Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-04-25
THE NOXALU EFFORT.
The Appeal of the Local Committee on
subscriptions.

The Appeal of the Local Committee on
subscriptions.
The committee on subscriptions in
view of securing the location in Rock
Island of the branch of the NoXall
overall and shirt factory, Messrs- l..
Simon. John Ohlweiler. William
Roth, w b. Fergeson. f. H. Guyer,
W. c. Maucker, 7. j. Medill. Jr.. and
Eli Mosenfelder, has issued its circu-
lar appeal to citizens individually
upon the basis of the classification
previously agreed upon by the com
mittee. After appealing for the aid
stipulated, the circular says:
Considering the great benefit de-
rived from the location of this large
enterprise the amount is but small
one and will repay ten-fold in the
space of a few years, for the NoNall
factory means the acquisition of an
industry conducted by men of ample
capital, who already have their bust
ness established on a large scale and
are compelled to build branch fac
tory somewhere else. because sutli-
cient help cannot be had at Quincy
they employing over 400 girls-w
their business now requires over
900. They have invitations to To-
| cate this branch in half a dozen 9TH
err cities and have given the first OPP
portunitv to Rock Island, because
! they were urgently invited to come
here by a number of our citizens who
are well acquainted with the firm $
reputation. They will employ ut the
outset $50 young women who are ut
present unemployed and dependent
upon their relatives, and their wages
will be so much added to the p-oduc-
tive wealth OF Rock Island. The
number will be increased from time
to time. and year from the begin
ming the number of hands employed
is expected to reach 1000. The
earnings range from So to S12 week,
according to the degree of skill at
tanned BY each operator, and the av'
erare is about Sc With an average
mum Der of employees the first year OF
500, to make a low estimate. the an
nual amount diSbursed will be about
$3.50, 900. This money will com,
from elsewhere to be istributed il
Rock Island.
What 1t Means.
1t means $3.50. 900 more thar
at present expended among on
merchants for the necessaries ant
comforts of life, and among
our holders of real estate and build
ers. 1t means the enhancement o
property values. larger and mor'
prosperous population and increased
activity in all the branches of trade
and the drawing here of other indus
tries With the successful issue o
this undertaking. this or similar
committees will be greatly encour
aged to put forth their best efforts il
securing other industries, while the
failure of the project would disheart
en- and prevent further attempts II
this direction.
Is it not worth something to you Il
bring this about? Are You not will
ING to make sacrifice if need be 70,
the enduring good of your town anC
townsmen? Members of the com
mittee will wait upon you in few
days and hope that You Will have
fully decided to make the Subscrip
ton required.
Please remember that no more il
asked for than will make the aggre
gate required and that practically a
to the success or failure of the en-
deavor.
The committee is DESTROYS that tn,
response be a. prompt rs possible a
there is considerable territory to be
covered and saving of time is an oh