^ I UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS L.BRARY AT URDANA-CHAMPAIGW ILL HIST. SURVEY 113L .Lli Industrial Survey OF i ROCK ISLAND ILLINOIS ^ III JiiMMiJLii r irni 'A fl ftel av lld,jyCT^ iriSTOBICAL SUliVEY ^T. /.-/- J. bocb^ bbcb "Rusii^®^ .,, may T:odaY°''° locate y'"^'°° '" ,ad«nta.e^--"'' ,,act» -*'^^"'" In tl^is ^ sociai ^, . ecooottxic , ^-hic h concern^^S .bis ^^^^ °^ «,ill P^°- .o.e«U.enaUey- ^, ^„, ,... ..=— ^^^ v^^i^ ^ ' . ^antB you- ^"^ ^^d ^elP Koc^ island- ^ ^,^,^onal i-^^ ^ o^unitY to i--^^^ '° coxntnunity ^^^^''^ .ily located ^-^^'^ y°^^^ VrV-1^^^^ Your itvq>i^'^^ ^r/ ^^%tWeSec««'^ Execute'' ^ CONTENTS Historical Background 3 Location 4,5 Population 6 Industries, Manufacturing 7,8,9, 10, 11, 12 Insurance, Home offices 13 Transportation: Railroad companies 14 System maps 15 Motor Freight 16 Maps l6, 17 Inland Waterways System 18 Map 19 Airline connpanies 20 Map 21 Utilities: Electricity rates 22, 23 Gas rates 24 Water, Sewer rates 25 Telephone service rates 25 Labor: Manpower Supply 26 Wage rates 27 Taxes - City, County, State 28 City Services 29, 30 Schools - Public, Parochial, Colleges 31 Banking 32 Hotels, Motels 32 Newspapers 33 Radio - Television 33 Area Markets 34 Hospitals 35 Churches 35 HISTORICAL When Marquette and Joliet came down the Mississippi River in l673, the land on which the City of Rock Island now stands was the home of the Illinois Tribe of In- dians. In 1720 the Sauk and Fox Indians, with their War Chief Black Hawk, drove out the Illinois Indians and settled in the valley. Famed Chief Black Hawk had his favorite retreat overlooking the Rock River which is today Black Hawk State Park. The western-most battle of the Revolution- ary War was fought here when Col. John Montgomery and 350 Americans destroyed the Indian Village in 1770. The British fortified the island of Rock Island in the War of 1812. Fort Armstrong was erected in 1816 for pro- tection of settlers from attacks by Indians who had refused to recognize the cession of the territory to the United States by some of their Chiefs. After Rock Island was fortified by the govemnment in 1816, Col. George Davenport becanne the first resident white settler. Not until 1828 did settlers come here in any numbers. The skirmishes between white settlers continued until 1832 when Chief Black Hawk, with 200 warriors, returned and fought the white men for possession of the territory. The Indians were defeated and peace for the white menand their families finally came. Chief Black Hawk died in 1838. The City of Rock Island was preceded by the Town of Farnhamsburg, named after an early Indian trader by the name of Farnham, a partner of Col. Davenport. Rock Island became the county seat of Rock Island County in 1833. Abraham Lincoln was sworn into the Illinois Militia at Rock Island. Zachary Taylor, then in command of the 1st U. S. Infantry, served with his men in the Rock River valley. During the 1840's and 1850's as many as 1900 steamboats docked here annu- ally. The railroads came in the I850's, with the Rock Island Railroad reaching Rock Island in 1854. The first railway bridge spanning the Mississippi River was erected here in 1855. In 1862 Congress located the National Arsenal on the 1 000 acre island in the Mississippi River. During the Civil War, the island became one of the largest military prisons in the north. Fort Arnnstrong was constructed on the island in 1816 and named in honor of the then Secretary of War. The Arsenal is the largest nnanufacturing government arsenal in the nation. During World War II, there were 19,000 persons employed there manufacturing guns, tanks, and other war material. Today, Rock Island is an innportant nnanufacturing center for farm equipment. LOCATION ROCK ISLAND is the hub of the metropolitan area commonly known as the Quad Cities. Other cities in the area are MOLINE, EAST MOLINE, SILVIS and MILAN, Illinois; DAVENPORT and BETTENDORF, Iowa. The map and highway mileage table below show the location of Rock Island in relation to other principal cities. Akron, Ohio 521 Atlanta, Ga. 757 Baltimore, Md. 842 Birminghann, Ala. 718 Boston, Mass. 1162 Buffalo, N. Y. 705 Cheyenne, Wyo. 817 Columbus, Ohio 471 Dallas, Texas 864 Denver, Colo. 862 Evansville, Ind. 362 Fort Wayne, Ind. 318 Harrisburg, Pa. 820 Helena, Mont. 1433 Houston, Texas 1051 Jackson, Miss. 754 Jacksonville, Fla. 1082 Jefferson City, Mo. 286 Lansing, Mich. 380 Little Rock, Ark. 601 Los Angeles, Calif. 