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steel, and the ballasting is of broken stone, gravel, sand, cinders and earth. A policy of permanent improvements has been adopted, and is being carried forward. The principal traffic is the transportation of freight. The outstanding capital stock (June 30, 1898) was $3,597,800; bonded debt, $1,800,000; total capitalization, $5,517,739; total earnings and income in Illinois for 1898, $413,967; total expenditures in the State, $303,-344.-(HISTORY.) This road was chartered Dec. 27, 1881, and organized by the consolidation of three roads of the same name (Indiana, Illinois & Iowa, respectively), opened to Momence, Ill., in 1882, and through its entire length, Sept. 15, 1883.
INDIANA & ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAIL-ROAD. (See Indiana, Decatur & Western Railway.)
INDIANA & ILLINOIS RAILROAD. (See Indiana, Decatur & Western Railway.)
INDIANA & ILLINOIS SOUTHERN RAILROAD. (See St. Louis, Indianapolis & Eastern Railroad.)
INDIANAPOLIS, BLOOMINGTON & WESTERN RAILROAD. (See Illinois Central Railroad; also Peoria & Eastern Railroad.)
INDIANAPOLIS, DECATUR & SPRINGFIELD RAILROAD. (See Indiana, Decatur & Western Railway.)
INDIANAPOLIS, DECATUR & WESTERN RAILWAY. (See Indiana, Decatur <$c Western Railway.)
INDIANAPOLIS & ST. LOUIS RAILWAY. (See St. Louis, Alton & Terre Haute Railroad.)
INDUSTRIAL HOME FOR THE BLIND, a State Institution designed to furnish the means of employment to dependent blind persons of both sexes, established under authority of an act of the Legislature passed at the session of 1893. The institution is located at Douglas Park Boulevard and West Nineteenth Street, in the city of Chicago. It includes a four-story factory with steam-plant attached, besides a four-story building for residence purposes. It was opened in 1894, and, in December, 1897, had 62 inmates, of whom 12 were females. The Fortieth General Assembly appropriated $13,900 for repairs, appliances, library, etc., and $8,000 per annum for ordinary expenses
INGERSOLL, Ebon C., Congressman, was born in Oneida County, N. Y., Dec. 12, 1831. His first remove was to Paducah, Ky., where he completed his education. He studied law and was admitted to the bar; removing this time to Illinois and settling in Gallatin County, in 1842. In 1856 he was elected to represent Gallatin County
in the lower house of the General Assembly; in 1862 was the Republican candidate for Congress for the State-at-large, but defeated by J. C. Allen; and, in 18(34, was chosen to fill the unex-
