Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-02-17
RAILWAY RUMBLINGS.
The Proposed New Bridge Between
Davenport and MUiine-Notes and

News Items.
The Davenport Democrat offers the
following comments on the proposed
scheme to build road from Clinton to
Davenport and to bridge the river be-
tween the latter city and Moline:
The corporation is the outgrowth of the
scheme mentioned in the Democrat some
time ago for transfer ard terminal COM
pany at this place. Since the project was
nrst preached the promoters have been
quietly at work on it, and the organiza-
ton is the result Instead of making the
enterprise simply local one for the
transferring of cars across the river at this
place, and for the handling and storage
OF those that are to be held here for
time, the plan has been extended 1t
embraces all this plan and more, includ>
ing, as is seen by the foregoing, a plant
for line of road to Clinton via the river
towns above here. 1t is stated that there
is the greatest enthusiasm among the peo-
pie of these small places oyer the project
They are ar xieus for the construction of
the road, as are the farmers all along the
way, and it is promised that there shall be
liberal subscriptions of capital stock.
Indeed. it is said that the subscriptions
in sight will be ample TO build and place
in operation the road and all its sppur-
fences. The grade is almost a water
level all the way from here to Clinton,
and there are no engineering difficulties
of consequence to be met with.
The design in building to Clinton is to
give Davenport by connection at that
point, the trains of the Chicago 6 North
western and TO admit to Clinton the
trains OF such roads as NAV come in here
from the other side of the river. As the
plan includes the construction of bridge
at this point, which will probably be
double track bridge as has before been
outlined. the Santa Fe, now surveying
this way from Monmouth or Galesburg.
will be admitted to this side of the river
and may possibly be carried to Clinton,
being held out of that place only by
agreements that may probably exist not
TO invade the territory Of the roads that
are now intrenched there The scheme
for the construction of the transfer and
terminal yards and transfer bridge is still
made part of the enterprise
The promoters of the matter instance
the coming of the NortLw astern from
Clinton as valuable accession to this
city, as well SIS 10 Moline and Rock ISL
and. That line is 1874 miles in length
from Clinton to Chicago, aud as the plan
contemplates line only about "a miles
long from this city to Clinton, it is ar
gued that the distance from this city to
Chicago will be materially reduced from
its present figures. and that there will be
a sponding reduction in the price of
limited tickets on other lines. TAe adj
vent of a shorter line to this place, it is
further argued, will materially cut down
freigh's TO this point. There are other
advantages, among which is the securing
of the Santa Fe system from Galesburg
or some kindred point. The proposed
bridge is to be located Just below the
mouth of Duck creek.
NEWS NOTES
y dispatch from Burlington states that
20 officials are INDUCING in considerable
talk regarding the building of double
track between Burlington and Council
Bluffs this year. They say it is very
probable. The Burlington people have
bought tract of land at Colchester,
Iowa, and will put in machinery for man>
ufaciuriag clay into ballast to be used in
grading. There are many signs of activ-
iv in Improvement in the various depart.
ments Of the road.
When Gath" asked Mr. Pullman about
giving tips TO Pullman car porters he
said: I'VE do not ask or expect the pub
lie TO pay our porters. We pay them
good salaries, and we can get all the good
porters at the price We pay them. Fees
paid by foolish people often demoralize
the service. We wish the people would
stop it,"