1975 Memphis, Tenn. 541 Mexico, D.F. 2058 Montreal, Que. 1026 Nashville, Tenn. 500 New Orleans, La. 951 New York, N. Y. 989 Omaha, Nebr. 317 Philadelphia, Pa. 912 Phoenix, Ariz. 1640 Pittsburgh, Pa. 6l9 Portland, Ore. 2073 Raleigh, N. C. 979 Salt Lake City, Utah 1289 SanFrancisco, Cal. 2051 Seattle, Wash. 2047 Spokane, Wash. 1757 Springfield, Mo. 423 Tampa, Fla. 1228 Toledo, Ohio 403 Tulsa, Okla. 604 Washington, D.C. 847 FIGURE 1 THE SERVUS RUBBER COMPANY Manufactures rubber and canvas footwear. Employs 900 people with an annual payroll of approximately $2, 850, 000. Total plant investment in Rock Island is estimated at $2,900,000. BIRTMAN ELECTRIC COMPANY Manufactures electric appliances. Employs approximately 500 people with an annual payroll of $2, 375, 000. Total plant investment in Rock Island is estimated at $7, 350, 000. BEAR MANUFACTURING COMPANY Manufactures and sells precision automotive service testing and cor- rection equipment. Employs approximately 250 people with an annual payroll of $1 , 250, 000. Total plant investment in Rock Island is estimated at $1, 000, 000. REYNOLDS ENGINEERING COMPANY Designers and builders of special machinery, tools, dies, jigs and fixtures. Employs approximately 120 people with estimated payroll of $700,000 annually. CONTAINER CORPORATION of AMERICA Manufactures corrugated and solid fibre shipping containers, cartons, boxboards. Employs 300 people with annual payroll of approximately $1, 200, 000. Total plant investment in Rock Island is estimated at $1,400,000. AMERICAN CONTAINER CORPORATION Manufactures hard rubber battery containers . Employs 145 people with an annual payroll of approximately $572, 000. THE NU-WAY CORPORATION Manufactures automotive oil burning equip- ment for domestic and connmercial purposes. Employs 150 people with an annual payroll of approximately $435, 000. Total plant investment in Rock Island is estimated at $365,000. ROCK ISLAND MILLWORK COMPANY Producers of pine doors, windows, frannes, screens and mouldings. Employs 600 people with an annual payroll of approximately $2,300,000. Total plant investnnent in Rock Island is estimated at $4, 800, 000. 9 THE SERVUS RUBBER COMPANY Manufactures rubber and canvas footwear. Employs 900 people with an annual payroll of approximately $2, 850, 000. Total plant investment in Rock Island is estimated at $2,900,000. BIRTMAN ELECTRIC COMPANY Manufactures electric appliances. Employs approximately 500 people with an annual payroll of $2, 375, 000. Total plant investnnent in Rock Island is estimated at $7, 350, 000. BEAR MANUFACTURING COMPANY Manufactures and sells precision automotive service testing and cor- rection equipment. Employs approximately 250 people with an annual payroll of $1, 250, 000. Total plant investment in Rock Island is estimated at $1, 000, 000. REYNOLDS ENGINEERING COMPANY Designers and builders of special machinery, tools, dies, jigs and fixtures. Employs approxinnately 120 people with estimated payroll of $700,000 annually. CONTAINER CORPORATION of AMERICA Manufactures corrugated and solid fibre shipping containers, cartons, boxboards. Employs 300 people with annual payroll of approximately $1, 200, 000. Total plant investment in Rock Island is estimated at $1,400,000. AMERICAN CONTAINER CORPORATION Manufactures hard rubber battery containers . Employs 145 people with an annual payroll of approximately $572, 000. THE NU-WAY CORPORATION Man\ifactures automotive oil burning equip- ment for domestic and commercial purposes. Employs 150 people with an annual payroll of approximately $435, 000. Total plant investment in Rock Island is estimated at $365,000. RUCK ISLAND MILLWORK COMPANY Producers of pine doors, windows, frames, screens and mouldings. Employs 600 people with an annual payroll of approximately $2,300,000. Total plant investment in Rock Island is estimated at $4, 800, 000. 9 ROCK ISLAND BRIDGE & IRON WKS, INC. Fabricators of structural steel for build- ings and bridges. Employs 72 people with an approximate annual payroll of $400, 000. Total plant investment in Rock Island is estimated at $675,000. OTHER MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES * Name and Address Product Manufactured Ennployment Classification Augustana Book Concern Barsulin Corp. G. W. Battles Mfg. Co. Boetje Foods, Inc. Chas. Boetje Foods Bradley Mfg. Co. H. V. Burt Mfg. Co. Chicken Delight, Inc. Chicago Pneumatic Tool Co. D & P Mfg. Co. Deacon Products Corp. Downing 's Dairy, Inc. Fire Fighter Truck Co. Walter Foster & Son Religious publishers, church C & Sunday school supplies Farm wagon trailers A Farm equipment A Mustards, relishes, horseradish A Potato salad, gelatin salad, beans A Tools, dies, jigs, fixtures, gauges, metal stampings, special tools B Package fishing tackle A Restaurant equipment A Air connpressing machines and A large diesel engines Chiropractic tables A Electric cookers & fryers A Dairy products B Fire trucks & equipment A Ornamental iron work & nnisc. A metal fabrication ♦This list does not include bottlers of carbonated beverages, manufacturers' representatives, wholesalers and distributors, building material processors, or salvage dealers. 