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ROCK ISLAM) 5i ITT i im -i z9. Obituar; in Par! Storm B a ti Riot- ROCK ISIjAKD, IL.L., Vi5DNJ:SDAY, DECEMBER 31, 19n'd e, Mas? VOIi. MI. NO. 02; PAGES 9 TO 12. YEAR ess my STRONGER WATER POWER enc" C ' I 1 I rr i i 11 ii BEEN BANNER $1,485,000 Spent in Improvements in the City. MANY NEW BUILDINGS Ranging in Cost From $1,000 to $150, 000. The past year lias been a banner one for Rock Island. Scarcely one of her manufacturing1 industries but has been operated at nearly the limit of production. In material progress the season just closed has been unexam pled in the history of the city, far more money having been spent upon improvements than ever before." Uoth the manufacturing" and the building' industries are looking1 forward to a year of equal prosperity in 1903. In conformity with its annual cus tom The Argus has made a thorough canvass of the situation with refer ence to building, general improving and manufacturing. Under all three heads the data obtained stands great ly to the city's credit. Twenty-five contractors have re- L. JUIUH mMm . ... v-' -' HOTEL HARMS,' EIGHTEENTH ported building lists which foot up in round numbers a total of $1,150,000. The general improving done amounts to about $335,000, making a grand to tal of $1,485,000 expended in better ments during the year. The number of buildings erected has not been unusually large. In fact it has been rather less than in some of the years in the past, but there have been more good buildings erect ed than ever before. The number of dwellings built during the season is about 150, while the number of other buildings is about twenty. The latter range in cost from store . buildings valued at $1,000 or $2,000 up to the plant of the Standard Table Oilcloth company which cost $150,000. All this has been, accomplished in the face of high priced building ma terials and, labor. In fact at the be ginning of the season the outlook was most discouraging and the most sanguine feared that improvements of every sort would be sparingly un dertaken. This foreboding was re alzed to some extent, but it plainly will require something more than last season's price to stay the growth . Rock Island. Litrrer I ndortaklnir. Among the most extensive under takings in the building line which have been-completed or well begun during the year may be mentioned j the following: . Plant of the Stand ard Table Oilcloth company, $150,000; new high school building. $115,000; Hotel Harms, $100,000;. Rock Island x-'rf lh'avenue passenger station, $75, 000; public library, $(55.00O; Rock Isl and. Drewing company's addition, $t"0,OOO; Tri-C'ity Railway company's - barn, $50,000; 1-ondon Clothing com pany's building, $:!0,000; Lancashire Marshall Organ company's plant, $30, 000; St. Anthony's hospital addition, .;o,0(KH Peter Fries' budding, $20.0K); George White Huggy company's, plant, $17,000; Union Electric Telephone & Telegraph company's office, $16,000; Spencer - Memorial . church, $15,000; .remodeling1 - Kock Island National tmmm mmm ank quarters. $1.",M)0. and the C'laus'j Kranck block, $l:.0O0. j In addition to the above may be j mentioned by way of improvements of a general nature the new telephone system that has been installed in this city during the past six months by the I'nion Klcctric Telephone & Tel egraph company at a cost of $125,000; j the sum of over $f.000 spent in the improving of Twenty-first street; ' about. $13,000 exicnded in general betterments in this city by the Tri City Railway company, anfl some $10. 000 spent on driveways at Kock Island arsenal, not to mention large amounts invested in extending factories al ready established here and in the equipping; of new ones, which is re-i f erred to elsewhere. j Iteports From Contractors. I I The reports of the extent of their operations in the city made by the various general contractors are given below. It should be borne in mind that the. aim is not to set forth all the work that local contractors have done, but to show the growth of the city, and therefore in many cases the reports show only a part of the work that each has done. For instance, II. W. Ilorst reports some $40,000 worth of work done in Moline. Some Hock Island builders have done even more than that outside of the cityand nearly all have had some work else where. John Yolk & Co. erected three buildings the high school at $113. OOO, Hotel Harms at $100,000. and Kock Island depot at $75,000. a total STREET AND FIRST AVENUE. of $290,000. H. W. Ilorst, 11 buildings, including the office of the new telephone com pany at $16,000. the Spencer Memo rial church at $15,(Mt0, and a residence for II. I. Simmon, in all a total of $58,000. Nic Juhl put up four buildings, in cluding the home of the London Cloth ing company at $30,000 and the Peter Fries building, without the bowling alleys, at $15,000, in all $53,500. Aaron Anderson's re)ort includes 14 buildings with tne Clans Franck block at $12,000, the remodeling