The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-08-02
RAILROAD MATTERS,
More AbousIshe New Road to St. Paul

As interest centres 10 the new line to
st. Paul and as the road will be benefit
to this locality, the following from the
Davenport Democrat of last evening will
be of interest to our business men and
citizens generally Speaking of the man
agement of the new road. the Democrat
says:
ut will pass under the SUPPLEMENTARY
of D. H. DIN, superintendent of thew est
ern Union railroad; and Fred. Wild,
freight and ticket agent of the w estern
Union, will also have charge Of the freight
and ticket department of the Davenport Il
Northwestern. Manager Henry will con-
duct the affairs of the road for the present,
but there will be no general officer here.
Mr.. Henry will be retained in a very
responsible position in the c., NJ. & st.
2. company, if he will accept it.
The services of Mr.. Kellogg as general
freight and ticket agent of the road will
cease as soon as his business can be closed
up. It is likely that he will take position
| in the general freight office of the COM
pany.
Train dispatcher Knapp will be retained
in his present position, and roadmaster
Moore also enters the employ of the new
owners.
In short, it is stated by those in author
| ity that ali the officers aud clerks at tht
headquarters in this city, will be giver
places by the O., NJ. & St. 2. There art
| not many of them. And it is likely tn,
train men will be kept 10 their present
positions. But changes will take place
in other respects.
For one thing the shipments of liv,
stock, grain, and other freights, for Chica
go, which have besn transferred at Wheat
land and Dewitt to the Chicago Il North
western, will be given that road no loDge
but will be brought TO Davenport, ant
gwen to the Chicago, Rock Island 4 Pa
clfc road, while the freights Tor Mliwau
kee, will, until after the extension from
Fayette to Fort Atkinson, be brought her
for transfer to the Western Union. S
the q, & N, W. loses q large business b
this sale OF the D. & n. W. to the c., NJ
& St. p. They are rival corporations i
Wisconsin and out OF Chicago, and ar
bringing their war into Iowa. After Lh
completion of the projected c., NJ. & s
, P bridge at Sabula, there may be a chang
in these freight arrangements with the q
4. |. 4 P. But the new managemer
intend to do all they can to favor the In
port trade and export trade OF DaveDpor
J So MIR. Merrill and Mr.. Olin, who ca
control such matters, say.
There is to be a change 10 the passer
ger time from Davenport, so as to max
quick connection with the NJ. & st.
! trains at all their crossings -Monticel Il
for Dubuque; Oxford for Cedar Rapid:
Delmar for Clinton, &c. It'll likely tn;
two trains will be run daily between Dav
export and Maquoketa. and after the e1
{ tention to Fort Atkinson is ready thel
will be two trains daily between DaveI
port and Colmar, to connectwith trains Il
st. Paul and ell parts of northern Iowa.
? They are busy as bees, at the D. Il \
2 W. headquarters, closing up business u
der the old regime.
The entire party of railroad otfcia
:, were at the Harper House last evenir
! and yesterday went ever the D, & N. v
line to note necessary improvements an
map out proposed changes. The exa
programme has not yet been determine
but will be soon, when it is-THE ARGt
i will furnish full particulars.