Democratic Sentinel, Volume 3, Number 21, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 July 1879 — RAILROAD MATTERS. [ARTICLE]

RAILROAD MATTERS.

The directors of the Chicago and Indiana Southern railroad met at Crown Point, Thursday, und elected the following officers:President, John Lee, of Orawfordsville; vice-president, David Turner, of ft-tiwn Point; secretary, James Ball, of Crown Point; treasurer, John Brown, of Crown Point. The road was organized-ffirtlie purposed of fuanishing transportation for the Clay county coal to Chicago, with a branch to Indianapolis. It is clainVed that capitalists are ready to buy the bonds of the road a» soon as the necessary I6ewl> aid is assured. Crown Point has alfeeafiy voted $24,000 to aid in its construction. —[Indianapolis Journal, June 98th;

An important meeting of the'directors of the Indianapolis, Delphi ail’d Chldago railway was held on Friday at Michigan town, in Clinton county, every township and im-' purtant point on the linO'being represehtfed, not only by the directors, but by influential and wealthy citizens, who evince'»"determination to push forward this read to this city at the earliest practical moment. On the part of the directors arrangements were made for the completion* of the survey and permanent location ofthe' line', arid the preliminary work for raising the means and’ pledges were made from every township outside of Marion county to vote a tax of two per cent, on the taxable property, and a further pledge of one per cent, more and the free right of way as donation in aid of the work. The engineer corps iw sow in* the field. The road runs through tile- best agricultural portion oPTmftsna, and is now coni pi and successfully running from Rensselaer to Delphi, forty-two miles, and the balance of the line proposed rung through Carroll, Clinton, Hamilton and Marion counties to Indianapolis, touching at? Flora, Burlington, Middlefork, Michigantown r Boylcsflehi; Hillsborough, Boxly or Sheridan r Westfield, Carmel - , Norah nnd broad Ripple. Neither ofi these towns has direct railroad communication with Indianapolis, and while every aid possible should'begiven to the coal road, our merchants, grain and stock- men and manufacturers should fiAcogtii/.o the importance of opening up to

our trade this fruitful section. —-[Indianapolis Journal.