Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-02-28
THE %" QUANDARY.
Everything Tied up Last Night but
Passenger Trains MOVING Today
The Outlook ia the city.

Passenger Trains Moving Today---
The Outlook In the city.
The status of the great c., b. & Q.
locomotive strike remains unchanged as
far as Rock leland is concerned. Fore
man of the Round House Dempsey, who
took out the St. Louis train yesterday
morning, brought in No. l last night,
and W. Ellwood, former fireman
in the Burlington's employ and an exs
member of the brotherhood, took the
ST. Louis train out this morning. The
Sterling passenger went out this morning
on time with Joseph Dempsey, member
of the brotherhood, on the right hand
side of the cab, while Fred Dempsey took
the Savanna train out, Both these
men have been given permanent
charge OF the engines they are
now running, no matter what should
be the outcome of the present difiicul>
ties. Tue Beardstown passenger was in
and out on time today and the ST. Louis
express and l..ail will be up tonight, hut
it is probable that nothing will be sent
out this evening No attempt will be
made to handle freight trains for come
time. Last evening Division Agent Mack
issued the following circular to shippers;
Owing to the strike of the engnemen
on the c., b. & Q. railroad system,it will
be some days before this company can
receive freight of any description for any
pt.,t nt,. 10. ,,,,n
given of the resumption of business. and
freight for points which are wholly de
! pendent on US will receive precedence.
This morning orders came to Local
| Agent Young TO lay off all the yard men
who were not actually needed for yard
duty, and the indications are that freight
business will remain at stand still for
some time yet. Division Agent Mack
and Agent Young are both busy day and
night keeping passenger trains in motion
and both feel confident that the road will
win eventually. Said the latter official
this morning:
Owe are going to win this fight, as
certain as the Burlington road exists |
Mr.. Stone does not go into this thing
blindfolded. He posted himself thor
oughly before giving his answer to the
men, and it Is my confident belief that in |
a week from now all passenger trains will
be manned and running all over the sys-
TEN, and it will not be very long before
we get freight business Strengthened
about again"
On the other hand Mr., S, A Mills, one
of the best known engineers on the divs
ion, said to an ARGUS reporter in behalf
of the engineers position;
1--WE were long while getting into this
strike. We put it off as long as we could |
and hoped against fate to the last. that it |
would not come to what it has None OF
us wanted to strike. but we simply cau't
help it, and now that we are out. and be-
lieving as we do that our grievance is u
just one, we propose to stick to it until
we receive what is justly our due"
From all over the system news comes
of the officials putting their shoulders to
the wheel and attempting to keep thinos
going Supt. w. c. Brown of the Iowa
division and formerly in charge of the
Rock Island & st. Louis division, made
two trips between Burlington and Gales
burg Yesterday, manipulating the throttle
of the fast mail engine. while the yard
master at Burlington acted as his fro
man.
Master Mechanic Wallace, of the ct.
Louis 6 Rock Island division, is running
passenger engine on the lower end and
Supt. Johnson will mount the box if it
becomes necessary.
At the Rock Island depot this morning
the officials were cheerful and seemed to
lave plenty to do in the way of office
work. All The engineers seem to be in
a comfortable state of mind and sanguine
that they will win in the fight.
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