Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 169, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 July 1910 — Monticello Gives Encouragement to Indiana Northwestern Traction Co. [ARTICLE]

Monticello Gives Encouragement to Indiana Northwestern Traction Co.

Monticello Journal: A representative audience of Monticello’s business men and others interested gathered in the' council room last evening, to hear Mr. Eugene Purtelle relative to the Northwestern Indiana ’Fra/rHon co and what it is proposing to do. The company has commenced work at the northern end of the line at Chicago Heights, and plan to have the road completed to Dyer and Hammond inside of four months. It is believed that that section of the road will be a great money earner from the first as it will bea direct thoroughfare across the country from Joliet to Gary. His mission here last evening was to tell the people what the company was doing and to sell stock. It is the purpose of the company to sell enough stock to cover the preliminary cost of construction. The proposition was recieved very favorably. Some subscriptions were made last evening and a number more promised to take stock. Mr. Purtelle went from here to Indianapolis and will come back here on Tuesday. It is probable that grading between here and Reynolds will begin this coming week.