Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-04-21
LANDLORDS ARE
ASKED TO HELP
IN The 1900 BLOCK
Merchants Association There
Entertains Owners at an
Evening Luncheon.
GUESTS DISPOSED TO AID
Further Plans for the Dedication, Set
for May 20, Are Informally
Discussed Later.

Merchants of the 1000 block enter
tanned their landlords last night at a
luncheon at the Rock Island house.
This was followed by business ses-
sion of the 1900 Block Merchants as
sociation at which A. J. Riess presld-
ed. Several members OF important
committees were absent, including
members of the one on publicity, ana
plans for the dedication of the block
were not made public.
X. T. Anderson told the landlord
guests the object in calling them into
the council: He said: We have
taken the initiative in improving
the 1900 block and tonight wish your
views on the advisability of following
up the work. We are going TO ask you
to financially aid the plan of recon
struction."
The landlords accepting the hospital
ity of the merchants were: l.. Simon,
l.. +. Robinson. John Jones. William
o. Negus and Ira III. Buffum and
James b. Eckhart of the realty firm of
Eckhart & Buffum, representing prop
erty holders in the 1900 block.
Would Change Color.
L. Simon. the first owner to speak.
favored changing the color of the
building fronts from white to red,
terra Gotta. or some other color which
he thought would be more durable. Mr..
Simon expressed a willingness to
paint his buildings. giving three coats
providing the color was changed. He
also said he would donate S25 to a
geenral fund to paint the buildings an
other color.
Mr.. Robinson was not favorable to
repainting the buildings and Mr.. Ne
gus was anxious that the fronts re-
main white. He said the white
front had improved greatly the APP
pearance of the Rock Island house,
which he owns.
Mr.. Riess named a committee COM
posed of Messrs. Negus, Simon, Jones,
Eckhart and Buffum to can
vass the property owners in the 1000
block to learn their sentiment relative
to repainting the fronts from roof to
foundation. Mr.. Simon said he disap-
proved of painting the first story and
the upper ones to go I'M
painted.
George p. Herzog. II. X. Eckhart
and II. J. Kahn compose a committee
% enthuse property owners in the
block TO cooperate with the business
men who have been working to i'm |
prove the section of the city to its |
present extent. All of the landlords |
present At last nights meeting agreed |
hat the effort of the merchants had |
Ilready improved value of property in |
he block.
Helping the City.
Mr.. Herzog said he was gratiiied to
tote the publicity the 1000 block had I
lready attained in nearby cities. He
aid he received several letters ad.
ressed to the 1000 block He made a
peech for hearty cooperation of bust
ess men of the block. MANY mer-
hants in other sections of the city
ave admitted that our efforts to boost
ur particular section have resulted I'm
reat good to the entire city," he con-
luded
Several of the merchants announced
ldividual plans for the coming dedi-
alton of the block May 20. If the
uilding fronts are to be painted an
Their color the committee deemed II
Imperative that the property owners
e seen at once !