Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-11-16

General Superintendent Royce, of the
e., X. |. & P, has issued an order to all
trainman on the Rock Island system,
which has caused quite a commoti o
among the men themselves, and is likely
to create much interest to the public. The
new order directs that comm encing De,
cember /, 1888. each conductor, engineer,
yard master, train dispatcher, section or
bridge foreman, and officer connected
with the operating department, and all
employees in responsible positions as to the
running OF trains will be required to carry
a watch of certain standard of excellence,
and shall have their watches examined by
the compaDy's examiner for certificate as
to condition and quality, and once every
three months thereafter. Each person
will be furnished with certificate which
they must take to enc of the company's
examiners, who, if the watch is accepted,
will sign and return to head of departs
ment where party is employed. No
charge will be made against the owner FOR
this exam ination, but in case the watch
will not come up to the standard of ex-
cellence required, it will have to be re-
placed by one which will. Each person
should compare his watch with the
standard time of the road ana make a
note OF any variation on the memoran-
dunn blank at least once week. The
blank, with directions, is to be furnished
by the examiners. The other directions
are as follows:
If the watches need cleaning or repair
ing. they must be left with the com pany s
examiner for that purpose if the owner so
| desires, but ii he prefers 10 take it TO his
matchmaker, he is at liberty to do so, but
the watch that he carries during the time
that his own is being cleaned or repaired
must be examined by the company's ex
aminer. Where watches are left with the
company's examiner to be cleaned or re
paired, Il watch will be loaned bv him tc
the owner 20 be used during the time thai
the watch is under repairs. A watch
rejected by one examiner CaunOt bt
passed upon by another, except by the
chief examiner
The standard determined on shall b,
of a grade which shall be equal t.
Whist is known among the genera
American movement as the "l5-jew
eed patent regulator, adjusted to hea
and cold" As railroad employees ar,
continually coming in contact witt
more or less magnetism in telegraph
offices and upon the road, and so muci
electricity is being used by the public
that an employe is in danger of hsvin!
his watch ruined or rendered unrelia
BILE by becoming magnetized, and it hav
ing been demonstrated that this can b
overcome by the anti>magneuic shield,
is recommended that all employees con
nected with the operating department
provide themselves with watches protect
ed by these shields as early as possible.
Examiners will be appointed, who viii
be competent watchmakers; they will
located at Chicago, Peru, Peoria, Rocl
Island. Davenport. Brooklyn. Des Nome,
Stuart, Atlantic Avocs, Council Bluff:
Washington. Eldon, Trenton, st. JOSEPH
Lesvenworth, Kansas City and Keokut
Their names and addresses will be give
in subsequent circular.
Arrangements have been made with tn
examiners to carry grade of watches {
the required standard of excellence, an
with either gold, silver or filled case
containing the anti>magnetic shield Twill
out extra charge), and at the minimum
cost of same, and will also allow pa,
ments to be made on the monthly or il
stallment plan, to be deducted from tn
roll of the employe.