Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-04-18
WILL WE WIN?
The Noxail Factory is Before
the People.
RESULT OF LAST NIGHTS MEETING

Big Industry to Rock Island Fully Ex-
planned and Discussed and a Comprehen-
slve Plan OF Procedure Determined Up
on-The General Committee In Charge
The meeting of the citizens held
last night at the rooms of the Rock
Island Citizens Improvement asso-
citation to take into consideration the
proposition of the NoXall shirt and
overall factory of Quincy looking to
the establishment of a branch indus
| try in Rock Island. resulted in the
original committee on subscriptions
| and site composed of Messrs. L.
Simon. John Ohlweiler and E. III.
Guyer, being enlarged to nine and a
definite plan Of canvass under sys-
| tenn of classification being determin-
| ed upon, the committee as increased
| including in addition to Messrs.
Simon, Ohlweiler and Guyer, Messrs.
w. b. Maucker. H. ID. Folsom, Will
liam Roth, I. j. Medill, Jr., w. B.
Ferguson and Eli Mosenfelder. This
committee meets promptly at $50
| this evening at the rooms of the I'm
| provement association to adopt its
| plan of canvass and proceed with it.
| The Meeting.
| w. b. Ferguson, as chairman OF
the meeting on the previous evening,
| called the gathering to order, and
| proposed L. Simon for chairman, and
| that gentleman was duly elected,
| whereupon John. Ohlweiler was
chosen as secretary. Mr.. Simon
briefly explained the object of the
meeting, detailed what the commit
tee on subscriptions had accom-
| plished and what it hoped to accom-
| plish. He told of what the Noxall
factory had done in Quincy, its rea-
| sons for seeking to locate 3 branch
in Rock Island, having exhausted the
| field for that class of labor it employs
at Quincy, and now sought an addi-
tional scene of operations.
Gen. w. A. Schmitt related from
| personal knowledge the standing and
reliability of the firm of Isaa C
| Nesem & Company, its scope and the
extent to which it had grown until it
| stood at the head of Quincy indus
| tries and on of the largest of its
| kind in the country. It's field of
| operations include SO states and now
it was unable to supply half the
! trade il had establis shed. 1t sought
the location of a factory in COM
munity where it could get all the
| female help it required, and once es-
| tablished here, Gen. Schmitt had no
! hesitaucy in offering the assurance
that 800 to 1000 girls would be
| employed provided they could
be secured. He spoke of the
advertisement the Noxall company
here would give Rock Island and the
advantage it would bring in the mat
ter of freight shipments as wsll.
EuIarging the Committee.
Mr.. Simon spoke of the necessity
of an active an energetic canvass, and
with the consent of the meeting and
suggestions from members, enlarged
the committee to nine, adding
as new members the names w. G..
Maucker, II. d. Folsom, William
Roth, Eli Mosenfelder. T. j. Medill.
Jr., and W. b. Ferguson.
Eli Mosenfelder spoke of his per-
sonal acquaintance with the Noxall
people, whose goods were shirts and
negligee goods as well as overa!ls,
and who have built up a business
and reputation purely upon merit
| and the quality of their products.
The factory was one that Rock Island
could i'll afford to lose and the fac
tory having abundant opportunity
and inducements to 90 elsewhere. it
would be serious detriment to the
city's reputation to fail to take adj
vantage of the cOmpany's desire to
locate here.
w c. Maucller spoke earnestly Of
the duty of Rock Islands citizens at
such time as this and not only en-
dorsed the enlargement OF the COM
mittee but proposed systematic
and business like canvass of the
business men and people in general.
What Is Holding Rock Island Back.
William Jackson spoke commenda-
tory of the undertaking, estimated
the benefit such factory would be
to Rock Island, and particularly to
our business men in the matter of
earnings which would be distributed
among our grocers, dry goods mer-
chants, milliners, jewelers. and banks
and which eventually would find its
wav into all channels of trade. He
thought everyone should contribute
to the success of this undertaking.
Ii was project that should enlist
the endeavor and the aid of everyone
in Rock Island fer everyone would
reap . benefit from it. He fav
ored the classification by the
committee of all our people
according to their means and the can
vass for subscriptions upon the
strength of such classification. Mr..
jackson also spoke pointedly upon