Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-04-01
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William Kerns, who represents the
Moline element which delights in OBJ
structing public improvements has writ
ten characteristic letter to the Moline
Dispatch Delittleing the enterprise and
objectipg to it on the ground that it is tc
be located in Rock Island and is there
fore purely Rock Island affair. To this
the Dispatch replies:
With due respect to our correspondent,
let US say that sll the matters and things
charged and outlined above, have been
csnvassed by Molines contingent in the
committe of twenty,one and the diff
ferent conclusions have been reached.
The site is in Rock Islsrd, because Mo-
line had no available site that could be
procured; certainly no site that could be
procured so cheaplY. At all events, the
site is nearer the business center of Mo
line than it is to the business center of
Rock Island.
Energy and effort in helping along this
scheme to advertise this locality, if sue
cessful in its ain (snd it will be if the
effort to throttle it is downed) will teach
US that there is value in push and enter
prise when applied to measures for the
public good, as well as applied to our own
private affairs, to which latter we have
heretofore devoted ourselves exclusively.
Success in this will make us the more
ready to help along other public enter
prises, such as the terminal railway and
bridge scheme, etc.
The value of the site is known to be
| reasonable, since some of our capitalists
some time since declared themselves
ready to buy on their own account at the
price nsmed-but the offer is open only
to the Exposition association, and for the
purposes of that association.
Whatever the relations Of the two
cities in the past, it strikes the Dispatch
that it is time for animosities and differ
ences to be laid aside now. and for the
people of both cities to learn that they
can make better and surer progress by
working together in all enterprises that
promise to rebowned to the interest of
the locality. From being the small and
some hat dispised sister of the pair, Mo-
line has grown 50 that she can look Rock
Island souarely in the ewes. and as her
prospects are equal to if not better than
those of her sister of slower growth. she
can afford to be not only proud, but dig
nified, and to show her self~possession by
putting aside the jealousies and resent
ments which she has outgrown.
Moline should subscribe her full share
of the 800. 600 stock of the Columbian
association, and she should work so earn
estly and actively for the whole enter
prise that she will be bound to reap her
share of the reward. This can't be done
in h,lf hoo n Ion uT,iO~
ious spirit.
The Republica Journal is again look
ing more sensibly upon the undertaking
and says:
the presence of Of a Republican~Journa
reporter today, said:
81 am in favor of having the matter so
fixed that it will be impossible for the
exposition property to be mortgaged by
the board of directors without the con-
currence of ma ority of the stockhold-
ers. don't want any possible chance
left for the property to fall into the hands
of sharks who are always laying for such
chances, and if the resolution is adopted
it will effectually prevent any such pro-
ceedings."
Others with whom we have conversed
heartily agree that this would be the best
thing to insure the protection of the small
| stockholders.
1t might as well be stated that even if
another cent is not subscribed in Moline
the Brooks ground is certain to be pur-
| chased. and the ground itself is sufficient
| ~ valuable to insure to the stockholders
the return of min e-tenths of their princi-
pal if it is sold OF in lots at any future