The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-06-28
BRAVE ENGINE Frs.
Annual Meeting of the Brotherhood
of Locomotive Engineers at
Madison, Wis.
Division No. 90, OF this City. Well Rep
resented---A Gaily Decked Engine
Train Hands Remembered.
THE ENGINEERS.

IOdChCS otat tCA iOA tuS AoAb-i. hS sAoih
was special, kindly rendered by the c.,
NJ. & St. P. company to the Brotherhood
of Locomotive Engineers. for the purpose
of transporting them to Madison, the
capital city of Wisconsin, where an annual
reunion was to be held. When the train
steamed out of Rock Island, the following
knights of the throttle were on board:
James Ewing, chief engineer; John
Greedy, NJ. Boltz, J. X. Fezler E. Fair
mon, James Carl, M. T. Stafford, Geo. E.
Scott, S. r. Stephens, A. Shields, ]. W,
Smith, 7. E. Carl, w. NJ Johnston. VIM.
Arnold F. L. Hodgdon. Div. 60, Rock
Island. B. F. Fehr, chief engineer; ii. M.
Hoffman, John Brownfield, W. L. Healy,
Div. 1871, Eldop, Iowa. James Richard,
d. ]. Botsford, Div. %, Freeport, III
Geo. Benjamin, Div. 81, Trenton, Mo.
J. NJ Ackey, Div. so. Washington, 10 wa,
E. II. Skinner, John E. Mousley, Div. 60,
Brooklyn, Iowa. ]. A LIE Claire. Div.
60 Iowa City. J. Cunningham. George
Shaffer, W. j. Emerson, Geo. Il Murrin,
Div. 60, Davenport,
Geo W. Dana, Knoxville, John I
Stafford and Ed Shields, of Rock Island,
and Geo. NJ. Barrett, of Davenport,
were also on board, the guests of the
Brotherhood. The train was pulled by
engine 255, in chafge of Engineer Chas.
II. Menzie, of Division 81, Freeport.
The iron horse was deliberately decorated
with bunting, flags and evergreen, while
on either side of the tender were large
banners with the inscription, B. of l.
E." The 255 looked like veritable
QUEEN on DRESS PARADE,
as she ratified over the rails like thing
of life. her trimmings fluttering in thu
breeze at every stride. Delegation.
boarded the train at Fulton, Savanna aut
Freeport, until standing room was nearly
at a discount. Madison was reached
about Q o'clock.
As soon as the delegations had all ar
rived they went into secret session in the
Assembly chamber of the Capitol, anC
were called to order by Chief Engineer
Watkins, of Madison. who spoke cordia
words of We come. Geo. Royal, of CHR
cago, presided. and delivered a short adj
dress of advice to the engineers in regard
to their duty as members of the brother
hood. An informal but prolonged dis
Gus ion then ensued, aud at , p. IN, an
open session was held in which addresses
were made by E. E Chaplin, of Milwau-
kee, on the principles of the brotherhood
CHIEF ENGINEER
P. NJ. Arthur who explained the posi-
ton the brotherhood took in regard to
other unions, its aims and purposes, ant
the relation it bore to railways and the
public, and declared it was ia favor o
settling al disputes between its members
and employers by arbitration alone and
was unslterably opposed to coercion, die
talioD, or violence of any form.
Gov Rusk also spoke, and after hearti
ly welcoming the engineers, for whom III
said he always had a grateful though
when arriving safely at a journeys end
he turned his battery of disgust and sar
casm on the Rev W. A. McAtee. loca
Presbyterian minister, who at his regula
morning service preluded his discours
with TRADE against the governor TO
having granted the use of the assem5l
chamber to the engineers for Sunda
convention. The preachers sermon cause,
a sensation, and the governors reply aug
mented it, but the engineers were loud il
their praises of the Governor, and de
clared he made 10000 members of tn
brotherhood his friends by his manly con
duct in sustaining their annual Sunda,
gathering.
AT o'clock banquet was served a
the Park hotel. The next meeting will
be held in either Fargo, D. T., or Brain
ard, as the engingeers of those place
may determine. The date is also left t.
them.
The Rock Islam d delegation left Madison
about 9p. m, arriving here at 4:40 thi
morning.
SPARKS FROM THE sMOKEsTACK.
Chief Engineer Ewing, of division 60
stood the racket well
Engineer Menzie sustained his reputa,
ton of being a good runner.
The engineers were pretty we'll used
up party when they arrived home thi.
morning.
George M. Barrett, the popular tim,
keeper for Foreman Mirfield, took
great interest in the affair.
The boys were all pleased with Con
ductor Tilton. although he refused t,
give them stop over checks.
Many ladies from Savanna aud Free por
attended the reunion and one of tn,
Rock Island boys came nearly loosiug his
heart.
Five special trains bore engineers tC
Madison over different divisions of the G.
M. & st. Paul road. The engineers arr
loud In their praise of the generosity o
the company.
Dan Botsford provided box of cigar
on the way up, and superintendent
D. L. Bush sent two boxes from Racine
Bush is one of the most popular super
intendents among his employees, which
is caused by his fair and kindly treatmen
of them.
One of the most pleasing incidents O
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