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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-31
Scarcity of Material.

Since early in the spring. and par
ticularly in the latter part of the sea
son. there has been a great scarcity
of structural steel and finishing ma
terials, the latter including the finer
grades OF dressed lumber and build
ers' hardware. This has not proved
sufficiently serious to withhold oper-
ations, although i'll many cases it has
caused vcXatious delays. Nor is there
any reason to fear that it Will be car
ried over into another year. y some
what strange phase of the situation
is found in the fact that the prices
of building materials have not adj
vanced as rapidly as the law of sup
ply and demand would lead one to eN-
pect. 1t is true. however. that the
cost of erecting a given building dur
ing the last season was fully fourth
greater than during the season of
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-31

The more expensive business
houses, factory buildings and resi-
dences are: l.. :. McCabe d Co.'S
store, $4,000; Hotel Harms, $4,000;
addition to factory and remodeling
office of Rock Island Plow company.
$4,000; Tri-City Bottled Milk and
Butter company. $4,000; \. NJ.
Blallesley and Blake d Murphy build
ing. $4,000; Rock Island Sash d Door
warehouse. 900; Rock Island Wood
works warehouses, $4,000; Rock Is
land Lumber company office and
warehouses. $4,000; Chris. Mueller &
Co, Office and warehouses, $4,000;
TNvin-City Rendering works. $4,000;
Z. c. Heder building, $4,000; remodel
ing Argus building, $1,000: Norris &
Lewis building. $4,000: remodeIing Blu
ford mansion. $500: residence, p. II.
Kelly. $1,000: DR.. \. II. McCand-
less. $1,000: residence. DR.. G. +. Bah
cock. 1850: residence. Robert Lee.
$4,000: residence. John McGinnis, So
900: residence. NJ. +. Johnson, $500:
residence. T. Z. Veitch. $500; resi-
dence, John Schafer, $1,000.
Reports OF Contractors.
Below are given the reports of the
cost of the work done by the various
contractors in the city. 1t must not
be understood to include all of the
operations of each firm. for in many,
IL not in most eases, work has been
done outside of the city which is not
included. Neither must it be under
stood that the figures cover simply
the operations of The contractors
named. for in cases where n general
contract was let, the cost of plumb
ing. heating. etc, is included:
JOHN NOLK & Co. S225. 900.
COLLINS BROTHERS, S202, 900.
II. w. HORST. So. 100.
HEIDENIANN d SCHROEDER, SAL
100.
y. JUHL, S35, 900.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-31
CARNEGIE GIVES
FORTY MILLIONS

New York, Dec. 31.-Andrew Carne-
gle has given away $4O,COO,OOO il
1901. This has been the first year
that Mr.. Carnegie has been able to de-
vote undivided attention to giving
away his money in line with his de-
clared intention not t. die rich.
When Mr.. Carnegie wrote his IA
nous saying, ITO die rich IS TO die
disgraced," the public was incredu-
lous. That was seven years ago. and
nearly two years ago, when the quo
Ia ton from his own rem was shown
to him with the query:
How is it to be accomplishc 80
Mr.. Carnegie said:
Watch and see"
In 1899 Mr.. Carnegie gave away So
100000. On New Years day 1901 his
gifts aggregated $4,000. 900. In 1901,
as Mr.. Carnegie has had nothing else
to do, he HIS multiplied the amount
of all his former gifts by two. Up
to the present year Mr.. Carnegie had
not given away more than his in
come. estimated at SIS, O0c 900 year.
Now that he has broken into his prin-
cfple the income has, of course, been
to grow smaller until Mr.. Carnegie
= an ordinary millionaire.
The exact amount of Mr.. Carnecic's
wealth has never been made public,
but the estimate of $25O,OO0, 900 made
at the time he solo out his steel pro-
nerties to the United States Steel
Corporation late last winter, is ac-
cePted as conservative liy Wall street
men and financicrs.
AIr. Carneg." gifts i'll 1901 have
been as follows:
For Carnegie companies
employees, pensIenS. etc..s -i,OnU,r 90
For National univ cr.:ity at
Washington -. 10000. 10 ono 900
To Scotland's universities. 1O,0OO,O 900
To Technical institute at
Pittsburg .......... 100000
For public library branches
in New York ... 100000
To Bradocb homestead and
Duquesne libraries ..... 100000
For st. Louis public library 100000
Other public libraries 49,. 100000
Total for the year -. $40, 2OO, 600
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-31
EARLY CLOSING
STATE MOVEMENT

