Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 10, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 January 1914 — DECEMBER WAS PRIZE MONTH FOR THE MONON [ARTICLE]

DECEMBER WAS PRIZE MONTH FOR THE MONON

That Is, For Rensselaer Station--520 Cars Exclusive of Stock and Merchandise. December was the best freight month ever enjoyed by the Monon railroad at this station' and the volume of business is so great -that it will doubtless be a revelation to many people to learn how mueb freight is actually handled at. this point during a month. From Dee. Ist to 31st there were received and sent out 520 car loads of freight, exclusive of merchandise and stock. The total weight was 26,000,000 pounds. It is said that the business done during the month of December at Rensselaer was greater than the Monon railroad did air Lafayette the same month. There was much more business in sight for the month had corn been dry enough to handle all of the time, but much delay was occasioned by the fact that the elevators were shut down part of ther time. The Monon railroad is certainly doing a marvelous business at this point, not only with freight but in the passenger department. j