Rock Island daily Argus., 1893-01-28
WILL BE ENORMOUS.

worlds Fatr-PreI Iarations In Progress
Other Mention.
The Worlds fair al Chicago the coming
season will in all probability be the big
g,st thing for the railroads OF the United
States mat has ever occurred. Every
railroad entering Chicago has made the
mos, comprehensive arrangements for its
share of the enormous business that will
be handed and Ill connecting lines are
following the same example and the re-
suit will no doubt be little less than per-
fection in these days of scientific rail
rosding. Scarcely any emergency can
occur that has not been provided for and
guarded against.
| Passenger and freight Business.
Nearly every conceivable scheme is be,
ing worked by Chicago parties to look
after the enormous crowds that will be in
the city and the getting them there aud
taking item away again will be one of
the most prominent features. All the
railroads will put or additional facilities
The Rock Island it is understood will put
on at least four additional trains, while the
long promised Chicago trains on the c.,
B. & Q. will undoubtedly come in the
spring in order to catch its share of the
business. la the freight service
1t will also make a decided rush
and the different companies are already
preparing for the exodus of their man to
the Worlds Fair city, After May l
the Rock Island will pay its switchmen
40 cents an hour in order to keep them
from going to Chicago and it has alread Y
made raise here, the night men at
present being paid 80 cents an hour
Next year will be the railroad stock
| helders. time to smile
| The American Reaching Out.
The American Elk )r, SIS company is still
in it, so to speak, and is hustling after
more territory. Since losing the Bur-
| liugton it has closed contract whereby
it will run the Illinois Central clear
| through from Chicago to New Orleans.
| The Southern Express company has run
the Central from Caro- down ever since
| the war, and the new change will 90 into
effect in April. The American has also
secured some of the Missouri, Kansas
& Texas territory which it will also have
after April.
| Track Traffic
NJ. S Giles, travelling passenger agent
of the Lake Shore s. Michigan Southern,
| 4 ha
est of his company yesterday.
Brakeman @. Brien, of the @. NJ. & St.
P, who shouts stations for Capt. Tom
Fuller. is confined To his home in Free.
port by sickness.
Brakeman Steve Murphy, of the Mer-
Ger county train, is now running on the
msln line Of the Rock Island s. Peoria.
p. 2. Murray. of the passenger de-
psrtment OF the Michigan central, was in
the city Yesterday q short time.
| A new aGuble track order signal has
been placed on the G, R l. & P. at
Morris, III. Il is one OF the late st and is
said to be great Improvement
| E j. PeltOn, an engineer on the VI. K
d T., has been spending a few DAYS
with friends in the city He is on his
way to Chicago on visit
| E. W. johnson, who trave Is IN the in-
'er5sts of the psssen ger department of the
Chicago & West Michigan, was in the
CITY Yesterday on business.
| Passenger business on all the roads IN
| TO tie city is very good for this time OF
year, and freight business is also excep
tionsily gooi on the differen lines.
| The divisions of officers Of the east end
of the G, K. | & p will move into their
new Offices at Blue Island on Sunday
| That place is now the end of the freight
division, where two 36-stall roundheuses
have been built, bes tes the Office build
ings
| Illinois railroads Carried 36 2S2, 537
paying passengers last year, They killed
25 passengers. 2lS employees and AT
other persons during the year
Travelling Passenger Agent Stewart. Of
the r rck Island, was in the city the | It.
! ter part OF the week on business.
Acting Superintendent Cable, OF the
Rock Island e. Peoria, left last evening
for Chicago on Eusi lcss.
No. 2 going east on the c, r l. &
P was Two hours late this morning on
account of snow in he west
Engineer Mike Bolrz. of the Rock lei
and, who has had charge of the switch
engine in the vsrds here for some time,
has been given sn engine on the Illinois
division.
Boston Shank. formerly night yard
master at the G R l. & P. and who is
now located at Galesburg, was in town
yesterday calling on old friends
Frank Weigand. who has been connect
ed with the Rock Hand yards here some
time, has been appointed night yard mas
ter in place of c. Csruthers. Mr.. Wei
esnd is popular among his associates. who
will be pleased to know of his promo
ton.
john German. former fireman on the
Racine g. Southwestern division of the
O., NJ & st. and a cab companion of
Ergio oeer Bliss but now running an en-
CINE on the msin line of the Milwaukee
snd living at Prrry, Is., is greeting o'd
| friends in r @rb IL ~ t~dav