Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 149, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 June 1910 — ACTIVE WORK HAS BEGUN ON THE INTERURBAN ROAD. [ARTICLE]

ACTIVE WORK HAS BEGUN ON THE INTERURBAN ROAD.

Grading Will Commence In Lake County at Once and Road WIU Be Completed to Cedar Lake This Tear. Eugene Purtelle, president of the Northwestern Indiana Traction pany, was in town over night on his way north after an inspection of the south end of the proposed road. He reports that active work on the construction of the road will begin at ottce, and that it will be completed to Cedar Lake yet this fall. The LaSalle Construction Co., which has the coni tract ior the construction of the road, has moved its offices to Hammond, and will begin the work of grading within the next few days. The first grading and track laying to be done Will be south from Hammond to Munster, then to Cedar Lake, Crown Point, Dyer and Chicago Heights. Crown Point and Chicago Heights will not be on the main line of the road when completed, these being branches that should be paying lines from the start. It is expected to have cars running from Hammond to Munster within six weeks or two months. It has about been decided to begin work at Monticello this week or next on the south end of the line, from Monticello to Battle Ground, ( where the road will connect with the Battle Ground line, over which entrance is secured to Lafayette. The right of way from Monticello to Jiatile Ground has' already been secured the entire distance, which is one reason for beginning work'on that end of the line at the present time. It is not at all certain yet whether the road will be constructed through Rensselaer, Remington and Wolcott, the route to be finally selected. depending upon the attitude of the people in helping secure the right-of-way, Utc. To let this line be constructed north of us would work vast injury to the business interests of Rensselaer and would ruin our chance of securing another interurban for many years to -come. The commercial club will probably take the matter up with the road when the time comes and should be able to protect the interests of Rensselaer.