Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-18
BRADT CANNOT
COME TO ROAD
MEETING HERE
Absence, However, WiIl Not Inter.
fere with Demonstration Of
Edgingt0R Way TO AledO.

Chairman Bradt Of the Illinois
highway commission will not be in
Rock Island for any road meeting
or demonstration that may be made
by the Lower End Good Roads as
ISOLATION in favor Of the Edgington
way for the proposed hard road to
AledO. 1t is not likely that any
other member of the commission
Will be here, but probably that will
not interfere with the program.
The purpose IS rather to call local
attention to the subject and create
a favorable impression for the
route advocated than to undertake
to influence the commission at the
present time.
The date for the demonstration
has not been decided. but commit
tees are at work canvassing the
west end district to ascertain how
much OF a response may be count
ed upon. II is understood, also,
that there will be a turnout from
the upper end of the county by
those who have supported the five
western townships il their fight for
endorsement of the Turkey Hollow
Edgington route before the board
Of supervisors.
Mr.. Bradt while in the city on
Thursday stated that the commits
sion will be busy for some time in
the southern part of the state and
that nothing will be done officially
in regard to the route between
Rock Island and Aledo till after
reconnaissance surveys are made,
which he expects will be in the
next two or three months. Then
the commission will conduct a
hearing in Rock Island or Aledo,
at which advocates of all the diff
ferent routes will be given an OPP
portunity TO be heard, as was done
in case Of the roads to the east
and northeast this week.
Call Child to Acc0snt.
The address of Supervisor o. F.
Child of Molines who spoke for the
state aid highway committee Of the
board before the state commission
Thursday was now wholly pleas
ing to the majority of the mem
bers who voted for the Edgington
route. Mr.. Child was with the
minority voting against the Edg-
1ngton route and he made it clear
before the commission that he still
held the view that the board went
beyond its powers in recommend
ing any particular road for i'm
provement.
Discussing Supervisor Child's ad-
dress, Supervisor w. Fl. Schilling-
er Of Rock Island, one of the lead
ers in the fight for a definite stand
on the part of the supervisors, to-
day said:
Just how Supervisor Child. who
voted with a small minority against
the recommendation of certain
highways for improvement by the
state bond issue, was selected to
address the state representative
at the hearing at the Rock Island
club is unknown to other members
of the board Chairman Upton de.
MES that he had anything to do
with the matter. But it is just an
other Of the things of the kind that
has made impatient the majority
that has desired to say to the state
officials that we want a certain
amount Of road built and that we
know where we want it.
Notwithstanding the manner in
which Mr. Child put the matter
before the state ff1cials, this large
majority. which has endorsed GER
tain routes, has no apologies to
make to constituents or to anyone
else. and resents any intimation
that It was over-zealous in express
ing it's knowledge of how best to
serve the interests of the county in
the location Of permanent high
ways.
Majority Not Represented.
This majority Of the Rock Is
land county board Of supervisors