Jasper County Democrat, Volume 17, Number 83, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 January 1915 — Business Mens’ Organization Formed [ARTICLE]

Business Mens’ Organization Formed

At a meeting held evening at Collins’ shoe store, the final organization of a business mens’ association, which has been in progress for some time, was formed, with the following directors: George W. Scott, G. J. Jessen, Sam Fen dig, John Ramp, W. J. Wright, J. J. Montgomery, A. F. Long, H. E. Hartley and J. A. McFarland. George Scott was made president of thel association, and G. J. Jessen, secretary. The object of the association is to create a closer relationship between the Rensselaer merchants and the buying public and to endeavor to bring more trade to the city. “Bargain Days” will be held at which special reduced prices on various classes of goods will be given for that day only. Such organizations in other towns have resulted in much good, and is hoped will be of great mutual benefit here. Another matter that the association has taken up is that of looking after the street sprinkling and gar bage proposition. Nothwithstanding tthe fact that Rensselaer “enjoys” one |of the highest tax rates of any city in Indiana, the city treasury—or th& ' corporation and road funds, rather —is so hard up that the council has decided that the city can no longer stand the small additional expense of taking care .of the garbage in the business district. A committee was appointed to see the business men in regard to the matter and it is proposed that the latter contribute so much a month to a fund to be paid to the city and the latter wil. hire the garbage taken care of from this fund, while the city teamster, with the fire team, will look the keeping of the business streets cleaned up and flushed, or sprinkled, and thus keep the fire team within easy distance of the engine house at all times affording, as. the advocates of the* scheme contend, greater fire protection to the citizens in general. The amount to be paid by the business men for this purpose is expected to be but little in excess of what they have been paying in the past for street sprinkling only.