10 Name and Address Product Manufactured Employment Classification Freeland's Sport Center Gellman Mfg. Co. Gibberman Bros. & Co. Gib's Marine Sales A. D. Huesing Company Ideal Chaplet Illinois Oil Products, Inc. Interstate Pattern & Machine Co. Kahike Bros. Boat Yard Kelly Mfg. Co. Lock Joint Pipe Co. Midwest Carbonic h Equipment Co. Mi-Pa-Nora Lannp & F ixture Mfg. Co. Mississippi Foundry Corporation Peerless Milk Products Co. H. H. Pickron Electric Co. Pressed Steel Works Quad City Engineering Co. Quad City Products Co. Quad City Wood Works Regalia Manufacturing Co. Rinnoda Pattern Company Rock Island Bedding Company Guns, sportswear, sport goods A of all kinds Bread slicing & wrapping C machines, sewing machines Men's clothing C Boat steering pulleys A Ice B Foundry equipment A Oil and allied products B Wood &; metal patterns, cylinder B sleeves &; general nnachining Boats St dry dock A Machine production B Concrete pipe B Carbonic gas A Lamps &; lighting fixtures A Iron, brass, aluminum founders C Dairy products B Electric supplies A Tanks, metal stampings, special A pipe fittings Designers, builders of tools, dies B Lawn mower sharpeners A Crossing arms for R. I. Railroad A Flags, banners, badges, pennants, C fair and lodge supplies Wooden pattern makers Mattresses 11 A A LIBRARY — UNIVERSmr OF IttlNOW Name and Address Product Manufactured Employment Classification Rock Island Metal Foundry, Inc. Rock Island Plating Works Rock Island Register Co. Robert E. Rote Co. Roy E. Roth Co. C. U. Scott & Son, Inc. Stannke Organ Co. Sturtevant Dairy Products Co. (Division of Borden Co. ) Sunkist Baking Co. Swords-Morton Veneer & Lumber Co. Tri-City Tool & Gauge Co. Tri-City Tool &; Machinery Co. Tri-State Spray Equipmient & Compressor Co. Non-ferrous castings (brass & B aluminum) Electro-plating A Heating, air conditioning St B ventilating registers, grilles, work benches Special machinery A Pressure tanks, turbine pumps, B sheet metal stampings St assemblies Commercial steel treating A Organs A Dairy products B Bread & bakery products A Veneer and lumber B Tool reconditioning & gauge A grinding Tools, dies, special machines A Spray & compressor equipment A A - Less than 25 employees B - 25-75 employees C - Over 75 employees 12 INSURANCE Home offices of companies in Rock Island Modern Woodmen of America, repre- sented in 7000 communities in the United States, has maintained its head- quarters in Rock Island since 1900. With assets of over $190,000,000 and more than $1, 000, 000 of commercial investments and home mortgages in this community. Modern Woodmen has an annual payroll of over one and a half nnillion dollars for its 360 local employees. Modern Woodmen of Amer- ica has approximately 500, 000 policy- holders and $562, 000, 000 of life insurance in force. Bituminous Casualty Corporation, widely known as an underwriter of workmen's compen- sation and related lines of liability insurance, writes premiums in excess of $20,000,000 annually. Total assets are $39,261,000; liabilities, $30,798,000, and surplus to policy- holders, $8,462,000. Organized in Rock Island in 1928, Bituminous operates in 24 states and ennploys 600 people, about half of whom work in Rock Island. Payroll exceeds $1, 000, 000. Bituminous Fire and Marine Insurance Connpany is a wholely owned subsidiary. Royal Neighbors of America, a fraternal life insurance society, has its home office in Rock Island, housed in the beautiful stone building shown to the right. The honne office employs 373 people with an annual payroll of more than a million dollars. Royal Neigh- bors operates in 42 states, providing legal reserve fraternal life insurance in the amount of $415, 000, 000 for more than half a million nnembers. Since the company was chartered in 1895, it has paid $183, 000, 000 in benefits. 13 TRANSPORTATION RAILROADS Rock Island The Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad is more popu- larly known as the "Rock Island Lines". This company inherited its name from the City of Rock Island, the western termiinus of the original layout of the railroad. Founded in 1852. . . . 8,000 miles of track in 14 states. Fully dieselized. . . . Twenty-four hour switching service nnaintained at Rock Island. . . . See systennmap. The Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad was founded in 1849. . . . Operates over 11, 000 miles of track in 14 states. . . . Fully dieselized passenger service; 95% dieselized freight service. . . . Twenty-four hour switching service maintained in Rock Island. . . . See system nnap following. The Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad was founded in 1847. . . . Maintains 10,671 miles of track, 656 of which are electrically operated, throughout 12 states. . .. Fully dieselized. . . . Switching service maintained in Quad-Cities as well as other points. . . . See systenn map toUowing. The Davenport, Rock Island & Northwestern Railroad was founded in 1900. ... A governnaent franchised line, leased to the Milwaukee Road and the Burlington Route. ... A belt switching line, fully dieselized. . . . Operates from East Moline, Illinois, to Clinton, Iowa, 14 ^/^ i-' ± TRANSPORTATION COSTS OF RAW MATERIALS The map below shows the total transportation costs per ton for basic raw nnaterials f. o.b. Rock Island. These costs include the commodity freight rate, plus emergency charges and federal transportation tax, wherever applicable, and are figured on a per ton basis in carload lots. Example: The total transportation cost of steel shipped from the Chicago-Gary district to Rock Island is $4. 