Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-12-31
BY BLACKLISTING,
Operators Claim the Rock ISL
and is Doing it.
He OFFICIALS SAY NOT.
THE

| The Rock Island Arranging to Give the
New Men an Increase In waxes-A Hand
some Christmas Gift to the Dispatcher
The New sleeper on the c., r. 1. p
Sixty New Engines for the "o. "A New
| Coach to be Manufastured-OtherR Rail-
! road News
Matters in the strike of the o. R. T. on
the Rock Island are substantially the
same as they were a week ago, with no
immediate prospect of a change unless it
be fiercer fight. For 10 days past
Chairman Coons, of the strikers, has been
claiming that the Rock Island is black
listing the strikers and thus preventing
them from getting employment on other
roaGs. What grounds there are for this |
statement is not given. but Chairman
! Coons claims 10 have enough evidence of
the existence IF such list to begin legal |
proceedings against the company for
damages in names of several individuals
who, it is ssid have been refused posi-
tons on that account. The company on
the other hand is doing everything to
make the men cow in its employ feel sat-
isfed. On Christmas the dispatchers who
are now considered a part of the official
family of the road, were each given a
check for $50. The new schedule of
wages which the company had under con-
sideraton at the time of the strike will
l. he
make neat increase in their earnings.
The Improved Sleeper.
The Lucca, the first OF the new Pull
man sleepers to run between Omaha and
Chicago, leaving the former place at 4:45
p. m. and arriving in Chicago at s
: o'clock the next morning, has mede its
first trip. 1t has all the improvements.
7 The berths are half foot longer than
the old, and patent continuance makes
E the berths level. Each berth has sim
gle curtain rail, so that each section is
3, independent of the other. The entire
sleeper is more heavily upholstered than
ordinary sleepers and has brass orna-
4,
and silk curtains. The ven,ilators are
so arranged that no draft is made. The
drawing room contains beveled French
mirrors, closet, and the ladies' lavatory
also has hot and cold water. r. B.
z Jackson is in charge.
sixty More Engines.
An exchange says the Chicago, Bur
lington s. Quincy officials are talking
seriously of asking for bids on 60 more
: road engines, in order TO keep up with
|, the increasing business. This shows in
= measure. the growth Of the tremen-
Y dous business on the road. They have
been getting new engines for several
q years pAst-not to take the place of old
e lumber, bat to meet the increased de-
mand.
, WhaIeback Coaches.
It will be interesting to many to know
that a large stock company is about to
y establish plant st West Superior. Wis,
i and and build cylindrical, or whale
o back" steel cars, to take the place of
the present coaches, which are weak and
. combustible. 1t has long been known
e that stronger and less inhammable cars
y would do much to prevent the great loss
of life that often takes place in great
wrecks where cars are splintered and
v piled in heap and burned, together
8 with passengers. These new cars are
= to be built after the pattern Of whale
back" vessels, which have been such g
success in the lakes.
, Along the Tracks.
# Superintendent E. D. Wright, Of the
c., NJ. s St. P, was in the city yesterday
a short time on business.
, Freight and passenger business on al
O the roads is keeping up remarkably we'll
and show little signs of a decrease.
The trainmen of the Rock Island will
give Assistant Superintendent Hobbs q
4 banquet at Chicago before his departure
n for the southwest.
e Conductor Cummins, of the C., NJ. i
St. P, is laying off on account of sickness:
$ in his family, and Conductor ''Coaxey'
1t Csrrigan is running in his place.
= Representative Terrey, OF Arkansas
= has introduced in the house bill provid'
- ing that railway corporations shall, fol-
purposes of Jurisdiction, be decreed citi'
zens of the respective states into which
their lines of railway extend, or in which
E they conduct or carry on their line Of
business.
The Union Pacific road is beginning tc
feel the boycott declared against it some
time ago by the c., B. & O., the RocB
Island and other roads, the latter line.
returning the L. P. tickets and refusing
to do their advertising and to display
their time card matter on the walls of IN .