Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-10
CORDOvA PEOPLE
HEAR ARGUMENT
Good Roads Propaganda Fur
thered at Meeting Held
in the Village.
BOND ISSUE IS ADVOCATED
Phil Mitchell, c. q. Marshall, S. w.
Sesrle and {. II. Guyer Speak
on the Subject.

E Interest in the campaign for good
roads now in Rock Island county was
manifested Saturday night by the
people OF Cordova and the upper end
of the county when a large number
turned out to attend the meeting I'M
der the auspices of the Rock Island
County Highway Improvement asso-
citation. II was held at the Baptist
church az Cordova and was presided
over by DR.. w r. Freek OF that viii
lage. The speakers were Phil Mitch
ell. PRECEDENT of the association; At
torney c. 3. Marshall, who is a native
of Cordova; s. W. Searle and z. II.
Guyer. Z. ]. Stackhouse, field sec
.retary OF the association, gave sew
eral readings which were well receiv-
ed. and there we're musical numbers
by the Svea Male quartet OF Moline.
AS elsewhere at such meetings the
people were urged primarily TO exert
their influence with the supervisors
to induce that body to place a bond
Issue of $1,000 on the ballot at the
November election, thus bringing the
question TO the personal attention of
every voter in the county.
Most Important Question.
Mr.. Mitchell was the first speaker.
He said the question of permanent
highways was the most important one
before the American people as a whole
and that it was more important 20 the
people OF Illinois than TO those OF most
other states because this common
wealth is so far down in the scale in
road building. There has been a Won
GerfuI change in conditions on the
farm in the last decade and the future
is 10 see still greater ones. Motor
driven vehicles offer means of rapid
transit for the farmer as well as for
others. but they are useless without
good roads all the year round. Bust
ness reasons demand highway improve
ment Better roads will help keep the
boys and girls on the farm and make
rural life as attractive as that in the
cities OF villages.
Mr. Mitchell explained the manner
IN which II is proposed TO finance the
improvement work if the bond issue
carries. local bankers having little to
gain from the handling OF the funds,
the bonds being sold in the open mar
ket and probably in the larger cen
terc.
Marshall Gives Figures.
Mr.. Marshall spoke at some length,
presenting facts and figures TO show
Just what the carrying out of the pro
posed plan for road improvement will
mean to the people OF the township.
He said the township would get about
eight miles of Ia I'd roads out of the
121 which have been designated for
state aid and which i; is proposed TO
build with the prooeeds OF the sale of
the bonds. These will cCsc from S12,-
900 to $4,000 per mile. COrdova will
be called upon. att the present yalua-
ton Of property in the county, to pay
but S1i.724 in q period of 20 years. The
average payment Jfrom Cordova will
be s73G per annum- Mir Marshall said
he had a 14O-acrei farm in the town
ship on which heiwould pay s11.47 a
yeST Supervisor Cool has 1GO-acre
farm and he Will have to pay S12.37
a year. On histown farm the speaker |
would Pay all told 1925, while he es-
timated that thegincrease in the value !
OF the land. though It IS not situated |
On road 20 be improved. would be at !