Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-08-06
RAILWAY RUMORS.
Ahe Reported Consolidation in Dav.
eupOrt-ManEga LOuderbaek's DE.
niaI-Indicattons.

Inc Union OF this morning gives extern
oed notice to one of many rumors which
have been st1oat for several days relative
to the tri-city street railway system and
says: I'VE are now enabled to announce
ON authority deemed reliable, that nego-
tlstions have been practically closed be-
tween the syndicate directors and Mr..
Allen, by which the Davenport Central
lines become absorbed by the Davenport
& Rock Island Rail way compan and DR..
Allen becomes the manager of the tri-city
electric street railway system. There
may be few minor details to arrange
yet, and the legal forms and ceremonies
have vet TO be gone through with, but our
informant tells us that the deal is practi>
caily made. and tina in a few days DR..
Allen will be in charge of affairs"
As stated before, this is only one out
OF thousand reports which have been
going from mouth to mouth in the three
| cities since the syndicate first talked of
selling out, and il but verifies what THE
ARGUS stated Saturday evening were the
indlcations-to wit: that the syndicate
would absorb the other lines in Daven>
Port-except that the Union prints the
further announcement that Dr. Allen is
TO be manager of the tri>city system.
This is the part that st,aTec:s Rock Isl
and, and 10 learn how far the
Union statement in this particu-
lar was correct THE ARGUS
this morning telegraphed D. Il. Louder
back, manager of the Davenport & Rock
Island street railway system, in Chicago,
and asked if the statements were based
upon facts, and this was the reply that
came ct noon today:
CHICAGO, Aug. 6.-There Is nothing in
the report that We are aware of.
D. II. LoUDERBACR.
As stated in an interview with Mr..
| Louderback before his departure for Chi
cago 10 days ago, negotiations have been
IL progress between the syndicate and the
| Davenport Central company. of which
DR.. Allen is president, bat while it is
known that each company has made over
lures 10 the other, and that il is most like
~, as said Saturday last, that the syndi.
cate will come into possession of the Gen.
trail railway, it is hardly probable that a
change will be made in the local manage
menL as far as this side of the river is
concerned. Supt. Schnitger will remain
IN general charge. it is believed, no mat.
ter what deal may be made. At least il
is hoped so, and while DR.. Allen
may by the conditions under which
the syndicate assumes his plant be-
come director, it is not probable thai
the local management will be changed in
the least. These. however, are only re.
ports, as Mr.. Louderback s telegram
| shows.
There are other things, however.
which may stand in the way OF
consolidation. One is that all the
Davenport Central company has
which is valuable is its franchises
and track material. The power plant of
tue syndicate is simple for all purpose.
should there be consolidation, but DR.
Allen possesses lines which would be oil
advantage to the syndicate to own il
Davenport, aud by abandoning those of
the two companies which ale not paying
good system could be arranged
there. But the cars of the Alien
line would be of no use to the syndicate.
In the first place they are of differen,
electrical Design and would not give the
satisfaction that the uniform system
OF motors does with which the
syndicate has provided itself. The
cars on the Allen line have been shame
full misused, too, and t number which
when placed on the track new a year ago
and were Us handsome, be it said to DR.
| Aliens credit, as ever turned out of q
shop, now look as if they hsd been run
ming for ~ years. and would be of mouse
TO the syndicate. DR.. Allen seems to
! have been unfortunate in his employees
| in THIS respect
While, as has been said, there is likely
to occur a consolidation at any time on
the Davenport side, it is not believed il
will in the least affect the lines here.
The lines here are giving splen-
did satisfaction to the public.
and are paying the company well. The
local public has no complaint to make
about the Chicago syndicate and its man
sgement. and would rather prefer to let
well enough alone than to see q change
Mrs. Caroline Schmid, residing at S21
Twentieth street, came very near losing
her life this morning by being given {
dose of camphor by her daughter by mis-