Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-07
BUILDERS SEEK
FACILITIES FOR
USE OF STEAM
Quad-City Exchange Appoints Com
miCtee OF Eight to Strive
for HarbOrs.
ALL OFFICERS REELECTED.
Present Incumbents Are Again
Chosen, A. e. Horst Being
the President.

al a meeting at the Rock Island
club last night, appointed a com
mittee of eight to forward plans for
harbor facilities for Rock Island
Moline, East Moline and Davenport
1t adopted the report of special
committee selected on February 20
to make a report on Industrial con-
ditions in the four cities. The &C
ton was taken following an cleo
ton of officers. The present incum-
bents in each case were renamed,
as follows:
Presidential E Horst, Rock Is
land
Vice PRESIDENT F. NebergaIl,
Davenport
Secretary-Edward Kunkel, Dav-
export.
Business manager-E ]. Burns.
The resolution submitted by the
special committee composed of
Seth j. Temple, George W. Ross, ].
l.. Vernon, Henry w. Horst and P.
H. Lorenz. and adopted by the
builders, is as follows:
1.-THE undersigned committee, ap-
pointed at the meeting of the Quad
City Builders exchange on the even
ing of Feb. 20 ct the Rock Island
club, by members ard guests. to
give written expression of the in
dustrial and commercial facts and
needs of the community, beg leave
TO report as follows:
Rock Island. Davenport, Moline
and East Moline are industrial
cities, having q combined popula-
ton in excess OF $50 600. While they
are separate political units, they are
in fact one community. They have
considerable jobbing and other
lines of business, but manufacture
ing Is the foundation activity, and
out of It the community has had its
growth and buiIded its prosperity.
and make more efficient the mu-
banded industry. more than to any
other one item OF domestic activity,
that we must look for the further
development of our community. II
this be true, It is obvious that a
survey Of the Industrial facts
should be made and then organize
our resources and unity our effort
60 secure for this locality those
things which industry needs for
successful manufacturing and for
distribution.
From every economic viewpoint
the quad-cities possess industrial
advantages unsurpassed by any 9TH
eF inland midwest locality. We are
centrally located IN the greatest ag-
ricultural and mineral area, meas
ured by production, in the world.
Located on the Mississippi river, we
are linked up with what will IN
doubtedly become the greatest in
ternal public waterway system pos
sible IN any other part of the world,
which will give industry easy and
inexpensive transport to the sea.
Tho three great railways systems
which center here give direct rail
connections with all important
markets west of Chicago. We are in
the midst OF raw material that is
easily Obtainable at O minimum of
cost. The beautiful hills and valleys
which skirt the Mississippi and
Rock rivers offer q site for a great
inland city, unsurpassed for scenic
beauty and utility purposes. With
pure water easily obtainable and
natural facilities for the effective
and economical disposal Of sewage,
ally maintained.
Correct Errors.
"Such are some OF the outstanf-
ing facts. There appears to be moth
ing lacking for d real community
development. except q broad-vision-
cd, scientific community effort TO
correct our errors and build up our
Industrial and commercial oppor-
tunities. There are many things we
can and ought to do. Confident our
citizenship is equal to the task of
labor and sacrifice for these OBJ
tects, the committee offers the fol-
lowing recommendations.
Every voter should pledge him
self TO give generously of his time
and labor in an effort to simplify
and make more efficient the mum
nicipaI government, with the object
IN view OF obtaining not only just
and comprehensive laws, but q SEN
sfble and efficient administration Of
the business OF the city. We believe
all administration officers should
be men trained In theory as we'll as
experience for the field Of his activ-
tiles. City government should be
larger way. In broad-vIsioned,
scientific management, not only
would the health, the comfort, the
convenience and the social atmos-
phere of the Individual be kept con-
stantIy in view, but the manage
Inent would carefully and scien-
tifleally plan the city's development |
well IN advance. Rail and water |
transportation, and rates,> are OF |
the utmost Importance and the cities |
should function intelIigently and |
vigorously IN this field. We believe |
the people can render no higher |
service TO the social and material |
welfare OF the community than to |
develop plan OF municipal govern
Tnent whereby men OF capacity and |
training may be given opportunity |
TO administer the law and plan the |
future development Of our cities.
sour community has q large ma /
trraI asset in the Mississippi river, |
As q part of an internal waterway |
system, supplemented by local har-
bors, properly coordinated with the /
rail- terminals, it VIII become our /
greatest material asset It will en-
courage trade, commerce and in
dustry, and IN competition with 9TH
eF Industrial centers, not having |
water transportation, It VII give
our community prominence. 1t IS
our Judgment that with water con-
pectiGns to the sea and operating |
under well planned rail aud water
terminals fnaurinR {ha minimum OF