Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-05-17
FOR A THIRD TINE.
Woodmen Going After the Head
Offices Again.

Woodmen Going After the Head
Offices Again.
MEETING OF THEL0CAL Committee
WI ~ PssparsA - Present Another
ssross Frsss II the Dubsq.s Msssi,g-
Eaooursgsms.s Rrsn resesa aaa Other
0oafess.
Tbs local COMMITTEES of Modern
Woodmen on removal of the head
,fices from Fulton TO Rock Island.
met at the Office of Jackson & Hurst
saturday evening to consider the
next course Of procedure in view of
the obstacles that haze arisen. Aid.
v. C. Maucker was elected chair.
man and j. H. Reams secretary.
The situation that has developed in
view of the ruling of the supreme
court finally for6idding the removal
of the head Offices from Fulton to
this city under the action Of the
head camp at Omaha or II Madison.
vas discussed 1t length. Mr.. Jack
con explaining in detail the various
phases, - we'll a. the ley islation
which it is proposed to have the Illi-
nois general ass mbly adopt. such as
will prevent the great order being
further baked by the little village Of
Fulton. 1t was determined that
Rock Island should be ~ we'll and
capably represented a. Dubuqu- a.
~ Madison two years ago, and to
present the claims of Rock Island
under the more favorable conditions
which the legislation Of this week.
it is expected, will insure. The
meeting then adjourned uutil Thurs
day evening.
You're Right, Nsiehbor.
Truly says the Peoria Journal,
speaking Of the Woodmen head Office
removal question:
There is one thing about Rock
Island Woodmen. They are fighters
and never know when they are
whipped. Against heavy odds they
beat Peoria and Omaha and Fulton
out Of the headquarters of the Mod
erd Woodmen Of America, and the
United States court has decided that
the action of the supreme camp was
Illegal, as the convention was not
held in the state OF Illinois in which
she order is incorporated. But the
Rock Island fellows are already
ready and willing to try it again.
They will pick their fl,nts and give
the headquarters muddle another
tussle. When the convention a..
sembles in Dubuque they will en-
deavor to get the head camp to adj
journ for q day into Illinois. hold q
session on Sucker soil and again de-
clare that Rock Island shall be the
national headquarters. such per
sistence as this is bound to win"
But if the legislation now sought is
secured it will not be necessary to
adjourn over into Illinois to locate
the head Offices in Rock Island again
The action csn be taken right at
i'ubuque under the proposed provi--
ions.
Orders Affairs In Good Condition.
The Chicago Record of today in
concluding an unbiased write up of
the Woodmen troubles from the be-
ginning and especially upon those
hat have arisen out of the head
offire removal. says:
The inspectors of the state insur-
ance department closed q months
inspection of the business OF the
Modern WOodmen Saturday. Col
burn +. Buck. one OF the inspectors,
told the Record reporter that the az
fairs OF the order were in first class
shape. and that no irregularity of
any kind had been found. The Of
fees are in the Finch and Allison
blocks. and are admitted on all sides
to be.inadequate for the accommoda-
ton OF the greatly increased volume
OF business. The papers. records
and books are unprotected from fire.
which is liable to break out at any
time. More than fifty employees are
in the Offices. The pay roll reaches
" 600 monthly. The directors pur-
chased q lot at Rock Island for which
$1,000 was paid. and the plans for
large structure approved. The citi-
zens OF Fulton now have offered to
furnish lot on which to build sub.
st-ntial Office building. The inacces-
si6ility OF Fulton as the headqusr-
tiers town has been much overdrawn.
1t has three Of the leading railroads
OF the state. and is reached from all
directions at almost all hours of the
day. A steel bridge connects it with
Lyons, and there are good railroad
facilities between Fulton and Clin-