Rensselaer Republican, Volume 15, Number 31, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 April 1883 — The Mew Railroads. [ARTICLE]

The Mew Railroads.

In order that our readers may know that neither of the two projected railroads through Rensselaer is yet dead we give an extract in regard to the Detroit, Indiana and St. Louis from the “Noble County Democrat” and another in regard to the same from the “Rochester Sentinel,” and from the same paper one in regard to the Rochester, Rensselaer, & ■ St. Louis. The survey of the Detroit, Indiana & St. Louis railroad, or “Gold Spike,” as it has been called, has at last commenced in earnest. Mr. A. T. L. Kist, President of this road, called at the Democrat office yesterday and informed us that the survey of the road was m full operation, and that the prospects for the early completion of the road were very flattering. President Kist started this morning with a corps of surveyors and assistants, from this place, (the names of whom were given in our paper a few weeks since), for Fayette Ohio, where they will commence to survey, coming west, passing through Albion, and on to Bloomington, 111. All that is now needed to assure the completion of the road is for the people along the line to do do their share to aid the matter. From a map shown us it is seen that this road is almost an air line to Bloomington from Fayette.. The officers of the new road are:' A. T. B.Kist, President; Hon. Hiram Iddings, Vice President; Samuel W. Oldfather, Secretary; Washing Bybee, Treasurer; President Kist exhibits a great deal of zeal and enterprise in this matter, and seems to be the very man needed to push the project through. “Noble County, Democrat.” The new railroad projected from Fayette, Ohio, to St. Louis,, that takes in Warsaw and Rochester on its line, is dubbed the “Gold Spike” road. It is to be an extenstion of th** Canada Southern. A report j of the organization of the company ; for this new line was given in these columns a few months ago. Mr. A. S' Kist, of Warsaw, is the President of the company and be is diligently engaged, doing the preliminary work as fast as possible. . The building of the line is almost an assured fact. —“Rochester Sentinel.” But little is heard of late about the building of the Rochester and St. Louis branch of the Chicago & Atla*sic railway. The new company "Was incorporated some time ago, and we understand that the officers have beeh e ected and that Milo R, Smith is the secretary of

the new organization. Because there has been no noise made about the new road recently, is no evidence that it will not be built We have every confidence in its building and that work will be begun this season.—-“ Rochester Sentinel.”