Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 37, Number 102, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 August 1905 — That Other Railroad Possibility. [ARTICLE]

That Other Railroad Possibility.

Jesse Fry, of Bose Lawn, who has been over in that region lately, says the new Milwankee, Illinois & Indiana railroad, now being bnilt into Momenoe, la sure to send a branch eastward and strike Morooco, and then on around until it finally taps some point on Lake Michigan, in this state or Michigan: This road starts from Milwaukee, makes a wide detour around to the west of Chicago and finally brings up at Momenoe, which is to be i*s great central point. The line from MilwauKee to Momenoe taps all railroads into Caioago from West and southwest and the line from Momenoe around to Lake Michigan is to oomplete the tapping process of all east and southeast roads. From Momence the main line is tog) south, according to Mr. Fry, until it strikes the gulf and is thus ready to be Johnny-on-the-spot when the Panama canal ohanges the main lines of transportation from east and west to north and south. As to the possible route of the possible railroad east from Moroc 00, Mr. Fry hazards no opinion. Probably a route by way of Bone Lawn looks good to him. To us it seems that the route by way of Bensselaer is the only logical route, This is a matter however of mere specula'ion, so far, but that the roads is being built into Momenoe|good and strong, with evidently plenty of money behind it is a certain fact; and that routes to Morosoo and further south are being surveyed is another certain faat. .0