The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-07-30
NEWS ON THE RAIL.
A Large Party Of Railroad Men in the
City Last Night.

A large party of representatives
of the c., B. & Q. railroad arrived in the
city in special cars last night. The party
came in from Peoria on the 90" road,
and were met at the depot with carriages
and escorted to the Harper house. The
following gentlemen were in the party:
P. Lowell, W. c. Lockerty, W. L.
Greene, F. Wetherald, A. G. Thearman,
G. G. Merrill, c. E. Osborne, II. d. Badg-
ley, J. A. Quinlan, R. NJ c. Smith, c. w.
Boardman, H. L. Hall, F. B. Semple, L.
7. Calkins, G. E. Post, c. A. Whittier,
D. Dutton, E. c. McDole, w. D. San
born, W. G. Brown, T. W Lee, L. G..
Thorne, J. r. Lowry, A. c. Grout.
The officials were out on a tour
of inspection of the %" system, and their
object was to improve the travelling facili-
ties, such as connections, etc. They were
pleased with the looks of the city, and
regretted that they didn't have more time
to stay here. The party left at II p.
m. for Dubuque. and from there they
will probably go to Quincy, or to Hanni-
bal, Mo Agent Mack, of this city, ac-
companied the party.
SPARKS
The Union depot was lively place this
morning
The cannon ball over half hour late
this morning.
The Mercer county folks are hauling a
great deal of coal in the city nowadays.
There were q cabooses in the Pacific
yard this morning
There are over twenty men employed
in the Pacific switch yard here.
Why is it that there are no Sunday
excursions on any of our railroads?
The brotherhood of locomotive engin :
GERS numbers a membership of over forty
in this city.
A p Graves, the Rock Island &
Peoria baggage master SAYS he has more
trouble with baggage on the Milwaukee
road than all the other roads put together,
Officials of the roads centeTing III
Chicago take a cheerful view of the pres
ent, and predict good things for the future
The leading roads report an active pass
senger business; the St Paul officials say
they are making a material increase III
that department of traffic, both in the way
of special and regular travel, their trains
between Chicago and St. Paul averaging
thirty>two full coaches per day each way,
The Northwestern officials report large
miscellaneous and tourist travel and pre-
dict an increase from this time through
the remainder of summer and fall. The
Burlington people report their passenger
receipts since the opening Of the month
as better than for the first three weeks in
June. and fully up to the first twenty
days in July last year, although they then
considered their passenger earnings as
good. An official. who has just made a
tour over the road for the purpose of ex,
aiming into the condition of the crops,
says that the outlook for large yield OF
all kinds of grain is most promising, the
propects for corn and oats exceeding
that of the most prosperous harvest years
ever known in the states which the road
traverses. The Rock Island, Alton, and
Illinois Central managers all predict the
largest aggregate grain crops ever grswn
on the line of their respective roads
The Milwaukee Sentinel says: A
collection of pictures, fine-looking sub
jects and excellent exhibits of the
Photographic art, enclosed in an elegant
frame, is the latest addition of adorment
ter, of the Milwaukee s ST Paul
Railway. An inscription at the bottom
reads: General and Travelling Repres-
entatives of the Passenger and Ticket
Department, Chicago. Milwaukee & St.
Paul railway" In the center appears
the familiar face of General Passenger
and Ticket Agent A " H Carpenter,
and neatly arranged about it are those of
his assistants and sectional and travelling
agents, twenty-five in number. The
picture was presented to Mr. Carpenter
by his employees.