Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 39, Number 43, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 February 1907 — OUT AFTER THE STUFF. [ARTICLE]

OUT AFTER THE STUFF.

The meeting at Reynolds Monday of the board of directors of the proposed electric railroad was attended by the entire board except Robert Parker, of Remington, Wtho was tied up by pressure of business at,home and could not get away. V i Engineer was present with all his profiles, blue prints and reports of all kinds. These show the entire route of the road, all its curves and grade's, all proposed bridges and just how they are to be built, all railroads that are crossed and whether they are to cross at grade or under or over; and the same of all wagon roads, the ownership of every piece ot land crossed, the population of every town and village and country community reached, and something of the probable business the road is likely to command. Being in fact a most remarkably lull and perfect work of its kind. Among other encouraging facts brought out at the meeting was the favorable view taken of the project by the Murdoch interests, of Lafayette. They are now the greatest traction line magnates in northern Indiana and have secured control of practically all the lines in the northern or at least northwestern part of the state. This new road looks mighty good to them and they have assured President Infield that they have no doubt but that the same financial backing which is behind their system will be ready to finance this line also. The directors appointed a committee to start on the first train to look after this financing part, consisting of President Infield, Cecil Mallon, of Francesville, and Chief Engineer Schaffer. They all started for Chicago on the first train and will lay the entire prospect before the parties there who have been specially anxious to be given a chance to figure on the financing after which New York and Philadelphia parties will also be given the opportunity they asked for; it of course being eminently desirable to get the money on the most liberal terms possible. There is no qestion but that there is a fine opening for a traction line thrn this region and as this infield project is the first on the ground and being so vigorously and so in telligently pushed, it certainly looks mightily like a sure winner.