Jasper County Democrat, Volume 16, Number 97, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 March 1914 — Monon Officials Inspect the Gifford Railroad. [ARTICLE]

Monon Officials Inspect the Gifford Railroad.

Chief Engineer A. S. Kent and other officials of the Monon railroad came down Thursday and went over the Gifford railroad from McCoysburg north. The fear of some of the people up in the Gifford district that the Monon might junk the road if it buys it, is said by officials of the road to be without foundation. It is reported to be the intention to build on south and connect with the Louisville branch, of the Monon some j Place north of the Wabash river, i about Brookston, one ’report has it, i and extend north and connect with I the Monon's main line near St. John. | ( bus giving practically a double 1 track from Lafayette to St. John. Executor George H. Gifford and

other officials of the Monon conferred with the public service commission in Indianapolis Thursday over the proposed transfer, and it was expected there would be no opposition from the latter.