Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 58, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 December 1908 — WILL TAKE ROBINSON TRACT. [ARTICLE]

WILL TAKE ROBINSON TRACT.

Commercial Club Directors So Decide Yesterday Morning. At a meeting of the Commercial Club Directors yesterday morning, with all directors present except E. L. Hollingsworth and G. E. Murray. It was unanimously decided to accept the option on the Warren Robinson tract of land for the factory fund lots at. the east side of town, lying along the Monon railroad. ’there is 76% acres in this tract altogether, but Mr. Robinson reserves his residence and 1% acres of ground, leaving 75 acres on fehich the option is taken at $l3O per acre. Mr. Robinson agrees to take two lots at S2OO each, and should he draw the lot on which a tenant house worth S7OO to SBOO is located, he offers to donate it back Other options goffered were: thd Conrad Kellner tract on the Pleasant Ridge Mad, $175 per acre. The Ad Parkinson 24 acres, east of Kellner's formerly owned by Harry Murray, $l5O per acre. The 20 acres of the former Monnett land, on the Range Lina gravel road, $l5O per acre. Harvey Grant land, north of town, $250 per acre. Henry Amßler, 76 acres, north of town, $l4O per acre. Platting of the land into lots will begin at once. Mr. Deam of the Chicago Industrial Co., who is having charge of ■the lot sale, is here, but he does not know just when the metal furniture factory people, who are talking of locating here, can come down to look over the field. He wrote up to them yesterday about the matter.