Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 298, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 December 1911 — DETERMINED TO BUILD RAILROAD TO WOLCOTT. [ARTICLE]

DETERMINED TO BUILD RAILROAD TO WOLCOTT.

B. J. Gifford Has Plans (or Overhead Construction at McCoysburg and Building Is Begun. * B. J. Gifford is determined to push his railroad, the Chicago and Wabash Valley, to Wolcott, and has his plans for completing the overhead crossing of the Monon at McCoysburg, completed. He has made an amicable contract with the Monon company and thinks that it will only take from thirty to forty days to complete the grading so that the steel bridge can be built. He expects to contract for the bridge material some time this week. Mr. Gifford has had the route of

the road surveyed from McCoysburg to a point five miles south on a farm owned by Fred Saltweli, in Milroy township, where he will establish a townsite. He had expected to name the station Milroy, but learned that there was another town in Indiana by that name anl decided to name it alter Mr.- Saltweli, who had been especially accommodating. The town will be called Saltweli, and Mr. Gifford expects to have trains running that far south within six months. The building of the road will be pushed ou to Wolcott as rapidly as possible. The grade at McCoysburg, v here the Monon tracts are crossed, wily be abou* 23 feet high. The Wabash Valley tracks mast be 21% feet above the Monon rails. Concrete piers resting on Solid rock will furnish a firm foundation for the columns for the three eye beams that will be used in making the bridge. Asked if he had let the contract for the work Mr. Gifford replied that he bad . “Who to?” asked the reporter. ‘FTo B. J. Gifford," replied Mr. Gifford. He then said that he never let any contracts but superintended all building himself. He is very sanguine about the success of his southern extension and says that lie wili push it energetically. Mr. and Mrs. Gifford ure making their horn 3 at the Makeover house iu Rensselaer.