Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-04-09
A WORTHY UNDERTAKING.
The Twin-City Columbian Project
Observing of Success.
Urgent Appeal co the S0lIci,fng Com.
mittees for ExeruiOn-Let all
Take Hold of the Joint
Enterprise.

On Monday night the soliciting COM
mittees for stock in the Twin-City
Columbian enterprise meet again at the
rooms of the Rock Island Citizens I'm
provement association, and to the end
that all the committeeman may fully
realize the necessity of the Importance OF
their mission. as we'll as OF earnest and
concentrated action from this on, he Off
GERS of the committee have issued the fol-
lowing call:
Office Citizens Improvement Associa~
ton, Rock Island. H., April 8
Every member of the soliciting com.
mttees for the exposition project should
be present at the rooms of the Citizens
Imrovs ment association Monday evening
at 1880 p. m, as each committee can
then be fully advised of the number OF
subscribers already secured in its particu>
lar fl Id, and can AXE steps to secure
the names of the remainder. A full
meeting must be had in order to be thor
ouChlv advised This means that YOU
are TO exception and should be present.
Success depends Oh concerted effort, not
on the effort of half dozen. Let no
one discourage the others by his absence
E Il. GUYER, Chairman,
H. P. SIMPSON, Secretary.
II is very necessary that the work OF
securing subscriptions be most energeti>
caliy furthered from this on, IS but 8
short time interve mes until the option ex-
pires, when the first payment of $4,000
must be made upon the land. As THE
ARGUS has reiterated there will be no
trouble in raising the money so far ss
Rock Island is concerned. at least. if the
committee entrusted with the important
duties of getting it, will but do what is
expected of them. The money is here
and so is the interest, and the field has
only to be thoroughly and Systematically
! canvsssed to bring about the results. To
accomplish this end and to devise better
! and more suitable plans looking thereto
is the prime object OF Monday nights
meeting, and it is therefore importsn,
| that all committeeman attend.
People should not regard their sub
scriptiaas TO the Columbian exposition
as a donation, but as an investment from
which they hope to realize profitable re.
turn. The land if nothing else, II s1res
| this and is worth a third more than the
price that Is paid for it, for city lots. The
attractions to be presented on the grounds
as source of revenue are innumersble, snC
more are being suggested daily in addi
ton TO those already contemplated, such
as the mechanical and art exposition al
one season and the county agriculture
fair at another, electric light as well al
daylight races. pail park, skating course
in winter, ercsmpment and circu!
grounds, etc. The enterprise is one tina
merits the financial endorsement Of every
one in the two cities who have under
taken it and it must not now fail. Should
these two cities fall back now in thei,
Joint endeavor it would be blow Il
their regulations that they would no
soon recover from. Let US all fully real
ize this fact. that the pride OF the com
munity in which we reside is at stalk
and then let every individual who ha
identified himself with this work turnou
Monday night determined that 1t shall
not fail if his personal exertion can saw
it. Then it n ust succeed.
Chairman Sturgeon and Secretary Don
sldson, of the special committee on can
wasting the agricultural districts, hsv
prepared neat and comprehensive sep
arate circular for distribution among tn
farmers. 1t is devot' to the importance
of the agricultural feature, and referring
to the advantages of the site and exposi
ton. it says:
So far this undertaking has been me
with marked appreciation. For this pur
pose an option on site of 20 acres. lylnl
half way between the two cities, ma
been secured, and it will be purchased
This site is now actually surrounded b.
the two cities, and inside of five year
from now at the present rate of increase
will be worth twice what it now costs. L
is in the very center OF system OF cleo
trio street car lines, which alone can han
die with ease rs 900 people every day. L
can tie reached without transfer OF carr
by every railroad line running into the
two cities 1t is in the mids
of splendid system of electric
lights, and can be made BY night, il
desired, as bright as day. 1t is within
easy reach Of the waterworks OF both
cities, and With a radius of five miles
there is a population OF at least ~, 0Ot
people. In other words, it is surrounded
by conditions and circumstances to make
the undertaking a success At genera
meeting recently held for the purpose
the question vas under consideration. al
to the enlarging upon the original design
and scope of The undertaking, and 1t wa
decided to not only have mechanics
| hut RI include olcn orfa mr.