Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-01-07
MOLINE

With the Pillow Makers.-The John
Deere Plow company, with capital
stock of 100000 and head Office at
Winnipeg, Manitoba, has been incor-
porated in connection with the pur-
chase of the Fairchild company, re-
Gently by the Deere interests. The in
corporators are William Butterworth,
Willard Lamb Velie, George Weber
Mixter, Schiller Hosford, manufactur-
ers, all of Moline, H., and Hodgson
WILDER Hutchinson, implement dealer of
Winnipeg The John Deere Pillow COM
pany of Moline has certified to an in
crease in capital stock from $350,000-
to 100000. Deere & Co. announce the
appointment of S. A. Griffin as man.
ager of the John Deere Pillow Co. of
Baltimore, Md. Ny Griffin succeeds
Stanley Crabb, who retired Jan. 1.
Mail Weighed Half Year.-Figures
compiled show that during period
of six months from July l, 1907, to
Jan. l, 1908, there were sent ou- from
the Moline postoffice $50, 1869 pounds of
mail matter of all classes and that
equipment handled for the same period
of time weighed 49,251 pounds. In
structions to weigh all outgoing mail
matter were sent to every Office in the
United States early last summer. Since
the order went into effect, July l, till
midnight Dec. 81, every piece of mail
matter has been placed on the scales.
The department has often desired fig
ures on weight of mail in the several
classes. but has never had authentic
data till now.
Milk Is Tested.-The city authorities
have descended upon the milkmen in
the city and gathered samples of milk
, which are being sold about the city for
test The results were usually good,
however and with few exceptions the
quality of milk sold at present in the
| city is up to the standard. Four milk
men were found to have the very best
white fluid for their customers, the to-
tails averaging better than Is per cent,
which is l per cent more than is neces-
sary. The millxmen were NJ. l.. Miner,
C. Steinhagen, H. o. Jasper and l..
Newberg.
! Bio Month for Deeres.-ThiS month
will be the biggest January in the
point of manufacturing for Deere &
| Co., since it's establishment. Orders
have been issued placing some of the
departments on a twelve hour working
| day basis Orders have been coming
| in with a rush since the first of De
cember and now it is up to the manu-
| featuring departments to get the work
out. OF course, all the departments
are not running II hours, but the ma
| jority of them are, which signifies good
times for the workingmen of one fac
tory at least.
Plumber Fined.-John w. Ward and
Thomas J. Mcmahon of the plumbing
firm of Ward & Mcmahon of Rock Is
land appeared in police court before
Magistrate Gustafson to answer to the
charges preferred against them by the
city plumbing inspector, Alvin Peter
son. Both men were arrested on foul
charges. plumbing in the city without
q license, digging in the street, ant
tapping and turning on water without
permits Upon the recommendation Of
ICity Attorney Shallberg, the four cases
Iagainst Mr.. Mcmahon were dismissed
because it was learned that the work
had been done by Mr.. Ward. Two Of
the charges against Mr. Ward were al
so asked to be dismissed, plumbing il
1.-THE city without license and digging
in the street without a permit. The
lother two charges were sustained and
Mr. Ward pleaded guilty to them and
was fined $11.S0 on each.