Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-09-03
HEADLIGHT FLASHES.
News Notes From Various sources
COncerning Local Railroad Interests
Track aud Train

Track aud Train.
Frank Kane is back at his desk at the
r., l. & p, after pleasant trip to Col
orado.
Claude Arnold caller at the c., r., R.
l. q p, is back from short visit 10
friends in Chicago.
w. G. Worthington of the L s. N.
was in the city short while yesterday
on railroad business.
Conductor Ellis of the Rock Island,
who has been running one Of the Chicago
Dummies. will probably tske the LaSalle
accommodation run.
Conductor Sheehsn of the c., r. I. s.
p. is now running on and s. and Con-
ductor Wagner will probably be put on
the fast runs. and 6 and 81 and 90.
The tracks near the c.. r. 1. & P. pas
senger depot are being planked and the
platform extended. so that it runs farther
down the tracks which is great i'm
provement.
house is being reslated in places where 1t
was defective. The company seems
bound to put everything in the city in
first class shape.
Business in the Rock Island yards is so
brisk that another switch engine was put
on, and all the yard men are kept hust-
ling looking after the long trains that
come and go.
Operator &c. Emmons Of the G, RI.
& p . has been off on short vacation.
Night Operator Orrinton has been work
ing in his pace. Dan Sullivan holding
down the keys at night in place of the
latter.
Conductor Charles FINLEY of the c.,
R. 1. and p, who resigned on Sept. l.,
had on that dav completed his thirty
sixth year in the employ of that road,
having never worked for any other
since he began railrosding.
Charley Crane. another Of the oldest
and one of the most popular c., X. I. &
p. passenger conductors, has resigned
and will retire from active railroad work
He has been one of the Rock Islands
most faithful men and has a host of
friends among the travelling public.
The freight crews on the Rock Island
and Brooklyn division of the c., r. l. s.
P. have been run to death almost, the
past week. the fact that SO many addi
tional engines are required to the Des
Nones fair grounds. limiting the number
on the road, and the men have been
obliged to do double duty and to snatch
what rest they could get between times
Engine 321 was run out OF the shops
yesterday after being thoroughly over
hauled and freshly painted, and Engineer
Greedy is as proud of her as small boy
who has just come into possession OF q
little red wagon. The 321 mas been sup
piled with steam heat, air apparatus. and
is now fitted TOR elther passenger or
freight service.
A few days ago newspaper reporter
asked President G. E Perkins. of the c.,
B. Il Q, if there was any probability Of
the railroads agreeing on q passenger
rate Of one cent mile to the worlds
fair: Mot bit of it," was his rather
brusque. sharp practical reply. ''Rail-
road managers are not blamed fools;
they are not going to cause their systems
to commit suicide"
Following the tactics of an ancient
commander, the Order of Railway Teleg-
raphers. in the case of the B., c. r s
N, has marched up hill and then turned
and scampered down again. The off,
cials of the road have pigeonholed the
schedule presented them for an increase
in the salaries of the operators, and
Cedar Rapids dispatch says that it is the
last that will be heard of it for some
time at least. The collapse of the move
ment is said to be due to mismauage-
ment. and this SO chagrined the train
that they withdrew, which
was severe blow to the employees in
terests Grand Chief Runsey of the orr
der, held a consultation with Supcrin-
tendent Williams, but ii was fruitless
meeting and nothing came of it.
Rene mbered by reiIOw w0rkmen.
cane DresentatiOn took place at the