Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 268, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 November 1912 — BEAT SUBSIDIES IN TWO TOWNSHIPS [ARTICLE]

BEAT SUBSIDIES IN TWO TOWNSHIPS

Portelle Railroad Denied Aid By Sub* stantial Majorities in Carpenter and Jordan. “We don’t want your railroad” is the interpretation placed upon the vojes cast in Carpenter and Jordan on the proposition to vote a subsidy for the Northwestern Indiana Traction Co., commonly called the lu’telle railroad. While Hie peopie of Remington town votvl'for it the people outside the town, especially those in west Carpenter, voted against it. The vote as filed jvith the county auditor is as follows: CARPENTER TOWNSHIP. ... ' For Against East Precinct 85 84 West Precinct 51 111 South Precinct 81 78 .>- Total 217 273 JORDAN TOWNSHIP For Against 37 125 Mr. Purtelle was not grealy surprised at the result. He says he will not run his railroad to Remington now but will go from the south line of Marion township by the most direct route to Reynolds. The grading contract let some time ago to John Hack & Son, of Lowell, seemed to hinge upon the important point of the promotors having the , money in a Rensselaer bank on a certain day. The money was not there and Mr. Hack did not begin work. Since that time Mr. Wilson, the engineer, has not been in Rensaelaer and Mr. Purtelle only a part of the time The office quarters in the Roth block are maintained and a clerk, surveyor and another man employed. But they seem to be accomplishing nothing. Mr Purtelle insists that the railroad is going to be built and Rensselaer people keep telling him they Dope so. He went to Chicago yesterday, saying he would be back in a day or two.