Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 25, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 July 1909 — WANT ANOTHER SUBSIDY ELECTION [ARTICLE]

WANT ANOTHER SUBSIDY ELECTION

Petition Being Circulated In Carpenter Township for Electric Line. Interest in the old propoeed electric railroad project from Lafayette to Chicago, via Remington and Rensselaer, is being revived a little by the circulation of a petition In Carpenter township for another subsidy election. An election was held there Nov. 12, 1907, and the majority returned against the proposition to vote aid was 26. Marlon township and Rensselaer had previously given a majority of 205 for a subsidy. It is claimed that the proposition is looking little brighter at for capitalists to take an interest in the proposed road, and if Carpenter will vote several thousand dollars subsidy it will look all the better to the capitalists. The petition will likely be presented to the commissioners at their meeting next week and an election ordered at an early date. Unless work is begun on the line prior to September 10, the subsidy voted here will lapee. However, it is no trouble to vote subsidies in Rensselaer, and it would only be necessary to call another election to revive the subsidy for two more years.