Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-19
EXPLAINS OBJECT
OF ASSOCIATION
Secretary of Highway Organiza-
ton Boosts the Coming
Good Roads Ball.

The following statement of the aim
and purposes of the Rock Island Coun
Ity Highway improvement association
was made today:
To the Public: AS every thoughtful
man and woman knows, the present is
recognized as a new era in the activi
ties of mankind. Old conditions are
rapidly giving way to new conditions
To better meet the requirements OF
these new conditions, the Rock Island
County Highway Improvement associ
alton as an organized cooperative
body came into being.
This new era is called the industrial
era TO distinguish it from the slowly
passing era of age of slothful indiffer-
ence TO the everyday realities of life.
! Economic conditions are causing all
humanity to sit up and take notice of
the Transforming changes now going
on in every civilized nation of the
world.
There is a state of social unrest pre-
vailing. 1t is universal. II is not con-
fined to the older civilized nations. II
I is felt and recorded by all peoples on
the face of the globe, uncivilized, semi
civilized and civilized.
This feeling of unrest is forcing all
humanity to recognize the urgent ne
cessity for intelligent cooperation
Such cooperation is the spirit of the
age in which we are now living.
In recognition OF this new age of
public spirit and acting upon the init
alive of the Greater Moline committee,
some months ago several get-together
Janquets were arranged for and par
Iticipated in by representative commit
tee members of the commercial organ
izations of Rock Island, Moline and
East Moline.
AS a result. on December 10 last, at
the Rock Island club. the Rock Island
County Highway Improvement associ-
alton was organized with the view of
embracing all sectional interests of
the county into one comprehensive
whole in the interest of the common
cause of county wagon road improve
ments The formation of this public
service association was based upon
the fundamental principle that every
community contains within itself the
means of its own betterment
Further recognizing that each coun-
ty is a community unit. the same as
each state is a community unit. in a
united nation of states and that all
must work tremendously together for
the good of the whole. the association
is now endeavoring to practically work
out comprehensive cooperative sug-
gestions of constructive nature. Ii
is hoped that these suggestions may
materially encourage and aid the rec
ognized county authorities I'm their
public service usefulness. In other
words the association aims TO unself
ishly become an educational factor in
the public service interest of Rock Is
land county. acting in the reasonable
belief that through carefully consider
ed cooperative plans. this county can
soon be developed into the banner
good roads county OF the state of llli- |
nois.
In addition 10 duly elected presi- |
dent. six vice presidents. a secretary /
and treasurer. the association has a |
board OF sixteen additional directors |
established city and I
organizations and clubs; three |
clubs OF Rock Island. Moline !
and East Moline are included. The as
ISOLATION further has an advisory \
board OF 2l members In which each
has representation.
Funds for carrying on the education
Al work OF the association are provided !