Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 25, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 January 1912 — LATEST MATCH FACTORY NEWS IS ENCOURAGING. [ARTICLE]

LATEST MATCH FACTORY NEWS IS ENCOURAGING.

Promoters have arrangements to Carry Oat Plans—Will Start Work , Within Ten Days. Frank Kelly, superintendent of construction of the factory building for the United States Match Co., returned this morning from a business trip to Elkhart, Goshen, Chicago and other places; He brought the good news from- President Sterling and Secretiry Longachre that they will be here or two with men who have themselves with the fuc *ory movement and that plans will be at once made Tor pusb*ng the facto»y proposition to completion. It is expected to begin building the floor in the factory building within ten days and to take up other work preparatory to installing the match making machines. Mr. Kelly states that he was assured by the‘gentlemen at the head of the match company that the machines would be shipped within two weeks. He stated that he was not at liberty to say' just what the plans vrtire, preferring that we should get ti.ar from higher authority, but h* stated that he knew the people of Rensselaer would be pleased with the plans that are now on foot. A car load of coal is now on its way to the factory to be used in the heating of the building while the floor is^being made and other things completed.