Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 37, Number 28, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 April 1905 — No Chance For The Air Line [ARTICLE]

No Chance For The Air Line

Ad enterp ising business man reaently C. F. Knowlton, the general maußger of tbe company that is surveying a line for an electric jabroad, through the northeast part of this county, the Indianapolis & Chicago Air Line Traction Company, which name is is lorg as any railroad yet built by the oompany, but some shorter than the line they props se to build. Their proposed main line is from Indianapolis to Chicago, by WBy of Indiana Harbor. The line as laid out and beiag surveyed crosses Jasper County in a northwest and southeast direction, through Gillam, Walker, Wheatfield and a email corner of Keener township. Its nearest approach to Rensselaer would be in Gillam Tp., and a distanoe of 9 or 10 miles. The buisness man enquired as to the possibility of inducing the oompany to divert their line soffioently to come tn Rensselaer, but was informed that the route of this main line was definitely laid down, and oould not be changed. The farther statement was made that by their contraot with tie bond company they were not to parallel any steam roads, [making almost a direot route from Indianapolis to Indiana Harbor. “The Lafayette branoh will be taken up later,” it was added. But how much later no intimation was given. j i