Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-04-16
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the merchants, hotels, restaurants and
other business houses, and the persons
who are to be the recipients of the actual
benefits, will only come to the front and
display reasonable fraction Of the inter-
est in it that seems to characterize go
many others, our part of the stock will
be quickly taken. There is no doubt but
they have done well, but in my judgment
they have nowhere approached nor sp-
preciated the. magnitude and possibili.
lies Of the thing. The situation is pro.
lific with figures and facts to demonstrate
that the thing will pay, and pay abund.
sntly. 1t is known fact that the Scott
county fair has in two years paid over
$50. 600 out OF the proceeds OF Its earn
ings. Take for instance the fact, and it
is fact. that during the five days that
fair was in progress last year there we're
from 10000 to $4,000 strangers in the
city Of Davenport over and above the Or
binary business travel ana traffic. and
that they were substantially all there to
spend money and did spend it, and esti-
mate il you can the volume Of business
done BY every one who had anything TO
sell. Rock Island itself spent many
thousands of dollars over there The fer
~ count shows that fully $4,000 people
passed between the two cities during that
week. The bridge count shows "a 600
more and the street railway count shows
$4,000. Besides the c., R. s. P. r.
r. company run special train across the
bridge every hour. The Milan bridge
shows an exc IS Of about 600 teams
passing during that week. With these
facts and figures staring our business
men in the face it isn't probable that u
single one of them will hesitate 10 take
stock freely. Liberal advertising is al
WAYS regarded as a good indication of
business, enterprise and thrift. In fact
the matter of advertising has become u
fine art, and the business men OF this
city spend every year more money for
advertising than they have so far sub
scribed for the stock of this exposition
without any other return than an increase
of business. Yet here is an undertaking
that will bring thousands of people to
their very door and keep them here for
many days, and the investment itself is
substantial and secure. do not believe
that they are either blind or Indifferent,
and upon further effort they will double
their subscriptions if necessary. They
ought to. 1 do not believe this thing
will fail.
DR.. G.. G.. Craig: 1t would require
sometime for me to formulate my rea-
sons for fsvoring the Columbian expo
sition project satisfactorily. but briefly
they are as follows: 1. believe the
people are beginning to realize the truth
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makes Jack dull boy" AMI are becom-
ing more like the Germans in character,
and require a little amusement sands
witched in as sort Of spice in life.
Therefore a place for recreation and
pleasure is necessary, and the gap pe-
tween the two cities is now almost
closed, leaving the Brooks tract the only
available place obtainsble for that pur-
pose. Q. l believe it would advertise
our cities and be source of attraction
to strangers to come and see our natural
local advantages. and help build us up.
They would also spend some money here.
lhink it would be safe to estimate that
fer each day that visitor would be here
the sum of 50 would be left By him.
Therefore il we can attract annu ally so. =
600. people here on an average for one
day, 100000 would be expended by
them. l believe by proper management
this can be done. 8. By uniting the
county in this enterprise friendly feeling
will be cultivated among the people of
the county. which will be to the mutual
advantage of US all. l expect it to de-
velop cordial relations between Rock
Island and Moline, which will uudoubt-
eddy result in their union, and which
would be of incslculsble benefit to both
cities. 4. When l subscribed for my
stock considered it sort OF semi-do-
nation. l subscribed simply to do my
share towards helping to boom the
town, and because l wanted to see q
handsome Playground, and recre alton an
driving park SO near our business center,
but after thinking the matter over and
hearing discussed the various attractions
and source of revenue that would be de-
rived from 1t by a careful management of
the concern, If were now to subscribe
would do it as an investment. under
stand that the Davenport fair ground and
driving park stock has paid well. If
that be 30 this ought to pay much better,
for it would be hard to imagine more
accessible location anywhere-right in
the center of q population of rs 900 peo-
pie within q radius Of Eve miles, with
railroad cars, electric cars and paved
streets leading to it from all directions.
William jackson: There seems 10 be
a general demand that the exposition
project shall fully recognize the agricul-
tural interests of the county. l think
| this is right. We are dependant largely
upon the farmer, and he must be recog
nized. 1t gives healthy tone to our cit.
les to see our streets crowded with the
farmers, their wives, sons and daughters
l am very much in favor of the plan of 6
horse fair held at noted intervals au
told they hold one at Sterling, Ill. aud it
is quite an interesting occasion. L
would bring to our grounds horsemen
and horse racers from a radius of 81
miles. and horse buyers from q consider
able distance. The location and extern
of our grounds would be very attractive
for the purpose of such fair. From the
time 6rst saw Rosa Bonheur's picture
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