Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 164, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 July 1915 — Letters Tell of Responsibility of Company That Will Build Interurban [ARTICLE]

Letters Tell of Responsibility of Company That Will Build Interurban

Some have expressed a doubt of the responsibility of the construction company that is behind O. L. Brown and the promoters of the Lafayette & Northwestern Railroad Co., and W. L. Moyer, who has - been aiding the plan for financing the road wrote a number of banks where the M. A. Tai- _ bott Co. was known and two of the letters received in reply are here published. They show that there is behind the promotion of Mr. Brown the power to construct this railroad and that is an assurance that should lead ail the friends of Rensselaer and its future to support the subsidy proposition in the election to be held tomorrow. Read what Baltimore, Md., and Rome, N. Y., banks say of the M. A. Talbott Co.:

‘ {Fidelity and Deposit Company of Maryland President’s Office. Baltimore, Md., July 2, 1915. W. L. Moyer, Esq., Lafayette, Indiana. Dear Sir: , Your letter of the 29th ultimo, asking about the M. A. Talbott Construction Company, received. We have always looked upon these men as reliable. We have bonded them in a contract running into the millions and especially a large one on the Barge Canal. We think them good for any reasonable amount, and any statement they make can be relied upon. Very truly yours, EDWIN WARFIELD, President.

Rome Trust Company Rome, N. Y., July 1, 1915. Mr. W. L. Moyer, Lafayette, Indiana. Dear Sir: In reply to your letter of June 29th, would say that the M. A. Talbott Construction Company have been engineering an extensive contract here in connection with the New York State Barge Canal. We consider Mr. M. A. Talbott personally, as well as the Construction Company, very strong financially. They have had their headquarters here for several years past, and the whole personnel of the Company are highly regarded in business and banking circles. Yours very truly, HARRY W. BARNARD, Treasurer. Adv.