Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-04-08
PLANS OF PRINCE.
The Contemplated Trip Of the
Congressman-Elect.
REALIZING OUR LOCAL INTERESTS

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win Spend Some Time Here, Including
Memorial Day-ro Mako Study Of the
Hennepin Canal and Other Matters Of
Public Importance-An Interview.
Congressman-elect George W.
Prince was found by . reporter for
the Galesburg Republic-Register at
his home the other day, and that
paper SAYS: I'm the Tenth district
there is population OF $4,000 by
the ast2census. From a manufac-
turing standpoint it is a leading dis
trict. Rock Island, Moline, Sterling
Rock Falls, Galesburg, Kewanee and
other cities have large manufacturing
interests. 1t contains valuable coal
fields and clay beds and as rich farm
ing country as there is on the face Of
the earth. In it are the United
States works at Rock Island, while
the Hennepin canal project Of great
an intellectual district, containing
several colleges and other important
educational institutions. To be a
congressman from this district is not
only an honor but a responsibility.
All the great and varying and grow
ing interests must be kept in mind,
must be thoroughly and conscien-
tiously studied, aud the effects on
them of national legislation must be
considered"
Mr.. Prince was asked as to his
plans and replied:
1.-The last of this month or the first
of next, shall go to Rock Island to
make inquiries about the Hennepin
canal and the government building.
You are aware that bill giving that
city q public building was passed
several years ago. think it was
passed either before or about the
same time that the bill giving Gales
burg a new postoffice was passed.
Gen. Post, you may recall, who was
then congressman of the old Tenth
district, pushed our bill along, got
the appropriation passed. urged the
| speedy erection of the building, and
| as a result our new postoffice is .
fact. completed and doing business.
On the other hand in Rock Island,
which was until recently in another
district. not foot of ground for the
new building has been broken. l
shall consult with the people there
and try to find out the best method
of procedure to have the building be-
gun as early as possible and COM
pleted. Then l am going over to the
government island and look over the
great government works there, and
see what may be needed at that
point.
The Hennepin Canal.
Next l shall 60 along the line Of
the Hennepin canal and familiarize
myself with its details, with a view
to ascertainng what appropriations
may be needed on that large work.
I understand some fifteen or twenty
miles are nearly completed. While
l was in Whiteside county recently !
met Captain Wheeler. the govern
ment engineer in charge OF the work,
and he told me that in the near future
he would have 1000 men at work on
the canal and would be pleased to see
me later on and give me Information
and consult with me regarding the
work. On this trip l will see him.
II shall next go into Whiteside
county along the line Of the feeder to
the canal. This feeder will start
near Dixon. in Lee county, and run
near Sterling and Rock Falls in
Whiteside county and empty into the
canal. Sterling and Rock Falls are
beautiful and thriving places and
have large manufacturing interests
that will be greatly benefited by
this feeder, as it will facilitate the
shipment of coal aud lumbe and
commercial interests generally.
Then, when this trip, which will last
two weeks or more, is concluded, if
think the needs of the district de-
mand it, my wife and 1 will 90 to
Washington, where 1 will continue
my studies and investigations.
ION Decoration day am to be in
Rock Island. Subsequently return
to my home here, where I will spend
the summer and fall in study and in
preparing myself for the work before
me in congress.
Il regard this as a great and i'm.
portant district. and 1 want to rep.
resent it intelligently. Take the
Hennepin canal project-it is q great
enterprise. 1t is in this district.
For commercial reasons Rock Island,
Moline and Davenport are greatly in.
terested in it. This is but one Of the
questions"
| Congressman ut Last
The people of this portion of the
Tenth district will ejoice. as they did
when Gen. Post was elected, to know
that they have at last congressman
who will take an interest in their af.
fairs. as they have for the past two
years been totally ignored by the
representative from Warsaw, who
has not thought sufficiently of the
responsibilities placed in him to
visit the community. Congressman
Princes earnestness Of purpose il
gratifying. We will all be glad &c
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