Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-01-16
THE SYNDICATE ENTERPRISE.

Mr.. Z. b. Holmes, Venture Here Caus.
Electric Equipment.
At Yesterdays meeting of the Chicago
City Railway Company. L. q. Letter. the
greatest opponent of G. B. Holmes car
ried the day and Mr.. Holmes was deposed
from the presidency. Geo. n. Wheeler
being elected in his stead as president.
though Mr.. Holmes. was retained as
superintendent. Today's Chicago Herald
thus comments on the situation:
The retention Of Mr.. Holmes as supsr,
intendent is considered an exceedingly
wise move from business point of view,
as he is thoroughly converssnt with the
! workings of the road in all the details.
In his new position he will have charge
of all the technical duties connected with
the company, but by being deposed as
president he will be deprived of all exec
utive power. The financial MANAGE
ment and actual head Of the con psny
will be vested in the president. Mr.
Wheeler. in occupying this position. will,
1t is claimed. virtually be the represen>
tative of Mr.. Letter. By making this
new arrangement the valuable services of
Mr.. Holmes will be retained, and at the
same time the real control of the road will
be taken out OF his hands.
When Mr.. Holmes concluded his re-
| port he was greeted with the warmest
| applause. The balloting was then an.
nounced in order, and while it was in
progress Mr.. Allerton arose and said he
wished to Withdraw as a nominee for the
directoryshIp, in favor of Mr.. Holmes.
be spoke in the highest terms of Mr..
Holmes and paid that gentleman a glow.
ing tribute for the admirable service he
had rendered the company during his
eighteen years connection with il. II
was decided, however. that as the ballot
ing had commenced Mr.. Alerton's prop
osItion TO withdraw was out of order.
The work at the power station, on
Second avenue and Twenty fourth
street. is progressing nicely, and within
month it will probably be completed.
The three great upright porcupine boilers
are in place and are attracting much at
tention. as the work of putting them to-
gether progresses. The old malt house
building adjoining the structure in course
OF erection, is being renovated for the re-
ception Of the machinery.
The construction of the cars is now
we'll under Roadway and by the time they
can be used. or even before that date,
the first lot of twenty cars will be here.
The others will follow shortly. They
will be here fast as they are wanted. The
various lines win be designated by colors
as now, but Supt. Schnitger has not fully
decided as 10 numbering the cars II
would avoid confusion and give a much
better impression OF the importance Of
the system if the cars were all numbered
together, commencing at about so. as that
is about the number of trailers now on
hand. than to number each line sepa-
rately, beginning at No. 1.
1t is not yet determined what line will
be the first one opened to traffic under
the new system. There are ten days more
work in the way of stringine trolley in
Davenport. and then that side of the
river will be all ready for the electric
car. The carshop and storage house on
the corner of Second and Rock Island
streets, that city. is well under way. and
a force OF fifty men is pushing it to the
front as fast as they can. IL will contain
500. 900 brick and be monster II will
be done in time TO house the rolling stock |
of the road. Things in general are
drawing to such focus that it begins to
be apparent that the three cities are soon |
to have the best of electrical systems,
and the way tue company does all its
operate the cars in such a way as to give /
uualloyed satisfaction.