of the Rock Island National bank (now in progress) at $15,000, the wood work at the Rock Island Hrewing company at $S,000, and the remodeling of the old IIarier theatre building at $!,000. His list foots up $40,600. Jasper Sievers has constructed 10 new buildings and done other work amounting in all to $29,500. Heidemanh & Schroeder put up 14 buildings, the most expensive being a residence for V. K. Crandal! at $5.0O0, and the list footing up $29,4"50. H. Tappendorf put up three build ings, including $15,000 worth of work on the St. Anthony hospital, his total being $21, 00O. Anderson & Johnson put. up five new buildings and their work amount ed in all to $18,000. Leaf & Coy did $16,300 worth of work, putting1 up seven new houses. John Konosky built the residence of Julius Junge, which cost $7,000. and erected four houses besides at a total cost of $16,000. 1. T. Trenkenschun built 10 houses at a total cost of $16,000. The list, of P.li uer & Ron amounts to $15,150. ' IL C. Wehling built seven new houses and did extensive remodeling on four others, the various contract prices amounting to $14,900. AV. J. Rleuer built nine house's and his work amounted to $13,100. John Hauschildt built four new houses and did other work, amount ing in all to $13,000. l-.'"f-! :' P-t FT"-. I . .' i-:.r. - vi.. .. .., I i V - f u i r . ' i ' ROCK ISLAND HIOII John Hleuer erected six residences, costing in all $14,1S3. Weyerhaeuser fc IlergMrom did $10,900 worth of work, including three new residences. Piedrick Hoehenbocken built the residence of F. K. Rhoads at $5,000 and pnt up two other houses at a to tal Cst of $9,000. The three houses erected by Mini! Peterson cost $S.50(. A. M. Nelson lid $S,0M) wortli of work, four dwelling houses being in cludeil. A. Peterson, who docs most of his work i if Moline. did $5,400 worth of building in this city, erecting two dwelling houses. In addition to 1 lie above 1 here were something over twenty other houses built at a cost of about $40.000.. Will Oo Klffht AhrHfl. Some nun who are engaged in the building trade maintain tlirit Rock Island will not see so much money in vested in improvements as ha lcci done this season for some cars to come. They argue that other expen sive buildings are not needed to the extent, that they were at the begin ning of tiiis season and iiisisl that high price in materia! and labor will prevent the erection oT buMdinirs as speculative investments. Such per sons forget that this very same pre diction was made a ve.ir ago and. in fact, that it i nearly a '.ways nrade at this time of the Near in mmic quar ter's. The prices of materials, there is reason for believing. Ikivc reached the highest point and there is alrehdy signs of a break. In fact hardware and most grades of lumber have cheapened somewhat during the lat ter part, of the fall. l'.uilders are learning economy and lumbermen arc improving facilities to go further af ter their timber. Rock Maud's growth this season was a normal one and the extension of ihe manufactur ing interests is keeping pace with it. thus insuring that it will continue in the vears to come. BASEBALL BRIEFS. Dubuque is claiming "Chuck" Flem ing, formerly of Cedar Rapids, who was announced last week as having signed with Terre Haute. .V Dubuque paper says: "Chuck" Fleming, one of the fast est outfielders in the Three-I league last season, will wear a Dubuque uni form next year. Manager Rowland has signed him for the coming sea son. Fleming played left field for the Cedar Rapids team last season and was considered the best man in the position in the league. He was not held because there Was no reserve clause in his contract, ami at the end XEW ROCK ISLAND 4 f -i f- SCHOOL, TWKNTY-FIRST ST R KMT A. M of the season Fleming announced! he was going to Terre Haute. it seemed, however, there wns some trouble with the contract, the Indiana city offered him, and he wrote Mana ger Rowland a letter asking for terms. The latter entered into com munication with Fleming, and re ceived a telegram in which he stated that he would come here. Manager Rowland is particularly pleased about securing Fleming. He is the first man to he signed, and the fact lhat he is one of the best in ihe business, will induce other plavcrs to come here. Fleming batted .;;:;o with Cedar Rapids last vear. lie is a young man and a graduate of Notre Dame uni versity. Resides beini;- a good batter and fielder. Fleming i- a sprinter wilh a record of ten seconds for 1(!0 yard.-. While no contract ha yet been made with Charlie Kuclow. he will he a lnenihei; of the team. lie will un doubtedly be captain, a position he tilled with Roekford Tor two months last ye;r. Fred Sm-th and Ceorge Luke, both of Dubuque, will be given trials on the team. o The current Sport in' News has a full page picture of Davy .tones on its front page, with the following in re ivml to that player: "David .Ion 's, outfielder of the Chi cago National league club, is a gradu ate of the Rocltford. club of the Tkree I l.