The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-10-10
THE DUCK CREEK R. R.
SQUABBLE.
Davenport "Going Backwards
Losing Ground Fast"
BUSINESS DROPPING OFF"
''The Hotel Keepers Deprived OF all
their Profit"

The Davenport Board of Trade Chaving
found the key to their room had meeting
Wednesday evening, on the subject OF the
Duck Greek railroad. They made pref
ty mess of it-had a sort of "a WOW and
wumpus" among themselves, firing hot
shot at each other with good deal of
vigor. The richest speech OF the evening
was made by A. C. Fulton, ESQ.,, an old
we'll known citizen, of influence and stand
ing. He is reported in the Davenport pa
pers as follows:
Mr.. Fulton said that if this style of
business was kept III for four years, there
pouldn't be merchant lett IN tie city to
talk about. We had gone ahead for some
wears. but were nor going 6ackcdrdS los
ina around fast: must take a lick ahead
If the road was not brought in in 80 days,
| il would be a calamity. 1t was now up to
Favette. Merchants say nearly halt the
wholesale trade of the city came from along
the St. Paul road, and we must hold it
| TIE hotel business here had dropped OF one
third since the road had stopped running
into the eitg-depriHng the hotel keepers of
all their profit. If the Railroad couldn' t
/ build the road alone. he thought the Com
pany and the city could. He could if he
was running the city. Had seen worse
cases better shut off public gas and go it
in the dark stop all street work and use
1926, 900 for the road 1.-THE Council can't
run the city cheaper enough TO aid the
road this much, they had better sell out /;
were acting like children; laughing
stock for the whole country; had cut
| pieces out of neDSp0perS all OUer the
| country that 1cert making fan Of as.
/ There was d semi-offcial meeting called
at the Court House with flies and kettle
| tie drums the Secretary of that meeting
made speech, that, as reported in the pa,
pers, would disgrace three cent Front
street doggery it was shame TO the city
done great injury; had the proceedings Of
! the meeting at his house in black and white
If the road was not brought in, tie tim,
tcoUid soon come tcasa stores, and lots ana
houses tcoHld not Be north anything scarce
ly; city had already lost $4,000 IN trade
ace cere going dozen fast, and somethin.
must be done or rs might as sceH q,sit ana
90 somephere else He said he was MOI
uuCl VI dspCdASls Dut GhCLI was laio opIi
ions; all he had to say.
Mr.. Joseph Shields then took hand il
the game, and in the course of his remarks
he said he
Went out on the road short time agl
seven passengers up, five down; don
regard the railroad OF the greatest impor
lance; were other things as important
should disabuse people on the road o
false impressions that had been spread
!, Twenty grain wagons moving between cit
F and country were better for the city thai
all the railroad was now doing.
Mr.. krause said ii ioaS kROicn 10 busi
: ness men here that trade had dropped Of
and If 1t continues to decline might d
, tceH hare no road.
After nearly everybody had taken par
: in the discussion they appointed Messr
t Price, Bills, Claussen, Russell and Miller
! committee to find ont what's the matter
and adjourned