Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 41, Number 37, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 January 1909 — GREATER RENSSELAER [ARTICLE]

GREATER RENSSELAER

Big Mass Meeting Will Be Held at Ellis Opera House Thursday Night at 8 O’clock.

The campaign for the sale of the 300 lots in the Rensselaer Commercial Club addition will be formally opened next Thursday night, January 21st, at Ellis’ opera house. The pre'iminary work is being finished up and headquarters will be established in the K. of P. building, first floor, where plats of the ground may be seen and the plan explained In detail. 'No lots will be sold until the opening night, Thursday. Everyone must remember that we must sell 300 lots before we can secure the proposed industries. But recently a large manu-

facturer Investigated Rensselaer as a proper location and he was well pleased with the conditions found here. Other manufacturers a- e expected later and it is the intention of the Rensselaer Commercial Club to make the best bargain It can for Its citizens. This is not an individual sale for one or a few, but it is for all of us. What we want is a “Greater Rensselaer’' and to attain this end everyone must help. Now let every citizen interested in the welfare of Rensselaer be at the meeting Thursday night, and get the details of the sale of lots.