Jasper County Democrat, Volume 4, Number 26, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 October 1901 — FACTORY MEETING. [ARTICLE]

FACTORY MEETING.

Steps Taken To Secure the Novelty Manufacturing Plant. A meeting of the Commercial Club and others was held Wednesday night to discuss the proposition of Kuhn & Co , to move their manufacturing plant to our city. A report of the committee who visited Chicago to examine the plant was called for, and was responded to by said committee, to-wit: A.

Leopold and C. D. Nowels, who spoke favorably of the plant and urged that some action be taken to secure it for our city. Mr. Brown of. Chicago, a member of Kuhn & Co., was present, and gave in detail what they proposed to do if they came here. His talk was favorably received. Many others expressed themselves as favorably impressed with the proposal and were willing to aid with their means to help raise the necessary money to secure the factory. A committee of five was appointed to take a few subscriptions and talk with the people to ascertain their feelings toward it. The following parties have at this writing put down their names and amount they would give as follows: E. L.- Hollins worth.. .$509 00 A Leopold 500 00 B. Forsythe 500 00 W. B. Austin 300 00 John Eger 200 00 Warren Robinson.... 100 00 I. J. Porter 50 00 Others who were not asked to subscribe said they would help all they could. Those who have subscribed so liberally deserve great credit, and if all would take a like interest the plant could be secured and our city be largely benefitted thereby.