The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-07-15
Raj. ROADS.
Latest news concerning the
Accident yesterday.
General Notes about the new
Lines and business.
THE ATTEMpTED wREcKRR.

senger train on the c., r. T. g. P last
Wednesday night at Minooka has not yet
been arrested, although the search for him
st i'll continues. A suitable reward will be
offered by the railroad officials for his APP
prehension.
1t is now learned that his object for
wrecking the train was on account of his
being put off from an accommodation train
at Minooka during the early hours of the
evening.
The trainmen are enabled to give very
clear description of the wretch, which win
assist materially in his capture.
The passengers on the passenger train
were loud in their praises of
Conductor Morgan and Engineer Shea
for their bravery and presence of mind
The latter never left his engine before or
after the accident and succeeded in back
ing it on the track without the aid of the
wrecking train. He says that he felt as
though it might be his last ride when he
first discovered that the switch was turned
differently from what the lights would
have indicated. His reason for remaining
at his post and checking the speed of the
train is best given in his own words which
were: Il had too many people behind me
whose lives depended upon my presence,
to Jump off," 1t is of such material that
real heroes are made.
THE ST. PAUL TRAIN.
The new through train between ST. Louis
and ST. Paul, which is the joint product of
the C., B. & c. and the G. NJ. Sc st. p, is
daily becoming more popular with the
travelling public. 1t is something out of
the usual run for new trains to meet with
the liberal patronage which has been be-
slowed upon this movement, but the tray
cling public have desired such communica
ton with the northern resorts, and hence
its popularity.
The train arriving from st. Louis is well
filled, and on its final makeup in this city
for st. Paul, and on the down trip for St.
Louis, the cars are comfortably packed
with pleasure seekers, either enroute for
the north, or on the way home from those
resorts.
So far very good time has been made
although the entire distance has not been
made inside of twenty four hours. This
fact in connection with good occommoda.-
ton will render the route popular with the
public.
THE POOL.
meeting of the Southwestern Railroad
Association was held in Chicago last Wed
nesday. The gentlemen who were present
accomplished much more than they expec
ted to, for the weather is usually terribly
torTid when the association meets. But it
was quite cool yesterday, and the change
in the weather was most agreeable There
were present Messrs. j. G. McMullin, C. H.
Chappell and James Smith, Chicago d
Alton Road; T. j. Potter, E. P. Ripley,
and Paul Morton, Chicago, Burlington and
Quincy; r. r. Cable and J. T. Sanford,
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific; J. B. Car
son and W. FL. McDoel Hannibal & St.
Joseph J. E. Smith, Kansas City, st. 10
seph s. Council Bluffs; r. s. Hague, A. A.
Tallmadge, and j. A. Hill, Missouri Pacific;
J. G. Gault and A. G. Bird, Wabash road,
and j, w. Midgley, Commissioner of the
Association.
Mr.. r. r. Cable presided.
The Committee of General Managers
one from each road-appointed at the last
meeting, reported that one meeting had
been held, and suggested that meeting
be held at once. This was done, making
the presence of the general freight agents
unnecessary. At this committee meeting
Mr. John b. Carson presided.
while. Then Mr.. Gable presented resell |
ution to the effect that commission be |
constituted, to consist of three gentlemen, |
of whom Commissioner Midgley shall be |
one whose duty it shall be to decide upon |
what business of the association shall be |
pooled, the number of divisions to be al |
lowed in the pool, the number of lines in
each division, the percentages to be allott-
ed to each division. and the percentages to
be allowed to each line in the different div
isions, provided that any business passing |
to or from common points shall be pooled |
by all the lines, or it shall not be pooled by |
any of them; the traffic passing to or from
common points shall be treated alike by |
whatever route it is carried The decision
of this commission to be good for six |
months from Aug. /, 1881, and forty-five |
days notice to be given whenever any line
desires to Withdraw from this agreement |
This agreement is to be binding upon all |
freight business except lumber.
This resolution was discussed section by
section, and was favorably received. All
the sections were adopted with the excep-
ton of that having reference to the divis
ion of territory. To this several parties
and it was decided to adjourn I'm
til this morning, when it will again be con-
sidered.
NEW LINE
An exchange says:
The west thirty miles of the Milwaukee's
Council Bluffs line will be graded in three
weeks excepting only mile or two at the
west end. There is some talk of bringing
the line directly into Council Bluffs, in
stead of around the town to Spoon Lake
Depot. kThis is why no work has yet
been done on the west two miles. If the
road is brought directly into town a cut of
seventy feet viii be needed through one
divide The Vincent contract of sixty
miles at the west end will be finished with
in six weeks. A heavy force is working,
and new teams are arriving daily. The
going wages are So 80 for teams and 81. rs
for shovelers. The bridging on the west
end is well along, Track laying is to
begin the present week at Nicola, where
the track of the Rock Island Road is
crossed twenty five miles from Council
Bluffs
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