Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-27

that while Rock Island certainly de
sires that this city be made the central
point of the presidents visit. Rock Is
land stands ready to do all i'll its power
to further the visit to the three cities,
even should the president choose to
honor either of the other cities in prefer
ence to Rock Island
Mayor Becker of Davenport comment
ed on the spirit of unity shown in the
meeting and the sentiment in favor of
united effort to secure a visit from
those men who largely control the Wa
terway appropriations. He assured the
meeting of the support of the Daven-
port council in the project, and suggess-
ed as the best method that a delegation
be sent to Washington to personally eX-
tend an invitation to the president.
DIR. Eyster il Heard.
DR.. G. l.. Eyster stated that on be-
half of the Rock Island Club he as well
as Mayor Schaffer assured the meeting
of the assistance of Rock Island in the
matter, for the benefits to be derived
by each of the three cities as a result.
He called attention to the fact that the
information in the United States engin-
GERS office here should be of impOr-
lance to the waterways commission in
its work, inasmuch as the Office here
has supervision over the entire upper
river. He favored the plan of sending
a delegation TO call on the president
President McEniry of the Moline Bus
mess Mems association in his remarks
recalled that the present administra-
ton has done more to benefit the river
than any former one. The administra-
ton realizes the Importance of the up
per Mississippi. He stated that Presi.
dent Wilkinson of the Upper Missis-
eippi River Improvement association
has already invited the president to at
tend the convention in Moline in the
fall He believed that a personal invi-
tation to the president by representa-
tives of the three cities would be met
with favorable consideration.
Discusses Appropriations.
Captain Lon Bryson discussed the ap
preparations for river work. and eX-
pressed the belief that fully 20,OO0,O00
will be spent here before the govern
ment finished its river improvements
Captain Bryson and various other mem
bers of the committee promised to
write PERSONAL to Chairman Bur
ton of the waterways commission and
urge him to use his influence TO have
the three cities included in the itinerary
of the trip in the fall. w. A. Meest
strongly urged the plan to send dele
CATION to Washington. He said that il
pressure were brought to bear on Mr.
Burton, the presidents visit would re
suit. he believed.
| |. S White of this city told of havin.
lcOnversed with Congressman McKin
lney. and of the congressman suggest
ling that President Roosevelt be remind
ed that no president has ever visite
this locality in his official capacity a
lchef executive. He suggested tina
lsOmething in the line of figures to shov
i the Importance of this center be sen
Ito the president Rock Island has u
boats registered from this port, NOR
THAN any other between St. Louis an
lSt Paul. Mr.. White suggested tina
lCongressmen Mckinney and Dawso
and Senators Hopkins and Allison an
other representatives should be pre-
vailed on to take the matter up a
Washington.
| Committee is Named.
1t was moved that an executive con
mittee be provided for, and that It b
the sense of the meeting that delegi
ton should go to Washington TO pr
lsent personal invitation to the pres
dent DR.. oysters motion that the e
ecutive committee be given full powt
to act in the matter was also carried.