Rensselaer Republican, Volume 18, Number 30, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 April 1886 — About the Great Southern. [ARTICLE]

About the Great Southern.

The foreclosure sale of the Chicago & Great Southern Railway took , place: at Indianapolis, last Saturday, as advertised. The only bidder was Henry ~if.“Porter of Chicago, who boqghf it in at $501,000, The large quantities of new engines and other rolling stock which has lately been purchased, will probably be put into service at once, and the road be operated in first class shape. It is also altogether probably, that the ; extension across Jasper county to Connect with the Chicago and West Michigan will be immediately begun. The question of the route for the extension is one as we believe, of vital interest to Rensselaer. Whether our people will havs any voice in determining the question, of the route," is a matter that yet remains to be seen.