Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 130, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 June 1914 — SEEK TO BLOCK OUR INTERURBAN PROJECT [ARTICLE]

SEEK TO BLOCK OUR INTERURBAN PROJECT

Warner T. and Blanchard Elmore Of Remington, Appeal Tax Collection Order. , Warner T. Elmore and son, L Blanchard Elmore, of Remington, through their attorney, Moses Leopold, prayed and were granted an appeal by the commissioners o: Jasper county against an order placing the interurban tax subsidy on the collection docket. The Elmores own some land in Marion township. They both reside in Remington and the former has not only taken a very active part in defeating the proposition to vote a subsidy in Carpenter township, but is now associated with the project that C. L. Brown and M. A. Peoples ate working and which has shown no greater strength so far than an effort to defeat the lindiana Northwestern Traction Co. Attorney Leopold, who represents the Elmores, is the city attorney for Rensselaer and has shown some activity against the granting of a franchise by the city to the Indiana Northwestern Traction Co. The action of the Elmores comes with very bad grace, Inasmuch as it presents antagonism toward this city and township, where 85 per cent of the voters supported the subsidy. The tax aid voted was 2 per cent, but only 1 per cent was ordered collected this year, based upon the 1913 assessment This order has been delayed pending the appeal by the Elmores. The action is not apt to even delay the collection, as it will probably be disposed of at the September term of the circuit court It might, however, interfere with the sale of bonds, by which means the promoters expect to secure the money to begin construction. The loyalty Of our people to the interests of this community should not falter in the least by the methods which are inspired by jealousy or in the Interest of some other proect. Rensselaer needs an interur>an railroad and needs it badly, The men who are behind the Indiana Northwestern Traction Co. have acted on the square and deserve the hearty co-operation of our people and we are convinced that public sentiment is backing them and that the opposition which is being made at this time win amount to little more than the snarling of a phlst at the heels at An elephant. Now is the time for our people to push with vigor. Don’t be dissuaded from the support of this project on the very threshold of its accomplishment Let those who are identified with the retrogressive crowd of knockers do their hammering, but those who are really interested In Rensselaer should and do unanimously favor the hasty construction of the Interurban, ;he granting of the franchise and the fulfillment of the subsidy which was voted by such an overwhelming majority.