Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-09-23
CUSTOMARY TACTICS
The Morning Paper and the Gov.
eminent Building Site.
The .si.ipss+d DOg-,n tn -Nang' r
Course Adop;ed-A Kick BE-
cause the Govtrnm mt Did
Net Aa0p, I.s Location.

The Union, as was to have been ex.
pected. is put out because the government
did not locate its public building in its
immediate neighborhood.
Religiously following the same tactics
observed with regard to the route of the
of the Hennepin canal which did not meet
the wishes of the power behind the throne
in the Union office, it commences forth
with to find fault with Commissi, ner
Avery, and advances the hope that the
government will send out a special COM
missioner to determine the location.
The Union evidently forgets its
advice so uureservediY offered when
Commissioner Avery was here; that
Whatever his decision might he, every
body ought to acquiesce in it. to the end
that as little delay be suffered as posi-
Die in arranging the other formalities.
such as purchase of land. adoption of
plans, etc. Forgetting all this, however,
the Union furthermore forsakes all logi-
cal reasons for taking exception to Com
missioner Avery's selections. 1t does not
take kindly to either. as the fortunate
one is bound to cause disappointment
1t would rather-wholly in the interest OF
pes ace sll around, of c0urse-see neither
taken by the government, but instead 3
special commission sent out at the gov
ernment's expense to locate the building
next door to the Union Office, the site
nest expensive of any offered.
I ntil the selection Of site was made,
TIE ARGUS refrained from giving an ex.
prt ssion of preference. Whatever selec-
ton the properly authorized agent might
have made, THE ARGUS would have been
found to sustain it. II does not believe
in croakers and kickers. A disinterested
representative of the government haa
offered TWO sites for me location of the
government building. All the available
property offered could not be selected,
and hence there is bound to be disap-
poin .ment, but those who have been dis
appointed should not attempt to let their
feelings carry them to such an extent
as to disclose dog in-the mauger di. pc
sition in the matter. as is the case with
the MON. What Rock Island wants is
the public building with the least pessi-
bic delay. and puolic-s spirited, fair minded
people will not seek TO offer
intolerance, to the government IN
providing it at the earliest day. Mr..
Avery has evidently taken everything
into full consideration in the selection of
site for the public building-adaptab
ity of he property. its location geograph-
icslly IS well as with reference to our bus
mess interests, as well as the street rail-
way facilities for reaching it, the Second
avenue location being on our main bust
ness thoroughfare with every street car in
Rock Island except the Milan line-and
it within block-pssslng it.
Personal property interests aside, THE
ARGUS does not believe there is one in the
city who will question the wisdom of Mr..
Avery's selections, and it is q rather
| cheeky proceeding on the part of Uncle
Sans custom house officer here to ask
the government to locate the building
| with special reference to his convenieD ce.
| The Union is again on the wrong track
| B Birlenfeld offers tor sal e his entire