The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-12-12
FROSTY.
The Trustee Of the Peoria D Rock ISL
and Railway Co., has q little exper-
fence in Rock Island.
WHY he Didn't Get an Extra Train.

1t is customary for railroad magnates to
ride on special trains and to have subordi-
mates attend most servilely to their cdicts.
One of these fellows somewhat pompous
representative of the portly, white headed
old gentleman, run afoul Of little unsatis'
factory experience at the Peoria de-
pot in this city, the other day,
and was the victim Of misplaced
confidence in his own Importance
This road has no good locomotives, or extra
ones, only few old rattle-traps. and wher
one gets out of repair the trains are de
layed until it can be wired up and set ago.
ing. Mr.. Chas. L. Frost who is known al
trustee of the Peoria Ry. Co. and in othe1
ways as a great Railroad King-in horr
was here the other Gay on his return
from an expedition to Duck Greek, and HI
wanted to go to Peoria-"right away
now" He sailed about the dc
pot in most royal style, and at last
becoming impatient, approached the milo
hammered agent, iThomas, and demanded
what is the matter with the train ?"
Agent-Off the track-engine must b.
repaired.
Frost-Why do you sit there and moi
tell me what is the matter--you probably
don't know that my name is Frost III
Trustee Of this road
rnok--V xuac not amora
Frost-This is d-n annoying sir, must
reach Peoria in time to spend an hour will
Bob Ingersoll, before the other tran
leaves. a.
Agent-The train will not start for s"'
hours, think r.
Frost-Bring out another engine. In
Trustee and entitled to it, sir
Agent Havn't got one.
| Frost Terminus of the road and no
got an extra sir
Agent-No. You cant get off, Mr.
Frost, till this one is fixed up--may make
up time between here and Peoria.
The conversation and the Frosty styl
had become interesting to outsiders, an'
one of the waiting passengers took turl
at the old gent by saying Hope yo'
won't make up time between here and Goa
Valley, sir.
Frost-Why, sir?
Passenger-Track is poor, on tie
part of the way.
Frost--(now storming up and down tn
platform That's the piece of track Ok
Cable gouged US on. A preposterous con
tract; like man leasing his house an
reserving the right to run q restaurant II
it. Gable reserved the right to haul sey
enty thousand tons of Coal per year AM
charges us so cents per ton for what W
haul. But we don't propose to pay il
We've got big law suit about it and tn
courts hold that that contract is agalns
public policy. This road ought to hav
came by Moline. | rode across that cour
try in wagon and located it myself. VI
Gable went down to Peoria and got hol
of old Granny Hamilton and induced hir
to make this outrageous contract.
The train finally got started, and Nj
Frost scornlully stepped aboard, and OF
reporter could only catch the followin
words as they fell from his aged lips:
"He setting there on that stool, BY Goo
6 and not being able to tell me what's goin
:. on He is pretty railroad man, L
8 have him removed as soon as get to Pc
;, ria"
! Evidently he was thinking of the gel
= tie Thomas, who should have bought a
- extra engine and had it ready for enc
:. gencies like this AS the train moved ava
:, Frost could be seen sitting at the rear er
= of the train keeping close watch of Il
track.