South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-03-27
COUNCIL VISITS
INDIANA CITIES
Trip is Made 10 Inspect Haul
ING Of Freight by TraC-
ton Companies.
BY r. J. Murray.

To see what the other Fellow is
doing in the way Of fractions was
the object Of the junket taken sat
urday. Sunday and Monday by sew
eral members Of the city council.
indianapolis. Muncie and Fort
Wayne. as we'll as several smaller
cities. we're visited and with the eX-
ception Of the ride from Kendall
Vile 20 South Bend the entire trip
was over traction lines.
The trip was a result Of the re-
quest OF the South Shore line for
the right 10 haul freight over La
sale av.. and all expenses were
borne by the traction company. T..
J Lewis Meyer. counsel for the
traction company. and @. A. Fara-
baugh. who appeared on behalf OF
certain manufacturing interests Of
The city. we're in charge Of the party.
others who made the trip were:
councilmen William Goebel. Sevar
Thompson. Jere r Hagerty. Andrew
:. Seifert. John X Smogor, Arthur
l.. Miller and Paul r. Wolter and
Ed j. Murray.
Left Saturday Afternoon.
The party left South Bend Satur-
day afternoon at 1:15 o'clock and
made the trip 10 Indianapolis by
way Of Goshen and Peru. The re-
turn trip was made from Indian
apoHs 10 Muncie to Blufton 10 TT.
WAYNE to Kendallvile and then by
Lake Shore 10 South Bend. arriv-
ing Monday evening at 1880 o'clock.
At Indianapolis the trip began
with an inspection of the freight
terminal which is located adjacent
10 the passenger station. The term
inal company recently purchased the
old Federal league baseball park
and work on a new terminal freight
house IS now under way. The COM
pany when he work is completed
will have an investment Of half a
million.
Each day brings Al carloads Of
freight over the interurban lines
into indianapolis. while the same
number OF cars depart from the city.
These lines handle $4,000 tons Of
freight each month and the develop
ment Of this branch of the freight
service has only begun, according TO
indianapolis traction men.
No Limitations Placed.
There are no limitations of any
kind placed on the shipment Of
freight over the Indianapolis streets.
Most OF the cars are drought i'm
during the night but this is done
more - relieve the traffic than to
live up 10 any city regulation. Part
of the city penetrated by the freight
carrying lines is at the halfway pc
riOd. where there is little demand
for property either for business or
residential purposes.
ON the line which runs 10 Peru
over College av. are located some Of
the finest residences in the city.
There are many boulevards which
cross the traction lines and a large
number Of homes are now being
erected along this car line. on r.
Washington av.. which IS traversed
by the line 10 Richmond, the homes
are not so pretentious, but there are
many handsome homes. beginning
from about 24OO flock and contin-
uing TO the city limits
Four trains are run over the Peru
line each day while two are run
over the Richmond line The trains
are never more than four cars each,
the capacity OF the line limiting the
number. The lines radiate from In
dianapOlis in every direction and
play a prominent part i'm the city's
business.
Has Only One Single Track
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use OF its streets i'm hauling freight
All car arrive at the central sta
tion which is near the heart Of the
city. Eleven cars of freight arrive
there daily and eight are sent out
With few exceptions these lines are
only single tracks Parts OF the resi-
Dental sections are traversed by
these lines Five lines enter the
city and all seemed 10 he well pat
ronized both for freight and passen-
ger traffic.
Fort Wayne has five traction lines
entering the city and all freight is
received and delivered from a cen
traily located terminal station.
There are no limits placed on the
number OF cars 20 "a train or the
number of trains that can arrive
and leave during the day. nor are
there any special hours named dur
Ing which the freight must be han
died
Eight freight trains arrive and
eight depart from TT. Wayne each
day. owing 20 several sharp turns
and the limited power of the lines.
one freight car and two trailerS is