Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-03-01
||UIlcH MOVE
FOR GREATER
ROCK ISLAND


8 closer cooperation, not only
.nonr themselves. but also with
e,,ry ether organization in the
mn members Of the Rock Island
Real Estate board launched their
hlsser and better Rock Island
.syemeut at the Rock Island club
4 noon today.
III there is no cooperation
brought about soon between the or
.,nIsations of Rock Island and be-
svnen individual citizens, this city
nav well settle back into rut
mat will eventually make it
suburb Of East Moline" one Of the
members declared.
Ftguratively speaking, throwing
.way the hammer and buying a
horn" was the remedy given for
the alleged ills of the city.
Real estate boards have been or
sanized all over the country, but
the Rock Island board was said to
have just completed perfect or
gsnizati0n.
There we're 10 representatives
nresent at the luncheon. The
meeting was presieed over by T. b.
Reidy, president of the board.
The board heartily endorsed the
suggestion of C. E. Williams. men,
bcrs Of the firm of Williams &
Prendergast, that there must be CO.
operation between the board, the
Business Mems association and the
city administration.
without all factions and every
individual citizen pulling together
there is no chance for this city to
continue along the lines OF normal
growth, it was pointed out. State
ment was made that boosting
would have to supercede knock
ing and all organizations and in
diyidual citizens would have to
work consistently for better city
II the growth of Rock Island is to
be pushed toward the front in COM
petition with other cities OF its
size.
Each member elected himself a
\ committee of one to boost Rock
Island. talk Rock Island and work
for Rock Island.
The board put itself on record as
being willing and anxious to aid
any organization in any plan for
the betterment of the city.
1t was said that there are signs
now Of the development of COOP
Grafton in Rock Island on a large
scale, and the board asserted itself
as being in the fight to boost the
idea
The city administration is to BIZ
offered all possible aid in plans foi
betterments along any line. it wa
said. and the board will also come
to the aid of any other city better
ment move.
& viii Attend Convention.
communication was read from
Thomas L. Healy, executive secre
hry OF the Kansas City, Mo-, board
IN which he asks for a complet,
roster OF the local board in orde
that statistics may be compiled TO
presentation at the annual conven
ton to be held at Kansas City Il
June. Members also decided tina
one or more representatives will b
sent to the convention from Roc1
Island.
j. A. Moran. chairman of tn
committee on membership, report
ed that his committee is making
clean sweep in membership work
IN tho motion of Ira II. Buffun
member of the firm of Eckhart 4
huhum, the chairman was author
iAd to appoint appraisal commit
ICES every month to perform al
appraisal work requested by tn
public on property for income ia
purposes, for estates and numerou
oMer purposes. The committee
VIII be composed of three mem
oers and will be changed ever
n.onth in order that all will b
gwen chance at the work. Fac
.ommlttee works without paymen
S all fees collected are to b
paced in the board treasury.
un the motion of f. B. Krei.
regular meeting dates were set TO
me second and fourth Wednesday
OF each month.
Rates Are Raised.
me board decided on a new Sc
y. rates. 1t was said that the in
leased charges which become Ell
.ssu'e today, form the first ir
Eases put forward by real estat
s ,asn IN the last so years. Price
ssse gone up lGo per cent on CON
.oaities, and this was pointed O,
" the reason for the increases.