Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-08-01
LIKED ROCK ISLAND.
But Could Not Stand the Early
Howl of Whistles.
DekaIb County Editors Imp re -
siOns OF the City-Fine Compliments
and Mid CrIticisms--.D Davenport
Touched Up.

The editor of the DeKslb County True
Republican came down from Sycamore last
week to attend the Woodmen convention
and when he returned home he wrote up
his impressions of Rock Island in the fol-
lowing entertaining style:
Rock Island is a handsome city of about
1900 people. It's location on the east
ern banks of the Mississippi affords fine
drainage and the streets are all we'll paved
with tile and brick and nicely kept The
visitor is always interested in the many
historical spots about the city, and days
could be pleasantly passed in visiting
them and in examining the United States
Arsenal, located here, with its buildings,
Its soldiers and the many instruments of
war-the paraphernalia for an army; for
in times of peace great nation, like ours.
must be always prepared for war. While
the city itself is handsome one. and
abounds in many beautiful sights made by
the hand of man, il would be hard to find
line of railroad in Illinois that runs
through more picturesque natural scenery
than the passenger on a Chicago, Mil
waukee & st. Paul train sees in the thir-
ty-seven miles journey from Fulton to
Rock Island. The road for the entire
distance lies 30 close to the river that
the father of waters is almost constantly
presented to tie admiring view, flowing
so placidly through its broad woodland
banks on to the gulf. Making the down
trip in the evening. just after the sun had
sunk behind the bluffy hills, the scene,
even with the passing steamers so bril-
iiantly lighted, was not as beautiful as in
the morning, when, homeward bound,
we caught the full beauty the sun
added to the scene, as. rising over the
eastern hills, into the sides of which
hundreds of miners were delving for
duskY diamonds, it painted with Its food
of light the dark green foliage along the
shore, or boldly kissing the ripping wa
ters as they coguetishlY darted over the
rapids or moved slowly onward to the
deeper channel. Through glen and dale
we swiftly glide with natures painting on
every hand, and we proudly think that
though other localities and other coun-
tries may present sights of greater grand
eur, few can furnish landscapes of more
modest beauty.
Rock Island is lively place. 1t has q
score or more of manufacturing enter
prises. In this it is unfortunate. We
speak advisedly when we say unfortu.
nate. for every one of the shops il
equipped with the Hash style of chime
whistles, and therein lies the trouble
The tired traveller who good naturally
sought his couch at late hour in Rock
Island with visions of refreshing morn.
ing nap.got up in the morning mad-red.
hot would about describe it.
The chime whistle sounds nicely II
DeKalb where il has nothing lively to
work against it, and it can whistle the
musical notes of its chime in three-foui
time at o'clock. but, when in al
enterprising town like Rock Island, will
the very air filled with life and activity
the chime whistles are all blown in six,
eighth time, and every one commences
to get In it's diabolical work at B O'CLOCK
In the morning. and to the utter DISCUS
of the traveller blow their sleep destroying