Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 38, Number 3, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 August 1905 — JUDGE KNOCKS THE JORDAN SCHEME. [ARTICLE]

JUDGE KNOCKS THE JORDAN SCHEME.

Judge S. P. Thompson has an articlq in the Journal knocking! hard the proposition to build thd 31 miles of road in Jordan township, on the main road between Rensselaer and Remington. The Judge appears to think it wpuld be a terrible hardship to compel the property owners of Carpenter, and Marion township “to build a road exclusively for Jordan’’ which are I his own exact words. It seems to us that this is a case where, in Clevelandish phrase, “it is a condition and not a theory that confronts us.” The theory that this road is “exclusively for Jordan” is far as it can well be from the actual condition of affairs. The road is so situated with reference to Jordan, ! Carpenter, and Marion townships that probably it is no exaggeration to say that ten residents of the two last named townships travel over it, to one from Jordan, “Exclusively for Jordan” not-withstanding. The facts of the case are, and every candid man will say the same, that the people of Jordan have very little interest in that road, and the people of Marion and Carpenter have a good deal. The people of Jordan know this and when they spend money for improved roads they will spend it where it will do them more good than on this highway between Rensselaer and Remington. Judge Thompson declares that the law under which it was proposed to build the road at the joiqt expense, of the three townships isnow a “dead statute.” He may be right in this position, although so good a lawyer as his brother-in-law and former law student, Mr. Foltz believes the law was still in force, and drew up the petition that has been circulated to build the road on this plan. Several other of oui best lawyers also take the same view as Mr. Foltz.