Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-21
Rock Island Can and Ii VIII.

Rock Island Can and Ii Will.
What cities have done, cities can do.
What other cities have done, Rock ISL
and can do. What Rock Island has
done, it can do again.
Other cities have contributed to sue
|cessful campaigns for the raising of
100000 funds for industrial develop
ment. SO can Rock Island. Some years
ago, Rock Island raised over $4,000 in
subscriptions for the promotion of d
great twin-city Columbian exposition.
to be located on the Brooks tract of
what is now the Columbia park resi-
dence section. Had Moline done its
share, the enterprise would have sue
ceeded. Rock Island few years older
now. can raise by itself, and from its
own resources, 100000 by subscrip-
ton for the encouragement of new fac
tories.
Terra Haute seven years ago was
dormant and Indifferent. That is not
the spirit in Rock Island today, for
Rock Island is awake and alive, as it
always is, and is ready and eager
Terre Haute, in the few years
that have interviewed has practi-
caIIy doubled its population, has added
factories by the dozen, and increased
its commercial business an hundred fold,
besides advancing the value of every
foot of real estate in the city
many times. The holdings of the man
with limited property have gone up pro-
portonateIy with the estate of the man
of wealth.
In an interview in yesterdays Argus
Dean J. J. Quinn, who is one of the
ent day boosters, told of how the little
town of Hoopstown, Ill.,, with its 5000
population, had raised $4,000 in a
twinkin9 to bring new factory to the
city.
Some years ago Rock Island raised
head office of the Modern Woodmen
from Fulton to Rock Island. It seemed
at times d hopeless undertaking, but
Rock Island stuck to the task, and won.
The result has proven as advantageous
as the location in Rock Island of a good
sized factory. Within the past few
years Rock Island took upon itself the
building of a new theater on the basis
of first. night subscription sale of
$4,000. It amounted to an out and OUT
donation of that much money. But
Rock Island was there with the goods.
Two years ago, in order to have mod
Ell baseball park, it was necessary to
call in subscriptions of $500. Rock
Island responded. These two instances
show that in whatever line Rock Island
turns its attention it gets there.
Rock Island is now, through the en-
deavors of its Industrial commission
presented with the opportunity to gain
number of new factories which will
employ in the aggregate 1900 people
To accomplish this end, it is essential
that fund of 100000 be contributed
| Rock Island has started out to raise
this amount. 1t will do it. 1t can, ano
it will. The Industrial commission has
brought to Rock Island three new fac
tories within year. It required the
enlistment of local capital, but they are
all here and prospecting handsomely
giving employment to Rock Island men
| The committee of the general com
mittee on subscriptions has spent much
time in order to apportion the subscrip
tons on as just and equitable a basi!
as possible, to the end that every mar
may hear his share of the load accord
ing to his opportunities to help.
The matter of safeguarding the fund
to be raised has also been given tht
lmost deliberate and careful considera
ton, legal counsel has been employed
land taken in order that the none,
(which the people give out of patriots
and public spirited impulse for tn
good of their city and the building o
Greater Rock Island, may be properl
applied to the purposes designed.
1t is now up to Rock Island to ge
busy, bearing in mind that what othe
lcities have done, so can Rock Island
that Rock Island has never failed il
any public enterprise, and never viii
and Rock Island not only can, but will
accomplish this undertaking.
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