Columbus (Bartholomew County, Indiana) Republican, February 4, 1897, p. 8. The electric street cars are not running Tuesday, and Mr. John S. Crump says he has not decided whether or not he will start them again. The "Union" insurance companies yesterday established an advance in insurance rates on all buildings here where electric lights are used that, in many cases, is double the former rate and practically prohibits the use of electric light. The objection in the case of the street railway lighting is the use of current for lighting and street railway motors from the same generator. So while the electric street cars are not running this objection is removed, and the users of the street railway current will not be molested by the advanced insurance rate. If some satisfactory arrangement can be made to overcome this arbitrary ruling, Mr. Crump will no doubt resume the operation of the electric cars.