74 per net ton in carload lots. MINN. JDAHO-E.ORE DISTRICT ) N. T. denotes Net Ton G. T. denotes Gross Ton 15 MOTOR FREIGHT Rock Island and the Quad-Cities are served by 15 motor freight companies. These companies, individually and collectively, provide the very best in daily service to indus- tries and comiTiercial institutions. The connpanies who have their home offices in Rock Island are indicated with an asterisk (*) in front of their names. Burlington Truck Lines, Inc. Carstensen Freight Lines, Inc. Central Transfer Co. * Chicago Tri-Cities Motor Freight * Dohrn Transfer Co. General Expressways, Inc. Hayes Freight Lines, Inc. Interstate Dispatch, Inc. Knaus Truck Line, Inc. * Mid-Continent Terminal & Storage, Inc , * Pioneer Motor Service, Inc. Poole Transfer, Inc. * Rock Island Transfer & Storage Co. * Voss Brothers Express & Storage Watson Bros. Transp. Co., Inc. 2000 - 3rd Avenue, Moline 4218 - 5th Avenue, Rock Island 6th Avenue at River, Rock Island 218 - 24th Street, Rock Island 208 - 18th Street, Rock Island 531 - 31st Avenue, Rock Island 2604 - 7th Street, Rock Island 424 - 2nd Street, Rock Island 232 - 1st Street, Moline 6th Avenue at River, Rock Island 305 - 44th Street, Rock Island 234 - 1st Street, Moline 101 - 17th Street, Rock Island 2125 - 3rd Avenue, Rock Island 117 - 12th Street, Rock Island 16 OVERNIGHT TRUCK DELIVERY Overnight delivery service by motor freight is well provided by the over-the- road trucking companies serving Rock Island and the Quad-Cities. The map shown below is a composite of the service provided by the 15 truck- ing companies that maintain regular service for the businesses and industries of the Quad-City area. Many intermediate points served by these trucking companies are not shown on the map. In many cases, service to points shown are provided by more than one company. EXTENT OF OVERNIGHT DELIVERY SERVICE BY MOTOR FREIGHT 17 INLAND WATERWAYS TRANSPORTATION Rock Island has the only public river terminal facility in the Quad-Cities. Coal is available from Southern Illi- nois, Eastern Kentucky and West Virginia via river barge; aluminum pigs come from the Houston, Texas, area by river barge; and steel and pig iron products are brought to the Quad-Cities from the Pittsburgh and Chicago areas on the Inland Waterways System. In nnany cases, appreciable sav- ings in freight costs are available to indus- tries who can make use of the Inland Water- ways System for the movement of large quantities of raw materials and finished products. Shipments by barge through the Rock Island Municipal Barge Terminal include coal, steel, aluminum pigs, sand, gravel, farm machinery, sugar and other miscel- laneous products. These products and many others are available in large quantities at low transportation cost to the industries of the Quad Cities area. Shipping by barge on the Upper Mis- sisippi is active approxinnately 10 months out of the year and is growing in volume every year. In the 10-month season of 1954, a total of 5, 035, 556 tons of freight moved through Lock 15, at Rock Island. A 9 foot channel is maintained by the U. S. Corps of Engineers on the Mis- sisippi as far north as Minneapolis, Minn. Vt** Ife-'^' '^V^^^^"^' 18 ST. LAWRENCE SEAWAY Within a few years, the completion of the St. Lawrence Seaway project will virtually transform cities on the Great Lakes into seaports, capable of accom- modating ocean shipping. Rock Island will then be connected by way of Chicago, the Great Lakes and the St. Lawrence Seaway to foreign ports. This will open up greater distribution potentialities in the growing states lying West of the Mississippi River and into the Rock Mountain area. """i,-*-^-' ■^.^-- A^_... J.j:i ," I ■'-■■■ - V-' •■■•' > i MINMEAPOLIS, -'■" 1 ■ "sr. PAUC ^ I X'ZZ fftl-°^\ I '-r i<<.:"' >5H"i,9'.!'"l ^.^i > ...^A p.. ■'-J .r KiN„../i' '' ..,.~r-"<.,'l:oy(£« j' --- — ■■""■j ^-^.,-,-...;>- |-;-^^i4__l. f^soAoos' '>-^'^^. ' - \\M^' .1/ A ., COMMERCIALLY NAVIGABLE INLAND WATERWAYS OF THE UNITED STATES CONTROLLING DEPTHS mmitm g feet or more Ma UNDER 9 FEET ^ ( PROPOSED EXTENSIONS) BROWNSVILLE < -i--- 19 AIR TRANSPORTATION - QUAD CITY AIRPORT The Quad City Airport is a Class 4 airport, conveniently located to and serving the cities of Rock Island, Moline, East Moline and Milan, Illinois, and Davenport and Bettendorf, Iowa. United Air Lines and Braniff International Airways maintain regu- lar scheduled daily flights in and out of this airport. The airport represents a capital investment of approximately $5,000,000 and is owned and supported by the tax- payers of 7 townships of Rock Island County. The facilities of the airport in- clude a new $750,000 terminal