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Moline Daily Journal in Moline, Illinois

20 Dec 1901

Page 23

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Moline Daily Journal

Location

Moline, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Dec 20, 1901

Page

23

Moline 1844 to 1858 Growth From Mill Town to Industrial Center

The article traces Moline’s rise from a small river town in 1844 to a bustling industrial hub by 1858. It notes early mills, plowmakers, blacksmiths, and hotels, the arrival of John Deere in 1848, rapid building, railroad expansion, and population growth from about 1,963 in 1858 with disputed higher estimates for 1900. It highlights key figures and institutions shaping the city’s development.

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Moline Mississippi Valley Othe Smith Inc Mersers Sears Spencer ‘and White Mdgline Jonathon Huntoon Jonathon Hense Sears Hawthorne Lttle Mississippi River Rock Island Great United States Arsenal Roi & P Cc M & St Chicago Washington City Greenwich Joel Wells Sr Joel Wells Jr Firat Forte Thomsonm Murty Iso Merc McMurty Tago Deegan Hepes Tee Speime IB ‘Ours John W Spencer David B Senta Spencer H White Pitts Gilbert & Pitta Thomas G. Patterson Wright Spencer H. White Joseph Huntoon Cyrus Kinsey Moulin John Deere Tron William A Nourse Alonzo Nourse Buffalo House Wo Paddleford Arsenal Sears Whites S H Whites Chamberlain Atkinson Wooa Alonzo Nore Wm Nourse Molines Fiat Wire Mississippi IKH Sears Spencer Ho White William S Curtiss Overmyre & Davis George S. Bromley Robert McCullough James Chapman Daniel Overmyre George W Bell F Perkins James Fells Daniel Gordon Yrus Kinsey Charles Atkinson A M Hubbard John Patterson Swedish Lutheran Church H. White W D Mason Colburn & Jackman Wheelock & Smedley Dimock, Gould & Company Stevens, Gault & Company Moline Lodge Pershing O. Child & Company Green T Chapman Nourge's Wells and Mills Streets J. Arnsbaugh Water and Bass Streets E. 8. Waterman Franklin Main Street C Fisher Calkins Chamberlain & Dean's U. S. Express Mississippi Mills Moline Steamboat Landing Nourse's Pershing’s Nourse’s Pitts Viles Moline
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Manufacturing growth powers regional prosperity

The text notes steady advancement in prosperity driven by strong manufacturing and mechanical resources. It highlights Moline as a leading center and envisions Westward expansion, new factories, and investments that attract capitalists. It calls for locating permanent facilities to sustain rapid growth and mentions recent community interest and added sites boosting industrial activity.

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Moline City Government Guided by Longtime Leaders

The City of Moline with about 22 000 people is led by Mayor P H Wessel and fourteen aldermen. Ed Kitthsen heads the 12‑man police force, while C F Grantz reviews plumbing and health matters with Kitthsen. Plans for a new waterworks system with a mechanical filter plant and settling basin are in the works, designed by Engineer Mead.

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Moline Seale Ots Meline Hel Puard Fire Department Ed Kitthsen F Grantz Kitthsen P H Wessel Wessel al- Wiss State Board ‘of Health Tanner St. Louis Home Theodore Wheelock Whittiinen Hag Mead
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Father of Watera Marquette Hand of Man Black Hawk Wow Noo Plgmy General Store A. B. Hitchcock Isaac Bliss Chas. Atkinson Moline House Huntington Wells Monroe C Sherman D. B. Sears Mason & Piercé J W Waggoner Block & Lowenthal Ferris & Spencer Richards & Allen Wm. Heald & Company James Ryan Chamberlin & Dean Grace Episcopal Church U 8 Express Agency Calkins Hall I. G. Calkins A F Perkins S. W Wheelock N C Tyrrell Charles Atkinson Russell Stevens AB Williams J Patterson Robert Sedgwick Ronda S. F. Hodges Joseph Jackman Justices of the Peace The Workman P B Morgan Goa White Luther H Barker Business Statistics Sane Lin Mere Waatredise Geemuds Iumbes Times Chas. G. Carleon Henry Vierlech Pemitien Niettad KF Granta Beeth KF Granta Beeth Commissioner Ered Pobanbdengs Atasge Te Gy Otwe FP Bb Heen P. H. Wessel
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