Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 50, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 September 1917 — GENERAL AND STATE NEWS [ARTICLE]

GENERAL AND STATE NEWS

Telegraphic Reports From Many Parts of the Country. SHORT BITS OF THE UNUSUAL Happenings in the Nearby Cities and Towns—Matters of Minor Mention from Many Places. > ■ . ».•'’ * .■ MONON ROAD IS PROSPEROUS In Spite of a Greatly Increased Cost of Operating. Indianapolis, September 19.—-In-creases in operating revenue amounting to $1,029,848.36 or 13.4 per cent., were reported for the fiscal year ending June 30. 1917. at the annual stockholders’ meeting of the Chicago, Indianapolis and Louisville railway, “the Monon route," held here today. The profit and loss account discloses a credit balance of $3,878,632.69 after payment of dividends and the investment of $1,603,673.63 in road and equipment.