Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 82, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 April 1910 — Enterprise Started in Rensselaer Is Doing A Good Business. [ARTICLE]

Enterprise Started in Rensselaer Is Doing A Good Business.

John C. Roelofs, who recently came here from Marion, and Harry A. Collins, son of Alfred Collins* recently established a collection agency under the name of the National Mercantile Association, and they have been very busy since the company was organized. Mr. Roelofs does the solicting

on the road, visiting towns near and far and bringing or sending in accounts to the office here for collection. Mr. Collins superintends the sending out of statements and has charge of the correspondence. The company started in business on Feb. 10th and Mr. Roelofs has been getting more business than Mr. Collins and his stenographer could handle, and although about 5,000 letters have already been sent out, the company is much behind with its business and are now advertising for another stenographer and three men for the road. The company is a big stamp consumer, proving a great boon to the postoffice business and using about twice as manji stamps as the three banks together. There seems no end to the amount of work, as the field is large and the company is Just -getting started. Their aim is to exhaust every means to 1 entreat Q r compel payments of just debts, and they have arrangements to sue on accounts whereever

an amicable adjustment can not be made. That the company will grow into a profitable business, there seems no doubt. The members of the firm are both hustlers and the returns so far have been abundantly satisfactory.