-ague. willi whhfc.he made his ! but as a professional in l'.'Ol. He at tracted the attention of Manager I Xicol while a iiieinl.cr of the coilege team at Dixon, HI., anil made good in his initial year rs a professional, lie finished the sea -on of 1901 with the Milwaukee club and started the !!():.' race with the St. Louis Drowns, but after taking part ill fifteen games jumped to the Chicago National league club to which he is. under con tract for next season." C. V. Hal.lt rinan,' owner of the Marion franchise in the Central base ball league, signed a contract with lack tirini. of I ndia ua xlis, to man age and captain the Marion team for the season of 1.U::. o How soon they forgvt! An Evans-villi- paper says "at laW that town will be in a league fast enough for the town. Ami this after that 'team's re cord in P.ioi and 190 The Kvai.-sville paper says: "Since the day. of the Southern league of '95 the baseball enthusiasts have clamored for representation in a fast league, and now the fulfillment, of their hojves is a boat-to be realized through the indefatigable work of President Dement and his co-workers. "Developments arts, not given out. as the local association des not think it policy to show thfir hands at this staire, but Evansville will have a fast 1 STATION, Till RT Y SECON D STREET .; - - J y SIXTH AVENUE. team that will bid fair to make all others hustle to win out. at the end. "Captain Tom News has a good nucleus to form a penant-winning team for next season's lineup in Cross. I'.urchell. Treat and Ouinn. of last season's hunch." NOVEL FARMING DEVICE. Attachment to Ilarveatliitc Machine Duo IlarvcKt Ilnnd'M Work. L. E. Met 'a mi, a laboring man of York, Nib., has patented an attach ment to a harvester which draws hound bundles of grain togeilur and, when there arc just enough bundles to make a good shock of grain, drops the grain shocks on the ground in such a way that the bundles stand up of their own v.. ight as close together, says the Chi cairo Inter ()n-;:n, ;:s if it were done by a harvest hand. Nearly all of the large harvester man ufacturers have investigated Mr. Mc Colm's patent, anil they all think it will save the farmers of the world mil lions of dollars paid out for lalKr. The bundle carrier and shocker hniks like a small platform set on four wheels. FAMOUS GAMBLING PALACE. .Indole Fralr.rt-M of 'nrtfl?tl'n l'lace, Kecenlljr Knitted I n cw York. When Inspecior lircuks of the New York police u:id a corps of men from his of lice, under the personal direction of District Attorney J;-i-oi:i: recently raided the gambling house in New York owned and operated by Richard Canfielil, the biggest and most influen tial individual proprietor of a gambling house in the world, they found a pala tial home for ganc s of chance. The walls of Canlield's place are cov ered with tapestries and paintings of jrreiit value, ami soft, rich cariiets cover the Hours, says the New York World. The first floor is one immense parlor, and the sei-ond floor, where the"gam biing apparatus was placed. Is divided into two rooms. In them the other night were large mahogany tables, with heavy carved legs. The arrangements for lighting are unique. While one is conscious that scores of electric lights are shining down on him. not one can be seen. Hy means of panels light is softly reflected into the room. "Canlield's private rooms were the greatest surprise to the raiders, how ever. If the public rooms were mag nificent, Canfield's were regal. The sche-jie of decoration that prevailed throufiout the house was seen there also. Among the pictures were several of Canfield's children, and one that es pecially attracted attention was a painting of Canfield himself 'wijli the arm 'of his laughing little daughter about bis neck. In the rear parlor on the Fecoud. floor was a buffet loaded with silverware. Every, article ..bore AND F'lFlTI AVENUE. the monogram of the owner of the house. During the search of the house the detectives carried little hammers. They nrere instructed to use the hammers in sounding the walls. They did not tap very lightly, and several times Mr. Canfield begged them not to strike so hard, as he feared they would break the frescoing and otherwise damage thp walls. Once a detective struck a handsome interlace monogram of moth er of pearl, and a great piece of the pearl fell to the polished floor. Qn the walls of the first floor were beautiful specimens of inlaid niotlier of pearl monograms and tracings. On the ceilings were types of the highest art of the fresco painter and artist. Throughout the rooms were great pil lars all gilded and resplendent in gold tracing. TWILIGHT IN IRELAND. It la Different From Tbat Seen In Any Otber Country. The interior of a typical Irish cabin Is a sorry Bight. The floor is of stone, uncovered except for a few rag mats. The furuiture is of the poorest, and sometimes It is homemade; tables im provised from loxes, chairs from bar rels, and the beds more like 6talls for