The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-09-23

instrumental 10 large degree IN arrang
ing matters So that Rock Island is not
left out in the cold. for instead Of be
ing side tracked, the clty's Importance
as a division terminus Is increased bv the
new condition of affairs which is to pre-
vail after October II, when passenger
business opens from St Louis to S.. Paul
on the great east shore road
4 conference of railroad men hiss been
in session in Chicago al! this week. and
finished its labors last night, There were
present at the meeting Vice President
Potter, General Manager Stone. General
Supt Bessler, Supt of Illinois lines Res,
sequie, Division Supt Brown, all of the
c., B. & Q, and General Superintendent
Holcomb and other officials of the new
c., B. & n. road. The object of the
meeting was to fix the time table of the
running of trans of the c., B. Il @. and
c., B. Il N. roads from St Louis To st =.
Paul. This afternoon, Division AGENT
Mack received from Division Supt. Brown
as a result of the conference, something
that is of
GREAT IMPORTANCE To ROCK ISLAND.
1t was an idea of how the passenger
trains are To ruU into this city after the
new deal is effected. According to it,
train No, is to leave St Louis at II j..
m, arrive in Rock Island at 9 p M, lay
over here two hours, leaving for St Paul
at p. IN. and arriving there at a m .
the next day-just twenty -four hours
from St Louis to St Paul This rain as
it starts from St. Louis and as it arrives
here, will be made up of baggage, mail
and express car, a smoker. ladies' coach,
dining car and sleeper The dining car
will lay over here.
Train No. 3 is to leave st. Louis at
s 80 p m, arrive in Rock Island at 625
a. m, and leave Immediately for st Paul,
arriving there at 4;30 in the afternoon.
Train No. .. will leave. Rock Island
Immediately after the arrival of the St
Paul train at 6 Is a m arriving at ) p. N.
at ST. Louis.
Train No 4 will leave Rock Island at
925 p. m. after the arrival of the St
Paul tram arriving in St. Louis at 7.o5
\. m.
THE CREWS
All the crews will continue TO have the
long Law over" in Rock Island The
crews between here and Savanna will
double running up in the morning and
back at night. or up at night and back in
the morning, making Rock Island their
headquarters. This will bring two more
full crews to Rock Island. All engines
and freight crews will also lay up here
Another important feature of the new
arrangement are the
PEORIA TRAINS,
which are to be put on from this city.
leaving here at Gas a M. arriving IN
Peoria at 10 a. m. leaving Peoria at
$50 p. m. and arriving in Rock Island
at 8 p. m. All trains to St Louis will
run via Monmouth, while those to Peoria
will 90 over the new Rio cut>off
The afternoon Bcardstown accommoda>
ton and Sterling morning train, will not
be materially affected by the changes.
The 20" has done well; it has acted
fairly by Rock Island to be sure, and
there should be a public ratification meet
ing held right away.
TRACK TALK
Tie contracting firm OF Walsh & Ed
wards, composed of AID Walsh of Dav =
export and AID Edwards of this city. has
ruceivcd the contract for the construction
of round house for the C r I & P rail
road at Stuart Iowa, the contrant calling
Tor ; 80, wv structure.
The first rail on the Galena branch of
the c., B. & N, was laid Monday, and
by night about 1000 feet of track was
completed. Over one half Of the grading
of the road is now completed and the
contractors fully expect to have their
work finished by Oct IS, the time speci-
fed in the contract. The grading has been
done in detached pieces and not in con
tinuous grade A large force of teams
and men are at woik and it is anticipated
that cars will be running into that city
before snow flies
That railroads have tendency to boom
a town there is no doubt. The Milledge.
vile Free Press gives an instance as fol-
lows:
There is considerable activity in real
estate at Chadwick. the first station on
the c., B. & N, eight miles west of here
the past week upwards of 81 500 worth
of lots were sold and the place promises
to become quite shipping point and
trade center. The talk, however, thai
the town is Il dangerous rival to Milledge
vile, or likely to build up more rapidly
is the sheerest nonsense. Milledgevillt
in two years to come will show greater
increase from the direct benefit of the G,
3. &, r., than say town on Its liues
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