Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-08-29
CANAL CHAMPIONS.

The Tri. City Deles alton 10 the Gin
cinnati maternity Convention
Last Nights Meeting.
The delegates from the cities of Dav-
export, Moline and Rock Island to the
great Cincinnati waterway convention.
which meets next week, held q meeting
in the rooms of the Rock Island Citizens
Improvement association lastevening to
agree upon a plan of unison I'd all efforts
that may be made before the convention
in behalf of western waterway improve
ments. Mr.. Fred Hsss, president of the
Citizens association, called the meeting
to order. and upon his motion Hon. ]. III.
Murphy. of Davenport, was called to the
chair, Ii. p. Simpson being made secre-
tary. Chairman Murphy stated the OBJ
iect of the meeting to be to make ar
rangements to go TO Cincinnati together
and to act there in unison. He had as
surances that Iowa would be fully and
ably represented. Davenport. with char
acteristic energy in the interests of the
Hennepin had appoin ed delegation Of
attentive from the city council. five
from the Business Mems association,
and five from the board of supervisors
Gov. Larrabee had appointed a delega-
ton of twelve at large, and there would
be at least one hundred representatives
present from Iowa. MIR. Murphy stated
that he had also written number of
congressman who would doubtless be
present He believed the opportunity
for the success of the canal was never so
good as IN the coming congress, and the
river and harbor committee of that con-
gress must be given 10 understand that
the people of the northwest have worked
and talked long enough for this, the most
meritoriOus measure. that has ever been
before congress. He believed. therefore.
that the delegates from the northwest
should be on the ground early; in order
to have a voice in the organization of the
convention, and in view of this fact there
suggested that the delegates leave in
body on Monday afternoon and be
on the ground early Tuesday morning.
Congressman Gest fully concurred in
Mr.. Murphy's views in regard to
the necessity of being in Cincinnati on
time. and he moved that it be the sense of
the meeting that the delegates take the
Rock Island & Peoria train from Rock
Island on Monday afternoon. This led
to discussion. in which Messrs. W. A.
Ross and NJ. l.. Marks, of Davenport,
made remarks, in the course of which
Mr.. Morris Rosenfield reported special
rate of S14 95 to Cincinnati and return
made by General Agent Stockhouse, of
the Peoria road, with a special through
coach to Peoria and a sleeper thence
to Cincinnati The offer was accepted by
the delegates, and Mr.. Rosenfield was APP
pointed committee of one to make the
necessary arrangements, Mr.. Gest's mos
ton prevailing.
The Rock Island delegates to the con-
vention are as follows:
City Council-Aldermen Evans, Ill, |
Howard and Hampton. and |
Messrs. Morris Rosenteld, j. j. Reimers, |
Walter Johnson, T. II. Thomas and j.
w. Potter.
Improvement Association - Henry |
Carse. William Jackson. A. Huesng W
S. Knowlton, II. J. Lowrey and E. H. |
GuyeT.
Should there he any nf these gentlemen |
who cannot attend, they are requested to
either notify City ClerE Koehler at once.
in order that proxy may he appointed |
or to place their credentials in the hands
Of a suitable person who will serve.