Rensselaer Republican, Volume 21, Number 34, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 April 1889 — SAID TO BE A SURE THING. [ARTICLE]

SAID TO BE A SURE THING.

Building of the R. R & Sf. Ik ft. R. Directors’ Meeting Called to Ratify Contracts—Construction to Begin Early in May, ' Winamac Republican... Elsewere in to-day’s Republican will be found a notice of stockholders’ meeting of the Rochester, Kensselser & St. Louis railway c < mpany. to be field in Winamac, on May 13. This action was taken on Friday last, when a meeting of the directors was held here. The officers of the company are those elected in 1883, when thneompany was organized, the right of way obtained, and a tax voted in many townships between Rochester and Rensselaer. The present officers, nearly all of whom were present at Friday’s meeting, nre John K. Lee, President; J. T. Holsinger, Secretary; W. ft Bouslog, Treasurer. Directors: J. K. Lee, Dr. H. E. Pattison, J. B. Agnew, J. G. Boyles, Winamac; N. S. Hfizen, Francesville; J. S. Slick, Rochester; 8. P. Thompson, Rensselaer; A. D. Toner, Kewanna; J. 8. Graves, Morocco, John Shule and J. B. Allen,Gilman,lll. The president says the contract for construction is let to a Mr. Benjamin, of the east, who was here on Friday last, and that the bonds have been issued on the right of we, and work to be done to secure M . Benjamin in the contract. East ern money, it is also stated, will be expended under this contract *<> carry on the work—The meet) * on the 13th prox. is to ratify this contract with the road builders. After the meeting here, Friday, Mr. Lee, the contractor and the chief engineer went to Rochester in company with Judge Slick to look over the field. The present arrangement is to begin construction of the road bed early in May, beginning at Winamac and working toward Rochester. When that strip is completed work will again begin at Winamac and be completed to Rensselaer. This is promised sure, and we br»no finally a portion of the many road promises of the paet few ■; will be carried The directs* » of the road think it unnecessary to at present give the public tails of the work. They say the causes why this scheme put on i foot in 1883 can now be successfully and quickly carried out is because capital has bean found to enlist in the work.