Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 158, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 July 1912 — HATCH FACTORY MAY START NEXT MONTH. [ARTICLE]

HATCH FACTORY MAY START NEXT MONTH.

Promoter and New Stockholders Here to Adjust Claims and Arrange (or Starting the Factory. The United States Match Co. may have its plant in Rensselaer in operation by the middle of August Hugo Kahn, a Chicago capitalist who became interested with W. W. Sterling several months ago, io here today, Tuesday, in company with Mr. Sterling and E. B. fteigler, of Elkhart, and George M. Seward, F. H. Greene and Attorney John O’Shanghnessey, of Chicago. They state that they hope to adjust the claims now standing —'test the match factory, to complete the building, arrange - for the city water to be piped to the plant, move the machines here and get the factory in operation. Their plan is to accomplish this by Augnst 15th. Mr. Kohn and Mr. Zeiglar talk very encouragingly of the prospect and say that if the city bonncil will provide some means to get tbe water to the plant in order to afford the necessary fire protection there Is no doubt about their ability to start the factory going.