Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 83, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 January 1917 — MONON IS DOING BIG BUSINESS [ARTICLE]

MONON IS DOING BIG BUSINESS

The Monon railroad is doing the heaviest o freight business in the history of the road, T&e power is taxed to its capacity and had the road ten or a dozen morb engines they could be used to excellent advantage. In the big rush of business it has been necessary in a number of cases to transfer engines from one division to another. The record cars handled at the Monon shops yards was made on Monday. From 6 o'clock Sunday night to 6 o’clock Monday night 2,700 loaded cars in and out of Lafayette were handled. The yards are taxed to their capacity on all divisions of the road. Passenger traffic has also shown a decided increase in business. The trainmen, engineers, firemen and shop mechanics are kept working at top speed to meet traffic conditions.— Lafayette Journal.