Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-31
mt, You Are Delaying
Ais of the Industrial
Commission.
FOR R. N. A. SITE
to Subscribers Entirely to
writing the Wheels Working
nd. Pushing the Belt.

the society has not yet received
deed to the site for its proposed
head office building, a bonus Of
ID as condition of the consolida-
in this city of the main offices of
t organization.
~ is generally known that in former
<rs the head Offices of the society
re divided between Rock Island and
Pria. At the last head camp of the
limitation it was voted that the of
IS should be merged and located
BRock Island. The offer of a site
tbs by the Rock Island Industrial
f omission was the inducement that
ded the delegates in favoring this
$4,000 Cor Lot.
The site selected by the commission
accepted by the Royal Neighbors
the lot adjoining the Rock Island
J. ib at the north. and owned by the
b. A price of $4,000 was made
Ebn it. The money to pay for the
bperty must necessarily come from
Greater Rock Island Development
Iind The Rock Island Industrial
knmission has done its part. in CO.
Heration with enterprising citizens
mo gave their time in working up a
ointment favorable to this city as the
bme OF the Royal Neighbors which
|rTninated so successfully. Now il i.
b to the men of the city who have
Jade pledges 10 the development funi.
Ihe first instaIlment has been paid in,
nd the second has been called for,
he drafts being made through the
zeal banks. The deed to the property
,ansferring IT to the Royal Neighbors
as been drawn by Attorney II. q.
urtis. and the only Formally that re-
lains to be effected is the payment of
ne $4,000 to the owners of the prop
rty.
Are You One:
Thus you can see that if you are one
f those who has neglected to respond
nth your development pledge you are
Contributing TO the delay in closing
be transfers 10 the Royal Neighbors.
is hoped that al viii make their
Rl;ttances early in the new year.
money is essential to the execu-
"A of the plans of the commission.
he secretary of the commission.
layer Levi, is planning a personal
isitation to the subscribers during the
oming week. and he should be met
nth prompt payments of the second
lstallments of the pledges. Mr.. Levi
oday received two checks for large
mounts from the heavier among the
one of them being for ST..
co. It is to be hoped that the others
7ill follow suit.
Handsome Headquarters Building.
The Royal Neighbors. while no def
lite plan has been made, propose the
rection of a handsome headquarters
uilding on the Rock Island Club site.
he society is expanding at sur
rising rate. having now member
hip of 100000, and SURPRISING, in the
apidity of it's growth, any other sim
lar fraternity in the Unite6 States.
Another obligation that the indus
rial commission assumed in connec-
ion with the location of the headquar-
srs of the Royal Neighbors here was
be guaranteeing for two years of the
ayment of the rental of the temporary
uarters of the head offices in this
ity This obligation has been fulfilled,
check for $1,75O. the whole amount,
aving been given to Miss Myrtle
,ade, supreme recorder of the society,
esterday
Now for the Belt.
The chief public enterprise upon
rhich the Rock Island Industrial com
lission will direct its batteries during
ne new year is the belt railroad. An
is made that another prop
rty owner on First avenue gave an
ption to the committee representing
ne commission yesterday. There are
ow but a few who are holding out
{ their holdings on the avenue. The
ommittee is using It's utmost en-
eavors to convince these owners OF
re fruitlessness of their apparent de-
to defeat this undertaking;
.at it is essential to the future de-
eiopment of the community, and that
must be built, no matter what the
ersonal feelings OF a few individuals
light be towards It. It is the concern
| the whole people; the majority IS
" it, and the majority usually rules
this country. Owners are not asked
IT any donation of their rights. They
ave been offered a fair price for the
-ivilege of building the belt on the
yenue before their holdings. If they
srsist in their refusal to join in the
,nsent, the men who are promoting
Ie line in the interest Of the city
ust adopt the only alternative left
EN-. and that is a resort to condem-
alton through the courts. And this
i'll be done.
No Private Interest.
The men wh@ are devoting their
me to the belt are doing so unselfish-
it should be remembered. They
present neither themselves nor any
lie railroad or any private interest.
he belt will belong to the people,
trough a board of trustees. 1t will
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