Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-02-01
TIE IRON HIGHWAY.
Some hing Absut re Men Who
Traver.e IL Ray by nay and 9th, RS
Connected With the Hallway Sc

Connected Win the Halfway Sc
vice.
Will Lee, Of the R l s. P, spent SUI
y at his home in Gable.
F. j. Rockwell, of the Peoria, was n
G mbridge on Saturday.
E C. Van Tuyle. a long time employe
of the Rock Island road, died at Wilton
Saturday night, sged AZ
Conductor W. n. Grant, of The C r.
|. & P. construction train, Is at his home
in New Leunox, H.. fer day or two
President Il. h. Gable, of the c., r.
l. 6 p, arrived in the city yesterday in
his private car 800 and spent the day in
the city.
John Elgsn. of Freerort, is running in
Brakeman O5rien's piace on the C, NJ. s.
st. P. while the latter is taking the place
of Express Messenger Lyons.
Brakeman John Msrity. of the G., r,
1. & P. construction train, has been
called to his home in Bureau oa account
VI e4thuCeS III lie Idu4liN
George Strawhorn, a west end c., R.
L. < P. brakeman, lost pocketbook
containing $40 on Saturday somewhere
around the yards and as yet has been un-
able to find it.
James WiFill, for some time past CASH
Ter of the U. S. Express company's Office
here, has given up his position and will
turn his attention to something else. He
has been succeeded by Edward Macy,
formerly driver on one of the wagons.
Division Superinter dent c. L. Ewing
of the c., r. l. & p, has issued an order
making it imperative to carry the COM
bination flag ard torpedo box in every in
stance. He also strongly condemns the
practice of carrying torpedoes on lantern
guards as it wears out the clamps snd
makes them unreliable.
The Harrington circular has been is
sued announcing the appointment of J.
II. Palmer as general travelling agent Of
the Burlington lines 10 Missouri, with
headquarters in St. Louis Mr. Palmer
went TO St. Louis from New Orleans
three years since and filed the, position
of general agent for the Burlington. snd
he was subsequently appointed assistan:
general passenger agent.
An order fram Superintendent Evil Q,
of the c., R. /. & P. has just been re-
ceived in regard TO double heading. 1t
provides that in all cases the smallest err
CINE should be placed shesd, except where
one is fitted for steam heating ard the
other is not, then the one so fitted shall
be placed next to the train and if both are
so fitted the one belonging to the train
shall go ahead in order to know where to
stop. 1t also provides that in case both
engines have air brakes the one ahead
shall do the braking.
A commission of nine railroad experts
has been investigating the subject of
electrical transportation as applied to
railroads. The commission represented
the Northern Pscifc, Wisconsin Central
dDO ObuCL AuC ISuUCIS N9SllS0
the Edison works, the Thomson Houston
works at Lynn, Mass, and then spent,
two days at the Westinghouse works at
Pittsburgh. The result of their lsbers,
which have been concluded, and the in
tentions of the railroads they represent,
were partially revealed by Chief Engineer
McHenry, of the Northern Pacific CON-
pany, whose headquarters are at Tacoma.
He said: II believe that the motive
power will be applied directly TO the
axles of each car, thus making each car
its own motor. Experiments are to be
made at orc; they will take place at the
| various works, and much of the cost will
be borne by the railroads. do not see
why electricity should not displace loco
motives, especially over steep grades.
| The question which will be most difficult
of disposal will be the transmission of
the current and the obtaining of adequate
power in the wire