Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-25

ceived by Mr.. ProSt during the las'
| few weeks making requests for infor
nation on spring care of trees. An
swers to all possible questions on
tree trimming and tree surgery are
being prepared by the city forester
who plans to conduct an active pub
licity campaign this year. Projecting
stubs and dead branches indicate trees
have been mistreated," said Mr.. Prost.
ct is easier to trim trees too often
than not enough"
Building Permits Many - Seven
building permits were issued by the
Davenport board of public works. 1T
looks extremely promising for an ex-
cellent building season. Most of the
permits issued this month were for
good, substantial dwellings," said the
clerk.
Following were the permits issued:
Contractor William Hustler, 2-story
frame dwelling, Main street, north of
Park Lane, $4,000.
Contractor A Fanth for G. B. Nc
Dowell. 2-story frame dwelling, Ills
Rock Island street, s2,400.
Contractor Ad Mickey for c. Will
helm. 2-story frame dwelling, 1889
Prairie street, $4,000.
Contractor Ad Meikley, story and
half frame dwelling, 1851 Union
street, $1,000.
Contractor Evers & Jonas for
Northwest Davenport Cement Block
company, one story cement block
dwelling. $3.50.
Contractor F. A. Overdeer for Will
liam Spiess, story and half frame
dwelling, 1921 West High street,
S1.400.
Central Engineering company for
the Industrial Relief society, 2-story |
brick addition, ISL West Sixth street, |
81, 900.
Bank Increases Its Divldend-As an |
evidence of its prosperity, the Security |
Savings bank has increased it's annual |
dividend from to per cent. The |
dividend of 80 per cent
vas declared yesterday. 1t is payable
% all stockholders on April 1. Officers
II the bank are: President. C. J. Ruy-
mann; vice president. A. II. Sunder-
'ruch; cashier, Otto Eckhsrdt
Davenport Should Be DISTRIBUTING
'oint-"If shippers here will make
davenport a distributing point rather
han a transfer point for water freight
rom the Mississippi and the canal
QUITE between here and Chicago, Dav.
IMPORT cannot fail to have an enor.
nous growth" said President EdwarS
White OF the Chicago and New Or
cans Transportation company in an
ddress before the Greater Davenport /,
at the Commercial club yes ,
erday. by following the plan of the
reat Pittsburgh terminal warehouse,
GU can accomplish this without a
truggle," he said. 1.-THE Pittsburgh {
'arehouse accommodates forty whole {
ale houses, with full stocks of goods,
OF merely sample rooms, but whole
ale houses with open stocks of goods ,
nd complete In every line. There are
'rty wholesale houses under one roof. .
nj every railroad In the city has i.
privileges into the building. :
here are three cold storage plants !
the building, and the heating de- ,
ICES include the lower story where '
10 railroad tracks are laid" Z
O. Z
Standard Oil improvements 500, 900 .
John Soiler has been awarded the b
'ntract for the erection OF a $4,000 q
arehouse to be erected by the Stand c
d OIL company ON the site of the y
'mpany's present plant on IT'S Fed !
al street The warehouse will be of !
'fck construction and will be COM
enced at once In order that the build T
9 may be completed this spring. The L
arehouse is part of the big i'm 4,
ovements to be made at the plant a