Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-09-19
BOOSTER MEETING
PROVES SUCCESS
Large Crowd Attends Big Meet
ing and Hears About the
Work of G.. M. @.
PROGRESS Is REPORTED
Committee Plans to Make Ensuing
Year Banner One in History
Of Moline.

That the Greater Moline committee
has accomplished a great deal of work
and at a very small outlay of money
was made apparent to thu many who
attended the get-together meeting held
last evening at the Moline Commercial
club rooms.
r. B. Lourie gave the chairman
report, reviewing in detail some of the
things that the committee has achiev-
ed for the welfare of Moline. and out
lining some of the things that require
the committees attention during the
coming year. In closing he urged that
the committee be not placed on the
defensive in the matter of necessary
financial support to carry work during
the coming year. There can be no
curtailment of funds If the committee
is TO do its best work. The Daven-
port club. Mr.. Lourie pointed out, has
an annual fund several times as large
as the amount spent by the local COM
mittee during the year just closed.
Formal acceptance of the report and
Endorsement of the work of the COM
mittee was given at the meeting.
Report of the treasurer, o. L. Man
sur, sowed a balance of a few hun
dred dollars in the treasury. A brief
report was given by Secretary Otto
Hildebrandt.
Receives Suggestions.
In turning the meeting over to those
present Chairman Lourie announced
that he would be glad to receive sug-
gest!ons from any of those who cared
to give them. The following respond
ed:
Father J. S. Kelley-It has been a
puzzle to me why Moline has been left
so long by the Tri-City Railway COM
pany without adequate street car IA
cilities. 1t seems to me that the COM
pany has been partial to Davenport
and Rock Island. The Twenty-seventh
street extension of the Fourth avenue
line ought to be extended farther.
Rev. r. S. Haney-Fifteenth street
must be improved is my refrain. l am
getting tired of visiting Fred Young's
auto repair shop after every visit
make over that thoroughfare.
Arthur Kincaid, representative of
the local steelworkers' organization
The Republic Iron & Steel works,
which / represent, is not pleased with
the failure of some of the local manu-
facturers to use the product of our
mills. / would urge that the Greater
Moline committee take the matter I'D
with the purchasing agents of the fac
tories and see what can be done to- I
ward getting an increased patronage
of home industry. 1t is of special
Importance at this time because of
the work that would be provided here
for men who are idle.
For Bridges and Jail.
DR. Fred Grafiund-I want to call at /
tention to the necessity of supporting
both the county Jail and the South |
Rock Island bridge when these Ques- |
tons are to be voted on at the coming
election. II Moliners will do that they
VII not only be carrying out the pledge |
made to the supervisors in order to !
get favorable action from them, but |
they will insure a majority vote for
the Colona bridge. the Iong-feIt need |
OF the east end of this county.
H. J. Gripp-As a member of the /
Greater Moline committee ! want ey-
eryone who has anything to complain |
OF in reference to the committees
work, to do so. for only by such action |
Will they be fulfilling their duties as |
citizens of this community.
J. F. Tanner of Davenport beIieve |
where Moline is lame IS in the lack of |
cooperation OF the citizens with the
work of the Greater Moline committee !
Clark G. Acknowledgement the |
matter referred TO by Father Kelley
Will say that you will not get a car
line unless you show that there is a |
sufficient number OF people who actual 1
~ want the line and will patronize It
after 1t is constructed. The reason we 1
haven't received as many new lines as
Davenport and Rock Island is because
we have been asleep.
X. /. Willis-There is a matter that
/ believe this body ought to attend to.
Our mayor has added to the city COM
mission without a vote OF the people
We viii let that oversight pass. how
ever, and l make the motion that for
NAL congratulations of this body be
sent TO him.