With the object of closer utilization
and united action in their movement
for early and sunday closing of stores
the retail clerks of the state have ar
ranged for a convention to be held
in Springfield beginning Jan. Z.
The meeting is for the purpose of
forming state federation which win
be affiliated with the International
Association of Clerks.
The movement originated at the
convention of the clerks national or
ganiation in Buffalo last September,
at which time a temporary organiZa-
ton with William II. Mast as presi-
dert was formed. MIR. Mast has sent
out he call for the Springfield con-
veution. at which the temporary or
ganization will he made permanent.
The movement among the clerks of
Illinois has grown with remarkable
raPidity during the past year. Hun
dreds of wcmcn working in the retail
stores have been enrolled and their
connection with the organization has
given the union movement a great
impetus.
There are now in Chicago fourteen
locals and in the state 81. Letters
received by Mr.. Mast from the repre-
sentatives of these organizations in
dictate that nearly if not all of them
viii have Delegates at the convention.
II is said that in the convention a
general scheme for work for The
early and Sunday closing movement
viii be mapped out. In Chicago the
movement has already gained much
Roadway.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-31

come Il reality; n number of NUM-
cipal enterprises, including the paw
ing of Twenty-first street, are con-
templated; and the high school. Ii
brary building and the Rock Island
passenger station will be brought to
completion.
Considerable sums will be expended
at Rock Island arsenal for the pro-
mitigation of the small arms plant
and the opening of the channel of
Sylvan water, and the work will large
~ depend upon Rock Island labor.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-31
FINER STRUCTURES
Handsome Churches, New High School, Railroad
Depot Business Blocks, Etc.

JOHN BLEUER, IS 600.
NJ. V. ARCHER. $4,000.
p. f. TRENKENSCHUI, $3.50.
JOHN HAUSCHILDT, $1,000.
j. w. RUSSELL, $4,000.
HAAlMERQUIST & JOHNSON, So
ZOO.
W. Z. BAILEY, $500.
\. L. NELSON, $3.50.
H. TAPPENDORF. $4,000.
WEHLING & BUTLER, SO, ZOO.
\. PETERSON, $3.50.
Outside contractors and others, es-
timated, S25. 900.
Outlook is Bright.
For another year the outlook is
good. There IS no reason why Rock
Island should cease in her steady adj
vance. Indications do not point to
cheaper labor and material, but needs
are growing and greater facilities
must be created to meet them.
Within the city the Tri-City Railway
company is to erect n $4,000 car
house and to spend on hte system a
total of 100000; the Peoples
Power company is to spend 100000 in
enlarging its facilities. half of which,
at least, viii be an addition to Rock
Islands material prosperity; the in
stallation of an Independent tcle-
phone system is expected to begin
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-31

AARON ANDERSON. $31, 600.
EMIL PETERSON, $24.GOO.
ANSGARIUS ANDERSON, 1920.
w. j. BLEUER, $14,9
j. SEWERS, ST., 200.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-31

600; addition to st. Anthony's hospi-
tai, $4,000; Spencer Memorial church,
$4,000. Illinois theatre, $4,000; Villa
de Chantel, 100000; D., II. l. d y. w.
passenger and freight depots. $4,000;
Beth Isreal synagogue. $500; Rock
Island Club Improvement, $1,000.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-31

DIEDRICH HOHENBOEKEN, SILL
500.
LEAF &s COY, $1,000.
FRANK BLEUER, Sos
JOHN KONOSKY, SIC, 600.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-31

with the opening of spring and many
thousands of dollars expended there
on; we have the promise of glass
factory with every reason to hope
that another season will see it be-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-31

1900. Contractors declare the greater
demand for skilled labor and its con-
sequent enhanced wage is responsible
for this.
More Important Buildings.
The more importane buildings erect
ed during the year or under way,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-31

with their cost complete are: The
new high school. 100000; library
building $4,000; Horace Mann school,
$50 900; Sacred Heart church, $4,000;
Rock Island passenger station, $15,-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-31
DELAYS OF SEASON
Caused by Scarcity of Materials, but Good Work
Goes On in Spite of This.

