Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1886-11-05
MIR. HARTZELL RESIGNS.
Having Finished His Road in the Face
Of all Obstacles, He steps Out.

The following correspondence which
took place yesterday is self>explanatory
To the President and Directors of the Union
Street Railway:
GENTLEMEN:-I very much regret tn al
business of pressing nature requires my
attention. and that | shall be compelled
TO sever my connection with your compa-
ny as its general manager. Consider,
then, my resignation, and by accepting
it at an early date you will confer favor
upon yours truly, J. W. HARTzELL.
Moline ILL.,, Nov. 4, 1886.
j. W. Hartzell, Esq;
DEAR SIR:-We hereby accept your
resignation as general manager, to take
effect today, at your request. Trusting
that YOU may be successful in your busi-
ness. We are very respectfully,
UNION STREET RAILWAY Co,
By GEO W. FRENCH. See.
Moline, Nov. ILL.,, 4th.
1t is not quite year ago since Mr.. J :.
w Hartzell, of Wichita, Kan. while on
visit to his parents in Moline. conceived
the idea of new road between Rock
Island and Moline, his idea being tc
quicken transit between the two
cities, and reduce the fare as well.
He organized company, which gave
him power and authority to put his plans
into action AMI carry forth his enter
prise as far as he was able. Obstacles
beset his way from the first. When the diff
ficulty of securing right of way through
certain blocks was obtained, injunctions
were thrown in his way, but he surmount
ed all these difficulties by his own per
severance and knowledge of business;
It's keenness and foresight conquered
every attempt to defeat his purpose, and
ne fought his way step by step until he hat
connected Rock Island and Moline to,
gether with an iron highway, on which
both cities may take pride. In many iu'
stances where right of way had been
granted through disputed territory by
the council either in Rock Island or Mo
line, he worked all night LAYING track il
order to avoid injunctions in the morn.
ing.
Through MI. Hartzelrs enterprise tn,
grading of college hill was accom-.
plished with much less expense to The
city than it could otherwise have been
and there are many other advantage.
arising from the construction OF this roa(
aside from its general benefit to the com
munity now that it is completed. The
road bed and track itself show remarka
Bile engineering skill on the part of Man
aser Hartzell There is not better con
structed road in the country than this on,
of the Union Street Railway, and thu
equipage which Manager Hartzell has put
on. is of the most modern and elegan
make. and when the motors arrive and
the quick travel is commenced over the
new road in earnest, the people of both
towns will thank the day Mr. Hartzel
commenced his enterprise.
Perhaps the greatest public bencfi
growing out of Mr.. Hartzell's SUCCESS
is the reduction of the fare between d;
two cities from ten to five cents, anG
breaking up of the sort of monopoly that
had heretofore existed in the Rock Isl
aud aud Moline traffic Mr.. Hartxell will
have The best wishes of a multitude oil
friends in both cities, in whatever enter
prise he may undertake in the future. As
street railway builder, he has few
equals.