Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-11-04
STREET RAILWAY NOTES.
Inc Now Picnic Pavilion at the Tower
Other Matters of Interest Pertaining to
the Tri-Clty system

Other Matters of Interest Pertaining to
the Tri-Clty System
The new pavilion. which the Daven-
port q Rock Island r..I.wav c~mpany is
| to erect at Back Hawk To nvr LIS win
ter as heretofore alluded to. promises to
be quite as attractive as and fully in keep
Ing with the improvements already made
there. The plans Of Pres'd .pt L1uder-
back call for a two-s'nry open picnic pa
Wilton with projecting roof to keep out
the sun and Train. both floors to be pro-
vidt d with movable aoles for the use of
picnicers AMI excursionists. while the
upper floor may be also used for dancing,
so that two sets may have a party at the
same time without interference with
each other. 1t will be located about
where the museum is now situat, d. and
VIII be fine affair in ali respects.
1t Was and 1t Wasn't.
One OF those queer cases of deception
| that are 60 often met with, occurred at the
syndicate power station the other day
which furnished no little amusement for
the few who witnessed it. The after
noon was quite cool and the wind was
blowing brisklY, when well dressed
lady came tripping down Second avenue
AS she neared the power station she
looked about her a moment and then
made u little run toward the building and
stood in one of the doorways looking up
q; the sky. She re usined there several
minutes looking around. until Engineer
Gowlin finally noticed her and stepping
up he politely asked her if she wished to
see someone.
"Oh. no SIR" she replied, Il just
stepped here to get out Of the rain ,
GlsrciDg out of the window the engineer
saw the sun shining. and realizing that
the lndy had been mistaken he told her
! to follow him arouL to another door
which she did and he led her out into the
sunlight where it wasn't raining. SDe
was almost bewildered when she beheld
the Transformation, but on being told by
the gentlemanly engineer that she had
been deceived by the condensing steam
from the exhaust pipes the lady blushed
like school girl and after begging a
thousand pardons hurried ON down town.
Notes.
= President Louderback adopted q wise
: course when he for i'd the display of adj
vertisements on the outside of his cars.
He would have carried the rule to further
good effect had he included the interior
4 of the Cars as well. Originally the cards
| CT diSnlavp6 nIacoH with do
gree of uniformity, but then racks were
4 introduced for the placing
e of some of which the arrange
ment of the bell cord attachment was AL
| tered. Then another kind of rack was
! tried and now in some of the cars the ad
Z but, are displayed above them; the mex,
} thing the entire interior of the cars vii
= be Uttered with them. and the company
will not know whether it or the adver
tising agent owns the cars. The adver,
tisements should be arranged systematic
ally in a rack of uniform size and ap
pesrsnce adapted and insisted on, and nc
, cards allowed outside of them.
The company has evidently taken NJ
. steps 10 provide winter uniforms for thu
men At least there are no Indication
D whatever of such a course at present
, Joseph's coat of old would not be in i
, with the variety of colors that ornament
, the Car platforms these days.
The company it is understood. has or
dered q new model of fare boxes on al
f the cars. This does not mean, of course
r that conductors are to be abolished, bu
e sreifor use on the ends of the lines sfte,
2 conductor leaves the car and on tn,
= branches where no conductors are re-
e quired.
e The Davenport s. Rock Island Railway
d C ,mpsny is taking pains to prevent car
;Ciing down Brady street hill in Dsven
port. A man goes over the lines Their,
and strews the tracks with sand. Thi
seems to be the only way to keep then
=. fee from the leaves and litter and mut
that gather on them aud cause cars t.
, slide this wet weather. The autumn Leaf
WV pretty in wreath framed by tn,
hands of some aesthetic young lady, has,
made u good deal of trouble on this hill
: Tnere is no temporizing with it; the onl'
3. way to deal with it is to sweep it off anC
ga cd the track.
The liberal dispo sition of the tri-cit
street railway company as regards paw
ing improvements is appreciated whe
icontrss,ed with that of the RAILWAYS i
e other towns At Danyille Ill for in