The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-05-16
THE PUBLIC MEETING.
Harper's Theatre Comfortably FILLED
Last Evening to Witness the
Exercises Prepared for the Occasion,
and TO Welcome the Medical Fra
ternity to 0ur City.

There was good turn out to the publ
meeting at Harper's Theatre last eveline
the occasion being the twenty eighth an
nual meeting of the Illinois Homeopathi
Medical Association. The City Counci
occupied seats on the stage. DR.. C. B
Kinyon. of this city, acted as chairman
After prayer by the Rev. Irving Searles
Biehls orchestra discoursed some swee
music Mayor Mott was then introduce.
| to the audience, and he was received will
applause. In behalf Of the city of Rocl
Island he welcomed the medical gentlemen
in our midst snd trusted their stay woult
be pleasant and profitable. Mayor Mot
in turn introduced Judge E. d. Sweeney
who made the address of welcome, a
| follows:
I Gentlemen of the Illinois State Hom9o
pathic Medical Association: In the name
and by the authority of the Mayor anc
| City Council of Rock Island, | give you
cordial welcome to our city. welcome
YOU to our inequalities and TO all that we
nave Ludt IS CnJOJdbIG. w
the lines have fallen to us, in Rock Is
land, in pleasant places.
The location of our city is half way on
the great stream of commerce of the
Northwest carried on the greatest river
of the continent, and which has Tor It's
termini St. Louis and st. Paul. halfway
of the great agricultural plains and valleys
living between the great lakes and the
Missouri river 1t location makes 1t OF
necessity railroad center, with as many
roads as the fingers on your hand, which
cross the river with their burdens on a
bridge second only to that of st. Louis.
IL is also the terminus of the long looked
for and vet hopeful Hennepin canal. 1t
is within n mile of the junction of the
Mississippi and Rock rivers, and has the
advantages and benefits of both.
You can take Il car, in the center of the
city, and, after twenty minutes ride,
over nice little railroad. behind the
incest little dummy in the West, find
Yourself at Milan. the city Of mills, not
only in name, but in fact. You will find
there three Touring mills. two paper mills
n cotton factory, wagon factory and
other industries, with enough surplus
water power, to turn all the wheels of
Lowell
In taking this ride permit me to remind
you that you will skirt along through what
was once the cornfields of the Sacs and
Foxes, where the squaw and the papooses
planted anthcnltivated the Indian maize,
from generation to generation IN the same
hills many of which still remain, and
where you will also see the site of the
wigwam of Black Hawk, who was the
last great warrior and chief who made d
stand for the red man against the pale
face" on this side of the Father of
Waters"
To the east of u.s. is the proud city of
Moline, which has made more plows than
any other city in the world, and is now
becoming as equally renowned in the
manufacture of wagons, corn planters and
wooden ware. Here you will see the
great government dam which harnesses to
the wheels of industry nearly one-third
of the great river. In Moline you Will
find more beautiful and comfortable
homes than in any other city of its size in
the West, built from the savings of in
dustries and intelligent mechanics.
Across our beautiful harbor. three
eighths of mile in width, is the flourish
ing and prosperous city Of Davenport.
with its 90. 900 of people. where you will
find busy marts Of trade, great glucose
factory and saw mills which have an out
put of millions of feet of lumber every
year. You will also find there the Acade-
my of Science, an institution which is the
pride of Iowa, and which will pay a
visit from you.
But surprising all in the mention of
our surroundings is the island of Rock
Island, which has been designated, on ac-
count of its unparalleled beauty and in
value, the Koh-i-nor of the Mis-
sissippi valley. 1t is beautifully located,
parting the great river in twain. The
in obedience to the maxim,
in the time of peace prepare for war,
s spending millions IN fitting it up as the
great work shop of the nation. Here
you will find access to buildings prepared
for the manufacture of arms. A drive
along its great avenues, equal to the
Doulevards of Chicago, and along and
through its beautiful drives, almost as
charming as you will find in Central Park
New York, will amply compensate you
for visit to the Island.
l would moi fail to to mention our own
pillow factory, glass and stove factories,
)ur great lumber manufactures and our
water works, of which we are proud and
IN which we know that you viii be in
.erested.
might be excused from further re-
mark but for the first time in my life,
ind myself addressing an audience of
physicians, and as one of the laity | may
be excused in saying word that your
presence as physicians suggests As /
the object of your society
Fou are here for the mutual exchange of
thought and experiences as physicians,
md to learn fromlsuch intercourse lessons
which will enable you TO better practice
gour profession. The object is certainly
4 worthy one and commends you to the
favorable consideration of all 1t appears
% me the incentive that physician has
10 become proficient in his profession is
aot excelled, if equalled, by the incentive
which addresses itself to the membership |
IF any other of the learned profession. |
The priceless jewel of life is placed in
Feur keeping. Upon the proper exercise |
IF this trust depends every interest of
light and property, every relation of
business and family, the enjoyment of the |
of the past and hopes of |
he future, the continuance of every en-
erprise, the carrying out of every plan, |
he fuIfillment of every promise and en-
yagement, all depends upon it. Life is
as the good book has it in the
lew version, 'For what is a man prOfited
he shall gain the whole world and lose
lis own life or what shall a man give in
am reminded that you gentlemen be-