cattle, with their straw mattresses and bundle of rags for clothing. A slow, dull fire of peat gives a cheerless warmth to the room. What few dishes there are belonging to the family are arranged on the mantelpiece. Strips of bacon, dried cod and herbs hang from the ceiling. After a frugal meal Pat will take.hls J'-''- '"' ' ' - i; i r UNION ELECTRIC TELEPHONE EXCHANGE, FOURTH AVENUE AND TYENTY"-ri RS T STREET. evening promenade. It is between sup per time and going to bed that the Irish most enjoy themselves. An Irish twi light is different from any other; in deed, it is without a rival. It seems as If there the sun were loath to set, cast ing its rays over the Emerald Isle many hours after it had disappeared else where. In that delicious moment. Just before it finds its final resting place for the night, it is most enchanting. Over everything is an unspeakable spell of peace and quiet, and a warm glow casts into shadow unsightly objects and sur rounds them with a mystic halo of golden light. It radiates into the hearts of Ireland's humblest inhabitants, and they sally forth, rich and poor alike, mingling in a throng of living, moving humanity. EAGER TO HUNT IN ALASKA Prealtlent Roosevelt Hear Glonlsg Iteports on Giant Moose There. II. S. New, editor of the Indianapolis Journal, made a report at the White House the other day that set the presi dent to walking up and down and rub bing his bands, says a Washington spe cial dispatch to the New York World. The president had heard about Alaska as a hunting ground and had had Mr. New go up and investigate. 'That's nothing," said Mr. New as he jerked his thumb toward the big moose head in the state dining rooui. "You can get "em half as big again and shoot 'cm yourself. They're there by the hundred." Then he went into details, and the president, enraptured, planned a trip to the frozen north. Mr.' New got two moose, but could have shot mauy more. He saw ,?,b00 mountain sheep in one day's tramp, and the country Is over run with small game. His recital of the hardships a hunter must undergo on account of the climate and the rough country only whetted the president's desire to make the trip. f "orty-iiree inches .was the length and 0 pounds 5 ounces the weight of a grass snake which has been killed at Wisbech, England. .' Big Job in Tail Race Completed by Davis Company. CHANNEL IS DEEPENED 200,000 Yards of Rock Removed in Two Years. During the past week the Davia company has practically . finished work on one of the largest contracts that has ever been undertaken for the improvement of the water power developed in Sylvan water. It called for the removal of about 100,000 yards of stone from the tailrace and 33.000 yards from the channel between the government water power dam and the junction with the tailrace below it. In the execution of the work pe culiar difficulties have been met anil overcome. The tailrace. which extends from the Peoples Power company's plant west about 2.S00 feet, under the con tract with the government was to ba deepened three feet and widened from 130 to W feet. This work was order- -.v. . . .. ... tW ' i t ' jt.r hi. "k ed by the government in accordance with the terms under which the old Moline Wafer Power company relin quished its rights before the first dam to furnish power for the shops at. Rock Island arsenal was begun. At that time it was agreed to preserve; to the company the rights and privi leges that the 1'eoples Power com pany now holds. Therefore the latter concern, deeming the three feet that the channel was to be deepened in sufficient, in its own interests made an additional contract to have, it made another foot deeier or four feet below low water mark. Thus about 30.000 yards of stone more than was specified in the original contract was taken out. Stone DKUcnlt to Loosen. The main difficulty met in the un dertaking lay in the quality of the stone that had to le loosened and moved. It is a very hard variety of limestone, being about 97 per cent calcium carbonate, and therefore of fered a great amount of resistance to the drills and dynamite that were used. The mouth of the tailrace had to be cut off with a cofferdam and pumps be kept at. work night and day to keep the sewage from the lower part of Moline ami the water that ran off the adjacent hills pumped out. The pumps used had a capacity of 2S.0OO.00O daily and part of the time they were run to the limit. The near ness of buildings rendered it impos sible to use large charges -of dyna mite and then-fore more tlrilling h.'l to be done than might of herwise have been necessary. It is estimated that in the two and one-half years that the work was in progress the drilling that was done would make in the ag gregate an opening- 200.000 feet long through the sonu rock. Twelve steam drills were kept at work most of the time. The charges were fired by electricity. It is a remarkable fact that in the firing of so many tons of dynamite in small charges not a sin- Continued on Page Ten. t. 4 ; n