The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-07-13
SSUBBED.
Governor Oglesby 0mits This District
in the appointment of the Soldiers
Home C0mmission.--The
Next Move.

At5:30 Saturday evening the following
dispatch came to this office:
SPRINGFIELD, July 1.-THE commits
to locate the soldiers home are
Col VIM. W. Berry. Adams county; Gen.
Martin r. NJ. Wallace, Cook; Capt. H. |
NJ. Hall. Richland; Frederick o. White,
Kane; Col. Monroe Crawford. Union;
Col. Henry T. Noble, Leei and Francis
Bryant, PIat. W. F. JOHNSON.
1t was of course too late for publica-
ton in the ARGUS of that day, and al
though it will be received with disap>
pointment by all citizens in Rock Island,
it will be of no less interest to know
what has been the course of Governor
Oglesby in the selection of commission
err. 1t will be seen that he has ignored
Rock Island and the Eleventh district en-
tirely, Notwithstanding the efforts that
have been made to secure the appoint
ment of one of the commissioners. What
could have been the motive of the state
executive in snubbing this district is not
known. Rock Islands advantages as
site for the location of the proposed sol>
diers and sailors home are prominent,
and they have undoubtedly been made
plain to the governor
While the action of the governor is
sufficient to disappoint all interested in
the securing of the home for Rock ISIS
and, We should not de discouraged The
natural and other advantages of the loca-
ton as the proper place for the home
speaks louder than words, and if these
advantages can he brought before a just
commission, Rock Island may secure the
location, though without official repre-
sentation in the commission.
In conversation with an ARGUS report
er this morning, Representative Cleave>
land said Rock Island would have visit
from the commission, and the work to be
done now is for the committee on location
to use its endeavors in securing favor
able site. Mr.. Cleaveland is of the opin-
ion that Governor 0gleshy avoided all
districts where candidate had been
urged, in the selection of commissioners,
in order that there might be no personal
preferences among the commission and
that the most suitable place might agreed
upon.
THE PROPER COURSE.
1t is for the committee GU location now
to use every effort to secure Stnkingiy
pleasant location and to properly present
the many advantages of Rock Island TO
the commission upon lis visit here. No
time should be lost in this move, and if
the city's advantages are shown in the
right light there is still show for Rock
Island.
VIII THE COMMISSIONERS ARE.
Col. Berry is prominent republican
of Adams county, and is department cons
mander of the Grand Army of the Repub'
lie of the state. Gen. Wallace is a demo,
crat of the First congressional district,
Chicago Capt. Hall is leading repub-
lican of Richland county, chairman OF
the county republican committee, is an
old soldier, and practical business man
being an architect and contractor of con-
siderable experience. Frederick o. White
is well known republican of Kant
county, and the qualifications urged in
his behalf are that he is we'll acquainted
with the topography of the state and BIZ
military services during the war. Col
Crawford, of Monroe county, is promi
nent democrat, and has been circuit judge
in his district Col. Noble, of Lee coun
ty, a republican, it was urged, had beef
for many years a resident of Dixon, is
practical business man, leading membe
of large manufacturing firm. and is an oil,
soldier. In behalf of Mr.. Bryant, who is
democrat, it was urged that he is a gen
tleman of ripe judgment and thorough
business experience He has twice beef
a member of the general assembly. TIL
commissioners are instructed to meet il
Springfield Tuesday July IA. All til,
sections of the state are represented OF
the commission. The duty of the com
mission, after the board organizes, vii
| be to select site for the location of Thu
home, and within ten days after the Sc
lection of the site the governor will ap
point three trustees, not more than. two o
whom can belong to the same politica
party, who are to be subject to the sam
rules and regulations as trustees of othe
} state charitable institutions, who will hay
control of all things pertaining to tn
construction and management of the in
, stitution In the selection of site til
|, commissioners are to be governed b
elevation, sewerage, and drainage, an
abundant supply of living water facil
ties of access, the quality of the SOIL an,
the price asked for the land
A GOOD CHANCE.
The following, portion of a special t
the Chicago Inter Ocean of today, show
that Rock Islands chances are foremos
in the list of cities that will apply for th
location. The correspondent says:
. Springfield and Rock Island have III
strongest arguments to present for its 10
cation. the former on account of bein
central and accessible equally from a
parts of the state, and the latter on az
count of the river and the site of the Ma
tional arsenal, where plenty of heavy or
dinance could be secured for ornaments
purposes. The commission will no d0ul
be called upon to visit all the principi
, places which are bidding for its location
and it may not be until the latter part {
The month that they decide the matter