Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-31

A. E. Nissen, Mrs. S c. Samuelson,
Miss S. Samuelson, Clarence Samuel
son, Mrs. W. Bailey, W. Bailey. Helen
Bailey, F. W. Young, j. T. Marion,
George H. kingsbury, Bruce w B.
Walters, Mr.. and Mrs. George H. Hill,
DR.. and Mrs. ". c. Rose, A. J. Cole
man, J. E. James, Miss Mary Parker
and Miss E. Parker and E. c. Xander,
Rock Island John Dahn, M. W. Will
son, Elmer Wilson, Perrin Metzler,
Peter Simmon, William Holman, P F.
Baird, ]. c. Tindall William Erickson,
NJ. l.. Lindquist. G. Z. Lindquist, D. c.
Cheney, country.
Diagonal Trail Activities.
A delegation of northwest Dayen-
port boosters called on Mr.. Nissen at
Rock Island on the afternoon of Deco
ration day and asked for information
relative to the possibility of having the
Diagonal Trail go up Marquette street
and out through the main business dis
trict of northwest Davenport and then
through Maysville and follow the well
known Davenport, Upton and Cedar
Rapids Short line.
Mr.. Nissen recommended that they
follow the same plan that he had rec
commended to the north Harrison
street boosters and it is quite probable
that they will do so. They have made
arrangements for meeting at the
! Northwest Davenport bank at 5 o'clock
this afternoon, at which large num-
Der Of the northwest Davenport bust
ness men will be present to listen to
Mr. NisSen'S recommendation and it is
quite probable that they will send out
letters this evening to every farmer
between Davenport and Upton and al
so to the boosters in New Liberty,
Bennett, Upton, Mechanicsville, Lis
| bon Mt Vernon and Cedar Rapids,
urging them to be present at the meet.
ing in Rock Island on Friday after
noon.
North Harrison Street.
The north Harrison street boosters
mailed letter to every farmer be-
| tween Davenport and Dixon on the Al
lens Grove road urging them to be
present at meeting to be held at
| Motzel's drug store, 1911 Harrison
street, at 1880 this evening. They al
so sent a man with an automobile to
interview the business men in New
| Dixon and Dixon and Big Rock They
will also send an automobile loaded
with boosters on Thursday morning
to distribute literature boosting the
Dixon road in every town as follows.
New Dixon, Dixon, Big Rock, Wheat
land, Lowden, Clarence. Stanwood
Mechanicsville, Lisbon, Mt. Vernon
and Cedar Rapids.
Mr.. Nissen will address the meeting
at Motzels drug store at 1870 this
evening and a number of Rock Island
boosters will be present
On Thursday evening on north Har-
rison street will be held another
meeting at which all the members OF
the city council will be present. This
is the regular monthly meeting and q
banquet will be served. The main OBJ
ject Of this meeting being to secure the
cooperation OF the city council in the
matter of improving this particular
road in the city limits.
In Iowa City.
The Commercial club of Iowa City is
not asleep TO the Importance of this
Diagonal Trail and have already made
arrangements to see that delegates are
present at the Rock Island meeting
from the following towns: Cedar Rap
ids, Western Shueyville. Curtis, North
Liberty, Iowa City, West Liberty, Atal-
ian, Moscow, Wilton. Durant, Walcot'
and Davenport. There will no doub;
be a large delegation from Walcot'
present as they are not at the present
on the river to river road nor any 9th.
er recognized automobile trail and
they hope to be privileged to have the
Diagonal Trail hlazed through theil
enterprising little city.
Illinois Routing.
The contest in Illinois for the offic
ial routing for the Diagonal Trail viii
be between the three following pro
posed routes:
Route Rock Island. Sears, Milan
Rural. Swedona, New Windsor, Rio
Henderson. Galesburg, Knoxville, Gil