Jasper County Democrat, Volume 9, Number 28, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 October 1906 — “ALL ABOARD!" [ARTICLE]

“ALL ABOARD!"

Surveyors on “Inter-Ru-ben” Were Here. RAILROAD MEETING WEDNESDAY. Much Enthusiasm Is Expressed Over the Proprosed Electric Line From Lafayette to Chicago. The engineer and assistants who are surveying the line of the proposed electric road from Lafayette to Chicago reached Rensselaer Saturday and are now working north on the west side of the gravel road. The line as surveyed angles off to the east at St, Joseph’s college and strikes the south end of Cui-' len street, passing west of Granville Moody’s residence ; thence north on Cullen on east side of public square and following Cullen and Forest streets to the north city limits ; thence angling east to the west side of the north gravel road and then straight north for several miles, just how far we are unable to say, as much depends bn the topography of the country. Another “railroad meeting” was held here Wednesday night and was attended by some sixty or seventy of the representative business men of the town. Mr. Infield, who is promoting the line, spoke very enthusiastically of the prospects for the speedy building of the road, claiming to have assur-1 ances from capitalists that the necessary finances would be forthcoming as soon as survey and right-of-way was secured; that one firm he talked with stated if they had this data at the time he talked with them they would have 300 teams at work on the grading by November 1. He thought the north end of the line should be constructed first, because of convenience in shipping out material, etc. The proposed line is certainly a very feasible one and The Democrat hopes it may be built in the near future.