Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-11-19
CAB AND CAR.
Things of Interest to Those in
Railroad Circles.
WHAT WILL THE OPERATOR DO2

VIII Not be Accepted-New Night Office
Established in East MoIine-Increase In
the Earnings of the Mnwaukee-Brief
Fits OF News of Local Interest
An important meeting Of telegraphers
on the Burlington route and the Book
Island road, was held in St. Joseph. Mo.
Thursday. The meeting was called SCI
cretly, and great precautions were taken
to prevent the business of the meeting
getting out to the public. Enough has
been learned. however, to show that the
object of the meeting was the prepsra-
ton of schedule which is to be pre-
sentod to the Burlington and Rock Island
companies, with the request that it be
adopted, and thereby settle number of
alleged grievances of the men. Although
nothing definite can be learned as to
what the operators will ask, it is pretty
, certain that firm stand will be taken,
| and there are already silent whisperings
that the matter will not be settled with
out the aid of outside arbitration.
Relief for the Rock Island Yards.
A new night Office has been established
and an operator pat in at the eastern
terminal of the storage tracks in East
Moline, and orders have been issued that
all incoming trains will be under control
when nearing that point to be in readi-
ness to receive a signal from the operator
there whether or not to head in" 1t
will be used as relief for the yards at
this point and will to great extent pre-.
vent the blocks that have been such an
Inconvenience heretofore in the way of
keeping trains behind during the busy
season. With this assistance it is thought
that the yards here which are often
blocked during rush, can be kept in
much better condition.
Peculiar Report of Robbery.
Wild stories of $50. 600 express rob-
! berry at Davenport yesterday morning
were sfioat last night and to-day, which
, probably have little foundation. George
l. Bsgley, L. S. Express agent residing
in Davenport, left his train there very
mysteriously at a ". yesterday, and
when il reached Chicago and he was not
found. it Was concluded st once that he
had a5scnnded with large sam of
mprey. kilograms we're sent TO Daven-
port but he could not be found, and il
was given out that he had decamped. Il
! Iau,lJno -, I
up at the compsny's Office in Chicogo
yeseid y afternoon al right, and that
he money has al been accounted for
Toe story is peculiar one snd the com
psny refuses to tell where The money that
= was missiCg was found
Around the Depots.
James Fl Jagoe, travel ing passenger
= agent of the West Shore was doing bust
ness in the Tri-Cities yesterday.
Haldeman, who is connected with
J the Niagara Short Line in the capacity OF
travelling passenger agent, spent few
hours in the city yesterday.
r E. B Rowland, who travels in the in.
terests Of the passenger department OF
the Grand Trunk, was calling on the local
agents of the three cities the last OF the
week.
c. 5. La FolletE, who represents the
passenger department of the Big Four,
was doing the city yesterday in the in
terests of his company. he reports pas
ssnger traffic as good all along the line,
and showing an increase.
Engineer Charley Brown, who ran into
this city for long time over tle c. NJ.
& St. p. was united in marriage on We'd
neRday at Port Byron to Miss Winnie
Barber, and they will make their home at
Freeport. the popular groom has hosts
of friends who will wish the deserving
couple all the joys that bless happy
union.
The earnings of the Chicago, Milwsu-
kee & St. Paul road during the first week
of. November were $S13,694, against
$794,200 during the corresponding week
: last year, an increase of $40 ,494
George Smith, for long time switch>
man in the Rock Island yards, has re>
signed his position, and is now braking
, in the east end.
Switchman Tom Kilills of the c.. R. l
& P. is back at work after short vaca-
! ton.
Tom Mcmahon, the we'll known switch
man in the Rock Island yards has re-
, ceived q well deserved promotion and
now has charge of crew.
F. II. Wade of Chicago isworking the
day trick at the G. R. /. s P. during the
{ absence of Operator Fred Emmone. Oper-
stor. Riggs having gone back to his home
in Geneseo.
Will Ormiston, late of Toronto, Can,
, and O hrothor ~ NIGHT O,aratOr Ornia-