Jasper County Democrat, Volume 13, Number 38, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 August 1910 — PURTELLE HEARD FROM. [ARTICLE]

PURTELLE HEARD FROM.

Now Building An Electric Road From Hammond to Crown Point. 2\Haimpond, Ind., August 17. ‘Eugene Purtelle, the promotor of the Northwestern Indiana Traction Company, was in Hammond yesterday in an effort to interest Hammond capital in the project to build a line from HammOnd to Chicago Heights, Dyer, Crown Point, Lowell and Cedar Lakey He had a conference with E. F. Johnston, secretary of the Hammond Business Men’s Association, and later had a talk with Leo Wolfe, of the firm of Kaufman & Wolfe. The residents of the territory along' the route of the proposed line are enthusiastic over the project, and Purtelle expects to obtain material aid from them. The fact is generally appreciated that if Purtelle is able to build his line to Crown Point before the Gary line is built

that the Seaman profit will fall through. It is generally conceded that there is not business enough for two lines between Crown Point and the Calumet district, and the first line to be built will get the business.