Rock Island Argus., 1897-07-20
ANOTHER BIG ONE.
Model Mercantile House For
Rock island.


If Present Designs Are CAr1isd Out, the
Result VIII be the Handsomsss Buila-
all Respects
Rock Island is likely to have an
other big mercantile house. This
will come with the execution Of the
long considered plans of L. s. Nc
Cabs. For several years Mir. McCabe
has had in mind the erection OF .
metropolitan business block on his
admirable site at the corner of Third
avenue and Eighteenth street, one
that would contain and properly
distribute the various departments
of his immense and constantly in
creasing business. The design 10 to
construct . modern and model build
ing of steel and pressed brick 1T
least four four stories high. and pos
sibly five. at the corner Of Third ave.
nue. and Eighteenth street, and by
retaining his own Second avenue
block. which furnishes the main en-
trance and main portion of his pres.
ent business house, give him an en-
trance on the three main business
thoroughfares of the city to the most
extensive mercantile establishment
in the three cities, and with floor
area unequalled west OF Chicago.
This combination would be arranged
BY boulevard from the second floor
Of the old building to the second
floor OF the new over the alley rum
ming between Seventeenth and Eigh-
teenth streets, if all the transactions
essential to such purpose are car
ried out.
The result would be building in
its general arrangement similar to
that of Marshall Field & Co., of
Chicago. Originally the Marshall
Field building was on State street,
but when the great firm got ready to
enlarge it erected its modern palace
on Wabash. back to back with the
State street property and very SINH
ilarly situated to what Mr.. McCabe,
it is reported, proposes to do.
Mr.. McCabe is not talking ,abo at
any of his plans yet, but he is known
to be doing lot of thinking and is
going east shortly to look over build
iDgs and consider plans for the erec.
tion Of the building which is to com.
plete the great emporium he has
always had in mind, and which he
has hoped to make the subject OF his
enterprise and his pride in bis bust.
ness and in Rock leland.
Tho Eoonomy's New Building.
The plans for the new building for
the Economy. which is to bs erected
on Mrs. Margaret Kellerstrass' prop.
erty, embracing the two stores at
present occupied by the Economy
and the Western Union Telegraph
company adjoining. are now being
drawn by Architect Ssauduhar, ali
details having been fully and salts
factorily agreed upon, and all that
remains is the maturing Of the plans.
Bsse Bal TAX.
The Des Moines ball team passed
through this morning en- route to
Peoria. The boys were a tired look
ing lot, having been reused from
their slumbers at 8 a. m.
to catch the train out of Cedar
Rapids. One of the PLAYERS
said that Des Moines was the poorest
ball town in the association. You
couldn't pull the people Of that town
out to the park. Nothing will at.
tract or interest there in the base ball
line. Despite this condition of af-
fairs the club will be carried through
the season, it is claimed. Manager
Frick has a few greenbacks left and
he is gamy enough to let the larges.
portion Of it go before he will say
die. He would sell out, though. it
is not likely that Des Moines will
have professional base ball next sea-
son-surely not, the players from
that town say. unless the people are
aroused and show a disposition to
patronize the game. Rock Island
will be in excellent shape for a ball
team next year. The fans here have
been deprived Of the amusement so
long that they have grown desperate.
A movement should be started soon
with view to getting a franchise in
one OF the associations next season.
Rock Island is up-to-date in every
other respect. and she certainly
ought to have base ball.