Rensselaer Union, Volume 10, Number 28, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 March 1878 — Another Railroad to Rensselaer Projected. [ARTICLE]

Another Railroad to Rensselaer Projected.

Mr. Isaac Thomas writes from Donov&n, Illinois, under date of March 20th, to Mr. M. L. Spitler that s railroad is projected from tbXl city tp Watseka and eastward, eilher to Morocco or lleusselaer. Mr. Thomas =ay» he prefers Rensselaer as being more sdvantageous ; and he would like to correspond with the people bere in regard to the xuterprise. He suggests that we here also •pen correspondence on this subject with Mr. John Donovan and the editor of the Times, both at Wtteeka, Illinois. Mr. Thomas thinks such a road would be popular with the public, and that the people slong the proposed route in Il.inois “would generally give *ll the aid required of them.’’ The following newspaper article in reference to the project, is from the Watseka Times of March 16th: The project first broached by the 77<*c« of Unildinyra narrow gauge railroad from Watseka to Donovan, is being thoroughly discussed bv fanners and others who are interested, and of course many new suggestions are made. The people at Iroquois ("Bunknm”) think that a better plan would lie to improve the Iroquois river, so as to make it navigable for boats from this place to that, thus establishing communication with the C., L. A C. railroad which would break up the freight combination here. Other parties suggest that the pixqiosed line of railroad be extended from ikonovau to Morocco, Indiana, and thence northeast to intersect witli one of the lines running to Chicago. From Donovan to Ecnssclaer the road would pass through a rich tract, and the enterprise would receive all the aid necessary to bu.ld it. It is also proposed by our fricuds southwest pf Watavka that rhe line lie extended to Loda, or some other point on tlie Illinois Central, passing through Crescent, Ash Grove and Pigeon Grove townships, building a station at Woodworth and one aoincwherc in Pigeon Grove, thus givihg that rich fanning country an outlet which it greatly desires and uceils. The grade would be inexpensive, as the country is level and the streams are few and small,