Jasper County Democrat, Volume 2, Number 35, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 December 1899 — STILL ANOTHER RAILROAD [ARTICLE]

STILL ANOTHER RAILROAD

Boston Promoter Proposes to Build Aa Esstasd West Line From Kendallville, Indiana, to Gilman, 111. Will Pass Through Rensselaer, Mt. Ayr aad Morocco. J.M. Kinney of Kendallville, and G. H. Tenney, a railroad contractor and capitalist of Boston, Mass., were in the city Tuesday in the interest of a proposed new railroad running from Kendallville, Noble county, Ind., in a southeasterly direction to Gilman, 111. The proposed road will pass through Albion, Warsaw, Rochester, Winamac, Rensselaer, Mt. Ayr and Morocco, in Indiana; and Donovan and Martinton in Illinois, to Gilman. Messrs. Kinney and Tenney are merely going over the proposed route now, looking over the field and seeking to interest the people in the road. They are asking for no financial aid at present, but in the event of the road being built will probably ask that a small tax be voted, payable after the road is completed. A meeting was held at the Makeever Honse in the morning and another at the court honse in the evening, at which the plans were thoroughly stated. Mr. Tenney has abundant eastern capital interested to insure the building of the road should he find the project feasible and a sufficient amount of public interest manifested. He also has arrangements made for the steel necessary for its construction at once should the line be built. This road would be of great value to the country through which it passes and, backed by abundant capital, insures its thorough equipment and intelligent management. It will give a good east and west outlet for Rensselaer, Mt. Ayr and Morocco, and would be of vast benefit to all those towns. The ■above gentlemen went from here to Morocco, and thence on to Gilman. They expect to be able to state definitely whether or not the road will be built soon after making this tour of inspection, probably inside of six weeks.