The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-02-26
What Chance Richmond Had
of Becoming the Division
Headquarters Lost by De-
cision of Jury. .
SUPT. S. M. MCDONALD
MAKES A STATEMENT
Says Local Yards Will Be Re-
moved and Immediate Eff
fort to Make the Crossing
Means Appeal.

AASoItS 7PPSoi.
Contrary to statements made by
attorneys for the G. & O. railroad fol-
lowing tho decision Of the jury In the
Wayne circuit court granting the pc
tItion of the South Side Improvement
association for the opening Of South
N street. Scott Malcolm Mcdonald.
superintendent of the Indiana line,
declared while In the city yesterday
that II an effort was made to cut the
street through Immediately the jury's
decision would not be taken as final
and that an appeal would be made
"we're not going to let them cut that
street through until we get our yards
moved" declared Mr.. Mcdonald, "and
II necessary to stop 1t we will take an
appeal"
As attorneys for the South Side I'm.
provement association state the pro-
ccedings would go through the usual
course. taking about two weeks and
that following this the street would
be made as soon as possible. the state
ment OF Mr.. Mcdonald virtually
means that an appeal will be taken.
The appeal will be made. however.
not for the purpose OF reversing the
dc ision just rendered. but to protect
the company In the removal of its
yards.
u viii Take Year.
Mr.. Mcdonald said 1t would prob
ably take in the neighborhood OF
year to make the improvements else
where for the location Of yards.
Statements were made by officials
of the road some time before the case
was taken up in court that IL de-
cision unfavorable to the railroad was
rendered all efforts TO make Richmond
the division freight headquarters and
and one OF the important traffic points
on the line would be abandoned Mr..
Mcdonald declared this plan would
now be carried out to the letter.
Division freight headquarters. he
said. would now be established where
the new yards are located which will
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suitable point east cannot be secured.
he said. a point west would be taken
although this Is not desired. In re-
sponse to u question as to just what
he meant by points east and west"
Mr.. Mcdonald replied that as no op-
tions had been secured he could not
definitely state what places were un-
der consideration.
"We're through as far as Richmond
IL concerned" said Mr. Mcdonald
1--WE regret very much that this blow
was handed us Just as we were pre-.
pairing for extensive improvements
in this city. Our action in abandon
ing all efforts to make Richmond a
leading traflc point Is due to neces-
sity and Is not done in any spirit to
get even. As has been said before It
would be absolutely impossible for us
70 build our yards here II South n
street is cut through, and the decision
OF the jury makes II positively neces-
sary that we select some other place.
We will build temporary engine shops
here. and make few other improve.
ments but everything that is done will
be only for the time being and with a
view OF removal to some other place
within the next year. We will make
sufficient arrangements here to ham
die the heavy winter traffic to tide us
over until yards are constructed else.
where. but nothing more. OF course
we will always do what Is needed to
handle the business in this city"
Mr.. Mcdonald declared that he
didn't believe Richmond citizens real
ized what the decision of the jury
meant from railroad standpoint He
said the establishment of division
freight headquarters here. and the
construction OF permanent shops
would be of far more advantage 10
the city than what would be acquired
through the opening of the street.
The million dollar improvements
now under way on the G. 4 o. of In
diana. Mr.. Mcdonald said. would not
be affected or retarded by the decision
OF the Interstate commerce commits.
sion prohibiting an increase In freight
rates. Mr.. Mcdonald referred to the
following statement made by Presi.
dent George w. Stevents of the c. &
o. In this regard and said that the
same applies TO the Indiana division
sOur budget this year calls for i'm.
provements which will cost the road
about $6.00O.00o. When this was
done We expected that we would be
allowed to raise our rates. but not
withstandinG this refusal. We pro
pose to spend every dollar of the bud
get appropriation"
Mr. Mcdonald declared that the i'm
provcments on the road were beins
made ~ fast as possible. and thai
with their completion the line would
bo In IN excellent condition.