Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 137, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 June 1912 — MONON TO RUN SUNDAY AND WEEK-DAY EXCURSIONS. [ARTICLE]

MONON TO RUN SUNDAY AND WEEK-DAY EXCURSIONS.

Second to Withdraw From Recent Agreement Made With Central Passenger Association. - Announcement was received Wednesday from Frank J. Reed, general passenger agent of the Monon at Chicago, that the road expects to operate Sunday and special week-day excursions as in the past. The Monon is the second road affiliated with the Central Passenger association to withdraw from the agreement made recently not to offer any excursion rates this season. Officials of the Monon decline to give out any definite statement as to the reason for withdrawing from the agreement, other than to say that the popular demands of the public for Sunday excursions must ftp) met It is generally believed, however, among railroad men who learned yesterday of the action taken by the Monon that the reason for the move lies behind the recent withdrawal from the agreement by the Nickel Plate. “We found it necessary to offer special excursion rates because of an insistent, demand from the patrons along our lines,” was the statement made by Mr. Reed from Chicago. - •».