Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 261, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 October 1916 — RENSSELAER’S HOPES REALIZED AT LAST [ARTICLE]

RENSSELAER’S HOPES REALIZED AT LAST

New Industries of a Permanent Nature and It is Now Assured Fa<ct They Are Here to Stay. Any Rensselaer citizen would do well to pay a visit to the new factory in Rensselaer and see what we have in our little city. Few people have visited, the factory since it has started operations and do not seem to realize th at.. we have a busy I i ttl ei r ■ dustry in our midst vhat bids fair to continue to thrive and add to the general prosperity of the community. The nice part of these new propositions is that the promoters have not gone about blustering and bragging about “what they were going to do/’ They have simply gone about quiet 1 y with but little advance notice and done something unaided that in the pafct eniild nai_Jbe-donn by corporations. Those who have taken time to visit the factory addition have been amazed with what they have found there. There Is no 'ldlcnes? and each and every man is busily engaged at his work, and the building that was formerly and run down, now has the appearance of a bee hive. A carload of chairs manufactured, by the Columbia Furniture Co., were loaded preparatory to shipping Monday. The dqmpany has enough work right now to keep them busily _ engaged for the nexT several months and find a ready sale Tor their furni - ture, thus assuring a permanent location here. There are about fifteen men employed at the present time and as soon as it is possible there will be many more experienced workmen employed. Another commendable thing about the new industries is the employing as far as possible local labor.

Although the* reduction plant was only ready to operate a few days ago, they now have plenty of work, and should have no trouble' at all in being provided with ’work “for alt time to come. Farmers as well as Rensselaer people are overjoyed by the future that these two industries promise and Messrs. Loy and Besser have the thanks of the entire community for their progressiveness. It is probable that some sort of entertainment will be given to the promoters of the factory and the em J ployes in the near future, to show thefii that the community appreciates their efforts ,a ndto get better acquainted.