Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-08-26

son,
MoLINE's CHAUNCzY M. DEPEw
who responded in one of his characteris- |
tically witty and highly entertaining |
little speeches. in which both cities came |
IN for good natured hits and In eoEclu-
sion assured the meeting that Moline fac
tories could be counted on for doing
their share toward iusuring the success
of Twin-city Columbian celebration.
Rev. John Jesperson. manager OF Au-
gustana college. spoke of one of the most
pleasant as well as the most profitable
parts of the ministerial life-the perform.
ance of the marriage ertmony. He
would like 10 otficiate at the wedding OF
these two cities; he would like to see
them united for better or for worse, and
he knew that it would be for better.
D r. Leuderback, of the tri-city
street Car company, WIS called for. His
people, he said. had come among the
people here TO do their mite toward
fur the,ing the interests Of this locality,
embracing all three cities. He liked the
idea of Columbian celebration, in which
both cities would unite and was partiGu-
larry favorable to tue adoption OF some
alluded To tha vast resources the two ci-
ties have 10 draw from, and sug sss ted
the arranging with the railroads for re-
duced rates during the time of the Col>
umbian celebration. The street car COM
pany could be depended upon to do its part
and by 90 would have its tri-city system
completed. and be able to show the people
something in the way of rapid transit that
they might point to with pride He
could see no difference between the two
cities; the sectional line was purely i'm
sginary as far as his observations went,
and he believed whatever was good for
one was good for the other. What the
community ought to do, was to get peo-
pie here 10 see what we have, just SIS the
Chicago capitalists who had purchased
the street railroads had come and seen.
There should be an effort TO
ENCOURAGE OUTSIDE CAPITAL
and to protect and take care of it when 1t
does come. Then we will get more
money here, more factories. more labor,
more prosperity, and in five wears have
one solid community.
DR.. Calvin Truesdale offered the sug-
gestior that great many people from
| abroad would visit Chicago during the
Worlds fair. If our Tri-City Columbian
| celebration was planned on proper scale
and was properly advertised We could
draw, not only from all parts of the
country, but from all parts of the world
by attracting foreigners coming to. Chi.
cago. here.
W. J. Entrikin, of Moline. was graft.
| fed with the project and the friendly
spirit NANTES ted between the two cities
He wanted to see all the grea, features of
the celebration that could be arranged.
| but he did not want to see any of the
| good, old time methods of dem onstrstion
disappear. He believed in keeping up the
spirit of the patriots of 70 He suggest
ed as the proper feature of the demon
ssration of '92. the laying of a corner
stone of new temple of lstce on the
| bluffs between the two cities.
W. b. Hatch. superintendent of the
Moline schools, spoke of the importance
of the Columbian celebration to educa.
tional advancement. Educational men
are looking to the Columbian exposition
as an opportunity to draw series of
lessons for presentation in the schools. of
the relations of governments to civiliza>
ton and modern progress in proportion
as they are represented at this great
Worlds fair. Through this it was hoped
to forcibly illustrate the value and super
iority of our own American institutions,
and thus inculc ate in the minds of the
pupils deeper IDEAS of true patriotism
and love of country.
| Capt. T. J. Robinson expressed his
enjoyment of the expressions heard, aud
the belief that the meeting would be con-
ducive OF much good. He would like
another like it. and therefore moved that
when the committees to be appointed
have their plans formulated, they call
the associations together again, provide
a banquet and report, which was unaui>
mouslY adopted.
! Upon President Jacksons proposition,
the Rock Island association rendered the
Moline association for its cordial re
Spouse to the invitation and co-opera-
ton in the Columbian Fourth of July
project, rising vote of thanks. Presi.
dent Bennett called upon the Moline as
ISOLATION to extend to the Rock Island
association a rising vote of thanks for