At the close of this first year in n
new century the people of Rock Is
land are called upon to note that
their city has more than held it's own
in material advancement. In fact,
investigation shows that greater
sums were expended within. or di-
rectIy contributing to the upbuilding
of the community. than even before
in its history. Not less than 81 ,jOO,-
600 has been so invested.
OF this handsome sum one third
has been placed in corporate, street
railway and Rock Island arsenal i'm
provements and the remainder stands
in masonry and wood along Rock Is
lands streets, monuments of useful
ness to the dominant energy native
to its people. There has been no
boom-only healthy and untram-
meled growth.
Although it has not been n year of
great municipal enterprise $4,000
has been expended in paving and the
extension and improvement of the
water plant. Of this, $4,000 went in
to the paving of Iwenty-second
street, $4,000 into the paving of al
legs, $500 into the intake pipe, well
and improvements about the water
works, and $4,000 into the extension
of the mains. The expenditures of
the Tri-City Railway company for
track repair and extension, rolling
stock, etc, has been $4,000.
At the Arsenal.
The government has placed $40, 900
in the development of Rock Island
arsenal under the following heads:
New machinery. $4,000; machinery
ordered last year but paid for dur
ing the past season. $4,000; prepar-
ing shops Il. ID. and +, for machinery
s54 900: oil and fuel plant, S47 900;
Improvement of the tailrace, $4,000;
elevated coal bins. 5000: improve
ment and extension of driveways.
$4,000. and improvements 1T the pow
err house, $1,000.
The building and remodeling of
residences, business houses, factories,
churches and schools actually COM
pleted within the year or under way
ut its close probably exceed in cost
those of any other season in the his
tory of the city, the grand total foot
ing up owed $1.OOO,OOO. This state
ment is based upon the figures of the
contractors and architects gathered
and complied with great care by Inc
Argus.
In many respects the building sea
son has been a peculiar one Is
pecialIy is this true in the nature OF
the residences constructed. Compar-
ativeIy few of the dwellings have cost
over $1,000. the great majority aver
aging about $500 and many DelnS
below 81 900. This is no doubt partly
due to the removal of so many rail
road men to Moline on account OF the
change in the freight terminus OF the
Rock Island road from this city to
Hawthorn, but it has also been
brought about by the demand felt Tor
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-31

a number of years for more houses
suitable To the needs of the ordinary
laboring man. renting at from $40 to
SIS per month. The distribution of
new residences has been quite even
within the corporate limits, the
growrh. if anything, tending toward
the east end of the city where the
twin-cities are rapidly being welded
into one.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1901-04-11

would not be desperate even If Russia
should prohibit American imports alto
gether- 1t was seen that while any
such action would be severely felt in
the cars dominions its effect upon ta,
trade of the United States would be
practically nil
As 1.116 millions to 9 millions, so is
our export trade to Europe to our ex-
port trade to Russia
And now we are hearing direful rs1-
mors of all ether continental Europe
combining in retaliatory tariff
against the United States
Nothing will or can come of any such
threat We can get along without con-
tinenta1 Europe and continental Europe
cannot get along without our exports
More than half of our exports to Eu-
rope are natural products. breadstaffs
provisions and cotton. Without these
the mills of continental Europe would
bs idle and the people of continental
Europe would be living on husks.
The largest part of our export trade
to Europe is beyond the touch of tho
continental nations The United King
dom buys more from Us than all con-
tinental Europe combined. And IL con-
tinental Europe were to enter into a
tariff war with we could retaIiate in
fashion that would give to British
products such an advantage in our
markets that the commerce of CONT
mental Europe would receive such a
blow that it would not recover its lost
ground in a century, If ever.
Therefore, 1t may be assumed that
all talk of a reta1iatory combination
of continental Europe against the
United States is a bluff All the United
States has to do is to stand by its own
policy of business with all and dis
elimination against none and defy the
envy and jealousy of less favored ma
tions--Chicago Times-Herald.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1901-04-11

