Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-03

people or Mercer county, Monmouth, |
and the places along the line of the |
Rock Island Southern. He spoke, too,
of the resulting development of the
rich coal fields in this territory. and
the Importance of the project in this
connection.
L. c. Banding of Moline referred to
the advantages of such fellowship as
was being enjoyed, and commented on
this influence on business. He regard
ed the line to Aledo as an important
problem, which it is the duty of the
tri-cities to help solve.
AledO's Predicament.
Judge w. T. Church of Aledo spoke
for that city and explained the handi-
cap under which Aledo suffers, and
the present predicament in relation to
the Rock Island Southern's line. He
explained that A1edo has no train serv-
ice except by the Burlington, and that
one may leave Aledo only when the
Burlington sees fit to provide train.
He showed that the people of Aledo are
cut off from Rock Island, while they de-
lions with the commercial interests of
the tri-cities.- Judge Church said: 1--WE
have some relations with Galesburg,
Peoria and Burlington, but Aledo's
eyes always turn to the tri-cities-the
Chicago on the Mississippi. We want
to get to the three cities, and we be-
|lieve the three cities want to have us
nf lei
Southern's proposition are such that
we can not meet them alone, but in
coming to the three cities we feel that
we are not asking mere gift. We
simply are asking the people of the
three cities to help us in helping
them
M. A. Walsh briefly explained for
| the Walsh interests that the company
has started on a straight line from
Rock Island to Monmouth, and that it
had not considered the Aledo line I'M
til the Aledo people insistently asked
for some arrangem ent whereby Aledo
might get on the map. He said that
the company had set out to build the
straight line, and would do it, but that
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would have to be on terms given out
heretofore.
| P. Walsh, who was acting in the ca
pacity of the personal host of the
party, concluded the session by ex-
pressing his delight at being able to
entertain such company, and show
ing them the progress and methods of
the construction work.
Walk Over the Line.
Following dinner the party spent
some little time in walk over the
line now under construction. Some
of the younger members went as far
as the point on the Edwards river
where the line will cross the stream
"a distance of some four miles from
the camp. The advance guard of the
construction crews is now about two
miles from the river, and pushing rap
idly forward. laying temporary tracks
land preparing the way for the steam
lshovels.
1t is expected that within 80 days
the temporary tracks will be down to
the Coal Valley Mining cumpany's new
mime at Dogtown, and the mining com
Ipany expects to begin operations as
!, soon as it can get it's machinery or
the ground The company this weel
will let contracts for % houses, to BIZ
; occupied by the men who are to oper
: ate the mine, and it is expected tina
before spring Dogtown will begin t.
: take on the appearance of a busy vii
. lage. The company intends to let ad
ditional contracts soon for another 10
of cottages. This y one of the new
towns that will be created as a result
of the construction of the Rock ISLAND
! Southern's line.
IL Talks About Bonds.
The party left the work shortly al
1 ter o'clock and reached this cit,
f soon after o'clock. At Reynolds
: stop was made for few minutes, ant
e the opportunity was taken to explain
t the bond proposition to the member
o of the company. w. r. Weir of Day
l. export stated the situation relative t
the Aledo spur line. He praised tn
Aledo committee for their work il
Y raising the $4,000 that has been neal
l. ly all subscribed in the city towar
n the bond subscription. He explaine
y that Aledo has found it impossible t
e subscribe for the 100000 worth O