building, nnodern hard surface runways and taxi strips, high intensity runway lighting, beacon lighting, instrument landing sys- tem, and U. S. Weather Bureau Station. Air express and air freight services are provided by United and Braniff. The volume in this classification of shipments exceeds 12, 000 pounds per month and is steadily increasing in popularity with the industries and businesses using this speedy nmode of transportation iri today's connpetitive market. A connposite map showing the extent of service offered by United Air Lines and Braniff International Airways is shown on the next page. 20 21 UTILITIES ELECTRICITY - - Service by Iowa-Illinois Gas & Electric Company Reserve Capacity A reserve capacity of 95,000 Kilowatts is available to supply the needs of future industrial development in this area. Rate No. 142 Co mmercial and Industrial Service Available for service supplied through a single meter to any connmercial or industrial customer having a demand of not less than 10 kilowatts. Rate: (Net) Demand Charge; $2. 25 per month per kilowatt for the first 100 kilowatts of billing demand $2. 00 per month per kilowatt for the next 200 kilowatts of billing demand $1. 75 per month per kilowatt for excess of 300 kilowatts of billing demand Energy Charge: (based on fuel cost of 24 cents per million Btu) For the first 300 hours' use per nnonth of billing demand applicable for the month: 1. 8 cents per kilowatthour for the first 2, 000 kilowatthours 1. 3 cents per kilowatthour for the next 4,000 kilowatthours 1. cents per kilowatthour for the next 24,000 kilowatthours . 8 cents per kilowatthour for all in excess of 30, 000 kilowatthours For the excess over 300 hours' use per month of the billing demand applicable for the month: . 7 cent per kilowatthour Minimum Charge: The minimunn monthly bill shall be the Demand Charge for the month. Contract Rider No. 2 Allowance for Taking Service at Primary Voltage Where electricity is supplied at the voltage of the Connpany's primary circuit, is metered at such voltage, and where the customer furnishes, installs and maintains all transformers and other facilities necessary to use service at such voltage, a discount of eight per cent (8%) will be nnade in the customer's net bill before the application of the fuel cost adjustment. 22 Rate No. 147 Commercial and Industrial Service Available for service supplied through a single meter to any connmercial or industrial customer for all requirements except service to electric furnaces and electric welders having individual input ratings in excess of 75 KVA. Rate: (Net) Per month per meter: Energy Charge: (subject to fuel cost adjustment as hereinafter provided) For the first For the next For the next For the next 50 Kilowatthours 450 Kilowatthours 900 Kilowatthours 4, 500 Kilowatthours For all in excess of 6, 000 Kilowatthours 5. cents per kilowatthour 3. 5 cents per kilowatthour 2. 5 cents per kilowatthour 2. 2 cents per kilowatthour 2. cents per kilowatthour Minimum Charge: $1. 00 per month per meter plus the following additional charges based on the customer's connected load in the month, but the connected load used in determining such additional charges shall not be less than 75 per cent of the connected load applicable in determining such charges in any month in the preceding eleven-month period: On all connected load, except elevator nnotors, welders, x-ray, space heating, or other similar equipment, the additional charge shall be as follows: $1. 00 for the first 2 horsepower or less $1. 00 per horsepower for the next 3 horsepower $ . 75 per horsepower for the next 10 horsepower $ . 50 per horsepower for all in excess of 15 horsepower On all connected load consisting of elevator motors, welders, x-ray, space heating, or other similar equipment, the additional charge shall be as follows: $1. 00 per horsepower or equivalent of connected load. Subject to Contract Rider No. 2 (as noted on preceding page) whenever applicable. Additional rates furnished upon request. 23 NATURAL GAS — Service by Iowa-Illinois Gas & Electric Company Rate No. 186 Gas Service for Large Commercial and Industrial Use (Net) Available for any custonner using the Company's standard gas service and guaran- teeing to pay for service an amount not less than $100 per month. Gas not furnished hereunder for space heating of buildings. Rate : Four and seven-tenths cents (4. 7^) per therm for all gas consumed here- under in any nnonth. Minimum Charge: The minimum payment for any nnonth' s service, irrespective of the amount of gas used by the customer in that month, shall be $100. Rate No. 172 Connnaercial and Industrial Gas Service (Net) Available for use of the Company's gas service for general commercial or indus- trial purposes. Service under this schedule will be furnished only to a single premise. Rate : (Net) Per meter per month: For the first 5 Therms 18 cents per Therm For the next 95 Therms 10 cents per Therm For all in excess of 100 Thernns 6| cents per Therm Mlnimxim Charge: $1 . 