Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-11-08


Represented and Prs.sos~d.
The Davenport Democrat urges the
organization OF . tri-city entertain
ment association, or an organization
Of some sort that could and would
take charge OF the entertainment Of
notable guests, especially when they
come on short notice. The Demo-
crat say
Thee are some people who will
not sduii the fact, but it Is never
thoicss true that each Of these three
towns will attain its greatest meas
ure of growth and development by
growing along with the others. No
one Of them can afford to be selfish
and narrow in any matter. Each Of
them has right to get all IL can.
and keep all it gets. il it is able to do
so. bat this does no. admit the right
OF any Of the three to quarrel with
its neighbors. or 70 refuse to JON
teams with them IN forwarding mat
;ers that plainly concern them all.
a osss In Point.
"a few days ago three Uni,ed States
senator's came to Rock Island on mat.
tors Of business directly connected
with that place. They were met and
well entertained by the people of
that city. a good impression was
E.ade on them IN behalf OF interests
OF this vicinity. They went away
our friends. And still they saw the
thing only onc-third as large as they
should have seen 1t. Instead Of Rock
Island doing the entertaining. and
asking the mayors and q few other
prominent gentlemen Of Moline and
Davenport to be guests jointly with.
the distinguished visitors, and bear-
ing ali the expense Of the affair her
self, she should have been a joint en-.
tertainer with Moline and Daven-
wort. They should have feen that
the senator's were duly impressed
with the fact that here is not a group
Of cities, all more or less jealous Of
each other, bat q triunc city that
works in harmony toward any desir-
able end that may DO sought. Nat
urslly. Rock Island did nos feel like
asking Davenport and Moline to help
her to bear the work and cost Of Civ.
idg ibe senator's q good time. Ga
the other hand, they did not feel
like intruding themselves upon
Rock Island when she was doing the
honors for her guests. But those
senators belong to Davenport and
Moline as much rs TO Rock Island,
and the interests OF all these tow,s
are placed In better light when they
arc shown to such visitors to DO SOL
idly united in all matters that per.
tain 10 their common good. Instead
CT seeing only one city. with its en-
virons, they should have been shown
. glimpse Of both the other two.n
The Democrat goes on TO say that
tho only feasible way to accomplish
= purpose Of mutual benefit is
through tri-city organization end
Continues:
Then when one OF these towns
has tho honor OF entertaining o dis
t,pguishcd delegation, in public or
private life, all that should DO neces-
sary to secure the aid OF the two
other places for the one that happen
ell TO have the guests within its cor
porate limits should be to notify the
members Of this organization that
there Was work for IL to do. 1t
would then be easy to make . de-
monstration that would impress suy
visitor to any OF the three cities with
the belief that he was In very wide.
awake neighborhood, and one that
be would like to see again. and one
in which he would like to live
and do business. There is neither
room ncr need for any Of these three
prosperous towns to act small and
jealous There Is room for each OF
ihem. They ought to unite and work
together when they are given OPP
portunit;es OF securing mutual cd
vsntages. II Davenport has guest
who is likely TO be OF advantage to
her, IL she can impress him with her
Importance, she makes her case all the
stronger when she calls to her aid,
and exhibits az her friends and allies,
the cities OF Rock Island and Moline.
This town is al the better for being
located in contiguity with those two.
Each OF them Is better, bigger and
stronger, and attracts more attention
in the world, because il has Dsven.
port and the other town by its side.
We can't divorce ourselves from each
other II We want to. In union there
is strength. and She closer We make
that bond the better IL will be for I'LL
Of us. II has often been suggested
that the business men Of the three
cities should have a fraternal re.
union and banquet at least once q
year, when work might be reviewed,
or at the opening Of the year. when
plans might be laid in anticipation OF
ihe months that are to come. There
Is merit in the suggestion. and good
would don btIess come OF il. but that
would be Q sort Of mutual admira.
tion society. tending only to unite
theee cities somewhat closer In fra
ternsl relations. aud WORKING intcn.
sively instead Of extensively. VIVA,
We want Is 70 make ourselves better
known-all three Of us-and espec-
islly to make the strongest possible