Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 143, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 June 1914 — MONONO OFFICIALS VISIT RENSSELAER [ARTICLE]

MONONO OFFICIALS VISIT RENSSELAER

A. _ _ f and Want Over Route-Mr. ~ Karrie’i Quests. ~ A ■ - H. R. Kurrie, general attorney for the Monon railroad, went to Shelby this morning and from there to Kersey, to attend the stockmeeting of the Gifford railroad. President F. A. Delano, Assistant to the President J. L.l White, and Secretary-Treasurer Byron Cassell, will compose the balance of the official party. It is probable, that some of the other Stockholders of the Gifford road will be present There were some who did not sell to the Monon at the time the sale of the B. J. Gifford estate holdings was made. It is understood that these are in sympathy with the program to improve the roadbed and to make the extensions as planned. The first official trip over the road will be made from Kersey to McOoysburg, where Mr. Kurritfs Marmon auto will meet the party and they' will be taken to Wolcott. If the roads are such that the trip can be made directly from McCoysburg to Wolcott it will be done, but unless the roads, are good the trip will be

made via Rensselaer and Remington. The inspection toward the south has no immediate significance, as the northern extension will be taken up before anything is done toward the south, but it in, dicates that there is a contemplated program to build toward tpe south at some future time. The party Will return from Wolcott to Rensselaer, probably reaching here at about 6 o’clock and will dine with Mr. Kurrie at his beautiful home -on Grace street. They will leave for Chicago at 7:06 o’clock. Mr. Kurrie had hoped to have time to acquaint President Delano with a number off Rensselaer businessmen, but the brevity of the visit will probably make this impossible. The official information has been given out that the roadbed of the existing road is to be put into condition at once and the ties and rails are being rushed to th? scene for this purpose; This will be excellent news to the towns along the route, McCoyaburg, Pleasant Grove, Newland, Gifford, Laura and Kersey and to the farmers in the surrounding country, and especially to stock shippers, who will use the branch extensively. The northern extension will be taken on after the present road is put into condition for travel. It is not definitely decided whether the connecting point with the main line of the Monon will be south of Cedar Lake or north of it. In fact, the northern extension of the road from Dinwiddle seems about as indefinite as at any time since the purchase. Some of the officials are reported to favor building into Crown Point. The decision will be reached, however, before the existing road is put into good condition and the extension is quite sure to be taken up in the early spring if not yet this fall.