Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 79, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 April 1914 — PARR CITIZENS WANT BETTER TRAIN SERVICE [ARTICLE]

PARR CITIZENS WANT BETTER TRAIN SERVICE

Want Milk Train On Old Schedule and Nos. 5 and 4 to StopReasonable Request A petition'by all residents of Parr and vicinity and by business people of Rensselaer asks that Parr be given better train service and that some arrangement be made ifor getting Chicago morning papers to the towns along the route so that they can be carried to subscribers on the rural routes the same day. The petition asks that passenger train No. 40, known as the milk train, be restored to it® former schedule, an hour earlier than it noiw runs, and that Nos. 5 and 6, being the south bound passenger at 11:05 and the north bound at 3:24 stop at Parr. At present it is impossible for persons from that place to come to Rensselaer by rail and return home the same day. Certainly there can be no good excuse why these two trains shall not stop at that place. It is a convenience to which the people seem well entitled. That the milk train must be restored to its former schedule, seems only good'business judgment. The' sales here have fallen to almost nothing since the train was scheduled for’ 8:33 instead of 7:33. Hitherto school teachers arjd others who worked in the small towns to the north made daily trips. The late hour makes it impossible to reach their places of employment on time and they are compelled to remain in the country or lose part of their day’s work. Connections with the west bound C. & fc. I. at Shelby can not be made, making it impossible to reach Morocco, Kentland and other places on the Indiana Harbor railroad by rail. This inconvenience is felt keenly by Rensselaer people, as well as those living at Parr. The morning paper train Service is one of great convenience to all who read Chicago papers, but we do not believe people generally are going to ask that a train be operated at a loss for the sole purpose of carrying papers to patrons, and this feature of the petition will probably have little effect. It is our understanding that the Chicago papers have appealed for service through governmental agencies and the result will probably be known before long. The Republican believes, however, that the other things asked for In the petition are reasonable and that they should be granted forthwith.