Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 34, Number 17, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 October 1901 — THIS IS A BIG THING [ARTICLE]

THIS IS A BIG THING

Another Factory Wants to Come to Rensselaer. There is a manufacturing company in Chicago which wants to move to Rensselaer and which, by all accounts seems to be far the best and biggest thing ever offered us. It manufactures a blue flame oil burner, that is proving immensely popular for all kinds of heating purposes, and they also, want to make stoves, ranges, brass work, plumbers’ heating furnaces etc. It is expected to employ 300 to 400 men. The company wants $15,000 and 5 acres of land. Further particulars will be given later, when a deflnite proposition is received.