Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 54, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 December 1908 — GEO. F. MEYERS NEW COUNCILMAN [ARTICLE]

GEO. F. MEYERS NEW COUNCILMAN

Elected To Succeed the Late Jay W. Williams, at Special Meeting t Monday Night. ‘At the special meeting of the ty Council Monday night to elect a successor to Jay W. Williams, deceased, as councilman-at-large, the name of George' F. Meyers, republican, was presented by Councilman Spitler, and Lucius Strong, democrat, by Councilman Gerber. The vote was on strictly party lines, Mr. Gerber voting for Strong and the other three councilmen for Meyers. v Mr. Meyers <s a good, straight man aid is well thought of. He should make a good councilman. The only other business was to grant the petition of John Schanlaub et al for a tile drain of eight and six inch tile in, the west part -of town, beginning at the corner by Larkin Potts’ residence and running west on Clark street to the ditca known as ihe Fisher ditch. The petitioners agree to haul the tile and put it in and the city is to pay for the tile only. WILL INVESTIGATE FACTORY PROPOSITION. Ot a meeting of the Commercial Club and citizens Friday evening matters of various kinds connected with the disposal of city lots, etc., to provide the proposed factory fund were discussed, as well as the question of investigating the proposition of the Chicago industrial oompany regarding the factory they had in view for us that would occupy ten acres of ground and employ 300 men to start. It was decided to investigate this proposition, and to that end President Warren Robinson, C. G. Spitler and A. Leopold go up to Chicago today on the 9:55 train to make a careful Investigation and report at a meeting which will be called later. There seemed to be a sentiment against closing up a contract w;ith any factory, conditioned on our being able to sell the lots and raise the necessary bonus, until the lots were actually sold and 'the cash in hand. The Democrat believes this to be a wrong position to take. If a contract can be made with( j responsible company that will bind itself to employ a stated number ot men at the start, continuing for a stated time, It would greatly aid in the sale of the lots, for then there is something tangible to go on. If, after an investigation, this concern that will employ 300 men and put up a factory* of 50,000 feet of ilOOr space. Is found to be reliable and of as good financial standing as reported, we believe ,** | o®ld he no hesitancy in «heb!hg•■■ft at once, pTqviding the Mmuh wanted comes within ,our Itatft such proportions is more than we could rea-

sonably hope to secure again, and a bird in the hahd is worth two in the bush. Three hundred factory employes would mean an addition of 100 families to Rensselaer, and if this concern could be secured there would be little trouble about securing others later.