Jasper County Democrat, Volume 15, Number 10, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 May 1912 — DIAMONDS FOR THE FARMER [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

DIAMONDS FOR THE FARMER

Demand From the West Is So Heavy the Eastern Dealers Cannot Keep Up With It. Diamond dealers In New York say that more gems are being bought by western dealers than ever before.

They attribute the activity in the diar mond business to the prosperity of the farmers in the west, many of whom, say the western dealers, are investing in gems. Although gems valued at $5,000,000 were brought into this country during the month of November, five times more than during the same month last year, the dealers have been unable to fill orders.