Commercial travellers throughout
the country, according to the Troy
Record, are making the same report
all agreeing that trade was never bet
ter, and that orders are uniformly
large The Bryanites made a desDer-
ate effort to win over the commercial
travellers during the last campaign.
with direfu1 prophecies of the evils
that would befa1l them in the event of
the reelection of President Mckinley.
Most of the travelling men were too
busy taking orders from customers
who had been made prosperous by
Dingley law protection to pay much
attention to the Bryanite enticements.
Most of those who did take time to lis
ten were altogether too good business
men not to see through the tariff and
trusts fa1lacy, and consequently Bry-
ante travelling men were about as
scarce as hens teeth during the last
campaign The Overwhelming major
ity~ of them voted for Mckinley and
protection, and they are now getting
their reward
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1901-04-11
MORE SCARED THAN HURT.
Manu- acturers Mistaken About Russian
Tariff Retaliation


sharp illustration of the sort of
the discussion OF the Russian tariff
controversy was given by the deIega-
ton of the Illinois ManufacturerS' as
ISOLATION which called on Secretary
Gage to protest against his rule i'm
posing a countervailing duty on Rus
sian beet sugar. When the Russian
minister of finance. NJ. de Wife, pro
mulgated his order putting an extra
duty on certain iron and steel manu-
features from the United States there
was a great cutlery. At least $4,000
900 of our trade was threatened with
destruction. 1t was declared, and Mr.
Gage was roundly denounced for ar
bitrary action calculated to ruin a large
portion of our foreign trade. Presently
1t appeared that our exports of iron
and steel manufactures to Russia last
year We're worth only about So 900 600
OF which only a part was composed OF
articles affected by the new duties
The spokesman of the delegation made
the point that on single item Of
his firms shipments to Russia the
new duty would be SIS, 900. This he
said he mentioned for the Information
OF the secretary of the treasury The
latter was interested and asked what
the item was Mowers was the re-
ply The effect which this delegate
produced may be inferred from the
TACT, which he learned from Mr.. Gaze
that mowers do not come under the
new Russian order, which specifically
exempts agricultural implements. The
secretary improved TIE opportunity to
acquaia+ his visitors with the proyi-
sions of the law under which lie acted
which 1t Is his duty merely to obey
New York Commercial Advertiser
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1901-04-11
SHOULD STAND TO IT'S GUNS.


United States Need Not BE Influenced
by Threats of Retaliation
Never was there a more ludierous ex-
hibition OF the timidity of commerce
than in the appeal of certain manufac-
turing interests for a repeal of the
counteryailing duties that provoked
the unfriendly ruling of Russia against
American products To judge from the
c,amor of CONSERVATION the entire ex-
port trade OF the United States was
threatened with disaster because the
Muscovite bear was annoyed at being
found out sending bounty fostered
sugar to America This exhibition of
fright by a protected industry before it
was hurt gave infinite comfort to the
free-trade press, which mistooh the
furry for general demand for the
abandonment of protection to Ameri-
can Industries
But the basis of the fight was too in
substantial to permit of its surviving. a
calm survey of the facts of our trade
with Russia This quickly convinced
the public. il not the manufacturers,
that the plight of the United States
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1901-04-11
Nothing to conplain About

Even the political enemies OF Presi-
dent Mckinley are unable to find anv-
thing in his message to complain
about Perhaps it would be different II
the country were on the eve of a no.
litica1 Observation-Disclosures Leader
The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1901-01-05
"PrO Bono PublicO. -

