Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-09-10
RAILROAD RATTLE.
BITS OF News From Different Sources
Relative Co Local Railroad Interests


& st. Louis electric air line has been
placed upon the MARKET and is being
taken pretty fast. The line will be 80
miles shorter than the shortest steam
route and will carry mail, freight and
passengers. 1t is claimed that it can be
operated for almost half what steam To-
motion costs, and car will make the
distance in three hours. The company
will also furnish light and power to cities
and towns along its line.
Henry Hull freight brakeman on the
west end of the c., R. l. s. p, met with
an accident near Montpelier, Ia. on
Thursday night. He came near losting
his life. By COW getting on the track
the engineer was compelled to set the
air brakes very quickly and the shock
threw Hull and he fell headlong from the
car. Fortunately he only had his left
arm sprained and his head and neck
badly sprained. He returned to his home
at Eldon, Ia. and will probably not be
able to be around for some time.
Capt. Tom Fuller, the genial knight of
the ticket punch of the c., M. & st. P.
is much elated over the result of the late
Sullivan-Corbett battle. not only because
he picked the winner and thereby got
the best of it financially, but his nibs
John l.. once tread on pet corn belong
ing to the popular con, and though he
didn't say anything to the big bruiser at
the time, he now laughs softsha-ha and
shakes hands with himself over Suliy's
downfall.
The c.. R. I. s. P. is building a new
ice house on its land just below the semi
phore in the oompany's yards. The
building is of large dimensions and will
be used to store the ice with which the
company intends to furnish all the re-
frigerator cars during the coming sum-
mer.
E. A, Peltier is nov located here per>
manently in the interests of the Ham
mond Refrigerator Car company. He
| makes his headquarters at the Rock ISL
and yards. his duties being to look after
all tie Hammond refrigerator cars and
make report to his company.
The estimated gross earnings of the
entire Rock Island system for the month
of August are 81, 935. $50 20. an increase
of S277, 3S9.79 over August of last year.
The statement is an especially good one
compared with ar excellent showing on
last years business.
Kansas this year will send to the world
go, 600 900 bu shells of wheat-a bushel
for every inhabitspt in the country.
| Special rates are being made by all the
| railroads to men going to the harvest and
the c.. R. 1. s. P. is anticipating big
| rush in handling that commodity.
c. W. Cobb chief bridge carpenter of
| the R., 1. s. P. was in the city today.
and is looking after and repairing the
compsny's property about town. The
platforms about the passenger depot are
| being repaired and everything put in
good order.
Eastern lines have combined with the
roads west of Chicago in making rate
of one and third fare for preliminary
excursions to the Worlds Fair from
cities within $50 miles of Chicago.
Conductor Stephens of the Rock ISL
| and & Peoria, is off on a vacation which he
| is spending in the west, and Conductor
Frank Redman Of the main line, is run
ming his train in his absence.
A N. Morton, formerly general pas
senger and ticket agent of the r. l. Il F.,
| and now travelling passenger agent of the
J. S. E., was IN the city yesterday few
| hours.
A new station has been established on
| the B.. c. R. s. N, about seven miles
| west of Stockton, Ia, which has been
called Sunbury.
W. a. Stillwell superintendent of the
Iowa division of the c., r. 1. 81 P, was
in the city yesterday on business.
Freight business on all the roads is first
class and passenger traffic is also good in
all directions.
Division Superintendent Ewing and
Assistant Superintendent Hobbs OF the
c., RI & P, were in the city today on
business.
Roadmaster Baker of the Rock Island,
was in town q few hours yesterday.
Made a Lively Hun.