Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 97, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 March 1917 — FACTORY MACHINERY ENROUTE [ARTICLE]

FACTORY MACHINERY ENROUTE

Operations to Begin Within the Next Week or Ten Days. All of the details pertaining to the location of the Roth garment factory in Rensselaer have been finally concluded and the industry is to come, here at once. Their machinery ip Chicago is all packed and it was asserted yesterday that it was loaded on two auto trucks ready for transportation, and was expected to reach Rensselaer either last' night or today. This method was adopted because of the inability of the concern to secure a freight car

The leasing of the building at the corner,-of Van Rensselaer and Cornelia streets has been closed ’and a year’s rent amounting to $3 00 has been paid. An effort was being made Thursday and yesterday to raise $25 0 for paying the expense of moving the Kellner & Callahan stock, rent at the airdome and also putting the building to be used by the factory in shape for them. Over $20(1 of thp above amount had been subscribed at last reports yesterday.

The Roth factory proposes to be in active operation in this city within the next week Or ten days. About forty employes will be used the first week and. this number will be increased gradually as the facilities are enlarged until about 100 in all are employed. At the present time about sixty applications for positions have been received, and it is reasonably certain that the full number desired can be secured without any trouble. It is now an assured fact that Rensselaer will get this factory, and its benefits to the city will be many. Too much credit for getting the same here cannot be given B. J. Jarrette and Sam Fendig, who have been untiring in their efforts and have spent much time and money in order to thus further the interests of Rensselaer. Their personal benefits will be little, if any, and their motive throughout has been wholly unselfish but for the good of the city. That the factory will be a success is already assured by the large number of orders now on hand to be filled.