Jasper County Democrat, Volume 14, Number 101, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 March 1912 — PLAN EXTENSION OF ROAD [ARTICLE]

PLAN EXTENSION OF ROAD

Illinois. Central Officials May Build Bloomington Spur to Evansville. j 1 • I I *”;• . I Bloomington, Ind., March 29. —John T. Woodward of this city, who has i begn employed by the Illinois Central as special right of way in acquiring property for the extension of the Bloomington Southern from this city to the Monroe county stone belt, eight miles south, is just home from Chicago where he has been consulting with the officials of the Illinois Central concerning the further plans of the company. It is stated that the road is to be extended on to Evansville through the l Lawrence county stone field near Oolitic. It is also rumored that the road when completed will operate several big combination motor cars of the ! type that were tested out last fall on the main line between Indianapolis and Bloomington.* These cars would be used to carry quarrymen from this city to the stone fields, as a large majority cf the employes are residents of Bloomington. ,