Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-01-21
RAILROAD RUMBLINGS.
Brief Bits of News About the Iron High
way-PersonaI Mention.

| way-RerSOnal MehtiOh
In all probability the most magnificent
di'play of everything applying to railway
operation that has ever been gotten to-
gether will be seen at the Worlds fair in
| Chicago. Not slone have the railroad
companies of this country been making
arrangements on an elaborate scale, but
| the leading English railways are fully
| aroused to the importance of being ace-
qustelY represented. The London q
Northwestern railway will send over
complete train Of cars, headed by the SUI
perb compound locomotive Great Britain.
| This will afford an opportunity OF con-
trssting the English compartment style of
travelling and seeping cars with our own
| improved Wagner and Pullman methods.
| The same railway will also show specis
mems OF their perm ,nent way and give
| practical illustrations of their signaling
| system. The London, Chatham &
Dover railway will not only show the sig
| mails in use on their line, but full models
of the elegant steamers employed in their
| channel service. The Great Western
railway will send the L ,rd of the Isles.
the famous old 17-toot gauge locomotive
which was built for that road.
| Narrow Gauge Roads.
A railroad with a gauge of only "a
inches is now building in North Carolina.
| 1t is to run from Hot Springs. near the
| Tennessee border. to Laurel. a
distance OF "a miles. It's course is
| through q very mountainous country,
touching also q very fine farming sec
ton. The main purpose OF its construc-
ton is to get out the timber on about
20. 600 acres of land. A type OF mogul
| engine is being built for the little road.
There is railroad of the same small
gusge now being operated in Maine and
one or two in the western states.
| Along the Tracks.
Messenger LsrIy Lyon is back on his
run on the Milwaukee after short va
cation.
Superintendent E D. Wright, of the
c.. M. & ST p, was in the city yesterday
few hours.
Acting Superintendent H. s. Cable, of
the Peoria, went down over the line yes
terday on business.
Conductor Kircher of II ard !S on the
c.. r. l. & P. is back on his run again
after couple Of weeks rest.
Ross Bookwslter. travelling passenger
agent for the Chicago & Eastern Illinois.
was in the city yesterday on business.
Ticket Agent F. Fl. Plummer, of the
Rock Island. accompanied by his family,
has gone to Chicago on short visit.
The Rock Island pay car. Gszeile, was
day late all over the system this month
on account of the illness or Paymaster
Purdy.
The Rock Island is cutting clear blue,
32,inch ice in immense quantities at
Green River for use along the road the
coming summer.
Conductor 'Coaxy" Csrrigsn. of the
G. NJ. s. st. P. is again running on Capt
Tom Fuller's trsin, while the latter is
tsking short vacation.
G. Perritt. the former Milwaukee con-
ductor who ran into this city for so many
years, was 10 town yesterday. He is now
travelling for an agricultural implement
firm.
The Rock Island yards present busy
scene these days. The additional work
that has been made necessary on account
of the passenger division ending here
takes up every inch Of room End it is
with dificu that the yards are kept
open.
The c. B. & @ is receiving new
coaches at the rate of four a day. Will
hNpgton is furnishing so cars and
Pullman 80 The former cost $4,000
each and the latter $5 900, over a half a
million dollars. If anyone thinks for q
minute that railroad business Is ell in
come and no out go tet him do the neces-
ssry multiplying to fnd out that these
100 cars will cos; the company over half
a million dollars.