Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 78, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 April 1911 — INTERURBAN SURE THING; CONSTRUCTION IS BEGUN. [ARTICLE]

INTERURBAN SURE THING; CONSTRUCTION IS BEGUN.

George Goff Instructed by Pnrtelle to Begin Grading and Purchase Site for Power House. George W. Goff received a telegram late last night from Eugene Purtelie dated New York City and stating tsat the Morgan interests bad decided to build the Indiana Northwestern traction line. The telegram stated that a draft for $500,000 had been forwarded and instructed Mr. Goff to proceed at mice in securing the right-of-way, grading the roadbed and to purchase a central site for a power house. The telegram also stated that two train loads .of steel had been started for Rensselaer and said it was hoped to have trains running over the new road by June Ist