Jasper County Democrat, Volume 17, Number 93, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 February 1915 — Round Grove Talks Traction. [ARTICLE]

Round Grove Talks Traction.

An enthusiastic meeting of farmers was held Monday evening in the Round Grove school house to promote the interests of the new interurban railroad projected from Lafayette to Kankakee, O. L. Brown, general manager of the enterprise, in a lengthy explanatory address, stated what had been done and what was necessary to be done to push the work on with all possible speed. He stated that the final survey would be completed this week, that the right-of-way would be secured within two weeks and grading would begin in the course of a month. Addresses were also made by A. A. Templin of Cleveland, 0., and L. T. Lewis of New York, both of whom are representiiig eastern capital.—Monticello Journal.

Monday evening the Round Grove township school house was packed with enthusiastic farmers to hear 0.. L. Brown, the general .manager of the new interurban railroad which if? to connect Lafayette with Montmorenci, Round Grove, West Point, Princeton, Wolcott, Mt. Ayr, Morocco, Beaverville, St. # Anne, Waldron,

Kankakee and (Chicago. In a lengthy address Mr. Brown explained fully what had been done and stated what is now necessary to be done to make the enterprise a success. He stated that the final survey would be completed this week, that tho “right-of-way” would be secured in a couple of weeks and that the grading would begin at Wolcott in course of a month. He urged the farmers to continue their co-operation until the enterprise is completed, because an in terurban would enhance the value of their farms, and would give them new' and excellent means of transportation to markets and shopping centers. —Lafayette Journal.