00 per nneter per month. t| uiirn |[.V.7.!SIHLV.!llc^.V-rTTI^N4rTTyn MUl LEGEND Electric Territory Served Cities Served with Gas 161 Kv Trarismission Line Company Owned 155 KV Transmission Line Company Owned — Projected Gas Feeder Lines Company Owned IBlKv Transmission Line Not Company Owned Gas Pipelines Not Company Owned 24 WAT ER & SEWER - - Service by City Municipal Water Company City Sewage Disposal Plant Quarterly Meter Rates: (Per 100 cu. ft. ) Water Sewer First 10,000 cu. ft. Second 10, 000 cu. ft. Excess of 20,000 cu. ft Minimum Rate .20 . 17 . 14 . 12 . . 11 .08 3.00 2.55 TELEPHONE SERVICE -- Service by Illinois Bell Telephone Company Local monthly rates: Local Extended Area 1 party Business $ 11 00 $11. 50 2 party Business 9. 75 10. 00 1 party Residence 4. 85 5. 10 2 party Residence 4. 20 4. 45 4 party Residence 3. 85 Rock Island is served by over 20,000 dial telephones. Local rates include service to 28,000 telephones in Moline and East Moline. The extended area includes, in addition to above, service to 40, 000 telephones in Daven- port and Bettendorf, Illinois Bell Telephone Company building 25 LABOR MANPOWER SUPPLY INDUSTRIAL EMPLOYMENT IN QUAD-CITY AREA* Month 8c Year Total number Number of Total Employees firms included firms reporting 1950 February, July, 1950 February, July, 1951 February, July, 1952 February, 1953 July, 1953 February, July, 1954 February, July, 1955 1951 1952 1954 1955 304 304 316 314 314 313 312 312 312 307 306 306 128 128 136 134 133 131 132 132 132 127 126 126 44,048 45,879 52,777 53,280 53,471 50,340 54, 193 50,797 44,884 44,883 46,338 46,639 ♦Source: Associated Industries of the Quad-Cities The following table shows a breakdown of industrial employment in Rock Island and the Quad-City area and is collected from reports of 126 firms who represent 92. 1% of total Quad-City industrial employment. (March 1, 1955) City Office Employees Lncl. executives, and officers Shop Employees, incl. foremen, timekeepers etc. Approx. Empl. , of firms not reporting Total 3/1/55 Rock Island 1,619 6,862 Female* ( 859) 2,048 10,529 R. I. Arsenal 1,948 4, 214 ( 482) --- 6.162 Moline 2,406 5,302 ( 429) 532 8,240 E.Mol. fcSilvis 1,659 6,592 ( 309) 154 8,405 Davenport 2,520 7,794 (1.573) 781 11.095 Bettendorf 326 1,531 ( 21) 50 1.907 TOTAL 10,478 32,295 (3,682) 3,665 46.338 ♦Female production workers included in "Shop" figure. 26 SCHOOL ENROLLMENT In the current year, 1955, there were 1, 249 high school seniors in all high schools of Rock Island County who graduated in the nnonth of June. According to reliable estimates, approximately 18%, or 225, of these graduates will enter colleges and universities for further academic training. 72%, or 899, young people are potential industrial employees. Connpetent authorities estimate that an additional 10% of these young people will be leaving school short of graduation this year. Therefore, adding this number to the above figure, it is estimated that 1, 024 young people fronm the high schools of Rock Island County are avail- able and wanting ennployment in industry and business. APPRENTICE TRAINING Industry in Rock Island and the area conducts an exceptionally modern and successful over-all voluntary apprenticeship training program in cooperation with the U. S. Department of Labor. More than 100 skilled occupations are included and more than 600 semi- and highly skilled craftsmen are normally in training. The program is contributed to and supported by local manufacturers, contractors, labor and civic organizations, educators and governnnent, all working cooperatively to provide opportunities for young men and women to equip themselves for jobs in local business and industry. WAGE RATES The following table shows several labor wage comparisons in 1 1 industrial plant occupations for 8 industrial communities in the United States: ^'i,'' V*^" V- 5,evv C^^ ^^" ^^\^^^ ' ^^^^ ° c,v- ^'^K" Carpenter 2. 10 2. 20 2.43 2.33 2. 18 2. 29 2. 21 2.60 Electrician 2.22 2. 16 2.42 2.40 2. 30 2.33 2. 30 2.34 Machine tool operators 2.27 2.09 2. 31 2.44 2. 18 2.09 2. 13 2.28 Millwright 2. 19 2.07 2. 21 2.34 2. 20 2. 25 2. 23 2. 23 Painters 1.98 1.99 2.48 2. 22 2. 22 2. 34 2. 25 2.31 Sheet-nnetal workers 2.03 2.06 2. 28 2.35 2. 28 n. a. 2.29 2.29 Tool & die makers 2. 34 2.33 2. 60 2. 55 2.45 2.37 2.47 2.57 Guards 1.64 1.60 1. 71 1.86 1.69 1.72 1.69 1.66 Janitors 1.61 1.32 1.53 1.63 1.49 1.34 1.39 1.71 Receiving Clerks 1.77 1.60 1.84 1.87 1.83 1.75 1.78 1.94 Shipping Clerks 1.71 1.72 1.91 2.03 1.88 1.79 1.82 2.02 27 TAXES LOCAL -CITY, COUNTY and SCHOOL All local, real and personal property is assessed on a basis of approximately 66% of actual value, and the rates as shown below are applied to each $100 of assessed value. Tax Rates for Rock Island Township: Street & Airport Municipal, School Year County Town Bridge Authority Rock Island Dist.41 State Total 1.084 None 2.284 1. 