The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-04
join CLUBSIN
PROMOTION OF
UNIT PROGRAM
Rehabilftates County Fair, Organ
Le Country Club and Aid Roads
First Work.

Rehabilitation of the Rock Is
land county fair with probable To-
cation near the county's population
center, organization of a country
club and lament oyer the ,condi-
tons of Rock Islands far-famed
worst roads, were subjects
preached for first solution by the
board of directors of the Rock Is
land, Moline and East Moline
Chamber of Commerce.
Directors and members of spe-
cial committees of the three or
CARNATIONS dined at the Rock Is
land club last night and announced
that further meetings will be held
later to begin definite work upon
improvement programs J. J. Bur
CESS, president of the Rock Island
organization, presided at the ses-
sion which was the result of a
conversation recently with H F.
Lundt of Moline and L. F. Haemer
of East Moline.
c. E. Mitchell of East Moline
presenting the county fair prob
lem said the association now faces
a $4,000 debt and will continue to
be in financial straits unless a bet
ter location is secured. Special
committee of three from each OF
the clubs will have authority to
outline future course OF action. On
this group Rock Island is repre-
scented by L. M. Casteel, ]. A Mo-
ran and Gabriel Mosenfelder.
Country Club Plan.
J. G. Ray, J. A. Weishar and H
A. Schocker were named Rock Is
land representatives ON the coun-
try club group, the proposal for
which was made by A. G. Abra-
ham of Moline. This community
it is said, is one of the few of its
size without such club and il
Mr.. Rays suggestions are incor-
porated in tho new scheme. public
swimming pool and Il public golf
course will be attractions of the
new undertaking.
The county road situation was
outlined in detail by w. II. Schil-
linger who said Rock Island county
in three years had paid $290,00C
into the state automobile license
fund and had secured practically
nothing in return. The 25 cent tax
recently voted by the board of SUI
pervisors will bring in annually
about $4,000 which will be avail
able for state aid road purposes.
He suggested that a committee
be appointed from each city tC
work with the road committee from
the county board and suggest vari-
Gus ways and means for handling
the road situation. p. S. McGlynT
and G. L. Ackerlind also spoke or
the subject The committee ap.
pointed from Rock Island consists
all and H. E Gelhart-
Representative Attendance.
All the committees will NEE
within the next few days to organ
ize for effective work along the
three lines discussed at the meet
ing. Those present last evening
were:
Rock Island-FTed T. Myers. L
NJ Casteel, o. F. Hildebrandt, J.
Burgess, E. A Applequist,. S. P
Burgess, H. H. Cleaveland. Oscar
Ohiweiler, J. W. Armstrong, JOIN
w Potter, c. A. Beers. Simon Mos
enfelder, J. ]. Uliemeyer, F. Wit
ter, c. l.. Ackerlind. w. II. Schil
linger, lie Roy Dehler, Gabrie
Mosenfelder. J. A Moran. l.. V. Z
Moore, NJ S. Haegy, ]. G. Ray, v
F. Hansgen, J. l.. Vernon, z. B
Kreis, F. l. Edwards, " e.. Rosen
field.
MoIine-W. g. Wake, o. E
Childs, A g. Abraham, T. W. Re
no, H ] CrandaH, l. S. Wynes,
J. Bailey, P s. McGlynn, A c. Van
dervennet- F. Z. Melin, C. l.. Mar
lee, A R Robbins, Art Hagen
boeck, John II Schmidt, w. II. Eff
landt, H. A Efflandt, H. F. Lundt
East Moline-R. Z. Stolz, L. +
Haemer, A E Baker, o. W. Odell
A L. Frysell, J. NJ. Westphal, Hen
ry D. Setter, A De Schepper, Franz
t. Sherman, Carl f. Mitchell.
Milan-Johp Upton.
County Fair Commissioners: E
E Wendt, Port Byron; f. E. Schaf
or, Port Byron; Henry Wiedman
Hillsdale; W. Fl. Groh, Port Byron
L D. McMichael, Port Byron; Am
broSe Scarf, Hillsdale-