The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-10-30
THEY WILL GO.
A Committee Appointed by the Business
Men to Attend the
Hennepin Canal Conference In Chicago
ON Thursday Next.

A large and enthusiastic meeting OF the
Rock Island Business Mems Association
was held last evening at the city council
rooms 1t was special meeting called
for the purpose of taking action in regard
to sending delegates to attend the great
Hennepin canal meeting to be held in
Chicago, Thursday. Nov. l.
The meeting was called to order by
President Stewart; Elmer Hurst was
elected temporary secretary. Maj Il. G.
Connolly made brief address. stating the
object of the meeting in Chicago, and said
that most of the congressman of the
northwest would be present and he thought
it very desirable that Rock Island should
be represented. He closed by moving that
a committee of three be appointed to nom
mate delegates. The chair named as that
committee Maj. H. G. Connolly, Mr. Alex
Steel and w. H. Gest Oliver Olsen
moved that the delegation be placed at a
| fixed number, and J J. Parks moved
the number of delegates be fifteen. The
committee retired and reported the names
twenty one, as follows ]. 2. Mott, A.
c. Dart. Oliver Olsen. H. G. Connolly,
H. G. Mcconnell, F. ]. Robinson, W. II.
Gest, ]. W. Stewart, ]. s. Collins, G.. G..
Craig, H. Hoffmaster, B. D. Buford, Fred
Denkman, L. s. McCabe, Hugh Warnock,
B. Harper, j. B. Danforth, II. C. Cleave-
land, P. OMara, J. NJ Beardsley, John
Peetz.
Capt Robinson offered motion which
was adopted, that the twenty-one gen
tlemen named be constituted delegates
with power to furnish substitutes in case
any are unable to attend and that they be
held responsible for the attendance of ten
delegates at least. Mr.. E. H. Guyer
moved that the expense of the senatorial
committee be paid by the citizens asso-
citation. Captain Robinson reported
on the reception of the special
committee of United States sena-
tors on the river Improvement, and
the way in which certain citizens took the
matter in hand, and of the favorable i'm
preston created, all four of the senators
expressing their intention to vote for the
Hennepin canal Mr. W. H. Gest, who
was sent as delegate to the conference
on river improvements, at st. Louis, made
verbal report of the proceedings of the
meeting He said that it was altogether
Mississippi river meeting, but that
a friendly feeling towards the Hennepin
canal was manifested by the business men
ofSt Louis He said that Rock Islands
assessment was 800, and urged the
forwarding of the amount at once. He
expressed confidence in the success of the
Hennepin canal project during the com.
ing session of congress. Maj. II. G.
Connolly and Capt. Robinson, also ex.
pressed their belief that the Ebill would
pass, and cited many instances of the deep
interest felt by individuals all over the
West, particularly congressman, who
promise to push it forward Maj. Con-
nelly moved that an assessment of So be
made on each member, and the forward
ing of the 800 to the committee, at St
Louis.
On motion of A. G. Dart, every bust
ness man was invited to membership in
the association, and to subscribe to- it:
funds for public purposes
A committee was appointed, consisting
of Messrs Oliver Olson, A. C. Dart aDd
j. j. Parks, to get reduced rates to Chi
cago FOR the delegates After large
number of the delegates paid their as
sessment. the meeting adjourned.