Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-11-19
A STRONG EFFORT
10 be Made to Bring the NJ. w. A.
to Rock Island.
me Proposition Discussea as Last
h's Special Meeting or the Inn
provement Associattoa-Comm lttee
Appointed 60 Visit Fulton.

Inc special meeting of the Rock Island
Citlzens' Improvement association held
last evening to consider the best course
70 pursue in endeavoring TO bring the
mead camp of the Modern Woodmen of
america to Rock Island as its perm anent
quarters, was presided over by Pre- sident
jackson. Secretary Searle and other off.
GERS and members being also in sttend-
ance. Mr. Jackson stated the Object of
tue meeting and said that Mr.. IA. E.
Sweeney. a Woodman, who was resent.
could more clearly explain the iute MT and
purpose Ut those who were endeavoring
10 bring about the transfer of the head
offices from Fulton to Rock Island. Mr..
Sweeney stated in comprehensive man.
ner and at length the nature and i'm.
portance of the Modern Woodmen ORGAN,
izatiop. Ii was an order that paid out
annually 5000 for clerk hire. en- ploying
eight to ten clerks in addition to The head
clerk. It's membership had increased 60
600 in two years notwithstanding the ex-
istence of internal dissensions in the order
In that time. The states included in the
orders jurisdiction were Illinois,
Iowa, Minnesota. Wisconsin, Mich,
igan, Indiana, North and South
Dakota. Kansas. Nebraska and Colorado.
Nearly half the membership was in Ilu-
nois. The postage. express, etc, amounted
to 5000 last year, the outlay FOR sup
plils 80 900. the expense of the publica>
ton OF the official organ, which would
naturally be located in the city where the
head offices We're established, SO 500.
The directors, six in number me ct month
ly at the office of the head clerk. The
order numbered AZ 600 mem bers, and had
its headquarters seven years at
Fulton. being located there by
its head consul. J. {. Root
who founded the order and who
lives at Lyons. MIR, Sweeney thought
that with Rock Islands unexceled Office
accommodations, hotel and railroad facil-
tiles. the city could present Inducements
which would result in a most favorable
consideration. MIR. Sweeney explained
that at the meeting OF the Woodmen
lodge of Rock Island the night before, he
together with Mr.W C. Maucker had been
appointed committee to go to Fulton
on the meeting of the directors and ex>
tend to them the hospitality Of the city
and that similar committee would 60
from Moline, and he asked the sssocis.
ton TO take such action as would CO.
operate in extending the osptality of the
city to the directors of the NJ. W. A.
Mr.. W. c. Maucker practically corrob-
GRATED what Mr.. Sweeney had said, that
it was particularly DESTROYS hat a strong
effort be made TO bring the head offices
to Rock Island now. as whe rever the of
fees were established would probably be
permanent
President jackson, DR.. Paul and Louis
May expressed themselves on the desir-
ability of the association taking imme-
date action with reference to the matter,
the latter offering resolution that the
| associations president, Vim. Jackson,
accompany the Woodmen representatives
| to Fulton. Dir. jackson stated that
while he would be pleased to go on such
mission, he feared business matters
would prevent his doing so, and he, there
fore suggested Vice-Presi lent Carse in
his stead. The motion as amended was
then adopted. and Mr.. Jackson as
| surad the association that he would also
accompany the gentlemen # he could ar,
range his affairs as to per nit him to do
so. The gentlemen agreed to visit Full
ton tomorrow, and the association ad
journed
| President Jackson has appointed as
the committee to cooperate with the
| owners of the water power interests al
Milan with regard to uniform terms o.
REIMBURSEMENT to the government as pc
action of the association at its last meet.
ing: Messrs. Oliver o sen, F. f. Par,
menter. W. A. Paul, T. Medill. Jr., anC
Howard Wells.