Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-10-22
RAILROAD RATTLE.
Doings About the Depots in
Rock Island.
WILL THE DISPATCHES BE MOVE.

WILL THE DISPATCHERs BE MOVE.
A Strong Probability That Our sister City
VIII Lose Some of the Offices of the c., II.
Il. r. Which Will be Brought to This City
News Notes of GeneralEInterest to Rail-
road Nen-Personal and Other Mention.
There is strong probability that be-
fore long the g., R. l. s. P. will make
another move equally as wise as when it
removed the end of the passenger divi
sion to this side of the river Fer years
the end Of the passenger division was in
Davenport while this city constituted the
end Of the freight division. 1t became
evident to the company that as the.
ro' nd house and switch yards were on
"a. side of the river. here should be the
cud OF both divisions also. This pro-
:, :. considerable feeling among out
". neiehbors and committees
1" r. appointed to confer with
lie Rock Island and use whatever
to dissuaCe th= compar y from its course,
but II WIS OF no avail and the division In
due tire was brought over here. When
this had been done it at once became
evident that the train dispstchers and
trainmsster's Office should also be here.
but so far the officials have not ordered
the charge though there is more than
probability that it will in the near future.
As it is now all the orders,
ETC., from the trainmsster and
the business connected with the dis
pstchers' offices is necessarily con-
Quoted either by wire or telephone. which
at times is exceedingly unhandy. No
doubt exists whatever but that these Of
fees properly belong here and will sooner
or later be changed. OF course Daven-
port will not be pleased at the prospect,
rs it will then leave that city nothing
more or less than q way station on the
great Rock I>land route.
Sparks From the Smoke Stakes.
Davenporters are just nov elatcd over
a report that is being circulated that the
Rock Island car shops now located at
Keokuk will be brought to Davenport
and operated on larger scale. The
company is now at work closing up the
shops at the Gate City.
Engines No. and No. 6 in charge Of
Engineers Burger and O'Neil respective
ly.s. came together in the heavy fog nesi
Twelfth street yesterday morning and
both were somewhat splintered up as q
uad - hoo hot
running at slow rate of speed a very
serious accident might have resulted.
Boston Shank, who has been night |
yardmaster at the c., r. l. s. P. for some |
time has gone to Chicago. and Frank |
Wiegaud is acting ysrdmaster until a
new one is appointed.
Trainman Sickles. of the Rock Island, |
was in the city yesterday few hours.
A new boiler room is being built in the |
c. R. l. s. P yards near the semiphore |
where boiler will be placed to furnish |
steam for heating coaches during the
winter while they are being cleaned.
Conductor Baughman, of the c.. R. 1.
6 p, is taking a vacation of couple of
weeks.
Thomas King. of Davenport. who was
hurt in the Rock Island yards by falling
off car few days ago, and who
lives in Davenport. is reported TO be get
ting along nicely, and is not hurt AS badly
IS was at first supposed.
Conductor Johnny Lake, of the south
west division of the c.. r. I. s. p. is
back on the road again after a short va
.ation.
Operator Everts. of the c.. r. l. s. p.
n Moline. has gone to Chicago to &C.
ept a position with the Western Union
Telegraph company.
Travelling Passenger Agent Stewart. of
he Rock Island, was in town yesterday
n business.
Passenger business has been booming
N the roads of late. The rush out of
,hicago began last night. and every coach
,oing west is crowded 10 its utmost ca
acity. .
Charley Baker, conductor on the :
nain line of the Northwestern, is in the
ity visiting friends.
Among the finely decorated buildings b
Ip town yesterday there was none 1
leater than the Rock Island yardmaster's t
,ffice, which had been adorned with pa.
riotic cclors under the supervision Of :
dessrs. Hitler and Devine. +
Dav Operator helms, of the c., B. s. +
} ia off on his wedding tour and w. :
J agel. of Beardstown. is holding the key g
own during his absence.