The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-01-23
Company Says if South N
Street Is Ordered Opened,
1t Will Abandon Improves
ments for City.
THIS ACTION WOULD !.
INJURE ITS YARDS
Company Announces Pro-
posal of Making Richmond
Headquarters of Freight
Division-rhe Plans.


traffic point on the C. and o. railroad
between Cincinnati and Peru rests
with the decision of Judge H. c. Fox in
the petition OF the South Side Improve
ment association for the opening of
South N street, which has been set for
hearing February s. II the decision is
Iunfavorable to the c. and o., it will
abandon it's plans for local improve
ments, it is announced.
c. and o. officials have given their
ultimatum in the matter, declaring
that if the street is opened cutting
through the main yards and rendering
them useless, all efforts to make Rich
mond the principal point on the Gin
cinnati-Peru division will be abandon
ed. On the other hand they say that II
the petition is refused and the yards
left intact. Richmond will be made
the freight division headquarters and
an engine-repair shop will be estab-
lished here, bringing at the start at
least sixty families to the city.
The demand for the opening OF the
street, made by the South Side I'M
provement association, is to provide
the National Tool works an entrance
from Eighth street.
Ensine-Repsir Shop.
According to Grand o. officials
plans for the erection OF the engine
repair shop have already been drawn
and all that remains to clinch the pro-
tect Is decision against the opening
Of South N street II the street is
opened it will mean that freight di-
vision headquarters will not be es-
tablished here as the increased traffic
could not be handled with the yards
with reduced yard area, and without
the traffic there would be no demand
for the engine repair shop. 1t will be
are established.
The officials of the road have made
known their position that Richmond
may have a chance to secure the
freight headquarters. They seem con-
tent to let the matter rest, and act in
accordance with the decision of the
court on the petition.
From the very start the C. and O.
has fought the proposition because Of
it's plans, which were not made pub
lie until today. The South Side I'M
provement association, which brought
the Automatic Tool Works to Rich
mond. is the plaintiff in the petition
and has been as equally aggressive in
fighting for the opening of South N
street.
The first action in the matter was
taken about year ago when the South
Side Improvement association petition
ed the county commissioners for the
opening of the street on the ground
that it was necessary for the factory
to have an entrance from Eighth
street for accommodation Of its en-
ployes and the public and to provide
for its supplies, and products being
taken to and from the city. This is
the position still maintained by the
association. The C. and o. appealed
to the circuit court and an error was
found in the proceedings which caused
it's dismissal. The association again
petitioned the commissioners and the
C. and O. again appealed. 1t is this
appeal which will be given a hearing
February s.
What Advantage 10.
BY the establishment of division
freight headquarters and an engine-re-
pair shop here. Richmond's importance
as a railroad center will be greatly in
creased. c. and o. officials contend.
The c. and o. officials state that it
will bring at least the families of six
ty men. comprising machinists, repair
men, engine hostlers. firemen, engin-
eers. ETC.. to the city. 1t will mean.
that all freight crews operating on the
Peru-Cincinnati division will have
their headquarters here. AS the busi-
ness OF the road increases, indications
for which seem exceedingly good. the
number OF men located here will in
crease as will the value OF the head
quarters to this city, is pointed out
by the railroad officials.
In connection with their statements
regarding the plans for the establish
ment of the headquarters here, the C.
and o. officials declare the road be-
tween Peru and Cincinnati will be
ldouble-tracked within the next two