Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-03-28
VISIT PRESIDENT
Committee of Illinois Manufac-
turers Lay Situation Be-
fore Roosevelt.
AFFECTS THEIR BUSINESS
Invite Chief Executive to Address
Meeting at Springfield in the
Near Future.

/ Washington, March 2S.-Presideat1
Roosevelt was told yesterday by COM
mittee representing the Illinois Manu-
facturers' association that the doubt
which exists as to his railroad poll =
menaces the prosperity of the country.
| The delegation consisted Of c. II.
Smith OF Aurora, president of the Dr-
Iganization; Levy Mayer of Chicago.
general counsel; John L. Wilder of
Chicago, w. B. BTintOn of Dixon, Ill.
Charles \. Plamondon of Chicago. and
John NJ Glenn. secretary of the asso-
citation.
Issue Statement.
This is the statement which they H.
sued:
by appointment with the president,
a committee of six. representing the
Illinois Manufacturers association. met
the president at the White house at II
IO'cIOck yesterday forenoon, and eX-
tended to him an urgent invitation 20
laddrCss. at Springfield, ILL.,, at the earri-
est possible date. 4 convention of the
manufacturing and mercantile inter
tests of Illinois and of the middle wes;
1.-The conference lasted over an hour.
lduring which there was the fullest ami
freest discussion of the railroad stul-
tiOn of the country.
Endorsed His Work.
The committee stated 10 the pIesi-
dent that it fully appreciated and il
= dOrsed the great work which he has
, done and was doing in behalf of the
, people of the whole country in 3e-
manding fair dealing of the railroads
! in their relations with the shipping in.
IteTests and in recOnstrUctin" unfair
; and One-sided conditions that had 81
long prevailed.
The committee submitted to the
railroad and financial condition was
, creating a feeling of timidity and ap
= lprehension to such an extent that i
. threatened an immediate curtailment
of banking and business credit which
had heretofore been extended TO the bus
: mess interests of the country at . time
= when the greatest possible demand fO'
= a further extension of credit prevaiie
for the development of the increasin-
demands of the manufacturing an,
II mercantile industries of the country,
Have Expanded business.
=, 1T was shown TO the president tina
the manufacturers. in the enjoyment o
their unprecedented credit. had large
ly extended their business in the MAX
Rf
ders which require many months 70
their completion; that the manufactu'
ing and mercantile interests were az
IprehenSive that a feeling of distrUs
T. was getting a foothold which woul
lead to financial curtailment and :
such restriction of credit as to threate
dangerous results TO the great prospe'
ity that now existed in all avenues Q
- industry
u Ask Roosevelt to Help.
~ 1T was urged upon the presidcn
80 that great good would come TO all il
- terests alike if he would signify hi
80 willingness to express in a public 4;
dress, as soon as possible. the keynOt
= of his creative and constructive polio.
- The president was informed by th
committee that though the country
" prosperity was great it would soon b.
come seriously impaired by the ere
ton of an uneasiness on the part
banks and investors. and would lea
to such distrust as to prevent a supp
of the necessary moneys TO satisfy (
lo listing wants. as well as to meet Il
unparalleled development of the man
y featuring and transportation interes
'o of the country The president inquire
=" carefully into prevailing mercanti
~, conditions. and expressed himself
III most anxious and determined to do
ne in his power to protect. preserve, al
ut encourage all legitimate interests
every kind
rol May Come TO Springfield.
" 'At the close of the conference L
president thanked the committee
Vs. its frank statement of existing CON
=, tions as they appeared to the comm
tee, and promised that within fC
iiu days he would determine whether
HC present engagements would permit h
vi to accept the committees invitatiC
on which he expressed himself as anxio
IN to do if he possibly could
lee
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