Don't worry.
Be cheerful-a light heart lives
long.
Never despair. A lost hope is a
fatal disease.
Work like a man, but don't be
worked to death.
Spend less nervous energy each
day than you make.
Don't hurry. Too swift arrives as
tardy as too slow
Don't think when unnecessary.
Practice deep breathing, Rest
when you can.
Avoid passion and excitement.
A moments anger may be fatal,
Don't carry the whole world on
your shoulders-far less the universe.
Trust the Eternal.
Simplicy-make your wants few
you will be happier.
Don't overeat or drink; don t
starve; exercise importance and
moderation in all things.
Sleep and rest abundantly-sleep
is natures benedictiou.
Court the fresh air day and night.
O, ifyou only knew what was in the
air,
Associate with healthy people.
Health is contagious as well as
disease.
Think only helpful thoughts. As
a man thinketh in his heart so is he.
Seek peace and persue it.
Practice complete relaxation of
brain, nerves and body. Use one
half the will force in this as in other
things and you will succeed.
The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1901-01-05

In commenting on the work of a
Mexican who appeared in Madison
county some time ago hunting for
a lost mine, the St Paul Mountain
Air says; The work that this Next
can is doing on Mountain creek
certainly gives some color to his
words He has formed compnv,
hired men, purchased mining sup
plies, leased land and went into
what local citizens considered a
an old shaft or tunnel running back
into the mountain and opened IS or
100 feet of old drift hnding the cid
timhers, and some bones of men he
claimed were buried by cave-in
many years ago, and caused the
mine TO be abandoned and walled
up When the wall at the mouth of
theNtunneI was broken open a food
OF Water poured out and continued
runhiug for several hours, Heclaims
the tunnel extends into the noun
tain poo feet rich in treasure. The
tun1el' stone marks and hireoglyph-
les haye been found Just as he claim
ed they we're located
The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1901-01-05

But our principal wealth consists
of zinc. with lead a close second,
while copper has been found in COM
mereial quantities in several local
tiles, but principally in North Scar
cy In some localities the zinc ore
can be worked from the grass roots
to depth OF 800 feet How much
deeper it is to be found no one
knows. When a man owns 80 or
100 acres Of Land that carries from
200 to 800 feet of Is per cent ore he
does not care Tor the regt With jack
at $50 ton and upward he has
plenty to carry him through life.
CLASSES OF OWNERSHIP.
There are two classes of owner
ship-deeded lands and claims, The
ss'sl~=es==s=s=.-==st-s--~~~mr-e-tw.rss
on which $500 worth of work must
be done to entitle the claimant to a
patent upon payment of $3.50 an
acre. This last is apparently the
favorite investment, for if the work
done reveals nothing OF value the
claim can be permitted to lapse.
When, however, rich discovery is
made, there is almost sure to be
contest and litigation, for there are
men who await the industry and en-
ergy of Others and then seek to gath
or i'll the honey. Purchasers, how
ever, always stipulate for patent, so
as rule they are safe.
Il don't know whether your peo-
pie are interested in the North Ark
ansas trade, which now goes almost
wholly to St. Louis and Sprin siield.
And yet it seems to me YOU are in
position, both geographically and in
Importance, to secure and hold the
bulk OF the trade OF our country if
you but go after it. Some of your
business men have secured good Gus
toners there and seem to hold them.
Let me add, il there are any who
want good health, the enjoyment of
a delightful climate and pure water,
good fishing and hunting and
round with shrewd real estate deal
ers and mine owners, let them come
to North Arkansas.
The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1901-01-05
Advertising Rates

One inch per year sb.0p. a. az mar cent
On Contract for SIX months % per a mi
Of annual rate, and Tor iloh in az ~ cent
off az ANIMAL rates. On contracts ior :"
IL inches SO per cent of Of annual ra.ss'
N m NJ inches 50 per cent on annual rhie'
Special position 20 per cent aa .la,'3Inn
Locals 10 cents per line first lnseItiVn'
cents second and ~ cents thereafter. ~
Marriage and Obituary nol.ees' NV M
exceed six lines free. al over that Ai'""'s
10 cents per line.
Professional cards Sc per annum.