Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-01-10
MIR. HUEsING's MOTIVE.

The Reasons of the Butchers Leader
for HIS Opposition 60 sanitary Wet
fare-PersonaI spite at DIR. craig.
From the beginning of the Hnesing
hostility TO the city abattoir and the
sanitary regulations of the city in con-
nection there with, the ARGUS maintained
that the butchers, while showing anything
but commendable spirit in their opposi-
ton TO matters pertaining to public good.
would not have gone as tar as they did,
but for the influence Mr.. Huesing exelted
over them alter he had become their vol
unteer leader. 1t was apparent to those
who were familiar with the now noted
case from It's incipiency, that MIR. Hueslng
had personal motive in thu fight which
he waged so vigorously against the city.
Yet the personal enmity that Mr.. Huesing
harbored in his heart was not To the city,
but to DR.. G. g Craig, health commits
sioncr of the city for many years, until
ousted by the butchers through
Mayor Blandng last spring-and
to whose efforts in behalf of the city's
sanitary good condition the city owed
to large extent. the building of the abat-
toir. DR.. Craig gave himself up entirely
to the securing of the passage of the
abattoir ordinance. He had devoted bins
self 10 his public duties AT the sacrifice OF
his professional and personal well being
He made many enemies but he was I'M
fatleriEg in his devotion to his office
That DR.. Craig was sincere in all his
dealings in behalf of the city. none will
deny. He had no fish of his own to fry,
no axes 10 grind. He took pride in the
sanitary advancement that the city made
under his administration of the health
office. and when after much time and
ceasless endeavor he secured the construc-
ton OF the city abattoir-he reJoiced IN
his success. None could help admiring
Commissioner Craig for his uns werving
devotion to what he believed to be right.
and it was in his triumph in this matter
that Mr.. August Huesing saw an oppor>
tunity to strike back for the inconven> |
fence he had suffered at DR.. Craig's hands. |
He would try at least to overthrow DR. |
Craig's hobby" as he (Huesing) was
pleased to term it,
In proof of the above assertions. which |
are but a repetition of what have been
made before. the ARGUS submits the fol-
owing from the records in Circuit CLERK
Bowmans Office:
STATE OF ILLINOIS
Rock le and County,
n the Circuit Court. at the Sept. term. A. d. 1886
August Huesing vs. of the City Of Rock Island
John Atkinson being on his oath first
iuy sworn, says that he is 40 years of
Ige, and an alderman of the city OF Rock
sland. AfIiaut further says that he is
personally acquainted with the complain
mt, August Huesing.
Atf1ant further says that after the city
# Rock Island had built and constructed
he abattoir, and il was known that the
butchers refused to comply with the or
finance and slaughter their animals
herein, he had a conversation with com
lainant in reference to the matter, and
then stated to him in sub
lance as follows:
That had it not been for the trouble
hat the health commissioner, DR.. Craig,
ad made him (Hnesiug) in regard to the 6
leaning OF privy vault, that the city I
'ould have had no trouble with the i
utchers; that the butchers came to him d
Huesing) to consult, and had 1t not been
Or said trouble, he would have had
dvised the butchers to go down to the c
battoir and comply with the regulations i
{ the city in regard to the slaughtering
animals, but that in consequence of q
rat trouble he bad advised them not to q
o, and that they were acting on his ad G
ice, and would not go. liz
JOHN ATKINSON. ?
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
3th day of September, A. D. 1886 e
OLIVER OLSEN, Notary Public. il
Under these circumstances the banded y
ltchers may be entitled to some sympa>
~. as things may have been misrepre- q
nted to them by Huesing in his scheme v
CRAFTY personal i'll will toward public v
ficer. However ill>advised the butch
8 may have been though, they should oe
ade to suffer for their violation of the e
WIS of the city upon which they depend Il
r living, and they should each and a
eryone of them be compelled to bring u
cir business under the sanitary regula- G.
ons of the city or be driven out town.