The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-10-10
LOCAL MELANGE.
An Interesting POST ortem
Examination.
Almost Fatal Result of an
Overdose of Choral.
The Business Mems Asso-
citation Meeting.
All Kinds of Happenings
Briefly Narrated.
BUSINESS MEMS ASSOCIATION.


Pursuant to call quite number of Rock
| Island representative business men assem-
bled at the City Council room, last even
| ing, to take into consideration the advis-
| ability of organizing business mems as
| ISOLATION, for the purposes stated in the
ARGUS of recent date. The meeting was
called to order by Mr.. A. c.. Dart, and was
subsequently put into form with Mr.. Alex
ander Steel, as chairman, and Mr.. John
Peetz, secretary. Mr.. Dart thought it
selection of committees on Or
ganization and bylaws. Mr.
Peetz moved the Organization of such
an association as was contemplated in the
call, which motion was adopted. Mr.. j. M.
Buford spoke at some length respecting
the advantage to be gained by a general
interchange of views respecting the scope
of the work to be performed. Various
interests should be consulted, all tending
toward unification and the attainment of a
common object, the material growth of
Rock Island. His remarks which were
forcible and to the point, were we'll re-
ceived and were in substance an elaboration
or filling in of the position heretofore taken
by this paper. Chairman Steel followed
with remarks of similar purport, dwelling
upon the necessity of laboring together
as community; that individual effort,
while it might be attended with something
Nf
with the well directed, organized, system
attic work of an association. Mr.. Dart be-
lieved that an association of the character
under consideration should, in order to be
effective, be the outcome of united de-
mand. Without this sentiment, as a pow
erful hacker, not ally, he did not see how
anything could be done which would be of
material aid in the development of the city.
On motion the chair appointed the fol
lowing committee of five ON permanent
organization: Messrs. A c. Dart, Fred
Denkman, J. w. Mcconnell, r. Champion
and J. NJ. Buford
The attention of those present was
directed by Major Fl. C. Connolly toward
the ACCESSIBILITY of political action respect
ing the cession of the Illinois and Mich
gan ship canal to the general government.
His idea was TO have the affirmative
printed on all political tickets at the coming
election. and thus get an expression of
opinion from the people of the entire state
which would necessarily have great weight
with 1.-The powers that be-" He then
moved that the chairman and secretary of
the meeting be directed to open cores
pondence with people in every county of
the state bearing upon the subject under
consideration. This was amended by add
ing two more persons to that committee
Amendment adopted, and Maj. Connolly
and Mr.. Walter Johnson were chosen as
such additional committeeman, after which
the meeting adjourned till Monday evening
next
Thus it may be seen that the ball has
been set in motion, and in the judgment of
the ARGUS it viii not stop rolling until
business in our beautiful city has been
given new and irresistible impetus. In
union, however, the world over there is
strength, and in this matter every person
having the well being of Rock Island at
heart should lend a powerful helping
hand.