Rensselaer Republican, Volume 16, Number 1, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 September 1883 — The fcrt Wayne, peoria & calesburg. [ARTICLE]

The fcrt Wayne, peoria & calesburg.

The preliminary' survey of tlie above named, projected railroad must be nearly completed, from the Illinois state line, eastward do Ft. ’Wayne. The projectors pf the road, and their friends seem to feel very confident that it is a “sure 2 , i !pel, ko for as can ti e learned ii-om the talk of the agents of the company, there‘must be some - their faith. Tire following clipping from the ltochester Sentinel shows that tlip people gF--. Liberty... tawnship, in Fulton county, will next month vote on the tpt jtftfitt of an appro priation in aid oi the company. It wiii mu, perhaps, be mi just to the Sentinel in say that, inasmuch, as the road, if built, will be an injury, rather than ru benefit, to Ito Chester, it is but natural that that.paper should bo inclined to look unfavorably upon the prospects, of. Ij j md. A\e quote from the Sentin i: : &mo pee a, hi Ft. Wayne-have got up af'scLo;'.;-" tn bun 1 a ran: sad from th«t city to Galesburg, 111., to bo known' :.3 tbo Ul.hVryoo. Peoria || Gaieshurg --•-rMiw-yy. ■ : Xtii-t'uM'tie. ilit Ijtt.fo south pt a lino Vi\mt. .. e. l ri. V, nvne to Reoria. It passes It -the liovtlicnv townships j.t 51 -;nii county and the southern townships ->i this county, making Gilead, in Mir.::.!'court;,, and FuT-.0i., m .lfi.is._enu:. : 1 , points o ■ t.ho hue. Thu j>uohlo St6gg:|t m prorinr-cd line are-weyF much elated ever th pro.-peels ot the early- ' building of the road- lhtbl •; meetings have been " held along fkr tine and the-peopled:re enthusiastic orey the matter and oiler to aid liberally in its' construction. This week a p •t’ti-.m v/as presented to the board of , county commissioners, signed by ii § rv mislte number of.'freeholders'of" Liberty township, praying farthayirmlcJvc of holding an election, and. giving the Cjuaiilied. vote re of the —tmv-nsn'ip ir m-,rand unity of votni gun aj,propria;: jLVTiLySr.MX-) to the oc-mpany t, -id it in the -GonsfcruetiotrbfTTsToad ’ llirbugh"'tLTt ' •.'."•oners •>, ■ aU;d the. prayer of the petitioners a:r! nr: -v! Wednesday, October loth as tiie it.for holding, Said ekeUi. i nolle ■. ; .: S n her o. given, There are : maay reasons why it is not probable that the read will bo built, and only a : •!.' i: ■ hould. .