Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 77, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 March 1911 — CONSIDERING ANOTHER FACTORY PROPOSITION. [ARTICLE]

CONSIDERING ANOTHER FACTORY PROPOSITION.

Commercial Club Hears From The Committee That is Investigating ' Industry Prospect, : The Rensselaer Commercial Club directors and a few others met Thursday night and listened to a report from President Worland and Secretary Spitler, who went to Chicago and looked over the proposition which has been made for the location here of a factory to manufacture smoke consumers and stokers. The former are for the consumption of smoke from factories, railroad engines and all coal burning establishments. The Btokers are for feeding fire boxes for boilers. The men were much pleased with their investigation and were enthu siastic in their report to the other directors. The company As just forming for an extension of its business and they proved very conclusively that they are a reliable firm and have articles that are in growing demand. A more complete investigation will he made and an expert called into consultation to look into the merits of the articles manufactured. If the factory is located here it is expected to require 10 acres of ground and two buildings 30 feet wide by 140 feet long. The title to the property would remain with the commercial club until wages aggregating a large sum had been paid out.