Jasper County Democrat, Volume 17, Number 86, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 February 1915 — MAY ABANDON BRAZIL DIVISION. [ARTICLE]

MAY ABANDON BRAZIL DIVISION.

Rumored That C. & E. I. Wants to Get Rid of Brazil Division. There is a rumor abroad in railway circles to the effect that the C. & E. I. railway Is trying very harfi to unload the Brazil branch of the system. It is said that since the decline of the coal mines in the Brazil district the road has ceased to be profitable and for a long time has been steadily losing money. The building of the Indiana 'Harbor road a few years ago diverted much of the traffic from the northern part of the line and the more recent granting of a competing rate for passenger service to Chicago frorv this city over the Wabash has still 5 ' further decreased the revenues from passenger cources, most of the Mudlavia patrons now utilizing that route in order to secure the better service, h is said also that the Louisville and Nashville and the Pennsylvania are both seeking to get possession of the road, in case this should be brought about it might result in the importance of the line being greatly enhanced. In connection with the E. & 1., which also figures in the rumors, it would give a route from Evansville to the Chicago district where a junction with other Pennsylvania lines could be easily effecj, ed. Thus far the whole matter is speculation and nothing at all may come of it. It is likely, however, that the entire C. & E. I. system will eventually be bought up by one of the larger systems, as it is now in the hands of a receiver and hopelessly in debt.—-Attica Ledger-Press.