Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-04-15
RAILROAD RUMBulNGS.
Important instructions as to Worlds Fair
Baggage-Track Echoes.

All baggagemen throughout the
country have received card of in
struction relative to checking bag
gage during the Worlds Fair. 1t al
so contains some valuable instruc-
ton for the public. and is intended
to reduce to a minimum all losses
and bewilderment to travellers in con-
nection with their baggage. Among
the suggestions made are that all
baggage should be plainly marked
with owners name in full and per-
manent or home address, and that
in view of the crowded condition OF
baggage cars en- route, and OF the
baggage rooms at the various sta
tions in Chicago during the Column
bian exposition, the checking of
satchels and other baggage should
be discouraged and passengers re-
quested to keep such liz their posses
sion. 1t is imperative that all bag
gage shall be in good order before 1T
is checked at starting point. 1t is
essential that passengers should IN
all cases keep memorandum of the
check number and the full lettering
of all railroad. omnibuses or express
checks, and the date and point at
which they were obtained. Passen-
gers should not give any baggage or
baggage checks to an eXpressman
unless n check or receipt is given by
| him in exchange. and as an addi-
| tional security take his badge num-
| Der as means of Identification, if
| needed. These rules, it is believed,
will facilitate the handling of the
baggage and lessen the chances of
| mistakes.
| A Hopeless Undertaking.
The Freeport committee to 90 to
| Racine and Chicago and confer with
the officials OF the Chicago. Milwau-
kee & St Paul road. regarding the
order the company issued recently
cutting Freeport off as freight di-
| vision of the road has returned home,
| The committee was composed of rail-
road men in the employ of the Mil
| waukee road. They met a number
| of the leading officials of the road
but received but little satisfaction,
the tenor of the statements OF the
officials leading them to believe that
they would certainly adopt the order
posted and that it will go into effect
| the first of next month. The COM
mittee used every effort at its dis
| posal to have the company rescind the
| order, but it was fruitless. and the
men will be obliged to leave Free
port
| Supt. of Construction W. X. Nc
/ Farline, of the Rock Island, was IN
the city yesterday
The paw ears have gone out today
| on all branches of the Peoria road.
1t is also pay day at the Cable mines.
| Conductor A. j. Aurandt, of the {.
r. |. d P. has returned from trip
| to the south and west on which he
was absent the past month.
Forty coupon r. l. & P. Pacific
| coast tickets are missing from the r.
/. & p. ticket office al Galva, and a
mystery surrounds their disappear
| ance. The tickets were unlimited and
valued at $1,000.
James Young, travelling passenger
agent of the Great Northern, L. H.
| Thorpe, travelling passenger agent OF
| the PENNSYLVANIA and c. S. La Fol
Iette, travelling passenger agent OF
| the big Four had business in Rock
Island yesterday.
| The new time card on the Rock
Island providing for Worlds Fair
trains goes into effect May Z. After
| that date the engines on the through
| Minneapolis trains will do as the old
cannon BALI trains did formerly,
run through between Chicago and
| West Liberty.
Engineer ii. II. Baker, of the Rock
| Island, who has determined to re-
move to Blue Island and engage in
| the hotel business. was. with his es-
| Unable wife. rendered 4 reception 10y
Division 60. Brotherhood of Lo-
comotive Engineers the other
evening Mr.. Baker was one of
the oldest in point OF ser
vice as well as one of the best liked
engineers on TIE Rock Island system
and his associates while regretting
his departure were DESTROYS of show
ing their esteem for him in parting.
A telegraph operator in neighbor-
ing city who has grown very tired of
answering foolish questions, has
posted the following, written on a
typewriter. just outside his office
window: ssNotice-Yes, your mes
sage will 90 at once. 1t will be sent
Immediately. In fact, we send all
messages as soon as we can. We
know you wish your telegram sent at
once, otherwise you would write.
Special notice: The Supreme Being
only can inform you when you will
receive n reply"