Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-04-16
WELL SUSTAINED.
The Columbian Enterprise Heartily
Commended
sound Enforcement OF the Great
Twin-CIty Exposition aud Fair
Words Frem Represent
alive citizens.

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not project which commends itself as
an investment, and not because people
are unwilling to invest in it, but because
the proper persistency is not exer-
ciseo in securing subscriptions to stock.
It is safe assertion that there is hardly
| q subscriber to stock so far who will not
increase his, proportion if necessary to
insure the success of the enterprise.
Several have already done this. George
Wagner, of the Atlantic brewery, yester-
day formally doubled his subscription
making it $1,000. while Joseph Huber
raised his original pledge to 500.
The most conservative of our business
men heartily commend the investment
from q business standpoint. Aside from
the advantages which it will bring to
Rock Island. they regard it speculatively
splendid opportunity.
The ideas of number of citizens on
the subject are appended:
Z II. Guyer: There are some very en-
coursging features about this work and
some very oiscoursging features. Among
the former. will mention the universally
conceded merit of the project-its public
| benefits in the way of advertising our
city, and in promoting trade-its bene-
| fits to each trsdesmsn in bringing more
trade than all the money spent for adver-
Using, its benefits to each citizen 10 fur
nishing home place of amusement that
| will excel anything in the west. Through
the persistency Of the press the people
are thoroughly persuaded of these sdvsn-
| tages and of the absolute necessity of
avsiling ourselves of this opportunity at
/ once Among the discouraging features
| ! will mention; first, the Sinking of
many of the committeeman intrusted with
the disagreesble duty of soliciting, max
| ing the task tenfold more difficult to those
actually doing the work; second the un>
| willingness of our business men to draw
from tn cir business large sums to invest
in the stock, although they are all con-
WINGED Of the merits of the investment,
thus actually rendering indifferent citi-
Zens who have no business at stake and
who would be led by public spirit alone
TO subscribe for more stock than some of
coursgenent can and will be remedied by
thoroughly convincing the merchants of
the vita necessity of taking large inter-
est even though each one has to shoulder
additional liability. There is q manifest
absurdity in less stock being taken by
each of our merchants than his annual
advertis ng expense amounts to. The
enterprise they have displayed in the past
! year in advertising and expanding has
msnifestly paid them well and benefited
the city, and the same enterprise will
force them to further this project when
it is properly presented. People need
not fear that the undertaking will be de-
feated by any lukews rmness in Moline.
We will show up $50 600 in Rock Island
| after the windup of very imperfect
canvass and without securing a single
subscription that will embsrrsss the
stockholder. Should Moline funk, the
Rock Island stockholders together with
the country, which is now being actively
organized, will go on with the undertake
ing. know that such is the spirit of
our people. But Proud Moline" will
no funk. They have too much at stake.
The shrewd and energetic men who sell
their goods in all parts of the world
know that Moline has the advantage over
Rock isis nd in the name chosen for the
exposition, that the name will serve to
give to Moline what Rock Island already
has. viz, "a geographical identity. The
name is now though universally known
and respected, yet known to the great
world only as q trade mark for superior
goods-believed by many to be the name
of q manufsc. urer. The advertising OF
the Moline and Rock Island exposition
will give Moline q geographical identity
that it now needs. Discoursging cir
cumstances and bad weather have re-
tsrded the work in Moline, but the pro-
ject has as warm friends there as here
and they will not permit Moline to lose
this opportunity.
have organized 26 successful excur.
sions in Michigan, and know the require
ments. ] also organized the first sue.
cessful excursion on the Peoria road t.
Rock Island, bringing here over 1,20e
people. Also an excursion on the Dav.
export & Northwestern. This locality
with the Arsenal. Black Hawk tower snc
Prospect park presents possibilities III
that line have often caused me to wondel
why the merchants here did not club to-
gether sno employ an experienced mar
to develop the business. 1t would pay
them, with no thanks to the foresight OF
enterprise Of our trsdesmen whatever
the reputation of this locality as an ex
cursion center has developed through
its own merits and spontane ously, and
know of NO point presenting such posi-
bilities in that line with q proper plac,
provided for the entertainment of excur
sions such as the exposition will furnish
and with company formed to push Thu
feature Moline ard Rock Island cal
win repuistion as the banner encamp
ment and e cursion cities of the west, anC
all this will result in exceeding profit Il
our merchants. You can assure tn,
public that the exposition is a winning
card, if half the people will do half theii
share.
NJ. NJ. Sturgeon: There is no ques
ton in my Judgment about the exposition
being q paying investment. The only