Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 243, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 October 1910 — President of Commercial Club Has Talk With Railroad Promoter. [ARTICLE]

President of Commercial Club Has Talk With Railroad Promoter.

IV M. Worland, president of the Commercial Club, had a talk with Eugene Purtelle Monday evening. They met on the train by accident and Mr. Purtelle told him that his failure to put up a bond here was due to certain unsettled conditions 1 regarding the approval of the bond by his financial backers. He stated that he would try to have the bond here shortly. In the meantime he is actively engaged in securing right-of-way in the neighborhood of Lowelj, where he is receiving every encouragement from the progressive people of that town. The construction progresses in the neighborhood of Dyer and some one is putting money into the project. Mr. Worland believes that the thing for the progressives of Rensselaer to do is to lend it every encouragement possible and vote the subsidy if there is any possibility of the road being built. Mr. Purtelle spoke very encouragingly to Mr. Worland and he evidently has confidence in his ability to get the backing for the roadl He has already done a lot more than Infield did and Rensselaer has not spent a cent to help him, while a fund of about S4OO was raised to help Infield and local individuals helped the project several hundred more. Rensselaer needs the railroad, no matter who builds it, and Mr. Purtelle seems to be getting started and we can not afford to pass his project up because of some unfavorable criticism about him personally. Get the road if possible. This is the policy of Mr. Worland.