Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-06-25
LOOKS LIKE A GO.
Moline Continues to Endorse the
Silver Brick Idea.
The Rep 5blican- j ournal Enthusi a.
tie Over the Proposition White
the Dispatch Takes Kind yto
and on r. Suggestion.

The idea of joining the pavement of
Rock Island s. Moline by means of a
brick OF silver, looks like go. IL No
line the proposition is apparently en-
dorsed as it should be here.
The Republican-Jourusl of last even>
ing copies THE ARGUS remarks of Tues
day evening and adds these comments:
The suggestion o: The ARGUS is COM
mendable one, and Moline is glad to see
that the Rock Island paper has progressed
sufficiently to look upon Moline as sister
citY-a city worthy 10 be met by her
elder neighbor on even ground. We be-
lieve We can speak for the progressive
thinking people of Moline in endorsing
the silver brick idea, symbolizing a ssnti-
mate that is very becoming to q pair of
municipalities whose lives are cemeEted
not only by geographical considerations,
but also by common social and business
ties. But as TO the time of the ceremony,
while not of so much Importance, We are
inclined TO think il would be wise to
have it take place at the time OF the
completion of the Rock Island paving
to the Moline line. whenever that may
be, and that the precious block should
constitute the last brick uniting the two
cities by continuous street. The Fourth
of July, it is true, would be an sppropri-
ate day for such demonstration. pro-
vided we would not have to wait too
long after the road between the two ci,.
les shall have been completed.
However. since the idea has origin sted
with our contemporary, and not with US.
We are willing TO waive this consders,
| ton. which is OF secondary Importance
| TO the main suggestion.
Let Moline show proper spirit in this
matter, and promptly respond 10 the
| friendly overture OF our neighbors. The
Business association should take the mat
er in hand and appoint a committee TO
confer with similar committee from
Rock Island and make such arrangements
SIS may be deemed feasible al this early
| day.
The Dispatch. too, endorses the pTopo
sitiou, snd makes the suggestion thst the
demonstration INCLUDE Davenport. snd
| that the three cities Join in g celebration
annually, each city taking lis turn in con-
Quoting il: The ARGUS would be the
last TO object 10 tr!>city Fourth Of July
| celebration OF such nature IS the Dis
| patch proposes. but the fact that Dsven,
port rejected the overtures made by Rock
Island last fall to Join il in its auiumusl
| festivities hereafter. does not sd
NIT of much room for the
belief that that city would take kindly
| to demonstration not of local, but g
national nature in which each otthe three
cities would have tqual standing. How
ever. The AR GUS says let Davenpor. come
in Il it will, but whether it does or not,
Rock Island is .'i1 it" for the silver brick
and the Fourth OF July demonstration in
the Columbian yesr, and The ARGUS does
not propose 10 recede from its position in
advocating both. A luding to the remark o!
the Republican journal of the possibility
of the pavement of the two cities being
united before the Fourth Of July, 1892
THK ARGUS confidently offers the as
surance that there is not much danger OF
this The paving on Moline avenue does
not go beyond Thirty eight street this
year. and if that is done, it will leave just
enough work to be completed about the
Fourth of July next year. and not much
before All things considered, therefore
The ARGUS sees no reason why the siivel
brick should not be laid with imposing
ceremonies on July 4, 1892