Jasper County Democrat, Volume 18, Number 17, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 June 1915 — AIR LINE DETAILS. [ARTICLE]

AIR LINE DETAILS.

Advertising and Finance Committees Named—Plan Inspection Tour. A meeting was held at Lafayette Friday afternoon to further plans for boosting the air line route from Chicago to Indianapolis. E. P. Honan attended from Rensselaer, and W. L. Wood from Parr. A Lafayette paper says of the meeting: At the late afternoon session ol the boosters of the Chicago-Indian-apolis air line route yesterday a number of important actions were taken, including the decision to perpetuate the air line route and the appointment of advertising and finance committees. Newton county will be asked to name three commissioners to become a part of the Air Line association and the county will be asked to interest inself in the route. Representative Wood, of Jasper and White counties, was named a committee of one to extend the invitation. It was also decided to retain the marker of the route, “D. A.,” w r hich stands for “Dustless Air Line.’’ It is proposed to oil the entire route. On June 19 the various county commissioners, county road superintendents and township trustees along the line of the air line highway will be asked to make a trip over the entire road from Chicago to Indianapolis. As soon as possible the highway will be oiled. The advertising committee as appointed yesterday follows: Fred Coulter, Frankfort, chairman; Erwin Brown, Lebanon; Stewart Uhl, Wolcott; C. G. Spitler, Rensselaer; D. M. Boyle, Lafayette; Fred Ruff, Crown Point; Roscoe Woo/ls, Hammond, and G. H. Hillis, Fair Oaks. Among other plans suggested for the advertising of the highway was the publishing of a pamphlet and trip slips which give a log of the road in either direction. Ed P. Honan of Rensselaer, is Chairman of the new finance committee. The other members are as follows: Virgil Buntin, Lebanon; T. A. Ryan, Frankfort; Carroll Woods, Hammond; Charles Jones, Wolcott; Dr. C. M. Rice, Roselawn; George D. Franklin was named treasurer of the organization.