Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 36, Number 97, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 July 1904 — Still Making A Substantial Growth. [ARTICLE]

Still Making A Substantial Growth.

All years can’t be good years, in the building line, in a place like Rensselaer, and some years must necessarily be worse than others. This year, however, is an exceptionally poor year, and buildings operations have been less than in any year for quite a long time past. The failure of the McCoy bank early in the season, and the moving away of the horse stocks factory both contributed gteatly to retard the growth of the town, this year- But for all that the town has not been wholly at a stand-still. Five or six good new residences have been erected or are now under way, and various others have been extensively enlarged and improved, some very notably so. A large and handsome business building, of durable construction, and a smaller brick one has been completed. Several other good residences are talked of and may yet be built, and possibly another good business building. In the way of public or semipublic buildings, we have a fine and permanent public library building well underway, and a fine newjchurch is also assured for this year. Hence it will be seen that Rensselaer is far from being a a dead one. even if the hand of misfortune has been pretty heavy upon us this year.