The Washington herald., 1920-11-18
LEGAL NOTICES.
NOTICE..

gyANsvIIIB. INDIANAPOLIS 4 TERRE
HAurE RAILWAY COMPANY hereby
gives notice thst,,on the sth day Of No
yenbsr. 1870. u 6isd With the Interstate
Commerce comnission st It's Office In
wsshinston. d; O.. an application for
. eertiacats Aat the present and fu-
turs public eonysnisncs and nsesstity per-
nit Il to acquire spd operate . railroad
In the State Of Indiana. formerly the Evans
VILE = Indianapolis Railroad. Pursuaut to
the Requirements Of athe commission. said
applica tiou rs now puSfishsd as foIiows:
IN THE NATTER OF rHBsAPPLIcATIoN
OF HvANsviLLE. iSDIANAP0Lds 4
TERRE HAvTE RAILWAY COMPANY
FOR A CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC con-
yENIENcE AND NECESSITY PURsU-
ANT TO PARAGRAPHS IS TO p IN
CLUDfyE, or SECTION !. OF THE IN
sTESsTaII TMsSpfI COMMERCE ACT As
Srhs EvansvilIe. Indianapolis Terrs
naute Railway Company hereby makes ap-
piication to the Interstate Commerce Com.
mission pursuant 10 Paragraphs Is TO 2.
Inclusive, Section ], OF the Interstate Com.
merce Act as amended by Section 402 Of
cate Of public convenience and necessity
for the acquisition and opera tion By the ap-
plieant OF the railroad formerly known as
the Evansville + India nap polls Railroad here
matter moSe particularly described.
In support of its said applieati0n appli-
cant respectfuliy states;
IN Ths Pull name Of applicant is
Evansville. Indianapolis 4 Terre Haute Rail.
way Company. Its post office address and
general Office is-United States Trust Com.
President ISL, Peyton Clark, whose post
office adress ISIS Cedar Street. New York
City, New York. Its Secretary is-Raymond
N. Smith, whose post Office address ia
Cedar Street. New York City. New York,
and It's attorney, tGenerai CounseD Is John
T. Beasley, whose post Office address Is
United States Trust Company Building
Terre Haute. Indiana.
t2b The applicant gas organised under
the laws Of the State Of Indiana. Z.
49, The making and fling Of this appli
cation has been authorized and approved al
! n meeting Of the Board of Directors Of ap'
plicant. held at Its general office at the city
| Of Terre Haute, Indiana, on the 5th day Of
| October, 1870.
(4) The line Of railroad Of the applicnn,
lies wholly within the State Of Indiana
and extend: IN general northsriy and
seutherly direction from its southern ter
minus at or near q point known as straigh,
| Line Junction tbeing the Junction OF q
| railroad formerly the Evansville 4 Terrs
Haute Railroad, now a division Of the Chi
caso 4. Eastern Illinois. and the railroad
| herein described formerly the Evansville 4
India na polls Raiiroad) located within foul
miles, more or less, north OF the railroad
passenger depot commonly known as the
| &C. & f. I depot"D In the city OF Evans
| vile, In the County Of Vanderburrh, in III,
State OF Indiana, thence through the Coun
| ties Of VanderburEh- warrick, Gibson, Pike
Daviess, Greene, Owen, CIAy and vigo to s
connection with the line Of railrOad OF IN,
Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago q ST. Ioul,
Railway Company In the city Of Terr,
Hauts In said County OF yigo.
t5l The location. route and termini oi
| the line Of railroad of the applicant Is de
seribed In the preceding paragraph.
t6) The reasons relied upon by appiicnn
/ to show that pabilc convenience and neees
| sity required and does require the aoqusi
tion and opera tion by the applicant Of SAID
1 line OF railroad follows:
The line OF railroad In question forneri,
! was owned by the Evansville and Indian
| npoffs Railroad Company. The capital stocl
! OF that company was owned by the Evans
! Vile and Terre Haute Railroad Companj
and the lines Of rsiiroad respectively Of saiS
! two compan nies were practically parallel an,
competing to greater or lesser extent. u
1911 the Chicago and Rasterp Illinois Rail
| road Company. the Evansville Belt Railroad
Company and the Evansville and TER,
Hrute Railroad Company were consolida te,
under the corporate name Of Chicago an,
u stern Illinois Railroad Company. In May
1918, the Chicago 4 Eastern Illinois Ran
| road Company went into the hands of
| receiver and by reason of its inahllit,
| to make good its guaranty OF the bond
| OF said Evansville aud Indianapolis Ia II
road Company default in, the payment o
! interest thereon occurred on July l. 1914
| Thereafter q foreclosure suit was brough
| by the trustees Of the Evansville and In
dianapolis Railroad Companys mortgage
and separate receiver for the Evans
| willie and Indianapolis Railroad was an
pointed and went into possession Of tn
| road in February, 1916, and operated 4
| until the acquisition thereof by applicant OF
June Ia, 1890 texcept that the road wa
operated by the United States during tn
| Federal control period. On June g. 1921
the Evansville and Indianapolis Railroa,
| was sold by the Master OF the United state
District Court within and for the Distric
| of Indiana pursuant to a decree Of fore
| closure made and entered iD the forscIosur
| suit brought py the trustees OF the Evans
| willie and India napohs Railroad Company
mortgages. Pursuant TO a plan and agree
pent for the reorganization OF the Evans
| Vile and indianapolis Railroad Cnmnany
committee Of bondholders purchased III
property At such judicial sale and orga n
ized or unused to be orga hized the appIican
under applicable laws Of the State Of, In
diana and thereupon conveyed the railroa
! 70 such corpora tioB. the applicant
Because OF it's affilia tion with said Evans
willie and Terre IIaute Railroad Comma n
and said Chicago and Eastern Illinois Rail