184 None 2.415 1.249 None 2.446 1.382 None 2.638 1.380 None 2.556 1950 .258 . 123 .059 .087 .673 1951 . 290 . 114 .059 .096 .672 1952 . 294 .030 .059 .095 .719 1953 .303 .080 .059 .087 .727 1954 . 256 .093 .060 .080 .687 NO INVENTORY TAX As is the case in many states, no special inventory tax is levied against businesses and industries by the City of Rock Island, Rock Island County, or the State of Illinois. For tax purposes, inventories are classed as personal property and are assessed on the same basis as described above. Assessors of Rock Island County adopt a very conservative attitude on assessing all personal property, there- by not placing undue burdens upon special type businesses carrying unusually large inventories of raw materials and/or agricultural products. STATE OF ILLINOIS No levy on real estate or personal property is made by the State of Illinois for state purposes. The Constitution of the State of Illinois forbids the levying of a state income tax of any kind. State of Illinois revenue is derived from Z\% sales taxes, excise taxes and license taxes. 28 CITY SERVICES FIRE PROTECTION Rated very high by the National Board of Fire Underwriters. Due to the excellent fire loss record, the constant training program and fire prevention activities, Rock Island has earned a Class 4 rating on fire insurance rates. Employs, full time, 45 men working in a two-platoon system. The Fire Depart- ment has 11 pieces of modem equipment consisting of 7 pumpers, one 100 ft. aerial truck, 1 mechanic's service truck and 2 automobiles. Rock Island was awarded 3rd place two years in succession-- 1953 and 1954--in the National Fire Waste Contest. POLICE PROTECTION Forty- six men and 4 civilian clerks make up the complement of the Rock Island City Police Force. The department has rolling equipment consisting of 9 squad cars, 1 emergency truck and 4 motorcycles, all radio equipped. The Department also owns lie detectors, cameras, darkroom equipment, finger print equipment, and adequate firearms, thus enabling it to provide ex- cellent police protection for businesses and indus- tries and the general public. W^ n^^^^ ^. W( »%--'^ RADAR . SPEED CONTROL 30 :Jf ht. K>^-.. PLANT PROTECTION SERVICES The A. D. T. (American District Telegraph Co. ) Central Station for the Quad Cities is located in Rock Island. Twenty-four hour constant protection against fire, burglary, holdup and other hazards is provided by this company. y^ REFUSE and GARBAGE COLLECTION The City of Rock Island maintains a fulltime gar- bage collection service operating 5 new and modern packer-type trucks manned by l6 fulltime workmen. Also, operates a brush pick-up truck. Collection service for the entire city is providea weekly on designated routes, giving full coverage to all residential areas. Daily service is provided to businesses and industries. 29 'miCK^-"^.^' ZONING and PLANNING The City Planning Commission, which considers and acts upon all matters per- taining to the use of property governed by local zoning regulations, is composed of 13 citizens appointed by the mayor. The members of the City Planning Connmission serve without pay. Rock Island is in the process of developing a long-term planning program for which the city is spending approximately $44,000 to employ experts in this field who are preparing a master plan laying out a definite program for the future growth and development of the city. RECREATION City recreational activities are managed and promoted by the Playground and Recreation Commission and the Park Board. The Recreation Commission is com- posed of 5 citizens who meet monthly to plan and promote comnnunity-wide recrea- tional activities. The money for these activities is obtained through a snnall tax levy. The facilities cover 9 supervised playgrounds, including 15 baseball diamonds, 17 tennis courts, 26 horseshoe courts, 20 volleyball and paddle tennis courts, 9 basket- ball courts and 4 ice-skating rinks. Extensive twilight and night (under the lights) Softball and baseball teann compe- tition is encouraged through the organization of Softball and hardball leagues. The grounds and facilities of 8 public parks are managed by the Park Board which is composed of 5 citizens appointed by the mayor who serve without remun- eration. The necessary funds for the maintenance of the parks is provided through a small tax levy. PUBLIC HEALTH The city government maintains the Health Department which is constantly on the alert to protect the public against unsanitary and unhealthy conditions wherever they nnay arise. A city health officer with an established office staffed by capable assistants, is employed on a fulltime basis. A constant program of inspection and laboratory testing and insect control is carried on by this department. ENGINEERING SERVICES The city maintains a fulltime engineering office employing two engineers and three assistants. This office is constantly studying and designing innprovements involving streets, sewers, water services, and construction of streets and roads to be paid for, all or in part, out of state Motor Fuel Tax funds. The city engineer's office also handles improvennent projects paid for by special assessments on the specific properties affected. 