Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 298, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 December 1919 — RENSSELAER IS PROGRESSIVE [ARTICLE]

RENSSELAER IS PROGRESSIVE

MANY new buildings are ERECTED DURING THE PRESENT YEAR. '.T i ■' With material and labor abnormally high and difficult to obtain, Rensselaer has had a wonderful year in the matter of new buildings, both business and residence. The following improvements in business buildings have been made during the year: Kuboske & Walter, garage. $15,000 Kellner & Callahan, implement room 8,000 Wallace & Herath, poultry house 3,000 Shafer & Co., garage 7,000 Michael Kanne, laundry 2,500 J. W. Horton, Gayety airdome 5,000 Central Sales Co., improvement on garage 5,000 Jasper Co. Telephone Co., cable --- 2,500 Van Rensselaer club, improvement on Babcock building 3,000 The following residences have been built or improved during the year: Elzie Grow, new residence $7,000 W. H. Hogan, new residence.. 5,000 Dr. E. N. Loy, improved resi- * i dence - 4,500 Jesse Nichols, improved residence —-... 4,000 B. D. McCoily, new residence 4,000 R. D. Wangelin, new residence ; 4,000 Korah Daniels, new residence 4,000 Chester Halstead, new reais' dence 4,300 Mrs. Elizabeth Haus, new residence 3,500 G. L. Thornton, new residence 3,000 Edward Duvall, improvements 500 Edgar Day, improvements 500 C. R. Dean, improvements 700 Elmer Daniels, improvements. 500 There may be new buildings that we have not listed. The price in a number of cases is estimated and may vary slightly from the cost.. We are quite surfe that we have not i mentioned all of the properties that have been improved.

There has been a large number of splendid farm residences built in the county during the year. If the owners of these would supply the needed information we would be pleased to,give a list of them. The prospects for the coming year are, very bright. The Farmers & Merchants National Bank and A. F. Long & Son will undoubtedly erect the finest business building in Rensselaer upon the site purchased of Abraham Leopold. This location is on a par with the location of The Trust & Savings Bank and the Forsythe building occupied by Rowles & Parker’s department store. Should the owners of the Leopold corner decide to wreck the present building and in its place erect a modem structure of three or four stories, equipped with electric elevator and suite of rooms especially arranged for groups of professional meii and with modern lodge or club rooms in the upper story, they would have a building which would be a money earner, a credit to the city and the pride of the owners. A number of new residences are now under construction, but not completed. Attorney Cope J. Hanley is to erect a Very elegant bungalow on East Cornelia street. It is possible that 1920 will see erected in this city a fine new power plant. This will be located near the Monon railroad so that the hauling of coal may be discontinued.

There is need of an addition to the present county hospital building and some considerable sentiment favoring the erection of a in honor of the heroes \f the late war, is heard. An act passed by the last Indiana legislature made this latter project possible. L, ' Rensselaer is very much in need of a' large coliseum for farmers’ gatherings and other important public functions and in this building a home for the American Legion coul<|, be provided. Let us strive as a city to keep afire the spirit of advancement and progress and have business and public buildings in harmony with the many elegant and commodious homes and in keeping with the culture of our people.