Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 304, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 December 1914 — Promoter Says Construction . Economy Determines Route. [ARTICLE]

Promoter Says Construction . Economy Determines Route.

If the Lafayette and Northwestern interurban is built and we eer tainly hope it will be, it would b.• a desirable thing if the route could •be through Remington. Thegreat amount of travel between here and there make a road very desirable. Especially would it prove a great convenience during the sessions of Fountain Park. Mr. Brown’s reasons, however, are very good. The saving of 47 2 miles and the great expense of securing a rightof-way through the high-priced lands south or east of Remington are barriers, according to Mr. Brown, that would make the construction cost a great deal more and might prevent the building of the road. The completed survey to Rensselaer was finished Tuesday and the preliminary survey to Mt. Ayr is proceeding. The route taken was north on Cullen street to Vine, tjtee first street south of the Mononfdepot, thence west. It is not known whether the route will turn south to Clark street inside the corporation or along the county farm road after the corporation line is reached. Mr. Brown and Engineer Shellhouse are keeping the ball rolling and state -that construction during the coming summer is ardently hoped and expected.