Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-10-16
The CITY'S WELFARE.
Regular Monthly Meeting of the
Improvement Association.
Talk Of sulI More Iudustrtas-rna
Movement to Secure Factory
Sitss-Ayaisabie Lands.

The regular monthly meeting of the
Rock Island Citizens Improvement ASSOC
citation was held last evening with Presi-
dent Jackson in the chair.
| The executive committee was Instructed
to report the standing committees for the
year at the next meeting.
Prt sident Jackson stated that he had
been urged in view OF the Twin, City
Columbian celebration in '92, to bring be-
fore the association the desirability of ap.
pointing committee whose duty tshonld
be to promote cleaning and trimming up
all over the city. With such committee
actively at work it would not be long be-
fore old fences disappeared and yards and
trees assumed neat and attractive sp>
| pearance.
The committee on manufactures,
through its chairman, w. B Ferguson,
submitted number of important reports,
one of which pertained to G N.
Hoopers brass ard metal industry. the
removal of which from Dubuque to Rock
Island is now assured, and with
reference TO which Mr.. Hooper him
self, made some brief remarks reports
ing the preliminary arrangements for the
removal of the factory complete, with all
indications exceedingly satisfactory SO
far. The securing of necessary stock
being now in order, the chair Upon mo-
ton appointed Messrs. A. c. Dart, W. B.
Ferguson and A. M. Blakesley a com>
mIttee TO cooperate will T. B. Davis and
Mr.. Hooper in attaining that end
Chairman Ferguson of the same COM
mittee and Secretary Sesrle of the asso-
citation reported on two still further in>
dustries anxious to come to Rock Island
and the Indications are favorable to their
coming here.
The com nittee on securing of land
suitable for factory purposes, appointed
at previous meeting, reported having
organized. With A. NJ. Blakesley chair,
man and W. B. Ferguson secretary. and
in the performance of his duty had pre-
pared the following explicit address
which had been sent to each of the prop
srty holders of the Davenport estate:
Rock ISLAND, Sept. % The Improve
ment sssoci alton, of Rock Island, with
view of advancing the city's material in,
terests, are DESTROYS OF finding out what
can be done to help our people at the
present and in the future in securing suit
able and convenient premises to offer as
sites for manufacturing enterprises. The
object of our association is not for the
purpose of speculation, but solely as
| public measure for the whole people.
We are Satisfied that with the strong
competition now being carried on for the
purpose of securing manufacturing enter
prises, the people of Rock Island must be
prepared to offer inducements, and to
that end own or control cites that can be
offered at once when the opportunity is
| presented.
We are advised thet you are one of the
| owners of what are known as the ''Dav>
export estate lands" and the object of
our association. as stated, must commend
itself to your favorable consideration.
especially as it is not for the purpose of
individual profit. In behalf of the asso-
citation, and as its committee desiring to
make an early report. not later than Oc-
tober 8. we respectfully ask you to
answer the following:
l. What will you take in cash. or its
equivalent, for your interest in the "Dav-
export lands" within the limits of the
city of Rock Island, west of Twentieth
| street?
| 2 If you are not willing to sell your
entire interest. what portion will you sell
and at what pricef
| 3. Would you be willing, in view of
the public benefit, and the undoubied
advantage to your lands in case you will
not name price for your whole interest
or part of your interest, to donate a part
of your land for manufacturing sites? II
| yea, please state what you would be wiz
ling to do and where the land is situated
that you would donate.
| f. II you would not donate the land.
how much viii you be willing to sell for
manufacturing sites, and at what price.
| and what lsnd2 We are advised that the
interests of the several owners are undi
vided, yet IS you severallY know the
amount of the land within the limits above
stated and are thus able to determine the
extent of your ownership, your offer
could be made for so many acres undivid.
| ed, leaving it for the future to locate it
| and work ous the division.
As committee we are personally sat-
isfied and believe it to be the inion Of
| our association, and the public. that to
set apart portion of the lands for man
ufacturipg purposes, as g public dons-
ton, will be no loss to the donors, but in
the end the donors would be more than
| compensated for the land donated. That
the primary object of our association is
to secure lands for manufacturing sites.
Our idea in buying your lands is that
through the active, personal and BUSH
ness cooperation of the members OF our
association, and the public generally
who are known to be in sympathy with u,
that purchasing the whole lands we could
sat apart q portion for manufacturing