Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-05-02
TWILL BE PROVIDED.
Mr.. Hass Asks for Assistance a,
Washington.
ne VIII be Re inforced by Vice Presi.
"ent Carse. OF the Citizens Improve.
ment Association, il Necessary-A
Letter.

MIR. j. j. Kelmers has received the fol-
lowing letter from President Hass. of The
Rock Island Citizens Improvement asso
citation now in Washington. and while i,
contains much that appeared in Mr..
mass recent communication to the AR
GUS there are some additional sugges.
'ions OF urgent importance to our citi.
Zens:
WASHINGTON. D. q. April IS.
'onh }. kelmers, Esq, Rock Island H.
DEAR SIR did think of going home
tomorrow evening. but l find several
.hlngs OF very confidential nature even
10 such an extent that l cannot write it
TO you. that really compel me or some
one to stay here to help Mr.. Gest, so that
we may be success ful in getting our post
once bill. AS our house bill for S75. 900
Tor the posttice building is, as you NAV
say, lost, have the promise that Senator
farwells bill for 500, 900 to build a
government building at Rock Island, will
DE favorably reported in the general ap.
preparation committee in few DAYS |
nave this promise from Senator Spooner.
MIR Spooner also promised me that he
would ask for the suspension of the rules
ana have the bill passed, and then send
II to the house for concurrence. Gen.
benet and The secretary of war have
given us splendid repor: on our via.
duct and | have hunted up all those re-
ports and filed set with the secretary of
the general appropriation committee in
the house, and set with the pri-
vate secretary of Senator Cullom.
But things are here at great
rush all the time, and papers are
very often mislaid and lost, sometimes
unforeseen and sometimes purposely. |
would like 10 60 home, but | will stay
until | hear from you. really think
that our matters will come up next week,
and if so it would really be necessary for
some such man as you or Mr.. Carse to
be here with me, but | suppose that you
cannot get off, so l wish you would see
If Mr. Henry Carse will come
at once on being telegraphed. / will not
telegraph for him unless think that it is
necessary To do so. If our people want
bills through congress without looking
after them OF giving them any attention
do my share and even more. but don't
like TO do it all, and some times one per-
son really cannot do it all; thus | hope
that you will call a meeting and consider
this matter and then telegraph me, and
also write thereafter. If had my choice
to go home or stay, would start home to-
night, but | know it is not for the best
interest of our city, and | will therefore
wait until hear from you in some way
General Benct has treated me very nicely
had al hour of his time last Friday and
| had half hour of his time this morn
ing. He has promised me that he is will
ling To do all he can for the viaduct, and
has done so, in the reports that | have
filed. FRED HAss.
On receipt of the above, Mr.. Reimers
Immediately secured an audience with
Vice>P President Carse. of the Citizens
Improvement association, and the FEAST
bility Of calling meeting of the sssocia>
ton discussed. At the same time Mr.
Reimers and number of other ciliZers
his going to " ashington should Mr.. Hsss
telegraph for another representative
from Rock Island. Mr. Csrse finally
consented TO respond in person should
President Hass deem it advisable to have
another Rock Islander in Washington, and
Mr.. Reimers will so telegraph MIR. Hass
tonight The necessity of calling a
meeting of he Improvement association
to night was thereby abandoned,