The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1866-12-19

VIEW AAuFEL.-h6 arc Si8o learn Lnkt
our capitalists and business men are taking
an interest in the subject of new hotel, and
that several private meetings have already
been held in regard to the matter. Various
sites have already been talked of, and various
projects discussed, the most prominent of
which are as follows:
q LIST. To purchase the Warren property, op-
posise HaFper's block, and build thsre first
class house, costing, perhaps, $4,000, cover
ing the whole property to the line of Mylo
Lees property, and fronting on Illinois and
Buffalo streets-with hollow square in the
center for air and light. But this cannot be
done, because the owner of the land refuses
to sell for any thing short of double the value
Of the property.
ID. To purchase the Russell property, or
enough of it for hotel, on the corner of ILL
nois and Jefferson streets, opposite the Island
City Hotel. This, in our opinion, is the very
best plan that could be adopted. The looa-
ton is one of the best, or nearly the best, in
the atty, and the front Of the house being on
Illinois and Jefferson streets would give it en-
eastern and southern view, rendering it much
pleasanter than ON the other side of the
street.
3D. To get lease from the city of sufi-
| oiens ground in Union Square for the purpose
of hotel. This we hardly think the people
of the CITY would consent to,-though We be-
lieve, if there is no legal obstacle in the way,
it would be good plan to sell the square
and with the purchase money procure .
much larger piece of ground east of the high
school, for public park. Union Square,
| with reasonable expense for fitting and or
namsnting, could be made quite pretty lit
tie park but the soil ia thin upon the center
and north side of ID and trees do not and will
not flourish there until the ground is raised
Near the big ID school building very large
park, on good deep rich soil, could be obtain.
cd, and so improved that it would be an or
namsnt to the city and a hsalshfuI resort 70,
all.
4th. The fourth plan is to purchase the We
cant lots belonging to o. ]. Dimiok, corner o
Jefferson and Illinois streets, opposite Unto,
Square, and the adjoining lot, called tn,
Webster lot, and erect the hotel there.
This would do very well if the Russell
property could not be obtained.
9th. To purchase and remodel the Islam,
City Hotel. This is the poorest idea of al
that are proposed The old part of that he
tel is utterly WORTHLESS for any purpose, ant
ourhs to be pulled down and the Island Git.
block of stores continued to the corner Q
, Jefferson street. 1t is not fit for hotel an
cannot be repaired or altered to make mic
d and cony enisnt house of it. The best thin
to do with it is to pull it down, rebuild wit
stores, and abandon the idea of . hotel there
6 Of all these plans We like the one bes
n which coatemplstes hotel on the Russo
q property-and the one on the Dimick pro,
81 erty next and we lay these ideas before tb
<. public In the hope tina. it will stimulate
10 discussion of the matter and result in doir
81 something practical On the subject. 1t
: very evident that something must be done,
N Rock Island will be greatly injured by Il
Z. neglect of her citizens to supply this gre
:, and pressing want. Now is the time to /
i. to work and procure the ground and oor