Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-06-30

struction and the practicability of the
road after it is finished, also as ma
tional highway, its attractiveness to
tourists and others who will traverse
it for all time You must look far in
10 the future.
CONSIDER CAREFULLY.
As residents of the quad-cities you
should consider very carefully the po-
sition these great cities will occupy in
the future. The wonderful progress
they have made in the past has already
given to them a place in the front
ranks with the frs. cities of our land,
and the output of their manufactures
has carried into foreign lands the
names-of these cities, making them
known around the globe; therefore,
you cannot afford to be biased by To-
cal strife and personal differences,
which are always sure to develop in
controversies of this character.
AS president of the Mississippi
Scenic Highway ASSOCIATION, permit
me to say few words II its behalf.
| If the plans of the Ocean-to-Ocean
| Highway association are carried out,
we may confidently expect in time to
\ have a first class hard road across the
continent. Assuming the scenic route
to be chosen as portion of this great
highway, we would have the most beau
tiful river drive that one could wish
for along 80 miles of the Father of
Waters above the quad-cities-not to
be surpassed by any drive of that
length in the country-dotted along
with it's country homes, summer cot
tages, picnic grounds, of which there
are a number Now wouldn't this be
something of which to be justly proud
We can also boast of the finest bath
ing beaches between Albany and Cor
dova that can be found along the riv'
Ier. The quad-cities now have more
than 100, 900 population and are grow
ing so rapidly that it is reasonable to
expect that in the not far distant fu
ture they will number a quarter of q
millionA
Can you as members of the Ocean
to-Ocean Highway association and
this opportunity pass in which to add
to your many good things this attrac
tive drive along the Mississippi rive
from which your citizens will derive
personal enjoyment and will point Il
with pride?
Trusting that after summing up thu
merits and dement's of each route, yol
viii give this question your seriou
consideration and cast your vote II
, the same broadminded and impartia
manner that you would do If you werI
called upon to act as juror, or on
board of arbitration, am
Yours very truly,
c. E, PECK,
President Mississippi Scenic High
way Association.
MAIL BALLOTS TODAY.
Today ballots were mailed to all tn
members of the Tri-City Oceanic
Ocean Highway association for tn
purpose of getting an expression 9
Ito which route, the Mississippi vale.
scenic or the Rock river VALLEY, shoull
be designated as the Official conneci
ing link between the tri-citie5, Stei
ling and Chicago on the nationa
highway
The ballots we're countersigned b
"A. Z. Nissen, Devore N Simonson an
Edwin l.. Hanson and included staml
ed envelopes addressed to A. E. Nj
lsen, Davenport, with the request ths
the members vote at once and retur
the ballots to Mr.. Nissen. The vote
Iare not to be counted until Saturda
of this week when g. Decker Frenel
Davenport; J. L. Vernon, Rock Isians
and H. ]. Stipp. Moline, the judges. an
IL. l. Hanson and Devore n. Simon
son, Rock Island, the clerks shall NEE
at the Rock Island club for the pu
lpose of canvassing the returns.
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