The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-18
VOTE APPROVAL
| TO EXPOSITION
IN ROCK ISLAND
Commerce Body Endorses Pageant
Of Progress-1922 Community
Fund to be Raised.

Approval of the proposal to hold
a Quad-City Trans-Mississippi Ex-
position and Pageant of Progress at
was voted by the Rock Island
Chamber of Commerce at its annu-
al membership meeting in the State
Bank building last evening.
Report from the special commit
tee to which the matter had been
referred, recommended that the or
ganization give its endorsement to
the enterprise and authorize the
committee to enter into a contract
with the Arthur Davis Amusement
company of Chicago. Action was
taken without a dissenting vote.
Members of the committee who
recommended the signing of the
contract with the Arthur Davis
Amusement company are from the
trade and commerce bureau. The
contract with the amusement COM
pany was signed in behalf of the
Chamber of Commerce by Mr.. Bur-
CESS and the secretary, Otto F.
Hildebrandt, last night.
An exposition committee will be
named by the directors and in con-
nection with Mr.. Davis they will
be in full charge of the arrange
ments.
The organization itself is in no
way financially committed, as the
contract to be signed will specify.
Whatever risks are to be assumed
will be assumed by the promoters,
who bind themselves to deposit
IN 10 70 N
committee April l. Mr. Davis of
the company will come to Rock Is
land about that time and take
charge of the preliminary arrange
ments.
J. w. Armstrong, c. A. Beers, W.
F. Bradley, William Hansgen and
J. A Weishar were chosen direc-
tors for the three-year term, and
c. w. Roth for the two-year term.
The directors of the organization
will meet at noon on Jan. q and
will effect an organization for the
year.
John Camlin of Rockford, presi-
dent of the Illinois Chamber of
Commerce was the principal speak
err of the evening and his address
was devoted to the service which
Chambers of Commerce perform
not only to communities but to
those who constitute their member
ship.
1.-The old idea that a Chamber of
Commerce existed solely to bring
new industries to a community is
all wrong" he affirmed. 1.-THE day
of the small city has arrived if the
people who make up the population
act as q unit"
Among his recommendation
were the development of the bust
ness by trade extension trips, group
advertising by merchants, joint
| meetings of city men and farmers,
putting concrete information about
the advantages of a community in
the hands of manufacturers. and
the raising of business standards.
He argued for the city attrac-
tive" involving city planning, and
said that every city should be made
a good place to live in, work in
and play in"
The city that is too well pleased
with itself is about ready for bur-
ial, he said. Get the germ of the
L will that is in you, into the 9TH
er fellow, and you can move noun
tains, remarked Mr.. Camlin.
He deprecated the idea that bust
ness was on the down grade.
Carlstr0m Objects.
Correspondence from Oscar Z.
Carlstrom, member of the constitu-
tienal convention from this dis
trict, whose attitude upon the repre-
sentation plans was under ques-
tion at two meetings recently held
under direction of E. ]. Davis, an
agent for the County Representation
league, was read. Such procedure,