Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-04-27
MERCHANTS TAKE HOLD
Rock Island Business Men for the
Columbian Enterprise.
An Enthusiastic Meeting at the I'm
prov ement Rooms. at which
$1,000 Additional stock is
Provided For

Obedient TO cal signed by L. S. Nc.
Cabe, L D. Folsom. G.. G. McIntire and
Louis Kohn, meeting of merchants was
held last evening at the rooms of the
Rock Island Citizens Improvement asso-
citation 10 consider the duties of the bust,
ness men of the city and the action to be
taken By them in view of the approach of
the date for the expiration of the option
on the olumbian tract. The meeting
organized with the election of A. c..
Dart as chairman and Will K. johnson
as secretary. Remarks were made ex-
planatory of the object of the meeting by
L S. McCabe aid H. D. Folsom, and the
importance of the enterprise to retail
merchants was fully emphasized. The
subscription to stock in the exposition
association, these gentleman held, should
not be regarded as a gift. but more as a
losr-sn investment which will come
bscS with interest. Even viewed as a
! gift, howev,r. it would be well spent.
| +. Ii Guyer, chairman of the solicit,
ing committee in Rock Island, made the
following interesting report:
| To the merchants of Rock Island. Gen
tlemen; The ColumSia exposition pro-
] CT Is The outgrowth of the universal de-
sire OF all citizens interested in the ad
vancement of the interests of these two
/
will give our cities the prominence their
merit deserves, and that will multiply
and expand the trade of our merchants.
promote the interests OF our agricultural
neighbors. and conduce TO the pleasure
OF all. 1t Was conceived by committee
of twenty one, charged with the mission
of dev sing the best their Joint brains
could suggest, 1t hiss the endorsement,
of both business associations, of the en-.
tire press and of every citizen.
Altt ough was not member of the
committee charged with the planning OF
this prog CT, vet, the Citizens improve
ment association has charged me with the
mission of organizing the large soliciting
committee appointed to undertake the
, onerous duty of placing the stock.
feel III al l have but poorly discharged thu
mission entrusted to me, aud yet | car
report that fully 700 c;tizeus o! Rock
Island have identified the mselves witt
the m 'vement-a number large enough
to insure the assembling of crowd a
snV meeting we may devise. Unfortu
DatclS the amounts subscribed have beer
offered rather as donations than as invest,
ments, and 1t is now manifest that sub
scrip' ons must be taken On dlfferen
basis. or failure is imminent. For thu
purp, Sc Of demonstrating 10 you mer
chants OF Rock Island that your own sci
in crest should induce you 10 complete
this orgt niZation. that il is of vital inter
I est to you, and that you cannot afford L
let the opportunity slip, this meeting ha
been called. With a view of estimstin.
the be Mt fit TO the merchants of the as
semblng of crowd in the city, l askeC
three Of the bankers to furnish me will
!, the amounts of their deposits for the weel
of The Davenport fair and the week pre-
cedinE. Each bank was requested L
group the returns in classes, so as rot I,
belrsy the identity of the individual de
positors.
IpIesent herewith t. BILE showing a.
these reports con6 ensed: