Rensselaer Republican, Volume 25, Number 43, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 June 1893 — GAS BELT ELECTRIC. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

GAS BELT ELECTRIC.

Pfauu for the Proposed Tstsfprlii .Ifl| or tho Routes. At Noblesvillei, Wednesday, the exact plans of the new enterprise Were made known for the first time. The distance between Noblesviile and Indianapolis Is to be covered by a double-track system. This double track will also be extended from Noblesviile to Chicago, via Sheridan, Frankfort and Lafayette. A single-track

branch will go immediately north through Tipton to Kokomo. At this place two ex - tensions will be made from the line directly north, one going to Logansport and the other to Pern. The third branch leading from Noblesviile will pass through Elwood, Marlon, and will have its terminus in Fort Wayne. It will also be a single track. The fourth and last road will go to M uncle through Anderson. This will complete a network of electric railways connecting all the leading towns in the natural gas belt of Indiana.