Frederick E. Fisher (who had held the position of general manager for the Chicago and Joliet Electric Railway for six years, in addition to being the president of the JP&A and the general manager of the Fisher Construction Company) tended his resignation from the Chicago and Joliet Electric effective April 1, 1904, in order to focus on completing the JP&A. Work began on April 1, with track being laid from the center of Plainfield west to the DuPage River and approximately 2 miles of right-of-way were graded west of the river by the end of the month.