The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-07-03
The Rasult of Good Managsmsnt.

The Result Of Good Management.
When, 10 January 1879. it was ANNOUNCE
ed that the Rock Island & Peoria railway
company had declared dividend, it caus-
ed general rejoicing among the friends of
the road, as it was the first time in its
history that dividend had been declared.
Mr. R. r. Cables excellent management
of the road was also highly commended
for not only had the road declared divi-
dend, but many much needed improve
ments had been made during his admins
tration. The same energetic and pruden-
tial management that brought about the
result in January has continued. and on
June 2Sth, another dividend of two aDd
one half per cent was declared on the
capital stock of 81 100000. showing net
surplus of earnings for the six months
ending June Both, of $37, 500-an excel
lent showing The executive committee
met on June 18th as stated, and it was as
certained that surplus of over $4,000
remained in the treasury over all expenses,
and the dividend of two and one-half per
cent thereupon declared. This was no fancy
figuring either, as is the case with some
corporations declaring dividends, for on
June Both, two days after the meeting of
| the executive committee, voucher was
sent to each stakeholder for the amount of
| dividend due. Rock Island has reason to
feel proud of the prosperity of the Il. |.
& p. R. r., for certainly the road is OF
vast benefit to the community, besides be-
ing an active competitor for freight to and
from the great centres, thereby holding
the great lines in check TO the advantage
of the mercantile interests of the city. The
prosperity that has attended the Rock Is
land & Peoria is due to the splendid man.
agement of Mr.. Gable, who is new conced.
ed 10 be one of the shrewdest railroad
men 10 the west. THE ARGUS takes
pleasure in noting the onward strides to
prosperity of the R. l. & p with al
others who have the interested Rock Island
at heart, andthat the road has through
splendid management and careful atten
ton TO the wants of shippers. reached &
level of impregnable solidity,
Many Physicians are prescribing DR.
Bull Baby Syrup because they know it il
a good remedy for children aud is warran.
ted not to contain either Opium, Morphla,
Paregoric or Laudanum the base of thu
usual soothing remedies.
Il We desire to inform our Democratic
friends that the people Of the North mean
business when they amended the consti
tuition of the United States so as to throw
the mantle Of protection over the humble
has been voted 10 pay Marshall anc
Supervisors the election laws are 10 full
force. - Union
| To read the average republican paper
one w1uli Imagine that the North was thG
/ Union, that there was no South In thC
i Union. aud that only states with republi
can governors could be classed as in tbs
Inationai confederation This is in accorG
With the tkeEy Of the stalwarts, however
lad the above eKtraGt from the Union, i
bnt tbe ecbo SSN;sk every republican orgai
is sworn to accord the uttera."es o. vi
centraizers. To many the threats con
tanned in the Unton's extract would appear
as mere braggadocia and so it would be i
it had origin 10 that Office, but it is no
original with the editor of the UniOn.-i
is part of the pre-arranQed programme o
forcing perpetuity Of republican part.
rule at any cost 1t is no idle assertion t,
say that the stalwarts of the republican
party would stop at nothing that woul,
consummate their scheme of centraliza
tio2-eyen to plunging the country into
bloody war. 20 ahead and put you
scoundrels called Supervisors at the polls
r if you can find legal right to do SO. bu
} rest assured of this, that not dollar wi
be appropriated to pay them for their in
! famous services.