Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-31
TO SEE THE ARSENAL.
Tri.Cities Will Unite in Inviting
Congressman to Come
Here.
ACTION OF MEETING AT DAVENPORT

! Committees Appointed to Act Together
Being Agreed on as a Tune When 1t IL
Thought Legislators Representing the
Various States Can BE Assembled Here.
As a result of the meeting at the
Davenport Business Mems association
rooms yesterday afternoon apropos of
the interests of Rock island arsenal,
invitations will be extended at once to
congressman and senators of Illinois
and Iowa and several adjoining states
to participate in a meeting for the
purpose of thoroughly investigating
the conditions pertaining at the
arsenal, and its availa bility for the
manufacture of small arms. The
meeting was well attended by Daven-
porters, and n representative delega-
tion was present from the Rock Island
Club. 1t consisted of F. w. Bahnsen,
president; W. H. Marshall, vice presi-
dent; j. I. Stafford, secretary; Mayor
William McConoche. Charles McHugh,
and A. c. Dart. The movement is
tri-city one, and Moline will work
hand in hand in the matter.
1t was decided that the matter of
inviting the Legislators be left in the
hands of a committee of six, consist
ing of two mem bers from each city.
President John Hoyt and Mayor
George L. Baker were chosen to rep
resent Davenport, and President
Bahnsen, of the Rock Island Club, an
nounced that the committeeman from
this city would be Mayor McConochie
and ex-Mayor T. j. Medill. The Mo-
line members have not yet been
named.
Though the date for the gathering
has not been definitely determined up-
on, it will be in the neigh borhood of
Nov. Is. Congressman Joe K. Lane
was present at the meeting and was
of the opinion that such date would
proba bly, be the most convenient of
any that might be chosen.
President Hoyt, after calling the
meeting to order. asked j. +. Lardner
to state the purpose of the gathering.
Mr.. Lardner spoke of the visit made
by Illinois congressman to the arsenal
| last week. Congressman Hit, Reeves
and Warner, accompanied by Mayor
Marshall, the engineer in charge of
| the Hennepin canal. were driven to
| the island as guests of the Rock Island
Club. and were shown the great
shops, the improved water power and
the facilities that are at hand. with
which they were pleased, and in a
! measure astonished.
Efforts of Rock Island Club.
F. w. Bahnsen told of the eff
forts made by the Rock Island Club
last winter in behalf of the small arms
plant and the success attending it.
The club, ever since its organization,
| felt a great interest in the arsenal,
and grasped the opportunity last Sat-
urday of taking the visiting congress-
| men for a visit there.
Congressman Lane was of the opin-
ion the suggestion of bringing the
legislators here was proper, and could
have but one result, and that favora-
BILE to the arsenal. Mayor McConochie
said he was surprised to find the ig-
norance that prevailed in regard to
the arsenal, as indicated by the visit
of the Illinois congressman last
week. Others making remarks were
A. G. Dart, j. L. Stafford, w. II. Mar
shall, of Rock Island, and Col. Nut
ting, j. NJ. Eagal, +. NJ. Sharon and
Capt. Lon Bryson, of Davenport.