Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 136, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 June 1914 — Where Should a Bandstand Be Built If We Build One? [ARTICLE]

Where Should a Bandstand Be Built If We Build One?

.The Republican has favored the erection of a bandstand in- Rensselaer and we believe one should be built tor our excellent band instead of dragging the old wagon up through the streets every week. We believe that the bandstand should be bpiit in the court house square because it ds in the central part of town and there is an abundance of room for- it The merchants pay for the. weekly band concerts and they do so because it 'brings crowds of people on the streets and they usually spend considerable money. The merchants will not pay if the concerts are taken away from the business section and if the grandstand were erected in Milroy park the streets of the town would be deserted. - , * - At Brook the pretty little park, Which corners the main business block and on which there is a nice bandstand is not used because the merchants who pay for the concerts want them on the street. Milroy Park is well to one side of the town and it would be very unfair to the people of the oast and north sides, as well as to the businessmen, to erect a bandstand tilere. Place it on the northwest corner of the square, and the music from the elevation will carry Jo all parts of the business section.