Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-23
MEET TO RATIFY
REMOVAL TO CITY
Directors of Marseilles Manu-
featuring Company In
Session.
GATHER IN MOLINE TODAY
Several Citizens Have Already Asked
That Reservations of Stock
Be Made for Them.

( The board of directors OF the Mar
seilles Manufacturing company, at a
meeting this afternoon in Moline, ex-
poets to ratify the proposition of the
Rock Island Club for the removal of
its plant to Rock Island.
Directors of the company, under es-
cort of Secretary Mayer Levi OF the
Rock Island Industrial commission,
visited the manufacturing tract in the
west end yesterday, and were much
pleased with and accepted the site
presented there for the factory.
The working out of the details will
consume some time, and it is not ex-
pected that the company will be in
readiness TO cone here, assuming that
there will be no hitch in the negotia-
tions. which IS not likely, before next
summer. inasmuch as buildings to ac-
commodate it will first have to Do
provided on the 10-acre site furnished
in the west end of the city.
Growing Rapidly.
: The Marseilles Manufacturing COM
pany, as stated exclusively in The
Argus of last evening, is owned by
men identified with the Deere & Co.
interests, the latter concern controlling
and marketing It's output of corn shell
lers through its various branches
throughout the country. The financial
prestige of Deere & Co., in other
words, is behind it. The plant was
acquired by the present owners some
thing over year ago.
The concern is growing at a rapid
pace. With its present facilities it IS
not able to supply the demands of the
trade. Three hundred men are en-
ployed steadily. Il has from the out
set been the desire of Deere & Co. 70
have the shelter plant located closer
to the base of distribution.
Other Cities Bidders.
This 1t was that prompted the pro-
posal to give the plant to Rock Island,
on condition that certain requirements,
which have already been stated, were
met. a number of other cities are
bidding FOR the plant, and Offering fat
Iering inducements, knowing it's value
to community, and approaching, with
the steady growth in the demand for
it's goods. that in a short time it viii
be one of the largest factories Of its
kind in the United States.
1t is stated that tie force will be
Immediately increased when the plant
is settled in it's new home. One of the
conditions Of the removal to this city
is that 100000 of the cumulative pre-
ferred stock of the company be taken
in Rock Island. President W. A. Ros-
enfield of the Rock Island Club, to
whose enterprise is due the whole
credit for interesting the owners of
the factory in Rock Island, made the
announcement today that three Rock
Island men had called him on the tel
ephone and requested that he see to
it that blocks of the stock be reserved
for them.
Citizens Must Help.
cit would seem to me that it would
take no longer than a week to place
the 100000 in our city" Mr. Rosen-
field said. ut is a safe and profitable
investment, and aside from this feat
ure, those who subscribe will have the
satisfaction of knowing that they are
helping their city in the requirement
Of a going and successful institution,
one that will give work the year round
to hundreds of men. After all, it is
the factories that are the backbone of
any city. Factories are what are need
ed in Rock Island. We are going after
them, We have been doing our part,
and we certainly will expect that the
citizens generally will not shirk their
responsibility when it is put up to
them. 1 don't believe they will"