Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-03-07
Twin CITY PRIDE.
Will Make the Columbian
Exposition a Hummer.
A SAFE INVESTMENT FOR ALL
The Spirit With Which the Enter
prise is Met IN Moline.
THERE'S NO SUCH THING AsFAIL.
The Committees are Daily Meeting
With More Encoura cement
Let Tomorrow Nights
Showing lie Good.

Pride in the prospect i've Columbian ex-
position in which the twin.cities have
united their Efforts is growing in both
cities daily, and were word to be said
against the enterprise it would stimulate
the spirit which is fostering the UNDER
taking rather than discourage it. THE
ARGUS has spoken of the fact that the
croaker has been heard on the subject
and that invariably he was the same in
dividual who in past years has been
found in opposition to street paving, to
the paid fire department, to all manner of
public Improvements, he antagonist of
the'viaduct and the bitterest foe Of the
electric street car and other evidences of
enterprise and modern public spirit.
| The fact is not to be concealed that the
croaker has busted himself with reference
to this enterprise, an6 if he cannot find
one excuse for belittling the project he
will invent another, bul when it is con-
sidered that of five soliciting committees
who have reported encountering him,
four have found him e be the same indi-
Vldual, he does not appear as numerous
in Rock Island as he might be, and when
this exposition is opened next fall he will
have diminished so completely thst he
! will not be able to find himself with a
microscope.
The ARGUS Saturday evening spoke of
the proposition of some Of those who
have become most heavily interested SO
| far, TO have the stock voted though the
medium of the business associations of
each city in order that al stockholders, no
matter what their holdings, might have
equal representation. This idea seems to
meet with popular favor, but this morn
ing came another suggestion which would
apply more particularly to the labor Or
CARNATIONS, and it was that the Tri City
Labor Congress have the privilege of
nominating three of the directors of the
association. This proposition was made
by one who has signed for 81, 600 of the
stock, ard others equally heavily inter-
ested Endorsed it, so that it will be seen
that all who have become identified with
this undertaking are going into it for the
| best interests of the two cities and are
willing to guard the interests of the
masses of the people whose project it is,
! ard must be made.
Speaking of the meeting cf the Moline
soliciting committee Friday night, the
Dispatch says:
Following this Gustaf SHensson said
that he was in favor the exposition, and
hoped all would take hUld of it heartily.
In answer to question by Fl. R. Al
brecht, Mr.. Keator said that SIS, 600
would be paid down on the property, the
balance being paid in one. two ard three
years. The directors would be divided
equally between Moline and Rock Island.
There could be no freeze-out of any
stockholders, SIS there could and would be
provision in the bylaws against the
company going in debt. Any money
that might be needed beyond the S100.0 600
could be provided for by issuing new
stock, but it is believed that 100000 will
be ample for all needs
Mr.. Sleight said that the building could
be put up in the same way as the Chi
case Exposition buildir gs CT iron and
staff, which would be cheap and desirs>
BILE.
Several present expressed themselves
briefly as ready to 60 to work, and make
The exposition success.
On motion of Mr.. Swenssen it was de-
cided to hold mass meeting to discuss
the subject, and B. c. Keator, W. A.
Mob. tn and Gustaf Swensson were APP
pointed to call it.
1t has been proposed at Rock Island
| to give the busints IS ass ociation an I'M
altersble voting proxy for all the Rock
Island stock in the Columbian EXPOSE
ton for a series of years The associs-
| ton with such q proxy would vote on
all questions of business connected with
the exposition, and ma ority would in
struct the secretary how to vote all the
stock. This would effectually prevent
any freeZe-out of the SIN all stockholders
by the larger ones. Such plan would
be good one to follow in Moline.
The Rock Island committees are to meet
tomorrow night at the Improvement AS
ISOLATION rooms. and it is desired that all
committee chsirmen be prepared to make
their first report of subscriptions on that
| occasion.