The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-09-02
RAIL RUMBLINGS.
Longer Hours on the c., NJ. & st. P..-.
New Conductor ON the Sterling
Branch Of the so"
NEWS cINDRRs ON THE TRACK.

A Galena dispatch says: '1t is an>
nounced here today that the result of last
Saturdays conference in Galena, between
the principal officers of the Illinois Gems
trail and the Chicago, Burlington and
Northern, was that an agreement was en-
tered into between the two roads whereby
the Illinois Central granted to the Chica-
go, Burlington and Northern the right to
use its approaches to the East Dubuque
bridge, the tunnel side tracks, elevators
and all the privileges the Central now en-
joys in Dunleith. Besides this, the Chi
cago, Burlington and Northern is granted
the right to run into Dunleith on the
Central's track from the proposed Galena
Junction. This arrangement effectually
disposes of all the cause for difficulty bee
tween the two roads, and be it SAID to the
credit of the Central company, it graz
| ciously extended to the CeicagO. Burling>
ton and Northern courtesies in the way
of granting privileges that it was in no
way bound to do under the circumstances.
President Traer and party, of the Chica>
go, Burlington and Northern, left for
Hanover, in this county, this morning,
with a view of negotiating with the peo>
pile of that village, who are DESTROYS of
having railroad facilities.
J. Flaherty, who had been running the
| Beardstown accommodation on the G. ,
r. & Q. road, was relieved from duty on
Saturday Conductor Sullivan has been
given his train, and N. n Coons will
hold down the Sterling run. The latter
gentleman resides in Monmouth, but is an
old railroader. and has many friends In
this city. He ran a train on the old
Rockford. Rock Island and St. Louis rail
road in its hslcyon days. If COons in
tends to keep the Sterling run, he had
better move here from sleepy Monmouth,
where he will find a whole grist of %. -
boys nicely domiciled.
The employees of the Chicago. Milwau-
kee s St. Paul railroad company, in the
locomotive departments, have been or
dered to make ten hours as days work
instead of nine, as they have been doing
for several months past. As the men re.
ceive pay according to the number of
hours they are on duty, they will have no
reason to find fault, and many will doubt
less be glad that the order has been made
as it will bring them larger roll OF
green backs or pile of coin at the end OF
the month. The order was made as the
work in these departments was getting
behind.
The boys on the c., NJ & st. Paul art
boasting of some steel rails lately laid
from Rapids City to Cordova. This piece
of road used to be quite rough. but now
the wheels run along without jar or fric'
ton. Trackmaster Tracy gave the work
his personal supervision, and consequent.
ly good job was the result
Conductor Cross popular Flying
Dutchman" now leaves at 6;45 a. m, 8
little later than heretofore There was d
large complement of passengers bound
for the north this morning, and the good
Cross looked after the interests of thu
brethren and sisters with fatherly solci
, tude.
The Rock Island railway offers the fol
lowing special rates: To the Chicago ex
position Sept. 2, and 4 good to return
until the Z, $3.50 for the round trip; t;
Muscatine fair Sept 2 ana 3, round triI
$1.15; state fair at Des Moines, S.. % 70
the round trip.
, Jack Aud, con on the Rock Islan(
& Peoria day run, returned from Chicago
with his family this morning and took hi
! little train out on time at S:45. Jacl
r feels greatly improved in health after hi
well earned vacation.
The work of constructing the new 20
= approach to this city, extending out int,
, Sylvan water. is progressing rapidly un
der the able supervision of Mr.. F.
Reynolds.
Engineer Richard pulled the Dutch
man" this morning with the 252, his ow
engine being in the shops at Savanna fC
, slight repairs.
t Mr. E. P. and J. H. Reynolds. of Roc
, Island, the big contractors on the c., B
l. N, arrived in the city yesterday morn
1 ing. and were met by Times reporter
In answer to question by the reporte
J as to what they could give him in til
way of railroad news the gentlemen IT
piled that there was nothing they had t
! say outside of that one word work, and i
E. their case the word implies great dea
t as their contract embraces 100 miles 0
road, the work upon which must be az
complished in one years time. To TIL
= end they are employing an arm
of men, and have instituted opera
tons all along the line. The contract
f the largest these gentlemen have eve
undertaken, but that they are equal t
the undertaking their past successes al
: sufficient evidence. Mr. K. p. ReynOld
E says all the laboring men in this city W h
, desire employment have no excuse fC
; remaining idle and they can have wor
> until snow flies Operations were com
e menced yesterday morning on the c.. B
I. & N. opposite the Eagle Point ferry t
II a point fifteen miles north. and a force Q
men was sent down from this place t
y In marx hot ,,nir,t In,