Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-03-05
ALL INTERESTED.
Taking Stock in the Col
unbian Exposition.
FAITHFUL COMMITTEE WORK,
A Suggestion as TO Controlling the
Stock
CALL FOR A COMMITTEE MEETING.
The Canvass Progress ing with Most
GraIifyin. RI stlIts-NOline TO Place
IGO workers in the Field.


ment to the promo tiers of the Twin, CITY
Columbian exposition enterprise.
The committees making the canvass of
the city for stock are working faithfully,
and so far little has srisen to discourage
them. In many of the factories particu-
larry the workmen are, ticking an active
interest in the project
This morning the following call for the
soliciting committee to report was issued
from the rooms OF the Rock I,land Citi>
zens improvement association:
Office Citizens Improvement associa>
ton, Rock Island, N. March 8. 1892 -
To the Members Of the Soliciting Com
miitee of the Moline and Rock Island
Mechanical Exposition Asseciauou.-You
are hereby notified of meeting of this
committee al the association rooms Tues
day evening at 1880. A full attend
ance is desired and each sub. com mittee
chairman is urged % secure the presence
OF every member of his subcommittee
and prepare full report Of all subscrip,
uons received.
From all sides reports are of the most
encouraging nature and SUGGESTS certain.
However. to insure the greatest prosperity
10 the project in future years, we should
aim to secure sn equal distribution of the
stock among all classes. All classes
are equally ready to take the
stock II gwen an opportunity. We urge
therefore that each committee shall do
its full duty and without delay, so that an
unequal distribution may not follow by
reason of some committees being more
prompt than others Let each be pre-
pared to present list on Tuesday night
that shall be proportional to the class
represented.
In Moline 100 solicitors are in the field
and the utmost enthusiasm prevails.
One important establishment in Rock
Island reports every employe subscriber.
With such enthusiasm this peoples pro-
iect will win. Do not let the stock be
unt venly distributed through delay in
giving the class you represent an oppor-
tunity. Yours,
E. Il. GUYER. Chairman Soliciting Com.
II. P. SIMPSON, Secretary.
Some inquiry has been made as to the
control of the stock sitter the formation
of the corporation, and some people who
might be justly class as Of distant kin
to the croaker have talkt d about how the
big fish were going to devour the little
fish, and all that. THE ARGUS, whose
position is one of earnestness and good
faith in relation TO the pro ject, has made
an endeavor 10 learn the feeling OF those
who so far have become the most heavily
financially interested in the undertaking
and there has not teen a man yet ap-
preached who has not Indignantly secuted
the idea of anything like imposition or
unfa;rness of any sort in the management
CT the enterprise. The prevailing inn
preston is that the stock be voted through
the medium of the Improvement associa-
ton in Rock Islar and the Business
Men's association il Moline, which organ
izations originated and whose joint com-
mittee has thus far furtbered the matter
and brought it to its present status.
Il don't think there is stakeholder in
the company who will object to the stock
being voted in this manner" said one OF
largest subscribers This morning. THE
respective associations could create vot-
ing trusts and in this way the minor
stock holders receive the most ample
protection, if anyone has any fears"
Il for one," spoke up Mr.. Guyer who
has subscribed for $1,000 of the stock,
will give the Improvement association
an unalterable proxy to vote my stock
for 10 years, such is my confidence in
this exposition as public enterprise as
well as in the Improvement association"
The Moline soliciting committee met at
SINNERS hall last light and it was found
that there were 100 workers ready to
enter the field and canvass for stock. 1t
was decided to call mass meeting early
in the week and then to pitch in just as
they are doing in Rock Island.