Jasper County Democrat, Volume 15, Number 52, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 October 1912 — Even “Dad” Robertson is Skeptical [ARTICLE]

Even “Dad” Robertson is Skeptical

Speaking of the present "activity” of Eugene Purtelle and his electric railroad project, Bro. Robertson of the Morocco Booster, whose faith in Purtelle for the past two yeans has been almost pathetic, says: “Drowning men grasp at a straw, yet we hope the last move will not be a bluff, as the preceeding movements of Messrs. Purtelle and Wilson. The latter has been allied with the former, from the incipiency of the road, and believe he is as deep in the mire, as Purtelle in the mud, yet, be this as it may, the construction of the road on the former route would be a gTeat benefit to the oountry and towns. Our advice to the populace, keep your hands on your pocketbooks. The new life given the improvement may yet be a play for money, also extension of time to draw the subsidy.”