Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-02-26


and called upon Mayor McCono ,hie
to respond to the toast, "Rock Is'an >
The mayor. after touching upon the
beauties and advantages the city en-
Toys in a few well chosen sentences,
launched into the question of direct
road 10 the lower end and free bridges
to Milan, which has been recently
agitated by the merchants The
speaker took rather pessimistic
view of the whole matter, contending
that the natural Surroundings of the
city tending to keep rural traffic
away are practically insurmountable.
He favored the extension of electric
car service to Milan, but rather
doubted the wisdom of making toll
bridges free and placing the cost of
their maintenance upon the city. He
revived an idea suggested by the late
Bailey Davenport that farmers would
do well to stable their teams at Milan
and take the cars to the city. MIR.
McConochie said that last week he, in
company with bridge expert, ex-
amined the Milan bridges and found
their condition rather discouraging.
The expert said it would be neces-
sary to entirely condemn one and per-
baps two of them so far as electric
cars were concerned. The mayor
thought that, with proper effort, the
board of supervisors might be pre-
vailed upon to at least share the ex-
pense of rebuilding and maintaining
the bridges.
Toll Bridge an Obstacle.
Following Mr.. McConochie F. G.
Young spoke on Electric Street Cars
with the former speaker in all re-
spects. He believed that the toll
bridges had been the thorne in the
city's side for years and suggested
that it might be wise for Rock Island
to make an effective bid for trade
from the lower end before Davenport
bridges the Mississippi below and cuts
her off entirely from the outside
world.
DR.. &. M. Pearce was the next
speaker. His subject was Ills 1t Wise
to Spoil Good Business Man to Make
a City Official?"H The. speaker decided
that, as it requires good business men
to make even passable city officers,
the sacrifice is seemingly necessary.
w. B. Mcintyre then cleared the
brows that had been clouded in deep
thought by the weighty problems
raised, with response to the toast,
woman" w. G. Maucker followed
on (Which is to the Best Interests of
the Laboring Man, the Case Garnish-
ment Law or No Law?" Merchants
Day. Past and Future" was the sub
Get. -
schneider.
Robbins DIsagrees with Msyor.
Aid. F. E. Robbins being called
upon for an informal talk, took some
exceptions to the stand taken by the
mayor. "Open every avenue to the
city" he said. After few remarks
by Aid. L. A. Fender there was an
other rejection by Messrs. Ullemeyer
aud Ramser. Then n rising vote of
thanks was given to the Lldy Macca-
bees for their most excellent ministra-
ton to the inner wants of the COM
pany, and TO others who had assisted
in making the banquet success, and
President Kingsbury declared the
meeting adjourned.
Names of the Guests
Those present were William Cars
tens. president, and III. H. Parks,
secretary of the Moline Retail Mer-
chants association; Aid. L. A. Fender.
Aid. +. f. Robbins, Mayor William
McConochie. G. II. Kingsbury. Frank
G. Young, Lou q. Eddy, Fred j.
Tom, Ed Bakersfield. Z. f La VeIle.
L. G. Pfoh. Charles Oswald, George L..
Schmid. III. CT. Trent, II. q. Ulle-
meyer, Ramser. DR., l.. G. Cash,
George a. McDonald, A j. Riess. a..
Ii. Chase. o. J. Sala, Louis Kohn, II
w. Tremann, l.. b. Strayer, T. j.
Hodges, c. F. Bladel. Charles c..
Myers. William Emig, Il. L. Daniel
son. Z M. Sala, George Schneider,
w. G. Maucker. nj. HI. Sexton, w. b.
McIntyre, DR.. r. M. Pearce, f. K.
Kuschmann, III. FIuegel, w. g. Tot
ten. Fred I. Myers. Will L. Hartz,
A. P. Hartz, f. j. Sommers, G. w.
Horton, Charlie Apple, w. j. Hess,
FL. Clemann. E. G. Frazer, Este Buff
fun, Ed Dover.
For the weakness and prostration
following grip there is nothing so
prompt and effective as One Minute
Cough Cure. This preparation is
highly Endorsed as an unfailing rem
edy for all throat and lung troubles
and its early use prevents consump-
ton. 1t was made to cure quickly.
B. 81. Bieber and Hartz g. Ullemeyer.
Puny children with weak constitu-
tions can attain an unusual degree of
bodily and montal vigor by taking
Rocky Mountain Tea this month.
Made by the Madison Medicine COM
pany. t. III. Thomas parmacy.