Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-07-08
new Line TO Be
FINISHED IN FALL
President McWhinney Com
pletes Financing of Rock Is
land Galesburg Road.
NO BONUSES ARE SOLICITED
Specifications Completed and All in
Readiness to Begin Construc-
ton Work.


President Warren C. McWhipney of
the Galesburg and Rock Island Trac-
ton company has arrived from the
east with the announcement that the
proposed interurban between this city
and the tri-citieS will be built at
once, the necessary preliminary de-
tails having been completed in the
way Of financing the project. Mr..
McWhinney has just returned from
New York City where he let the con-
tract with contracting company for
the actual construction of the line.
This contract expressly stipulates
that the construction work shall be
commenced not later than September
of this year and in all probability
start will be made by the 25th of the
present month.
Mr. McWhinney, as president of the
road and one of the directors, will re-
main in Galesburg until the construc-
ton work is over and have the task
of overlooking the work assigned to
him. Although his project has been
under discussion for over a year
many local people have expressed
their faith in the project and the an
nouncement means the elimination of
much hard work by the president of
the road, it's attorney, Walter G.
Frank, and the local board of direc-
tors.
Trouble Over Finances.
Mr.. McWhinney's new road has had
financial assistance since the plan
was announced, but there has not
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rectors in going ahead with its con-
struction. 1t has all along been an
nounced from the company that there
would be no construction work at
tempted until the full financial sup
port needed had been secured. Presi-
dent McWhinney has said all along
that he intended to build the line
Eithout asking people along the pro
posed route for penny in the way
nj 0nus or stock subscription, and has
stuck to his word.
IN speaking of the general financial
situation, Mr. McWhinney mentioned
the stringency of the money market
in New York at the present time, as
evidenced by the decline in stock
values. He stated that one man took
practically all of the stock subscrip-
ton and the bonds were purchased by
trustees of estate money who were
looking for an investment. In general
Mr.. McWhinney was quite well pleas
ed with the success of the project and
sees nothing ahead to interfere with 4
rapid completion of the road.
He will remove his family to this
city a little later in the summer and
make Galesburg his home for the com
Ing year, devOting his time to the SUI
perintendency of the construction
work of the new road.
VIII Keep All Promises.
Mr.. McWhinney stated that all con-
nected with the official staff of the new
road had worked hard and pulled to-
gether for the purpose of getting the
project through, and now were where
they could see the end of their task
The road he expects to be practically
completed by Oct. l.
I'VE will try to carry out everything
We have promised to the people," he
said. The road is not to be one-half
Quilt, but will be put through in first
class shape, as the specifications call
;or.
Some Specifications.
Mr.. McWhinney had in his posses
sion copy of the general specifica-
tions for the new road, which was
taken as evidence that he meant bust
ness. Among the items included in