Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-12-03
ASYLUM AFFAIRS.
The Meeting Of the Commits.
sion at Galesburg.
QUESTION OF WATER ANDDRA1NAGE

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Ths c.. b. E 9. OMciaIs In Behalf OF
tho Knox County Claim
1t springdeld-A Decision Anticipated
Next Monday.
The Galesburg Republican-Regis-
ter of last evening said:
1.-The trustees of the insane asylum
remained over here SUNDAY and left
this morning for Springfield. In the
conference here Saturday, Mr.. Medill
raised the water and drainage ques-
ton against Gales burg. but his views
were earnestly combstted and shown
TO be erroneous. One of the most
earnest Of the speakers was Supt. F.
c. Rice. who showed that the G., b.
& q. uses very large amount of
water at this place and is able to
supply it. 1t was shown that the
drainage Of the Anthony site is as
nearly perfect as drainage could be.
Galesburg made good showing.
The commission will probably reach
a conclusion some time this week"
The manner in which Superinten-
dent Rice of the Illinois lines of the
c., B so. has been identified with
the movement in behalf of Gales
burg, particularly as shown yester.
day. has had a tendency to confirm
the impression prevalent from the
discussion of the hospital location
that the Burlington system is favor
able to the city situated on the main
line rather than the one at the
head of the Rock Island and St.
Louis division. Division Agent
Mack Of this city, holds however,
Il .. so far as he knows the c., b. &
Q has manifested no preference as
to sites. Manifestly from a business
standpoint the location at Galesburg
would be preferable to the Burling-
ton to Rock Isl and, he unhesitatingly
admitted, but he contended that he
did not believe his company was
making the slightest effort as in
favor Of either place, as such o course
was directly contrary to its policy
in all matters of this kind. AS far as
Mr.. Rice was concerned Mr.. Mack
said he might be acting entirely from
personal motives or home pride, as he
resided at Galesburg and doubtless
felt the same interest in the place
that other citizens did, and reserved
the same right to protect and ad.
vance its interests. However, Mr..
Mack felt that it would not be be-
coming in him to discuss what Mr.
Rice's disposition in the matter is.
"All know is" Mr.. Mack repeated.
''that if the Burlington is taking an
a"tive part in this matter. it is abso-
lutely without my knowledge"
Unfair DISCRIMINATION.
If the Burlington is participating
in the contest for the location, as ap-
pearances have indicated, its course
cannot be regarded otherwise than as
unfair discrimination against Rock
Island. While this city is perhaps
rot OF the importance to the system
that Gale burg is. yet it has proba-
bly, been as friendly as Gale. burg
would have been had it been provided
with the rival commercial facilities
that are common to Rock Island, TO
say nothing of the river advantages.
and certainly the C., b. & @ has en-
joyed to the fullest extent the best
degree of friendship that Rock ISL
and could extend since coming here.
This has been due in large part to
the fact that this is an important
shipping point. and in large meas
ure to the fact that the road has al
ways been so courteously repre-
sented here, which has been particr-
larly true since MIR. Mack became
elevated to more important posi-
tion.in the company's service. All
these fact considered. the apparent
attitude of the company or its re-
sponsible r-preseLt tive in the pres
ent instance has occasioued consider
able surprise, which is, if anything,
the more warranted BY the fact
that the representative of the
company at this end have not exer-
cised the same interest in the matter
that has been shown at Galesburg.
One thing furthermore is certain,
and that is that Galesburg has en-
joyed from the first a knowledge of
every move being made here, and it
was in realization Of this that The
ARGUS viewed as absurd the idea
maintained by certain Of the super
visors that their act in appropriating
$4,000 for the site could be kept
under cover as far as Galesburg was
concerned. The day the board took
this action a number of the SUPER
visors and other county officers came
20 the Office in q dreadful state of
mind and were much chsgrined be-
cause The argos had published
what they had done. These wise
gentlemen. apparently. did not know
until then. though. that The ARGUS
would under no circumstances and
no matter what the sacrifice in
volved. suppress the proceedings re-
lating to the interests of taxpayers
having always commended against
star chamber tactics in al such mat
ters-and hey ond this that no precau-
tion taken BY the local press could pre-
vent what had been done going to
GYlesburD even boforo tho e,Dar