Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-06-12

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channel . feet in depth at low water, |
we will have one feet in depth |
or even greater and it will be possible |
to use barges and boats sCawOrthy
enough for occasional lake and ocean
service. Then we will have Il create"
Rock Island, greater Moline. Il
greater Davenport and a greater CouI'-
try. We lead the nations of the wOr'
today in all the lines of our cndCavDr.
Give us proper transportation, prop":
power and we will forge 50 far to the
front that none can hope to Gvertako
us
Colonel Hunt Speaks.
Colonel S. f. Blunt, commandment of
the arsenal, took occasion i'll response
to the toast, Arsenal Building, East
and West" to speak rev words of
farewell. as he soon leaves to take
charge of the arsenal at Springfield.
Mr.. Tillinghast. in introducing Colo
mel Blunt, referred to the commandant's
removal. He said:
There are many friends around this
board of the late General Flaglcr.
While holding the Office so wOrthly
filed by General Crozicr, he had his
troubles. one oil thchl was 10 llh"' h't
the best man in the army. but the one
whom he thought could best develop
| this great arsenal on that beautiful
island Ill inc MISSISSIPPI river. ol1
hiSht over the pipes Ill ""S"lhS'oH = :
told me OF the decision 10 Sehu 'aF
tam mere. Anu 'hdI captain, u"i iH7
the past ten years some VI ''ie Il
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lSh War gave us " pan 'n,'' a ",'
II WAS improve" Win Fl'''''''' "''
OF hla'hihe'H' ny 'ilc "pi''i'''
eiecIriclE loI Iu"nih9 ,.'c NAV 'ii''e' ,
d! some an"i'lo''d' "'.iin'"sS, 10y s''.'
or quantities OF nlall'ld'Ou.c' pS On IL
crease OF from l"''i " n''
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+ I,ro,,InI.o of ito canacitv and are d.
yirors Of uti1izina IFS canacitics Ger
> or,1 Crovior has ncvcr born tho con
j. ,,,rd,n+ of tbis arscnaI vct he has vi
I it'd i ON tours of ipsnoctior at diffc
/ ont times and he is indeed well 2
q uuairtcd with its canacitics He ha
Il also in tho six wears that he has bee
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