Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-08-15
THE CITY'S INTERESTS.
A Strong Organization to Advance
Them.
Annual Meeting or the Improvement
Association and Election OF Officers
"A New Industry.

The regular annual meeting of the
Rock Island Citizens Improvement asso>
citation was held last evening at the rooms
in Harper's theatre building President
Hass. Secretary Medill. Treasurer John.
son and most of the other officers were
present. There was the largest attend.
ance OF members that there has been
since the starting Of the association. The
capacity of the room was taxed to its
fullest extent. and many citizeps occupied
seats outside the door within hearing of
the proceedings.
After the minutes of proceeding ses
sions had been road and other routine
matters disposed Of, Secretary Medill re-
ported that the executive committee had
made satisfactory arrangements with Mr.
j. t. Kenworthy for the joint occupancy
of the associations rooms as his law Of
fee. and the action of the committee in
this respect was approved by the ssso
citation
| The annual report of the officers were
received and placed on record. that of the
treasurer being embodied in the secre-
tary's report which indicated dues
collected from 103 members, and
amounting TO 1918 that fourteen
delinquents repre- senting SO. were
1 n haar from
of S105 in the treasury. Independent of
current expenses to be acted upon during
the evening; a certificate of deposit for
$1O7 of funds unused by Vice President
Csrse during his visit TO Washington in
the interests of the association, was also
reported. This money belongs TO the
citizens subscribing it. and is merely in
the safe keeping of the association Com
mittees were called in order and the cons
mittee on parks and boulevards reported
through DR.. Paul that its report was Wis
ible in the appearance of Spencer square,
and the association ac9uiesed in that way
of expressing it anG manifested its ap-
proval of what had been accomplished in
manner complime ntary to the commit
tee.
Under the head of public grounds and
buildings. Presiden- Hass called attention
to the condition of the visduct project at
Washington. aud gave assurances to the
fact that the vis6uct would be con-
structed without doubt. practical
ly all that was needed now being
the presidents signature to the sun,
dry civil bill. The c., r. l. & P
and c., B. & Q. railways had promised to
pay the damages % abutting property
bolders, growing ont of the erection OF
the viaduct. As to he government build
ing Mr. Hass reported his belief that the
senate bill would be reached in the house
before long and the house bill could
never be reached in its present position
on the calendar.
In the line of new business DR.. Paul
suggested that provision be made for a
class of members who are not property
holders or business men, but who take an
interest in the progress of the city. and lie
thought reduced membership fee should
be arranged for such members. Mr. r
Champion thought quarterly payment
mem bership dues might meet the require
ments of such cases. but the matter was
finally deferred to subsequent meeting
without action.
The names of AIessrs. B. T. Cable,
Willard Baker. NJ. r. lglehart. G. W.
Searle. s. W. Searle. Chas. Cooper
and Louis May were all proposed
for membership and admitted by unani-
moas vote.
A VALUABLE ENTERPRISE
Further new busiu ess was called up and
MIR. Oliver Olsen addressed the associa-
ton upon the prospect of bringing very
| important industry to Rock Island The
matter had beer called TO his attention by
a conversation with Hon. E. w. Hurst
while driving to the watch tower last
Saturday. Mr.. Hurst had obtained his in
| formation from colleague in the legis-
lature who had talk ed to him of the sue
cess of cooperative industries in the city
which was his home, and had demon
strated very clearly the advantage and
success of such branches of industrial
pursuit. The next Monday evening Mr..
Olson stated he had received call
from Manager Jesperson. of Angus.
tana College. who had related TO
him the fact of a visit to Rock ISIS
and of a friend of his. representa-
tive of one of these very cooperative in
dustries with a view of locating here and
that the industry would, if certain in
JUDGEMENTS were made, establish 800,
600 cooperative furniture factory here.
iThese inducements were not on the way
of subscriptions to stock in the enter
prise, hut more particularly in desirable
factory site accessible to shipping facili-
ties. The original cooperative enterprise
was established in the city from which
this gentleman came fifteen years ago.
The city then donated land of sufficient
size on which to build and also railroad
switches. etc, and had also gone so far in
aiding industries OF similar nature
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