The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-01-26


the want of local paper to assist them ID
building up their manufacturing interests,
to represent them abroad and to give them
the local news Of the day, and have offered
sufficient inducement to Mr.. A. Gilmore
to warrant him in issuing the following
prospectus. As it contains some items OF
interest to the entire county and as Milan
is an important factor Of the wealth of the
county, in her partially developed water
power which is unquestlonably the best in
the state and which must in a very short
time attract the attention of capitalists and
result in making Milan second to no other
place in the west in the extent and value OF
its manufactures, The ARGUS publishes
the prospectus entire, at the same time
wishing Mr.. Gilmore and the citizens of
Milan success in their undertaking.
TO the Citizens Of Milan and Rock Island
County:
The void which has so long been appar
ent in our solid little town of Milan, name
~, the want of a local newspaper and
| by publishing a weekly seven column folio
sheet 24x35 inches in size.
/ In its columns sectarian and political
discussions will be avoided, We will give
the latest news up to the day of printing
and shall foster local interest by having
in each of the adjoining townships resident
correspondents to remit us the readable
items of their neighborhoed.
l II rauuiTna hut an ovpraUn nf
intellect to tell the plain unvarnished truth
we will eudeavor to call the attention of
| Money, Brains and Labor to accurate
views Of the valuable manufacturing and
commercial resources that exist undevel-
oped in our midst.
To accomplish our mission we require
the aid of the Farmer, the Mechanic, the
Laborer, the Professional and the Mer-
chant.
During the next decade, say from 1878
to 1888, Milan can emerge from her present
obsouritv to q manufacturing city of 10000
population.
| Every sojourner exclaims, ut is but a
lquestion Of time" as to her brilliant future,
and, while admitting the valid claim of the
town and vicinity as a summer resort,
where pleasure boating. bathing, fishing
and rustic tent life prevail in an atmos-
lphere that insures health, they are prone
to express amazement that the wonderful
!, vitality of such immense water power
should be so meagerly utilized.
| Its magnitude Is not properly known.
The lakes and living springs Of 10000
square miles of area with an average rain
fall of thirty inches flowing upon rocky
bed is inexhaustable.
AS an eminent writer utters, 1T seems
as though nature had made an effort in
forming this beautiful and picturesque
locality" The grand and imposing
appearance, as seen from the lofty bluff
known as BLACK Hawks Watch Tower. .
the whole valley visible as far as the eye
can reach-the pure and limpid Rock
River with its various islands oi
E outrageous groves Of cool recess
the sparkling, many hued water fall:
e of four separate channels spauned by their
] railroad and wagon bridges, the gentle
p slopes and abrupt elevations Of the rivel
banks, present variety of surface anC
beauty of landscape never surpassed. Tit
present view Of our water power is EN-
e bellished with one cotton mill 10 flourishinl
e circumstances.
Two large -four mill establishments ii
active operation.
Two extensive paper mills with capacit,
tor consuming, every week, hundreds 0
tons OF straw and MANILA stock.
4 magnificent factory building witt
It superior water power attachments, ney
! and complete. awaiting but intelligence
and capital to utilize it.
'. An enterprising pork packing establish
i ment.
o A valuable distillery edifce with perlec
=. machinery and numerous Outbuildings 500
J to be actively occupied. These with suudr,
= ice packing firms and an honest, ambition
J. class Of merchants and mechanics are i
the aggregate the nucleus Of a populou
d city.
u 4 nucleus that at the present time ha
IA regular trains day passing throug
her railway station, and river navigatio
made available by means Of canal and lock
u with extensive coal mines opened an
Z, worked on the river banks, which may
Al H0ated oD barges to the furnace doors
while the hundreds Of acres Of coal through
:. out the county having capacity of pro
|. duciDg hundreds of thousands of tons, &C
d cessible by railway and wagon, constitut
e features IN connection with the agriculture
resources Of the surrounding county wit
. which we hope TO have capital and ente,
|. prise better acquainted
n To accomplish this THE Una
JOURNAL will labor so long as
b shall have the cooperatieo of II
/. citizens Of Milan and the surroundir
: country. Every farmer who is iptereste
= in our efforts to build up ?. market he,
/. where all his products shat, have a read
y sale at remuneratiTe price: every labor,
/. who wants to see our water power II
largest, best AID most reliable in the stat
0 fully developed and d ned with fourishir
manufactures which shall give him al
his chiEdFen employr 1ent; every merchan
every property hosTier. and every capital
who VIII be benefit ed by an increased trad
o ny having their vacant lots covered vii
3 the homes OF thu operative, and by the il
! creased demau Dis for their money a.
asked TO help represent the unequallt
j advantages Of Milan to the idle thousant
t or the east Tf iting and looking for homes
legitimate ON profitable investment. "
ask you all to subscribe for one, two
more copies OF THE MILAN JOURNAL al
? send them to friends in the east and tai
r lHs i oURNAL home TO your families.
, shall 'seyot2 few weeks to canvassing an
II oHaeient encouragement is offered sha
lanmedlatgly commence the publication
= what shall endeavor to make the be
: family paper In the county.
p The terms viii be $500 per year, $1.(
tor six moriths. Address,
" Z. GILMORE, Milan, Ill
Lost time Is forever lost Absence fro
school is often caused by Cough Cald