Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 129, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 June 1911 — Counted Automobiles That Passed Through Rensselaer. [ARTICLE]

Counted Automobiles That Passed Through Rensselaer.

George Gorham, street watchman at the depot crossing of the Monon railroad, counted the automobiles that went through Rensselaer from 6 o’clock Wednesday morning until 6 o’clock that evening. There were 202 tourist machines went northward within. those hours. Many more machines went through lattTln the evening, after Mr. Gorham was off duty. There were 23 machines passed through thl« morning before 10 o’clock. Tuesday Mr. Gorham counted only 8 machines going north, but he left his post at 6 o’clock and it was later that the machines began to return northward in very great quantities. Thers were machines passed through here about all night Tuesday night and many after 6 o’clock Wednesday night. It is probable that between 300 and 400 maI chines passed through Rensselaer each way.