Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 132, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 June 1914 — BOOSTING GOOD ROADS IN NORTHERN INDIANA [ARTICLE]

BOOSTING GOOD ROADS IN NORTHERN INDIANA

State Organiser Visits Rensselaer and Will Return Here Fof Meeting Tuesday. George E. Miner, state organizer for the Indiana Good Roads Association, visited Rensselaer this Friday morning to start things going for forming a good roads organization in this county. He will return Tuesday evening, when a public meeting is to be held at the opera house and Steps taken to form the organization/ 1 .* ■/ /■ Mr. Miner was on his way to Chicago in a big Cole 7-Passenger auto, Which was a present to the association from the Cole company. Another company gave the tires and the Indiana Oil Co. furnishes the oil and gasoline for the car free. Mr, Miner was taking the car over the northwestern part of the state, scattering good roads literature and arranging for public meetings. He will come to Rensselaer Tuesday and Will address all who attend the meeting on the important topic. Among the literature he distributed Was a map of Indiana, showing the number of miles of improved roads in each county, the amount of bonds outstanding for the construction of new roads and the amount expended in 1912 for ropdirs. It iShows Jasper county to have 181 miles, Newton to have 280 miles, Benton 434 miles, Pulaski 246 miles, White 333 miles, Porter 266 miles, Starke 281 mfieS. Jasper county has a greater area than any of the coupties named, but its mileage of improved roads is considerably less. It will be to the interest of every person, especially of the farmers to attend the meeting Tuesday night, Which will be held unMer the auspices of the Rensselaer Commercial- Club, probably at the court house.