The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-07
HILL BUYS
HOTEL FOR
new STORE
Rock Island House to Be
Remodeled for Fur
niture Man.

Jacob S. Hill, president and man
ager of the Hill Furniture COM
many, 1915 Second avenue, has pur-
chased the Rock Island house, north
west corner Of Second avenue and
Seventeenth street, for a consider
alton approximating $4,000, and
plans after Aug. 1 to remodel the
structure, making improvements
and enlargements which will cost
an additional $4,000.
The old hostelry, which is one
of the historic buildings of Rock
Island, will be converted into one
of the finest furniture and house
furnishing establishments in the
middle west, it being Mr.. Hills in
tention to enlarge his rug and
house furnishing departments, and
add a drapery department to the
equipment
The property was purchased
from Mrs. Grace w. Waggaman of
Washington, d. c., and James w.
Knowlton of Elkins, w. Va. heirs
of the late Charles D. Negus, and
the sale involves the lot on which
the hotel stands, S0x150 feet, and
a lot to the rear 40x150 feet.
A warehouse will be erected on
the rear lot by the Hill Furniture
company. Tracks of the Milwau
kee lines are located just north of
the property, providing adequate
transportation and switching facil-
tiles.
Albert F. thinner, present lessee
Of the Rock Island house, will sur
render his lease Aug. 1. Until that
time the hotel will be in operation.
The structure will be completely
remodeled, the partitions taken
down, and the four stories devoted
to business purposes, providing
ample space for the different de-
partments.
To Close in Court
A court which is at present part
ly enclosed will be built over and
the structure will be reroofed. The
Henry W. Horst company has sub
mitted estimates for the improve
ments which are contemplated.
Although the lot on which the
hotel property stands runs $50 feet
north, the hotel covers a space 80x
9S feet. and the present plans of
Mr.. Hill do not involve building
farther to the north at least for
the present, on the hotel lot proper.
The Hill Furniture company,
which is at present capitalized at
$4,000, will take steps to increase
its capitalization in order to finance
saI-
uled.
Among the stockholders OF the
Hill Furniture company are Jacob
5. Hill, president and manager;
Herman Hill, secretary and treas
Arer &C the company, and the three
Davidson brothers Of Des Moines,
Iowa, who are engaged in the fur
niture business in that city.
The announcement of the pur-
chase of the Rock Island house by
the company is gratifying to busi-
ness interests in general, as 1t is
understood that overtures have
been made to induce the corpora
ton to locate elsewhere.
Marks Business Growth
Tenants on the rear lot. includ-
Ing the Rock Island Transfer &
Storage company which uses one
Of the buildings for storage pur-
poses, have been notified of the
change in title.
Jacob S. Hill began business in
Rock Island about IS years ago.
Commencing operations in a small
way, under his management the
volume Of trade has grown to large
Proportions, and the purchase OF
the hotel property and the tract to
the rear will make possible en-
arguments and extensions which
have become absolutely necessary.