Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-03
SEE WORK AND
talk FINANCES
Tri.City Business Men as Guests Of
Rock Island Southern Inspect
the New Line.
MEET ALEDo DELEGATION
Matter Of Securing 100000 Bond Sub
scriptions is Discussed at Table
and on Train.

The prospects for securing branch
of the Rock Island Southern for Aledo
grow brighter. Yesterday delegation
of 46 tri-city men, as the guests of
the Rock Island Southern, made trip
in special train from here, and went
to the scene of the companys con-
struction work near the Edwards riv-
er. They were met at the work by
party of Aledo business men, and made
a thorough inspection of the construc-
ton work
The company is making much pro-
gress, and to those who made the trip
a week ago, the results of the weeks
work were very evident yesterday.
The company from the tri-cities reach
ed the scene of operations shortly be-
fore noon. leaving the Twentieth street
depot of the Rock Island at $3.50. AT
noon the tri-city and Aledo men were
the eompanys guests at dinner, a feast
being provided in the two camps, and
the party being divided between the
two. At the table at the dinner in
connection with engineers office.
dated, a brief program of talks fol
lowed the elaborate repast, w. r.
Weir of Davenport starting things by
proposing a toast to the Rock Island
Southern and the amalgamation of the
tri-cities and Aledo and the territory
tapped by the new line. The toast
proved the expression of the senti-
ments of all present, and was heartily
given.
McCabe IL Heard.
L. S. McCabe of this city was called
upon, and he took occasion to com
ment on the magnitude of the work in
progress and of the prospects for the
Aledo line. He suggested that Judge
Church of Aledo at once prepare to
run an excursion to the tri-cities from
Aledo Jan. IL, that being the date on
which the line might be completed
according to Mr.. McCabe's own est
mates on basis of his own. Mr.. Nc
Cabe had words of praise for the build
ers of the new line, and words of en-
enlargement for Aledo in its effort &c
get on the map.
Sentiment in Monmouth.
J. d. Lynch of Monmouth, who was
present, expressed the opinion OF the
Monmouth people relative to the line
He stated that Monmouth has sub
scribed $62, 700 toward the purchase o
the company's bonds, and means tt
purchase an even greater amount o
the bonds than this. Mr.. Lynch said
81 have advised the Monmouth bank:
to purchase the bonds, and l certainl.
should not give this advice to my pee
pIe at Monmouth if l did not hav'
faith in the road and its builders
Monmouth is on the map, and it pro
poses to stay there"
Speaks for Moline.
Mayor Olson of Moline commente'
ON the mutual advantages to be game
by Rock Island and the three cities
and the territory at the other end an
along the line of the Rock Islam
Southern. He spoke of the need
greater railway, and particularly intel
urban railway, facilities for the thre
cities. and expressed qualification tina
the new line is being constructed t
tap the rich territory south of the tr
cities.
As Seen I'm Davenport.
l.. Harmed of Davenport saw man
advantages for tri-city commercial il
terests in the extension of interurba
connections, and he spoke particular
of the need of connections with tn