Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 24, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 January 1912 — Lots of Corn Over at Francesville This Year. [ARTICLE]

Lots of Corn Over at Francesville This Year.

Last Saturday morning the Monon ran an engine and caboose here and picked up 28 cars of shelled corn, bound north, for eastern destination. These 28 cars carried approximately 33,600 bushels of corn, representing an equivalent of $17,800. This train load of grain was received at the local elevators In three days and had not been moved because of the scarcity of motive power. From Monday until Tuesday at noon 19 more cars were loaded and are now on the side tracks. The elevators are full and a scarcity of empties kept them shut down about half the time. Within the past week over $30,000 has been paid in Franeesvllle for corn, with thousands of bushels yet to be delivered.— Franeesvllle Tribune.