Jasper County Democrat, Volume 8, Number 43, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 January 1906 — THAT NEW RAILROAD. [ARTICLE]

THAT NEW RAILROAD.

Morocco Courier: The Jasper County Democrat wants to know what road it is proposed to build east and west from Morocco to Rensselaer. For its benefit we will say that it is the I. I. & M. commonly known as tbe Rockford Route,and ijaxtow completed from Rockford to Momence. In the spring this road will be continued parallel with the C. & E. I. to Morocco where it crosses the Indiana Harbor route, just built. It is then proposed to make a detour to the east, crossing the Monon at Rensselaer or Reynolds, probably the latter, as it coaid cross two roads at Reynolds, at the same time thus saving one crossing. It seems that this road which is called the Indiana, Illinois & Minnesota is a sort of an outer belt aronnd Chicago, tapping every road entering that city, built for«the purpose of taking freight from these lines before it gets to Chicago, thus saving a great amonnt of time lost in the Chicago yards by consignments of freight shipped from any point south or east to any point north or west. The road is sure to be built, brother, and it only remains to be seen whether it can be induced to hit Rensselaer. We hope so, as a road across this scope of country is greatly needed.