Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 127, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 May 1916 — Much Auto Travel Going Another Route This Year. [ARTICLE]

Much Auto Travel Going Another Route This Year.

It is said tiu.. the pilot cars from Chicago to the Indianapolis races this year, going via Fowler, and that the, big end of the travel has thus been diverted from Rensselaer. The condition of the roads in Union township is said to oe the cause. The plans to establish considerable mileage of new roads in Union township will probably, overcome the lefect but it is demonstrated clearly that the tourists are going where they can get the best roads and if they are to make a permanent route over the Jackson highway then it is up to the people along the route to make the road as good or better than is offered along other routes. Not many cars have gone through Rensselaer up to 2 o’clock this Saturday afternoon but more are expected Sunday and Monday. The excessive rains, however, will probably discourage many from starting, just as they did last year.