The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1870-01-28

To RESIDENT COMMUNICATIVE 10 the
duty OF men who possess money in . com.
munity like Rock Island, whose sole de.
pendence in the future is manufactures
This question is to be seriously asked by
every person possessing unoccupiea funds.
There can be but one answer-invest, and
lot this lazy money increase itself and the
town. No manufacturing interests of any
considerable magnitude can be built up
solely BY the capital in the hands of resident
citizens, although Rock Island is about as
wealthy town as any of its size in the
west. Outside capital must be drawn in to
build up the town, and there is but one
method to bring in monied men from out
side, aud that is, for resident capitalists
to invest their idle money. Let Rock Island
monied men wake up and organize stock
companies and start manufactures. Let
there be iron and steel works of all kinds,
cotton factories, paper mills, aud every sort OF
manufacturing business here. This is q CEN
trail and desirable point for the establishment
of all these. The investment OF caPsai IN
manufactures is the duty of every one VITO
possesses the means, ana shouio not Dc
looked upon BY such as favor extended to
the community. Every one possessing pro
psrty here should strive to appreciate its
value by increasiug the wealth and popula,
ton of the city. Money will flow in abund-
an,ly to start new manufactures if We ex-
hibit sufficient faith in the inherent advan.
tage of the town by putting out our own
money. Let Rock Island residents under,
stand the advantages they now hold in their
own hands. Let them be the pioneers in de-
veioping our future greatness, or it will re-
main undeveloped. Every resident of
means should look forward to doubling our
resident population in five years. When there
shall here be gathered together, a popu-
iation of twenty Ave thousand people,
which, with proper energy, can be effected
in five years at farthest, there shonld be an
operative community of not less than three
thousand people. Our retail mercantile
interests will then be upon a substantial
basis, and Rock Islands greatness a fixed
fact. An old resident of this city said to US
the other DAY, that he foresaw the time
when, In the natural course of events.
Rock Island would rival St Louis and New
Orleans in wealth and population. His
reason for this belief was, that along the
whole length of the Mississippi, from New
Orleans to St. Paul, there we're no
cities of considerable magnitude
except 81. Louis. Another big city
Is certain to be founded somewhere
in the North west, Oh the banks of this grea,
river, and Rock Island is the hes, site for
such great city, to be found on the Father
of Waters, north of St. Louis. Therefore
we reiterste, that it is not only the interest,
but the duty, of every resident capitalist
to invest his means in increasing the city
and adding to his individual wealth.
.'WISD and words don't satisfy tax-pay-
ers."- Union.
Then why don't you talk less and say
more-tell why the last Republican Council
borrowd s5,563.6S just to leave q balance
in the treasury to brsg about-tell why over
$4,000 in bills, that were over due, were left
for the present Council to pay. Answer
these things and we will give you some more
to answer Come the tax payers wan,
to know.-Wind and words you know will
not avail you now.