Rensselaer Democrat, Volume 1, Number 2, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 April 1898 — MONTICELLO ROUTE CHOSEN. [ARTICLE]

MONTICELLO ROUTE CHOSEN.

Electric Railroad Route Deeided-As-surance that the Road Will be Built-Monticello to be Headquarters. Monticello Journal. E. B. Sellers and Chas. C. Spencer returned Tuesday from attending the electric railroad meeting at Plymouth Monday. They report a good attendance, and some straight business talked. Mr. Gilmore, the electrical engineer who viewed the different proposed routes, made a written report in which he strongly favored the Monticello line. Rensselaer and Remington were not represented and seem to have given up the struggle. W. H. Dague, of Fowler, was in attendance to look after the interests of Benton county-

The route chosen passes through Pulaski, Headlee, Buffalo, Monticello, Chalmers or Brookston thence west through Fowler to the state line, and thence southwest to Danville, 111. It was also discussed and Monticello was most strongly favored as the principal division point where would be located the principal power house and the car bams. The power house must contain a cnpacity of at least 2,000 horse power, and the estimate cost is about $125,000, this of itself will be no small addition to our local wealth, while the location of the plant and barns here will add several hundred to our population. Positive assurances were given that the road would be built as soon as the right of way could be secured, beginning at Monticello and building north. Mr. Gilmore was very favorably impressed with Monticello and surroundings, and it is due to his fovarable report that our town was chosen.