Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-02-26
ORGANIZED FOR WORK.
The Columbian Soliciting Commit
tees in Line.
The Result or Inst Nights Meeting
at the Improvement Association
Rooms-Plan OF the Can.
vass.

The plan of the canvass of the city for
the $50. 900 which Rock Ialand is to raise
In subscriptions TO stock in the Twin
City Columbian Exposition project is to
be as systematic and business like as it is
possible to make it. No effort or resource
will be neglected and no one in the city
fail of an opportunity to do his share.
The meeting was called to order by E. a.
Guyer. who, upon motion. was made
chairman of the committee, while, on
further motion. Fl. P. Simpson was elec>
ted secretary and E B. Kreis assistant
secretary. The plan and procedure of
the committee in seeking subscriptions
was discussed at some length. remarks
aud suggestions being made by Drs. G.
G. Craig, and G L. Eyster and Messrs II.
F. Wheelsn, E. 81. Guyer. G. G. Hodges,
John Ohlweiler and G. A. Schoessel. A
motion prevailed that committee of
three be appointed to apportion the
committee for its work. the power dele
gated to the general committee on sub,
scription by the Twin-City Columbian
committee to increase the number when
ever it appeared proper, being also vested
in the subcommittee of three. The COM
mittee at once proceeded with its task
and its report later submitted was adopted
unanimously and appears in this column.
| A resolution was adopted instructiDg
] the chsirmen of the several committees.
who are the first named, to get their re-
spective committeeman together and dis
cuss the plan of work, and the chsirmen
/ to report at the rooms Of the Improve
ment association Monday evening, the
intention being to enter upon the canvass
Systematically and simultaneously Tues
day morning.
The following was given out to the
press last night after the meeting,
by the officers of the subscription CONS
mittee:
OFFICE CIT zENs IMI RovExsSr Assn
Rock ISLAND, H., Fec %, 1892,
At meeting of the soliciting commit
tee Of the Moline and Rock Island Me-
chanical Exposition association the fol-
lowing sub committees were appointed:
Professional-0liver OLSEN, W. B.
Ferguson, G. L. Walker. Dr. G. c. Car
ter, E. E. Psrmenter, DR.. G. G. Craig,
DR.. @. B. Kinyon, Rev. W. s. Marquis
Rev. Thomas Mackin, J. W. Potter. vii
liam McEniry
Bankers and Merch Ants-L. Kohn, J.
F. Robinson. q. Csrse. j. E. Lsrkin, r.
Sinnett. Fred Hsss, Phil MITCHELL George
E. Bailey
West End Factories, Shops and Their
Employees. M. BesI dsley, Dan Corken
q. 81. Robb. Philip Thiebert. William
Roth, John Sexton, James McGarvey,
Jerome Wooden, h. B. Kreis, W C.
Hsss.
East End Factories. Shops and Their
Employes-C. A. Schoessel, b. Hart
mann, Joshua Hssselquist, D. j. Sears,
Henry Wheelsn. John Weiss, W. T.
Channon, Charles E. Evans
Brewers and Liquor Deslers-John
Ohlweiler. Robert Wagner. Otto Huber.
Fred AppelQu'st, Gus Stengel. A. a.
George Schsfer.
Hotels and Restaurants and Public
Officials-William McCOnochie, T. S.
Silvis, Robert Wilerton. &. W. Negus,
DR.. G L. Eyster, T. E. Thomas, Henry
Ehrhorn, W. G. Msucker. W. A. Paul.
Contractors. Masens, Painters. Brick,
makers and Their EMPLOYEES. j. Col
Inns, G. ]. Lsrkin, William Edwards, Wis
liam Atkinson. Henry Kinner, John
Stroehle, George Sutcliffs. G. j W.
Schreiner, W. A. Guthrie, NJ. Schnel.
Railroad and Arsenal employees. trsv
cling men. postal clerks and express EN-,
bloyts-Howsrd Wells, G. c. Hodges, ]
H. Kerr, ]. w. Csvsnsueh. T. A Pen
der, A j. Soland. E. q. W. Holmes, NJ.
A. Paterson. q. Bo3tock, a. Haislip,
Christ Gazetteer. ]. F. McKibben.
Liverynen, expressmen, street railway
employees and musicisns-J G. Huntoon
Henry Prick, Herman Nichols, Rot ert
Hill, John Beuer, George Stroehle.
The Press-H. P. Simpson. Walter
johnson. W. P. Qusyle, Paul Kirsch, s.
W. Searle, E. II. Guyer.
A resolution was adopted instructing
the several chairman 20 summon their
respective committees to an immediate
meeting to organize their committees,
sub-diyide and assign the work, and
be prepared to attend q meeting of
the committee chairmen, at these
rooms on Monday next and then
make full report. All committees are
to be fully organized and prepared to en-
ter the field simultaneously on Tuesday
morning. The commit ees are to 80 plan
tine work that the lists may be kept In
constant circulation. and each should en-
desvor to go over the entire field and
complete the work and report in 10 days.
The several ehairmen are charged with
the responsibility Of supervising the work
and with keeping it moving and each
viii, be furnished with snks for a daily
report of work accomplished. Subscrip