Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-21

MRS. sarah Glendale, two story
brick erected by Gumber Bros, Mrs.
Elsie Coleman of Davenport, two
story for Kloppenborg, Peoples
Power company. between Eighth and
Ninth. Office and display room. one
story.
New buildings erected by Root &
Van Dervoort Engineering company
and the Moline Automobile company,
manufacturers of Moline automo-
btles-Main machine shop, with d.
mansions OF S5x47O, is now devoted
wholly to the purpose OF machining |
except that the end of the building |
If used for storing finished stock as
1t comes from the machines. The |
foundry has a clear molding floor of
70x30O, or double its previous ca
pacity. The four story warehouse !
also has basement Of COX |
100. The new assembling building
now under way is s5x26o long. The
machine shop, foundry and the as
sembling building are all equipped
with electrically operated cranes.
The testing and paint building also
now under construction is 7ox3s0
long, and Is served by a electrically
operated crane, and will be devoted
entirely to testing, painting and stor-
age. 1t has reinforced concrete
basement, giving very large
amount of storage room.
FINE COMMERCIAL CLUB.
The City Commercial club, which
was organized about three years ago.
East Moline, today has a group of
large factories that are expanding
and building TO such an extent that
one must go there to see its magni-
tude, are evidence of the push and
energy shown to awaken factory
men to locate here, doing in general
way everything possible to make the
town advance. Genuine boosting is
the motto of the club. 1t was orig
inally organized in November, 1907, as
the East Moline Business Mems as
ISOLATION, with W. G. Baker, presi-
dent; Peter C. STANCE, vice president;
David Cox, treasurer, and F. J. Glen
denim, secretary. 1t was changed to
the East Moline Commercial club and
has today as active members and is
still growing. Mr.. Baker, who was
president for years, was succeeded
by F. j. Clendenin. and Mr.. Baker
| is now city attorney. The present
officers therefore are as follows:
President-F. ]. Clendenin.
Vice President. F. Ryan.
Secretary-A. B. Johnson.
Treasurer-H. ]. Best.
! These and the following constitute
the executive board: DR.. G. F. John
son, George w. Ross. George w.
Walker, c. H. Vincent, S. A. Cart
wright.
George w. Ross, general manager
of the East Moline Land company,
has been given the name of Father
of East Moline,'' as 1t was he who
laid out large portion of the town
and planned it's development, and i:
most active in securing more indus
tries.
Among the achievements accom-
lplished by action of the Commercial
club are: Grading of Seventh stree
hill, paving First avenue for L:
blocks, paving Bluff road sever
blocks, paving Twelfth street on,
block, paving Thirteenth street on,
block, opening up Seventh street
laying sewers and watermains
granting franchises for gas and cleo
tricity, making boundary line o
South Moline township to coincid
, with that of East Moline, getting
, new factories, securing and sendin,
) out literature stating East Moline
advantages, and ever offering thei
! time to newcomers with proper in
? formation.
5 THE INDUSTRIES.
Here is the list of East Moline fac
= tories:
/, Midland Motor company (Midlan
J, automobiles).
Root & Van Dervoort Engineerin
company gasoline engines).
Moline Automobile company (Molin
e automobiles).
: Moline Scale company (Victor pi
:, and Moline pitless scales).
Union Malleable Iron compan
J, (castings).
L Marseilles company (eorn shelter
and manure spreaders).
East Moline Pressed Steel CON
pany (pressed steel parts).
n East Moline Sash and Door work
(woodwork).
9 Harvester factory of Deere & c.
In addition to the above, the MI
tual Wheel company of Moline is (
build a large plant at East Molin,
: and Deere & Co. also has secure
a large tract for a factory sit,
p which, it is expected, will be utilize
d in the near future.
East Moline has also a live viii
q in the person of Floyd E. Thompson
II editor of the East Moline Herald.
The East Moline Sash and Doc
o Works: The output of this firm
;: which was Incorporated four yeal
d ago with c. ]. Nelson, president
John p Engstrom, secretary, an
l. Fred Sudlow, treasurer, consisting
s. cash, doors, blinds, moulding
screens, interior finish, veneeri1
, and all kinds of work, is taxed
l. it's capacity the year around. tt
firm carries large stock of all kim
Is IF lurohar under fta or-r drv ebad