Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-10-29
TRACK AND TRAIN.
News Notes of Interest in Rail
road Circles.
IMPROVEMENT IN THE CAR SERVICE.

Meeting of the Local Agents and Dis
cussion of the New Car Service ReguIa-
tions-The Rock Islands Report-Pros-
poets of Another Change LIN the G., r. L.
p. Time Card - Railway Notes and
Personal Mention.
The agents of the roads centering in
the tri-cites held meeting in the Rock
Island house the other day for the pur-
pose of discussing the rules of the Chi
cago Car service association Ehich goes
into effect here Nov. z. Mr.. Morgan,
8 representative of the association, was
in attendance and explained details of
the plan which is in operation in various
cities The opinion prevails among
railroad officials that local shippers and
receivers, after the plan has been thor
oughly tried. will be pleased with it. In
fact it will work hardship on no one. and
will greatly relieve the railways, who
sometimes lose the use of many cars for
weeks owing to the slow ness OF some
shippers, which on the other hand pre-
vents the carrier from handling other
business expeditiously.
The Rock Island Report.
The annual report OF the Chicago
Rock leland s. Pacific railroad was fled
yesterday with the state board OF railroad
commissioners and the income accounts
contain the following figures: Gross
earnings from operation. s19 O96 GA 90:
operating expenses. S12. 949. 264 25; in
come from operation, S. LAT $50 "a; in
come from other sources. S225. ia 81;
total income. Sc 372 494 95; totsl deduc>
tons from income. "a GA 30s 20. ret in
come, $1,72S. 1856 16; dividends. 3 per
cent common stock, sl,3S4 574; surplus
from operations for year ending June
So 1892. Ss43 SIG Is; deficit June 80.
1892. SS3 O49 %; taxes paid in Kan>
sss. S232. O19O2.
A Novel Car.
The Baltimore s ONO railros has re-
Gently placed in service "a foot lumber
Car. the peculiar feature of which is that
the inside lining extends clear TO the roof
ard no outside sbeathing is used. An
other peculiar feature is its end door.
which is 6 feet z inches long 4! d 2 feet
1O4 inches wide. This door is made of
two thicknesses of seven-eighths inch
matched boards running 10 opposite di-
rections. The side door opening is 3
feet wide by fee, q inches high. The
Ca is feet ,ches wide, So feet 10
inches long over the stills.
Road Ballast.
United States Express company here, and
who is now located in Wyoming, is in
town shaking hands with old friends, snd
will visit here short time.
An instruction car Of the c. RI. & P.
was at Davenport on Friday and during
the afternoon and evening all the en-
ploSes of the company connected with
the train service we're there and received
instructions of the late rules and regul.
tions of the lines.
Another new time card will probably
go into effect on the c., R. I. & P. one
week from tomorrow. Il is understood
that no msterial change will be made in
the running on trans on this division.
The announcement has been made of
the m marriage of Conductor Ed. Terry, the
popular ticket saker Of the st. Louis d.
vision of the c., B. & Q. and Miss
Beatrice Haynes. of Bushnell, which oc-
ours at the latter place on NoY. 16.
Rod w. Justin, formerly ysrdmsster
here. and now general superintendent of
the company's yards in Chicago. was in
town a few hours yesterday greeting old
friends.
Engineer Harry Mason of the Rock Isl
and is lying in precarious condition at
his home up town with brain fever He
has only been sick few days. but his
case is said to be alarming.
Ike Burnett formerly roaShsster on
the east end of the c. R. I.:,x P. aud
now in the employ of a stee company
in Joliet was in Rock island calling on
old friends about the city
Ticket Broker Charles McHueh went
up to Chicago last night on short
business trip.
Freight business on all the roads is
booming and passenger business is just
fair.
Larry Lyons. express messenger on
the c., NJ. & st. P. is laying off. being
called to Racine to the bedside of his
brother. whose life is despaired Of
Brakeman O'Brien is running in his
place during his absence.