The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-26

nights for he Is in charge of the
marking spaces, tours, auto head
ouarters an everything.
with at least 100 cars from AL
hambra grotto, st. Louis, expected
toajghu and with cars arriving
every minute or 50, he is spending
lots of time over maps of Rock Is
land placing n tack on every va
can't lot not toe far from the loop
district where he hopes to park this
crowd and that
An early estimate that 5000 cars
would be driven to the tri-cities is
being indicated as the machines
come rolling in, and at Least 1000
cars will be parked in Rock Island
garages and open lots is well nigh
certainty.
Let everyone take notice that
auto headquarters are at Twenty
first street and Fifth avenue-get
this, Twenty first street and Fifth
avenue
II a visiting Prophet wants car
for any purpose. or desires to get in
on the tours, let him report in per-
son at headquarters there and state
his wishes.
II Rock islanders civic pride
and patriotism prompts him to do
nate the use OF his car for the use
Of visiting Prophets, he is request
ed to call at headquarters or call
Rock Island 12.
Mr.. Sala's committee began NOV
t., into headquarters Saturday,
and was I'll set yesterday after
noon.
First Tour Is On.
The first official tour was made
al 10 o'clock this morning, and the
second at 8 O'Clock this afternoon
starting from Twenty-first street
d Fifth avenue, the Rock Island
kt.ur proceeded north on Twenty
frst street TO Fourth avenue,
t,snce to Twenty-fourth street,
crossing the Siaduct. To the let
G. Fort Armstrong avenue visitors
" the site of old Fort Armstrong
/ ;ad the replica OF the original
IioCkhoIse.
Crossing the government bri.ge
lie tourists proceeded to Second
1T. Davenport, along Main
.s: to where the FIRST National
K to be established in the United
Il les is located.
From this point on the tourists
= ccee,fed on q Davenport journey
which aightseeing includes the Ma
sonic temple, the site of the S1,O0O'-
600 temple in process OF erection
the Catholic school, the Davenport
high school, Trinity Episcopal ca
thedraI. Central Park, Look Out
noinl. F'ejervary park and inn, Y. Nj.
c. A. and Chamber Of Commerce.
The tourists returned to Rock Is
land arsenal. the largest manufac-
turing arsenal in the United States
cnuprisinR 1000 acres, with plant
of $I1 900 900 value. Fifteen thou
sand employees were engaged at this
point during the World war.
The first arsenal building on the
right was erected in 1865, and in
addition to the shops and store
houses, police and fire departments,
the quarters of Col. D. M. King
commandant, the war offices and
golf club. the National and Con
Tolerate cemeteries are visited In
the Confederate cemetery are the
| graves of 1000 soldiers who were
imprisoned here during the civil
war.
After viewing the monument 70
General Rodman who planned and
built the arsenal during the war be-
tween north and south, the touring
party went across the Moline
bridge stopping for a look at the
Moline Pillow and Deere & Co.
plants, past the Manufacturers no
| tel into Moline's business dlstrlct'
taking note of Moline's city hosplt-
al on the left, and the Lutheran
Z hospital
7 See Great Lutheran Hospital.
Again entering Rock Island the
Augustana college. including the
Augustana Book Concern anu
Denkmann Memorial library was
visited, and motoring on past ST:
Anthony's hospital, reservoir ana
Long View parks were next places
Of interest Thence the party went
on to Chippiannock cemetery. and
thence to the Watch Tower, look
I out point for Chief Biackhawk OF
| famous memory.
Milan was seen in the near DIS
lance, the Sears Power company
plant and dam on the right; Henne-
/ pin canal across the river and the
4 mississippi and Rock rivers juno
Ton point about three miles to the
1 west.
4 This high point was chosen as
4 watch tower to observe the ap-
pruach OF friends and enemies. AT
the foot of the Tower, near the
power plant was located the vii
iage OF the Sacs and Fox Indians,
Aid to have been the largest In
elan village IN the entire United
4 States.
4 Tourists spend much time at the
historic Tower and then the journey
eomes to an end where it began
1 land. 49,
Next Trip Wednesday.
4 There will be no official tours to-
Torrow, but they will be staged
4 seanesday at 10 o'clock in the
orning and at o'clock in the
I afternoon.
A Visiting Prophets. have you seen
n ae cars with the Welcome" signs
. the windshields? They are for
our convenience, and IL is your
sht and you are expected to hail
le chauffeur if you want a lift