30 CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS ELEMENTARY: Enrollnr lent Students Faculty Audubon 614 20 Black Hawk 154 8 Denkmann 705 26 Edison 606 25 Eugene Field 414 17 Frances Willard 529 19 Grant 545 18 Hawthorne 500 16 Irving 309 13 Lincoln 499 18 Longfellow 355 14 Total: 5230 1^ JUNIOR HIGH: Central 522 23 F ranklin 498 24 Washington 558 25 Total: 1578 SENIOR HIGH: Rock Island Senior High 1446 ( PAROCHIAL SCHOOLS -- SCHOOLS Sacred Heart 600 15 St. Joseph's 700 14 St. Mary's 137 4 Villa De Chantal 282 22 Alleman High School 824 37 Total: 2543 72 67 92 Immanuel Lutheran COLLEGES Augustana Degrees offered: B.M. , B.M.E. (Music). B. S. in Nursing, B.S. in Medical Tech. 175 1103 Total Students and Faculty : 12,045 77 507 Marycrest College ) Although not in St. Annbrose College) Rock Island, these colleges are located in the Quad-Cities. 31 BANKING FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF ROCK ISLAND Total Deposits: $33,827,095.28* Capital, Surplus, Undivided Profits and Reserves: 2, 305, 626. 80* Member Federal Reserve System Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. No. Employees: 55 ♦December 31, 1954 ROCK ISLAND BANK & TRUST COMPANY Total Deposits: $31,459,211.22* Capital, Surplus, Undivided Profits and Reserves: 3,360,016.27* Member Federal Reserve System Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. No. Employees: 59 ♦December 31, 1954 HOTELS and MOTELS HOTELS - - MOTELS - - Fort Armstrong Hotel 200 rooms South Wind Motel 20 units Como Hotel 105 roonns Eldoran Motel 9 units Harper House 100 rooms Harms Hotel 50 rooms Additional hotel facilities, as the need may require for large conventions, ^tc. , are available in the other cities of the Quad-Cities. Large conventions requiring as much as 1 100 rooms are accomnnodated through the cooperation of the Tri-Cities Hotel Association. 32 NEWSPAPERS Rock Island and the Quad-Cities area are served by 4 daily newspapers and 1 Sunday paper. The A. B. C. figure for the six months' period ending March 31, 1955, is listed below, together with open rates for both classified and display ads. ROCK ISLAND ARGUS - (evening) Circulation (A. B.C.) - 25,856 Display rate: $1.61 column inch Classified rate: , 35 line MOLINE DAILY DISPATCH - (evening) Circulation (A. B.C.) - 26,443 Display rate; $1.61 column inch Classified rate: . 35 line DAVENPORT TIMES - (evening) Circulation (A. B. C. ) - 29, 514 DAVENPORT DEMOCRAT - (morning) Circulation (A. B.C.) - 18,517 (daily) Circxilation (A. B.C.) - 44,351 (Sunday) RADIO and TELEVISION Five radio stations and 2 television stations, representing 4 national net- works, serve Rock Island and the Quad-Cities as well as an area within a 100 mile radius. These stations are: RADIO : WHBF - Rock Island - CBS Affiliate - 5000 watts owned and operated by Rock Island Broadcasting Co. woe - Davenport - NBC Affiliate - 5000 watts owned and operated by Tri-City Broadcasting Co. WQUA - Moline - ABC Affiliate - 1000 watts owned and operated by Quad-City Broadcasting Co. KSTT - Davenport - Mutual Affiliate - 1000 watts owned and operated by Davenport Broadcasting Co. KFMA - Davenport - Daytime Independent - 250 watts owned and operated by KFMA Broadcasting Co. ^ TELEVISION ; WHBF -TV - Rock Island - CBS Affiliate ■^ 100, 000 watts - Channel 4 woe -TV - Davenport - NBC Affiliate 100, 000 watts - Channel 6 33 AREA MARKETS Inside Circle - 100 mile radius - Population, 1,387,322* Outside Circle - 180 mile radius - Population, 8, 445, 283 * * U. S. Census, 1950 34 HOSPITALS Lill Ik kt) L LLl L. ST. ANTHONY'S HOSPITAL -- Operated by the Franciscan Sisters of the Immaculate Conception Capacity: 264 beds 60 doctors on Medical Staff Recognized by Annerican College of Surgeons for confornnance to high standards. Conducts student nurses training program with 91 nurses-in-training. Very modern, scientific facilities and equipment. Other A-1 hospital facilities and several medical clinics are also available in the other cities of the Quad-Cities. T'^irSTvTr^TSl^SJM' rr CHURCHES Practically all religious denominations common to the United States are repre- sented by church organizations in Rock Island. The denominations and nunnber of churches of each denomination are listed below: Assembly of God, Baptist, Catholic, 2 4 4 Jewish Synagogues, Latter Day Saints , Salvation Army, , 2 2 1 Christian, 2 Lutheran, 3 Christian Scientist, 1 Methodist, 4 Church of God, 3 Nazarene, 1 Episcopal, Evangelical ^ Reformed, 1 1 Presbyterian, Rescue Mission, 5 1 35 In all copies given to industrial and business prospects the inside back cover will be used for inserts of zoning and street maps and other specific site and building information. lll|!IH|l(|ni|ilH|l«l'l|llll4l!!''l 3 0112 025340925