Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-07-21
WHAT 1T MEANS.
The Transfer of the c., r. l. &
P. Trainmaster's Office.
1T BRINGS ELEVEN MEN HERE

The Reasons for the Change ard What
viii he Left In Davenport Rock Island
as Division Terminus General Railway
! News
The Davenport Democrat. COM
menting on the removal of the Rock
Island trainmaster's office to this
city, says that after Aug. / 1.-The tick
OF the telegraph will no more be
heard in the second story of the
Perry street station, and. almost the
last vestige of the old division Offices
here will have disappeared. And
then it goes on to comment on the
'change as follows:
BY this change the trainmaster,
the chief dispatcher, six dispatchers.
ferred to the other side of the river
for work. Most Of these men are
married 1t may be that some of
them will remove to Rock Island, but
not all of them will do so at this
time. 1t is probable that in time
they will all make their homes in
that city.
The road argues that it is only fol-
lowing its general policy Of oonccn-
trating and simplifying its service in
ordering this change. The round
house and shops have been taken TO
Rock Island, and that city has been
made the division point, because the
main yards of the company were To-
Gated there. 1t was no caprice that
located these main yards, but stern
necessity. There was not half room
enough for them on this side of the
river. They had to go to Rock Isl
and. 1t was natural that the round
house and the shops should be where
the yards are. Then the location OF
the end Of the division at the place
where the engines are housed fol-
lowed naturally enough. This com
PEELED the runs to be started in Rock
Island. The placing of the dispatch
crS and the trainmaster where the
division offices are is the next natur-
al step in order.
Advantages of the Change.
BY this change the chief dispat cher
and the trainmaster Will he able TO
see their engineers. conductors and
brakemen at the ends of their runs
without stopping them at 4 way sta
ton, as has been done here. Several
minutes will be saved on the trip of
each train in this respect alone, and
there will be no such blocking of
streets here as has been seen. The
office force will be in close communi-
cation with the shop and roundhouse
and ward forces, which they have not
been. The salaries of two 500 opera
tors will he saved. or 1920 n month.
West bound trains will not be stop
ped here, to the confusion of east
bound business in this narrow ward,
and the delay of traffic in the streets.
There will he some minor savings
and advantages to the men who do
the work in all Of these various de
partmeuts that can hardly he men
toned here. These are the causes
named by the officials of the road as
actuating the removal.
davenport will have day opera
tor, as she has one now, and as other
stations have. and il is now expected
that the night ticket agent at the
Perry street station will also be able
to take the key and handle night
messages, orders, etc. Aside from
this single instrument here the Office
at this place viii be closed. The
offices of the dining-car department.
the division freight agent, the en-
gineering department and Mr.. Kim
balls Office are not affected By this
order. They will be here for time
yet.
The New Offices.
Ia consequence of the removal OF
these Offices. the yard masters quar-
ters east of the depot in Rock Island
are undergoing general remodel.
ing. The operators room, by tear.
ing out partition, has been eli
larged some five feet, and the parti
ton which formerly separated th,
yard masters Office from the opera
tors has been removed. thus throw
ing the two rooms in cne.
Brakes and Couprn:s.
General Agent f. T. Coffee, of tn,
Il. |. a. =. at Peoria, was in Rock Isl
and yesterday.
The 500 Of the c.. r. l. & p, Ton
Foley's engine. is in the Daven por
shops for repairs.
Supt. Z. d. Wright. of the Racin,
& Southwestern division of the Mil
, waukee road, was in Rock Islam,
last night. %
= Division Superintendent W. G
Besler. of the c.. b. & O., is spend
ing the day in the city. accom- Paniec
by his wife.
The engineers of the 20" have
been cautioned to be careful abou
letting fire from their engines ignite
hridyeS and niher wonden sfrucfure,