The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-13
CONTRACT WILL
, Be CLOSED FOR
MOLINE HOTEL
Booster Meeting Held Last Night
is Big Success S2O,0 900 Short
of Total Amount.

Final details are being completed
today in the closing of the contract
for the new million dollar fifteen
story hotel In Moline.
In spite OF the fact that there
is still $4,000 or $4,000 yet to
be obtained, leaders of the CAM
paign are jubilant over the result
OF last nights meeting. They be-
lieve that the enthusiasm showed
last night is a proof that Moliners
will not fail in the home stretch.
ITS a cinch now" said ]. ].
Josephson, chairman of the CAM
paign committee, today. 81 don't
hope for success; 1 know it will be
a sure thing"
Leaders of the enterprise stated
this morning that the booster ses-
sion last night exceeded their
dreams. Volunteer subscriptions TO
the amount Of $4,000 were made
and $4,000 was underwritten by a
group of so hotel enthusiasts. each
of whom guaranteed to secure
pledges of from 5000 to $500.
THE campaign will be contin-
ued," said Mr.. Josephson, until
success is attained. We can't stop
how. We don't believe that Moline
will fall down on the home
stretch"
A number of prominent Moliners
who are out of the city at the pres
ent time are being solicited by tele-
graph today. This wire canvass is
expected to produce good results.
f. L. Cornwell, the st. Louis op
orator, seemed to make q good i'm
preston on the hotel enthusiasts
last night. His speech and his per-
sonal guarantee to repay the bonds
with interest caused great ap-
plauSc.
The hotel will be completed in
$50 days." said MIR. Cornwell. That
means if the ground IS broken Sept.
/. as the committee hopes, the
building will be ready for occu-
pancy by Feb. l."
The operator predicted that If
the people of the Plow City made
the most OF their opportunity, Mo
line in a decade or two would be-
come one of the big cities of the
country.
You will surpass Davenport" be
said. You will be one of the big
commercial and Industrial centers
of the Mississippi valley and your
population will be 100000"
The hotel man went on to say
that to accomplish this end, how
ever, Moline must develop CONNER
cially. Amusements will provid e
this development. he said.
IF you don't develop along this
line" he declared, you will be
nothing more than whistling sta
ton on railroad.
You have factories. Your pro-
ducts are known all over the world.
Before 1 came to Moline l had seen
Moline Implements advertised
wherever l travelled. l supposed
you were city of 10000.
But after you have the factory,
you must secure for the people of
your community some worthwhile
amusement. You must obtain big
time vaudeville. You must have
highclass legitimate drama.
You have good streets, sewers
and parks. But when you took
away the saloon you failed to pro-
vide a substitute.
Unless you as a whole get be
hind your city and make the people
here and near here love your town
you cannot grow. Man wants to be
entertained. If you set out to sat
isfy this want you will be start
ing on the road to success"
Carl Gamble presided at the
meeting. Speakers besides Mr.
Cornwell were Howard Harring-
ton, DR.. W. E. Taylor, o. E. Child,
{. l. Josephson and A. G. Abra-
ham.