Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-05-06
LIBERAL WITH ROADS
Mayor Medill. in Closing Mes
sage, Says He Believes Ma
jority of People Are.
CONFLICTING RIGHTS ADJUSTED.

City Largely Dependent for Present and
Future Prosperity on These Corpora
lions and Manufactories We May Hope
to Locate Decentralization of the Tri-City
Company's Franchise-Track Talk.
Mayor 7. j. Medill, in his valedic-
tory last Monday night, spoke words
of wisdom touching on various sub
jects, some of which were notIchron-
icled in THE ARGUS, owing to the ex-
haustive and complete character of his
message. For instance, in regard to
railroads, he said: 1--WE have within
the past two years adjusted in a great
manner the conflicting rights of the
several railroads that enter our city.
| believe that the majority of our peo-
pie favor fairly liberal policy with
the railroads, that is policy that
accords to the railroads the rights of
way to enter the city without ent err
ing too largely upon the public do
main. 1t is an admitted fact that our
city is largely dependent for present
and future prosperity on the railroads
and manufactures that we may hope
to locate here
Situate, as we are, and completely
hemmed in on the east by the city of
Moline, on tine north by the river and
the city of Davenport, on the west by
the river, and on the south by the
breaks of Rock river and the smaller
towns to the south that sap the farm
er trade, we cannot hope or expect to
procure n larger agricultural trade.
AS stated before, see that the future
of our city must depend largely on
the establishment of manufactures
employing labor and the advent of
new railroads.
I'VE had hoped to have been able to
establish a manufactures addition on
the vacant lands Immediately west of
Ninth street, with a double line of
tracks to connect with all railroads
which are at present or may come to
our city, and thus promote and en-
courage the location of new industries
lin the matter of street railways,
your honorable body extended the
franchise of the company now oper-
ating all lines here and insured for
the city valuab BILE concessions. the COM
pany agreeing in part to strengthen
the Rock river bridges in order to ex-
tend the electric system to Milan.
Track Talk.
John Ames is guiding the Rock ISL
and's 541.
ID. n. Denault is firing the local on
the Burlington at Monmouth.
Jerry Cunningham, the Rock ISL
and engineer, is visiting in Texas.
Frank Dunsmore, c., X. /. & p.
call boy, is taking few days vaca-
ton.
Jim Shehan's engine, the AS, has
been laid up for repairs on the Rock
Island.
Fireman William Mackin, of the
Milwaukee, has returned to duty af-
ter an illness.
Ed Heffernan is presiding at the
throttle of the 81 during the absence
of William Sprague.
Fireman Charles Jewell, of the c.,
r. l. & P, and his family have re-
turned from Chicago.
William Murrin, formerly of this
city, is working for the Hannibal &
st. Joe at Hannibal, Mo.
j. ID. Balm, night operator at the
Rock Island, has resigned. j. A.
Schoemack succeeds him.
The new time card, promised for
tomorrow on the Rock Island, will not
be ready until next Sunday.
Fireman George Steelmau, of tie
is absent from duty, ow-
ing to the illness of his mother.
Joe Supple is yardmaster at the
burlington these days during the alb