The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-08-21
TIE COMMERCIAL EXCURSION.
From Milwaukes to Rock Island,


At a late hour yesterday afternoon (2Oth)
special train arrived on the Western Union
road bearing a commercial excursion num-
berng one hundred and twenty persons,
representing the wealth and business enter.
prise Of Milwaukee, with distinguished gen.
tlernen from other points. The object of
the excursion is to visit the principal towns
aud cities on the railway, and cultivate those
friendly feelings 80 cougenial to the success
Of extensive commerce. Various towns on
| the route having invited the Board of Trade
Of Milwaukee to visit them, party of eigh
ty.eight Of the principal capitalists and
merchants Of that city WAS promptly made
up, and special train secured The train
left Milwaukee on Wednesday morning,
halted at Beloit that evening, the visitors
took dinner at Freeport on Thursday, and
on Thursday night halted at Lanark and
| Mt. Carroll. Halts were also made at minor
stations, and on the route the party WAS
augmented to its present size by various &C.
ceSsions.
The following are the names of the gen.
temen composing the party
Hon Edward O'Neil, mayor of Milwaukee,
Rindskopf p Rindskopf 4 Son, liquor
house 7 Building, George D Russell e Co,
commission house: A o Hail. Nazro d Co,
hardware; Il Hill, Sexton Bro & Co, dry goods;
Geo Furong, secretary chamber Of commences; J
L Eldred, shngle manufacturer; A B0dkin,
editor Milwaukee Sentinel; Hon ii L Palmer at
torney; FL Crosby, deputy collector; W 0g-
den, Ogden, Webster Co, carriages; W S Sea-
man, d Seaman & Co, furniture monufaetu-
rers; Cleaver, Ferry & Cleaver books and
| stationery; Patterson, Milwaukee white
| lead works; John Plankinton, PIankinton & Ar.
mour. pork add beef packers; + D Chaplin, mil
Ter; James 7 WooIley, pork packer; C Shepard
| c Shepard Co, hardware; T Mower, Mower,
| Church Bell, commission house, l. Bartlett,
Iierkriseu, Bartlett Co, commission house;
| Geo Durham. brick maker; T II Judd T II
Judd Co, lumber; DUR, T II Judd & 90,
lumber; Jas Douglass, agent Mutual Life
| ms Co; John Ruger, sash. door and blinds II
| Nunuemacher, distiller; VIM Kennedy, county
| treasurer T Shea, freight ngent G d NJ R Il; p
| horstrr, vdit" rin~t-~t.>s Use- Rote; A X De
more, oysters and fruit; Wallace, manutlc-
! turer Of trunks; J A Brown. Chandler. Brown &
| 90, commission; Joseph Phillips, tanner; Guido
| roster NhnNeFi Is chlumurc, commission; 1
Colingbourne, painting and paper hanging; VIM
Goodwin. Bay State Iron Works james Lawton
Seifevt Lawton. photographers and engravers;
| p llcimao, Schah Co, importers Of wine; D
| Costigan, grain dealer; Jas Rerton. butcher,
Ball Goodrich, wholesale grocers; G. Bene-
dict, wholesale soaps and fancy groceries; JAS
Mullen, Mullen Bros, wooden goods; f P Hook
| err, Hooker b Co. commission. L W Fowler
Severns Fowler, commission; Jas S Peck. Au-
pt,,sk ,ntt 4 r., L. n
commission; j " Watson; N Vankerk,
Nankerk & Mcgeoct commission; J S
| Mitchell, L Mitchell 4 Co, commission:
A Ruedick, Daily Herald; D A DIN, Supt W
| I RI + Wild. general freight agent, W L r
| R 0 L Britt, general freight agent, NJ 4 S Il
r; Hon Miller, Judge 8 Circuit Court d
| P Hull. real estate broker; Geo Godfrey, Com
| nierciol Circular; RI Johnson, johnson h Henry,
| soap and candle manufacturers o l. Tyler,
Haney 4 Co., grocers: Jewett & Sherman,
coffee and spices; CD Russell, Russell & Sherman,
teas, &c; BagnalI, Bagnal & Peeps lumber,
| d j Paul, editor Milwaukee NcWs; J II Lowry,
| Lowry Bachelor, commission; NJ Keenan, NJ
Keenan, 4 Co, millers; + II West, West Fow-
ler commission; J B Shaw salt and water lime
| Geo Morwitz, G Boomer Co, Grocers; C p
| Foote, Builder; r c johnson, Commission Mer.
chant } Eldred Smith, Chandler 4 Co, Grocer,
r Roddis, Vankirk, McGrath. Co, Packers;
| Geo Bingham, L S Assessor; Messervey. Ed
Daily Wisconsin," Rick, Wholesale Furniture;
} Dryden, Brydea HARDWOOD, commission; j
| L Mansfield Weigh Master st Paul Elevator; DIR
| Jas johnson, DR. Miner, Thomas Shea, John
Nazro, 4 p Hooker, A B Blanchard, Angus
Smith, Aid Goodenow, Fl l. Palmer, Esq, A
Buttles, Mr. Sanford, editor of the Racine Adro-
cate, Frank Leland editor of the Elkhorn hide
pendent, and Mr. Hewlett, Of the Lanark Garette.
Milwaukee has many advantages as
trading point for the rich agricultural regions
of western Illinois, and is Offering spirited
competition against Chicago, her more for.
midable rival. The excursionists are heart
lily welcome to our city, and among our
beautiful environs will no doubt find much
to please and interest them. A formal re-
ception would have been given them had
our citizens have known Of the affair in
| time.