Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-11-13
ROCK ISLANDS, INTERESTS.
! mn LrH;Tt..
] Regular Asnthly Meeting of the
Improvement Association,
New Members NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Comm srees Appointed-The
Davenport Land Talk
About New Factories.

Rock Island Citizens Improvement asso.
citation was held last evening, with Pres.
ident Jackson in the chair.
Secretary Sesrle read gratifyinely
large number OF letters with reference to
new industries seeking location in Rock
Island, and the same were referred to the
manufacturing committee with instruc,
tons to report at the next meeting. A
communics ton with reference to a rail,
road desiri 1g entrance into Rock Island
was placed in the hands of the Committee
on railroads.
The names of J. T. Noftsker, ]. B.
Hamilton, John Mayer and DR.. A. II.
McCandless were proposed for member.
ship and they were elected by unanimous
vote.
The association returned vote of
thanks to the Piute club of Davenport
Tor the invitation to the rece ption and ban.
quet recently rendered G en- Flsgler at the
rooms of tie Davenport Business Mems
association. and for the cordial hospital.
ity shown those who attended; and to the
Davenport & Rock Island street railway
company and Manager Louderbsck for
the courtesy extended the association in
furnishing transportation 10 and from
Moline, on the occasion of the Joint
meeting and banquet of the two asso-
Citations.
John Crubaugh offered motion thst
committee of three be appointed by the
chair TO confer with Congressman Cable
in reference to securing an appropriation
from congress of $25 600 to $50. 900 to
IMPROVE the r ok Island harbor so that
boats may experience no more difficulty
in seasons of low water than of high water
in landing at the Rock Island Ievee
The motion carried and the chair ap-
pointed as such committee. ]. W. Potter,
JIM Buford and DR.. W. A. Paul.
President Jackson called up the matter
of the disposition of the Davenport lands
and the effort already made by the ssso-
least. for desirable factory sites. He stated
that in conversation with Fred Weyer-
hsuser, who holds two fifths, that eentle-
man had expressed to A. NJ. Blakesley
his entire sympathy with the movement
mentioned, and offered the suggestion
that syn dictate such as proposed, as
sumo definite form in order that owners
might know with whom they were nego-
| tisting. Mr.. jackson also stated
| that partition suit would be en-
tered in the circuit court in May for
the proper distribution OF the estate
| and as such division was desired by all
persons II terested he did not apprehend
any delay. Others participated in the
discussion, and finally molten by Mr.
Crubaugh was adopted that the chair sp-
point two others 10 act as committee Of
three. with himself as chairman. TO select
| a committee of representative citizens,
and act with the same as trustees TO fur
ther and advance the proposed syndicate
| to purchs, e some OF the land to be offered
| for manu- acturing purposes.
The executive committee through DR..
Paul reported the following standing
2mmittees for the year:
Advertising-O. A. Barnhart. W. P.
! Qusyle, Z. E. Psrmenier. Fred Rinck. j.
| }. La Vele.
Union Depot-HenrYf Carse, E. w.
Hurst, 7. j. Medill. Jr. Charles W.
Negus.
Consolidation-E. D. Sweeney, E H
| Guyer, Oliver Olsen, l.. S. McCabe. A.
| NJ. Blakes ley, Ben L. Gable, Phil Mitch
| ell, A G. Dart, W. A. Paul, Walter john
son. G. G. Craig, DR.. G. Truesdale, w.
| Z. johnson.
Hennepin Canal. w. Potter. w b.
Judge, john Peelz L. d. DAVIS, T. J.
Robinson c. G. McIntire.
Mauufactures-John Crubaugh, How
ard Wells W. S. Knowlton, John OIL
weller, W. B. Ferguson, s w. sesrle, H.
2. Simpson, II. d. Folsom.
Parks and Boulevards-J. G. Rasmus
sen, J. Jesperson, H. A. Dusinbere. Rev
W. S. Marquis, w. G. Maucker. r.
Crsmptou, E. B. Kreis, q. G. Hodges,
| c. F. Lynde. Gustav Stengel.
| Public Bullu nps anu W oIhs-r ieu
Hsss, David Don, G. j. w. Schreiuer, e..
J. Searle. R. A. Donaldson, nj. Lee Calf,
| @. l.. Walker.
Railroais-L. Simon David Donaldson,
Eli Mosenfelder, NJ. J. Murphy, ). j, Co.'s
| Inns.
Wholesale and Retail TraGe-L. E.
West, G. F Roth, D. Roy Bowlby. Frank
G. Young. Ben Hartz Ii. Clemann, j. NJ.
Montgomery.
Reception. NJ. Buford, j. W. stew
art, II. g. Connolly, E. G. Grazer, ). u.
Junge, II. d. Mack, d. r. Robinson
Robert Wagner, G. F. Gae'jer, Dr. Bern
hardi, J a. Southwell.
A motion of DR.. Paul was adopted
that the new committees meet to eject
their chairmen at the rooms of the asso'
| Th,re5 n u aveninp and 9th.