The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-26

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And behind all these men and
their efforts thsfe has been q force
which has from the begtnuins in.
sured the success Of the campzign,
refer to the press. You are for
tunate In Rock Island In having q
daily Newspaper which. in these
days OF tine-serving and fence.
stfaddling, nails It's platform
sQuare1y to Ahe masthead and lets
the world know e4Acuy where it
stands on all questions. When the
Rock Island Argus gave Its sup
port to the Chamber of Commerce
campaign the question whether
every business and professional
man and woman should Join was
settled. The great constructive in
fuence in any city or any county
is aAclean and fearless press, a
presS which considers the advance
ments OF the common welfare its
chief reason for existence, and
rejoice with you that in The Rock
Island Argus you have such
newspaper.
THE State Chamber of Com
merce of Illinois stands for law en-
forcement. l believe the great es-
TEEN l have for you gentlemen
tustifies me- in expressing the hope
that all of you as citizens and the
Chamber of Commerce as a body
lend your undivided support to
The Argus in its effort for law en-
forcement, that all the world may
know Rock Island is as fine city
as you and | know 1t to be.
Across the river in Davenport
is another institution which has
lent its full support to this drive
l refer to the Davenport. Times.
The Times has given a fine exam
pie Of cooperation. Rock Island
is indebted to The Timae for the
interest it has manifested in this
campaign. The Times realizes the
development Of industry on one
side OF the river must 60 hand in
hand with development on the 9TH
err side. If such spirit character
ICES the relations of the two cities
in the future, their future prosper
ity is secured"
Have Produced Results.
Gentlemen, when | first met you
l said that $4,000 business men in
Illinois, members of the State
Chamber Of Commerce and OF the
local chambers OF commerce in los
cities, were looking to you to pro-
duce results. You have done so,
and l congratulate you, and On be-
half OF the Illinois Chamber Of
Commerce l thank you for having
given US the opportunity to be Of
service. Let US continue to work
together with the sole object of
making Illinois the best place on
earth in which to live andsdo bust
ness"
New Members Listed.
Sixty-four new memberships
con, as follows:
were reported at yesterdays lunch
Rock Island Sash & Door works,
memberships; Modern Woodmen
of America, memberships; Mis-
issippi Valley Dairy, 3 member
ships; Rock Island Manufacturing
Ca, 3 memberships; Shocker Pa
per Co., 3 memberships; Rock Is
land Wood Works, memberships;
j. T. & E. H. STAFFORD, 2 member
ships; Rock Island Fuel Co., r. l.
Lumber & Mfg. Co., Mary E. Sala,
c. A.>Beers, Horst & Strieter, H. H.
cleveland Agency, Channon &
Dufva Union Cast Stone Co., Real
Estate Improvement Co.. Walker &
Sweeney, Rock Island Calendar
Co., Sam Wiseman, Miss Naomi
Murphy, Justin Washburn, Bartz
Grocery, Rock Island Fruit Co..
Ed M. Elliott, Motor Service Sta
lions, ]. X. Brandenburg, John c.
Fellenz Co., Rock Island Garment
c. Benson, Sterling Clothing Co..
Co., NJ. Gender, A. Ward James, r.
]. A. Bussard, B. M. Brooks, Frank
]. Bailey, R. P. Reynolds, Peter
Martsukos, Browns Business Col
lege, N. W. Steiner. Murdoch Wall
Paper Store, L. E. Greim. John
Koch Co., William A. Smith, P. H.
Durkin, R. L. Hunter, Richard N.
Carnes, Harold Greenleaf, f P.
Eromor