The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-07-06

ISy every CONSIDERATION Oh pTOut anu
propriety, the blood should be kept abso
Iutoly pure by using DR.. Bulls Blood Mix
ture.
To the Editors of the Argus.
The undersigned committee Of Rodman
Rifles, on behalf of the company, respect
fully make the following statement to the
public, in explanation of their connection
with the celebration on Credit Island
10 as much as the MANAGEMENT of the
affair was very unsatisfactory to the public
and especially to the rifle company, we
wish to say chat the rifle company was in
no way responsible for the failure to pro-
vide proper transportation from the isl
and nor for the failure to have the pro
gramme as advertised carried out
The name OF the company was used in
connection with the celebration in the fol
lowing manner. Mr.. L H. Guyer a sor
Of the Hon. S. S. Guyer. of this city, q
young man in whom the members of the
company had the utmost confidence
though not himself, member, proposed
to the company to get up celebration OF
Credit Island and assume all risks anC
responsibility Of the same and pay to thu
coIL pany out Of the net proceeds, the frs
and third seventy-fve dollars. npon tn
simple condition that the company woulC
parade on that day and allow the use of it
name as a beneficiary, in advertising tn
celebration.
The.company have been earnestly endeav
orng to procure uniforms and suitabl
quarters, agreed to the proposition upo
the condition that a committee of the com
! pany should be advised by Mr.. Guyer c
the arrangement to be made in order tina
q the name of the company should not in an
way be compromised. The undersigne
were appointed as such committee an
were advised by Il. II, Guyer and one j
D r McGlaughlin who appears to have bee
: aepartner Of Guyers, that four steam
boats had been engsged to take the peopl
to and from the island in the morning the
some one of which boats would leave fc
the island and from the island every twer
: ty minutes. Among the boat
!. named to this committee /
|, these gentlemen was the steamt
= Caffery, large boat and thegone upc
i which the committee principally dependf
q for such transportation, the sother boa
v being small 1t never occurred to th
to examine the contracts of these gentl
= men, with the several steamboats,; as ii
IT boats commenced to run in the morning
the fourth, according to their statemcu
and knowing Mr., Guyer as they did.
|. never occurred to this committee that
II could be any part of his and his partne
arrangements to use the Gallery only
the purpose Of getting the people on to ii
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best they could; and not until late
a the afternoon of the fourth, al
is when it was too late to renee
,e the wrong, did this con
mittee learn the fact that Messr
Guyer & McGlaughan had only contract
IT with the Gallery to run three hours, tn
to is TO say just long enough to get the peoT
d on the island, and this they did not lea
until they saw the boat laid up at her Ian
9 ing place with steam down, after havi
le run as a gratuity couple Of hours ov
er their contract time. When this commit
~ learned the above facts they immediate
- took means to have the ferry cor
i' to the relief Of the peor
d who had been left on the islau
As to the programme on the Island t
rife company did in coed faith all tn
were advertised to do, and any other ia
OF ure in the programme they are not !
IN sponsible for.
Note or comment on the part of Il
~ committee as to the conduct of Mess
ry Guyer aud mclaughlin seem unnecessa,
r. but we can not refrain from adding. I'll
# if their arrangement with the Caffrey v
:. simply mistake in judgment there c
~ be no excuse for misleading the commit
se and but little charity under the circu
Ir, stances can be expected, But if {
no arrangement was deliberately entered il
20 for the sake Of making money it was a pi
ne OF vilainy deserving OF the lasting indig
he ton of all honest people.
ng +. FL. BOWMAN
bo j. NJ. RETICKER,
q, L. EYsTER, M. d.
he Committee