Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-17
BELT TRUSTEES
ARE APPOINTED
Articles of Incorporation Of the
New Enterprise Will Short
ly Be Filed.
READY FOR SOUTHERN ROAD
Need of Facilities Shown by Interur-
ban That Is Now Being Pro-
NOTED in Lower End.

The boards of trustees and incorpora-
tors of the Belt Line railroad of Rock
Island were completed today, and are
as follows:
Incorporators-F. c. Depkmann, II.
E. Curtis, T. j. Medill, b. d. Connolly.
Otto Huber.
Trustees-H. L. Casteel. H. w. Horst,
Leopold Simon, F. w. Bahnsen. VIII
liam NJ. Reck, e. b. McKown, DR.. G.
d.. Eyster, Swain Pearson. ]. T. Mar
ron, H. H. Cleaveland, J. F. Lardner.
The drafting of the articles of incor-
poration is in the hands of H. Z. Curtis
and Searle e. Marshall, attorneys for
the projected company, and it is prob
able that the document will be filed
with the secretary Of state the coming
week. This will give the enterprise
legal being, and will better qualify and
fortify the men at the head of the
undertaking in the advancement Of the
details.
New Line Now on Top
AS The Argus has stated previously,
the finances for the carrying forward OF
this most desirable and necessary en-
terprise are coming from the Greater
Rock Island development fund to which
the people Of this city subscribed Rock
Island today is feeling the lack of In
terurban railroad facilities. Cities all
about are passing us in the acquire
ment of these advantages demanded by
the territory contiguous to business
centers. Just now there is a move to
build an interurban through the lower
section of Rock Island county. Musca-
tine, with commendable enterprise, is
seeking to make that city terminus
of the line. Rock Island is doing like
wise. Everything being equal. it is be-
lieved that this city would be favored.
Assuming that the road will come In
this direction, at best it can get no fur
Their than the city limits. There must
be some assurance that it will be taken
care of when it reaches that point.
The planned belt is the solution of
this question.
Open to All Roads
Too, the belt will afford a means to
all railroads centering here TO reach
the west end factory district. There
must be competitive railroad accom-
modations in all factory districts. Rock
Island has lost many opportunities to
bring factories to the city because of
the absence of the competitive faciH-
ties.
The belt will be owned, operated and
controlled by a board of citizens. who
will be the trustees for the people. It
will be open to the use of every rail-
road now doing business in the city
and to all lines that may wish to enter
here in future, steam or electric. 9th
er cities have faced the same problem
as Rock Island is now seeking to clear
up. Their remedy has been the public
belt. The public belt must be had here
If the city is TO go forward as all wish
it to.
Resistance Disappearing
1t is only TO be expected that there
is some resistance on the part of own
ers of property on First avenue TO the
building of another railroad line in
front OF their homes. But all are com
ing to realize that they must make
sacrifices, If such they may be termed.
in giving way to progress. They have
been offered reasonable compensation
for the privilege of passing before their
property with the new line. A num-
Der have agreed TO the terms, and there
is no. doubt that before many months
the assent will be unanimous.
Poison Does lts Work.