The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-07-27
TRACK TALK.
The SOS" New Approach to Rock Isl.
aBd.-.lmportant Improvement
..-0ther Items of Interest
Along the Rail.


0ae OF the results of the recent visit of
the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy off,
cials to this city aud to Col. Flagler, on
the government island, has been shown
in the last two days. The @ has, ever
since the construction Of its trestle work
around the Chicago, Rock Island & Pa
cific round house six years ago, been dis
pleased with it, aud there has been de-
sire to baiid a new oae. the only req-isite
being a permit from the government to
extend further out into the river. 1t
seems now that the r0ad has received
that permission. and Saturday morning
" l. Breckenridge, civil engineer OF this
division Of the ROAD. with corps of ass
sistants, commenced tae survey Of the
new road bed. It commences Just as the
track enters the original trestle work,
and instead of following the curve as the
present one does, extesds in straight
line to the Chicago, Rock Island & Pa
citic round house, where it joins the oth>
er track which it follows for a
short distance and then it makes another
direct line to the foot of Robbins avenue.
The new work will of course form an
embankmeut out into the water. the coa>
tract for the construction Of which has
been lei 70 E, P Reynolds. Tue water
at present is four to five feet deep there
fhe embankment which is to be filled in
solidly will be the same length as the
present tlestle work eighteen feet on
the average. The extension will be three
thousand feet long. The present ap>
proach to this city over the tres,le work
has so many curves that 1t makes tight
and hard pulling especially with long
trains, and this is the reason OF the new
embankment. The present trestIe work,
when the new one is completed, will be
used for storage of cars, side track, etc
The surveying will he completed by to,
night aud Mr.. Reynolds will commence
his work tomorrow morning The GOES
struction will be pushed as fast as possi>
bic and will be done about the last of
November.
\ very important Iltigrame cmanates
from Boston COZ corning the proposed ex,
tension OF the c., B & Q system. It
says The long deferred scheme Of tie
Chicago. Burlington { Qlincy mauage>
meut to take mote active part in cons
peting FOR northwestern trati c was devei>
Oped Yesterday by the action OF the di
rectors il deciding to offer shareholders
| $1,000, 900 Of S10,0J0,01O OF bonds and
stock Of new road TO ST Paul, to be
called the Chicago. Burlington & North
/ ern. The question was whether to give
/ the building to a syndicate, OF for the
I Chicago. Burlington & Quincy to build it
( by subscription from The shareholders.
The company Will retain $4,000 900 Of
the securities. The bonds Will be > per
I cent issues. il i, said, at 90, with s.x
shares Of stock II 81 with rac4 JpuI The
Chicago, Burlington Is Quincy 4ga.antees
( 50 per cent Of the earnings aAC "a mini,
nun q 100000 per yer as sinking
fund for the redemption Of The Chicago.
Burlington Il Quincy Will doubtless meet
with hearty welcome By the stockholi>
/ ers Of the Northwestern, s. Paul and the
/ several roads from ST. Paul and Duluth
The Burlington gives notice that South
Omaha station, on the Burlington & Mis-
souri, River road, was opened for business
July IS. with Milton Scot; Is agent. The
established rates for Omaha Nil apply for
/ Omaha station.
Tie Rock Island gives notice that hail
loaded with lime in car loads will be
/ charged for al p per cent more than the
lime rates, when tie same is reported by
line saIppers. When not so reported
regular l.. c. L. tariff rates all b,
charged on the hair
The Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific
has let contract 70 E P Reynolds. Of
this city fer tie building OF az extension
from WIns'on to ST. Jo, distance OF
fifty miles Mr. Reynolds renown as g
Icollsactor g, been at LED 'H;ce ia IT,.
last week. both times ~ wing heavv
contracts.
Ra.Ssy Conductors seem g 49,
healthy set Of fellows. There are owe
g,Ou0 rssmOtrs Of he Orier Of RaiiE
C"ra4. ana 10 the l.st six month
Of 1885 there were but eight s. as sess
ments OF death Of members. The lega
heirs of each member of the association
are paid 81 900 on the death 0 any mem
Der
This is monthly pay day on the Chica
90, Milwaukee u St Paul
Messrs. Joseph and James Biglin
wealthy residents of New York City and