Jasper County Democrat, Volume 15, Number 74, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 December 1912 — Hamilton & Kellner Will Build of Brick. [ARTICLE]

Hamilton & Kellner Will Build of Brick.

Hamilton & Kellner expect to •rect a large new feed and imple- 1 »ent building on the site of their j present building or immediately to the west thereof on the vacant lot, ■ next spring. The structure will be 26x150 feet, extending back to the' brick alley on the south. It will be of brick and two stories in height.] It had been their intention to build •f cement blocks, but they found they could get no reduction in in-I surance rates over a frame structure if cement blocks were used. The insurance companies claim that in •ase of fire the cement blocks will •rumble and fall when they get hot and water is thrown on them, hence auch walls are little if any better Mian wood.