Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-06-02
ABOUT THAT WAREHOUSE.
Cackle From a Davenport Paper That
Leads to Disclosure of Fact.

Cackle From a Davenport Paper That
Leads to Disclosure OF Fact.
| Some of the members of the Rock
Island city council came to this city
| Wednesday afternoon, and here inter-
viewed Capt. John Killeen, superin-
| tendent of the Diamond 10 line, re-
| garding the Rock Island levee and
warehouse. They were beseeching
him to take hold of the matter in
| some way and do something toward
giving that city warehouse facilities
and the steam boat advantages of old.
| Capt. Killeen did not see his way clear
to the making of any promises. The
| warehouse will not be built 6y Capt,
IStreckfus, as has been expected. If
the Diamond 10 people VIII not take
hold of the matter some other source
of relief must be sought. The matter
seems still TO be as clear as mud, and
as near to settlement as the national
debt.--Davenport Democrat.
Since noting the above in the Dav-
export paper quoted. The ARGUS has
been endeavoring to ascertain who
of the Rock Island aldermen crossed
the proud old Father of Waters IN
u
best information at hand does not
seem to indicate the manifestation of
temperament of this nature on the
part of any of those composing the
municipal assembly. 1t Is devel-
oped, however. that the license and
markets committee had an interview
with Commodore Killeen while his
ship Law at anchor at the Iowa shore,
and Chairman Andrews, speaking for
the committee when the observations
of the Davenport paper were called
to his notice, said: ''As far as the
statement of the nature of our inter-
view is concerned there is not a word
of truth in it, and as there was no
one present but Capt Killeen.
do not see where such an mac
curate statement could have come
from. We simply asked Capt.
Killeen if the warehouse, as located
by the committee for Capt Streckfus.
was satisfactory to him. He replied |
that it was We then asked him If he |
would land his boats there, and he re-
piled that he would not, and for my |
part inferred from his conversation |
that he would not land at any other |
point along the levee where he |
would have to share warehouse priv
iieges with other companies. That |
was the sum and substance of the
interview. We did not beseech any,
body or beg any body to do any
thing he did hot want to-"
WAS it not the agree nent that the
to be erected by Capt.
Streckfus was to be used by all The
steam boat companies, and was it not
that the council had rea-
sonable assurances to that efectP"
asked the newspaper man of the
alderman.
Il fully so understood it," re-
marked AID. Andrews.
MIR. Andrews also stated that as far |
rs he knew there was to be no change |
n tho cour.e of action taken as to
ocatiOn or otherwise.
Il fully understood, said Mayor |
NcConochie this morning. THAT Capt.
Blair and the Diamond 10 company
we're fully agreeable to the ordinance
IS passed. Capt. Blair is now indif-
erent as to the location and seems
content. The Diamond 10 company,
states that it cannot land
Is boats at the location decided upon
because of the condition of the water. .
have determined in the light of |
hese revelations to withhold approx
Il Of the ordinance until the next
Meeting of the council, when l will I
az the facts before the aldermen" &