Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 37, Number 26, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 April 1905 — More Electric Railroad Talk. [ARTICLE]

More Electric Railroad Talk.

Gifford Road May Be ’Electrcoo^ed Tnursday’a Indianapolis News: Cuarhs F. Knowiton, general mansger of ihe Indianapolis & Coicago Air Line Traoti m Compiny, which proposes to construct a through electric line from this city to Chicago, says that John A. Shafer, the ohief engineer of the company, baa run his permanent surveys for the proposed line from Indianapolis as far northwest as Franoesville. in Pulaski county. The work hes, it is said, been in progress for sezeral weeks. The place of thos3 who are promoting the ‘‘Air Linb” proposition have grown even more ambitious than at first, bs they now propose to run a through electric line from Lafayette to Chioago. which, bs the Indianapolis line would be foroed to do, would dep-nd upon its through business between Lafayette and Chioago for earning. Tbev propose so iuq their.Chiopgo surveys by wav of Stoutsburg, where they would connect with the line of the proposed Chioago «fc Wabaßh steam roads* built from Stoutsburg, in Jasper county, 6outbeatt to McCoysburg, in the same county, This line, continued southeast, would reaoh Lafayette By a continuation of the Chicago line northwest from Stoutsburg, the Lafayette line would get into Chioago. Mr. Kaowltnn says the company will leaee that part of the Chioago <fc Wabash that has, already been constructed of the builder and owner, Benjamin Gifford, of Kankakee, 111.