Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-03-02

The special meeting OF the Rock Island
Citizens Improvement association, held
last evening. was presided over by Presi.
dent Hsss, Mr.. Saville Johnston being.
in the absence of Secretary Medill. elected
secretary pro tenn.
Mr.. Johnston introduced to the asso.
citation q gentleman who Is DESTROYS OF
establishing a knitting factory in Rock
Island-one that will give employment
to about 100 girls and young women
provided . company with capital stock
of e5. 600 can be formed here. He ex-
hibited numerous samples of the work
done inside factory. such as fancy
hoods. jackets, hosiery. etc. The ASSOC
citation. by unanimous vote. approved Of
the project and upon melton the presi>
don't was authorized by motion OF Mr..
Judge. to appoint and publish . COM
mittee to whom the important
matter shall be referred for a. prompt
action as possible.
The secretary read letter from Con-
gresham Gest to Capt. Geo. Lamont re-
lstive to the removal Of the custom house
at Galsns to Rock Island, a proposition
dwelt upon In the ARGUS few evenings
ago. The letter read a. follows:
WASHINGTON, FEB. 90 1t has been
suggested to me that the custom house at
Galena ought to be rem loved to Rock Isl
and. believe 1t can be done. If Rock
Island, Moline and Davenport will send
me petition. as strongly endorsed as
possible. will try TO have the change
made. Will you look after III
Yours truly. W. H. GEsT."
In the discussion which followed, 1t
was stated that the custom house is an
institution of interest to river men and
marine matters and that the one at Gale
ma Is remote from tie river and therefore
very inconvenient. There are already
custom houses on the Iowa side at Du-
ouque and At Burlington and the location
OF Rock Island is such as to make it very
desirable that the one at Galens should be
moved here. The city Is in the same
district with Gslena and Is much more
sdvantageously situated than city six
teen miles from the stream. The follow
ing resolutions were tnereupon submit
and adopted unanimously:
WHEREAS. The present location of the
government custom houses leaves the
whole territory between Burlington and
Dubuque without the benefit of a custom
house; and
WHEREAS, The cities of Rock Island.
Davenport and Moline are the centre Of
the population and traffic of such terri
tory; and
WHEREAS, The present location at
Galens is inconvenient, and imposes great
burdens and hardship on those who have
business with such custom house; there
fore be 1t
Resolosd. That we, the undersigned,
hereby Petition the secretary of the
treasury of the United States that the
custom house now located at Galens.
Illinois. be removed and established at
Rock Island, Illinois.
A motion prevailed hat the entire mat
ter be referred to the committee on pub.
lie buildings with instructions to confer
and cooperate with the associations Of
Davenport and Moline.
Mr.. W. H. Judge in troduced the desir>
ability of savings band in Rock Island
and dwelt upon the great benefits that
such an enterprise would be not only to
the people but to the trade of the city,
The subject was upon motion of DR..
Paul. referred to the executive com,
mittee.
After new members were admitted to
the association 1t adjourned.
President Hass today named Messrs.
W. o. Negus. W. G. Collins and W. b.
McIntire as the committee on the new
industry.