Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-11-25
BACK TO THEIR OLD JOBS
e.. y Z q. Esgis~crs Return To the LehiGh
-Other Read News

-Other Read News
Six years ago. when the c., b. &
z. engineerr and firemen all walked
OF the gsnEways of their engines,
and inaugurated the hardest fought
strike this country has ever seen, the
company imported lot of engineers
from the Lehigh Valley road Of
Pennsylvania NSome Of the men had
gone out OF the employ of the Lehigh
company on strike. and others left
it for the better pay offered them in
the service Of the c., B. 4 q. Now.
it is stated. q Let of these old Lehigh
engineers are going back to their old
ro4d. They have been released from
positions on the c.. B. & Q. in con-
sequence Of the reductions in train
service that have been made ali over
that system. and the Lehigh is en-
gagged in another strike. and they
will be welcome back to their old
places. 4 large body of them left
Galesburg a few evenings ago for the
Lehigh. tits curious phase of the
strike question.
The new time card goes into effect
on the Rock Island road tomorrow.
Two new trains will he put on. one
between Rock Island and Washing
ton. Iowa. arriving nj $40 n. m. and
leaving NJ 5:l5 p. M. and another
between Rock Island and Iowa CITY.
leaving at $40 Il. IN. and returning
1T $40 in the afternoon. Hereafter
the Omaha. Des Moines and Kansas
City train will arrive at 5:25 a. m.
20 minutes earlier than heretofore.
and will leave at $50 a. m. on the
main line instead Of 5:5S a. H.. and
at $50 a. m. on the southwest. in
stead of GIG a. m. There will be ne
new advantages provided between
Rock Island and Bureau. nor will
any freight trains on the Illinois di
vision between these points he per
mitted to carry passengers.
Link. and Pins.
George Williams. fireman on thu
% switch engine. is laying off sick
Engine 34S, Sol Stevens. engineer
is in the Rock, Island shops for re
pairs.
The $50. Of the C.. X. l. & Z. And,
SogerstrOm, engineer. will be out o
the shops today.
Engine $50, of the Rock Island
Engineer Jack Greedy. went int
the shops yesterday.
The months of July. August an,
September were bloody ones in tn,
history of railroading.
Ii
gine, is out of the Blue Island shop
after undergoing repairs.
: Engineer John Horn. of the S4+ q
, the Rock Island. is sick. and Dal
Maronay is running in his place.
II Engines $50. $50, 47S. 46S and 46
, were transferred to the southwest di
| vision of the C.. 4. l. 4 T. vester
day.
II William Wymer. foreman ON tn
tunnel work for the c.. K. l. l. T..
has been laid up few days with a
attack of the grippe.
i J. Wilkinson. the popular passer
| ger engineer of the 9l4 on the Roc
: Island. is laid up with an attack c
sickness. and j. Schofeld is pullin
the throttle in his place.
The 253 locomotive. Frank Moon
: ey's engine. has been transferre
from the Iowa division to the Hi
nois division. and will hereafter pull
one of the local freights on that Iii
vision.
Whether ..Zee" Mcmahon knocke,
Connie" O'Brien out or not. it ha
been impossible to learn. but it i
known that Con" is laying off. an,
Frank Hogdon is running the 81 il
his place.
Engine 2l9. Bill Brindle, engineer
which has been doing freight worl
on the Iowa division. is destined t,
do passenger work hereafter on tina
division. and to that end it will b.
put on passenger trains numbers IL
and IL.
Conductor Cummins. of the {.
NJ. 4 St. p. has gone to California t,
] attend the international convention
Of railway conductors. Conducto
Coke Patrick Carrigan will hav,
charge Of Cummins' train during hi
I absence.
A new time card goes into effec
on the main line of the c.. NJ. & st
r. tomorrow, feature of which vii
be the lessening Of time considerabl.,
between Chicago and Sioux City
1t will not AFFECT the running o
trains on the Racine and Southwest
ern division.
Il H. M. Strong. for several year
past roadmaster on the c., NJ. 4 $,
r.. has resigned that position for
!. more lucrative one with the b. & d.
between Chicago and Beardstown
During Mr.. Strong's residence il
Davenport he has made many friends
He goes to his new field of duty tn
first of December. his family remain
I ing until spring.
| The Rock Island has bought tn