Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 229, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 September 1911 — LOT PURCHASERS PAYING CHEERFULLY, SAY OFFICERS. [ARTICLE]

LOT PURCHASERS PAYING CHEERFULLY, SAY OFFICERS.

I Ohiis (J Soitlftr atii) T) Tactory here. The movement to procure factories and endeavor to make Rensselaer grow was a patriotic one and now that the factory is well under way it is up to us t o fulfill the contract to pay them the money. This means that all who contracted for lots will be seen and given an opportunity to pay. Like good sports, they are paying up and we will be able to fulfill our part of the agreement with the match factory company.”,

This will be good news to all who are Interested in Rensselaer and it is very creditable to know that those who contracted for Jots did so with the intention of paying them out. They expected a factory and the factory has been secured and they are doing their part largely to make good the. terms agreed upon by the chosen, officers of the commercial ctub. The factory, in the meantime, is going up rapidly. 1 The heating plant Is being installed and the matchmaking machinery has been ordered and will be shipped* as soon as the building is enclosed to protect it from injury by exposure. While the match factory peofile originally expected'to be ready to begin the making of matches by the first of. January, they now believe that they will be able to start work on December Ist. Mr. Meguire, the local manager, says that there are a lot of orders for matches already on hand and that there is a great deal of business in sight for the future. Every day’B delay means the loss of a lot of money. There are now thirty men employed in the factory construction. The payroll amounts to about S4OO per week. This money is all spent in Rensselaer. The success of the factory after it is in operation will have much to do with securing other enterprises and Mr. Meguire says that it is the intention of his company to locate two more factories here next year. Lot buyers are getting everything they expected when they made their buying contracts, the location of a factory, the prospect of others, and the growing probability that the lots

will themselves be worth in time all that was paid for them. vV [Along with the improvement of the factory subdivision, all lot owners should take pride in their lots. They should set out shade trees, fruit trees, and help to make the addition attractive. This will contribute to the success of the project of the factory company to boom the addition "and will add to the value of the lots and be generally beneficial. We should cooperate with the match company and tba commercial club to make a thorough success 1 of the movement wa were so energetic in starting almost three years ago,