division. and the Grand
eaptds q Indiana railroad.
llsten 20 Theee Figures.
TIE average daily freight tonnage
brought into Richmond BY these five
divisions II about 100000 pounds,
Fhile they handle daily out OF Rich.
bond close to 10000 pounds. It Is
Estimated by Pennsylvania railroad
)fficials that the total amount OF
Fsight handled into the city monthly
y that road is about $4,000. 900
ounds. while about $4,000. 900 pounds
J handled out Of Richmond in that
.'e.
rem an old resident OF Richmond
gasp when informed that the
~ isylvania divisions entering Rich
" ID handle, daily. In and out Of this
r. S3 passenger trains. but this is an
lG ual fact. Every day there are be-
- zen 90 and IS freight trains han
'eed in and out Of this city on that
pp d.
~ he Pennsylvania lines have at Rich
ud. yard facilities sufficient to han
|r from 1000 to 100 cars per day,
= rom $4,000 to $4,000 cars per
9TH. There are two yards, known
~ he Richmond yard and the Rich
id Junction yards and there are,
= \ IN average, 175 movements per day
!. sween the two yards.
!, Outlook for C., G. q 1.
THE above facts. brim fun Of inter-
sSt to the wide-awake manufacturer.
I. In . nutshell. what an important
int Richmond is on the great Penn |
I, lvania system. Now his attention
, called to Richmond's baby" road,
rie G., G. & l., road that has had 4 |
! ,eckered career. but due shortly to
ter IL Golden Age. This road Is |
I.e shortest route between two great
rts. Chicago and Cincinnati. That
stement shows its possibilities, and
! - possibilities have been observed,
4 appreciated. by eyes no less keen
q = thoee oe Edwin Hawley, the prob
~ suoceoocr to Hartman.
he g. 6. Z L II now In the hands
4 receiver, but. II reports from most
\ hentic sources are to be believed,
will shortly pass into Hawley'sI
ads. probably this spring. 70 30
.sge1 with the Chesapeake ana Ohio
inoeA and 70 b . part of the great
49, - coast system which the raas-
naaa Of Hawley ID now putting |
erssct = the road stands today.
neysEthAlam. bean oe srsa& bene.
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