Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-11-17
THE ST. PAUL'S CUT
Oischarging Employees Over the
Entire System.
THE OPERATORS IN PARTICULAR


Purch~so for the c., b. & Q.-Heard by
the Tie walker
While there is no noticeable de-
crease in the general freight and
passenger traffic of the c., NJ. & St.
F., the officials of that road are ON
every division of the system dis
charging employees. especially Sec
ton hands and operators, as far as
possible. An order which goes into
effect today, and which applies to all
towns where the amount OF business
will allow, calls for the discharge of
night operators. This can only be
done where the local agent is an
operator, he being expected to do
the day mans duties in connec-
ton with his own. The day opera
tor is then transferred to night
duty. This order will mean the lay
ing off OF quite a number, althoug III
not affecting the local force. All car
repairers are reduced from 10 to eight
hours per day.
Coal Land Purchase.
The Orion Times is authority for
the circulation of report that C.
II. Deere, while in Europe recently,
purchased for the c., B. d G., large
tract of coal land in section /, Rural
township. Coal has been used on
this land for several years, mostly
for country trade. SURVEYS have
been recently made by the %, y
looking to the building of track in
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ferred that the company had at the
time virtual possession of the land.
1t is said the company will build a
track either into the city of Rock
Island or up the Rock River valley
to Barstow: it will enter Cable,
where the company will get patron
age from several shafts; that a line
will be run from Cable to Lynn
where a good vein of coal was found
last summer. Another rumor il
that the %" will build from Gil.
christ to Cable, from Cable to sec
ton I, and from thence to Rock Isl
and. While this is feasible it is ex.
tremely doubtful, as the cost would
be immense. But the report cam,
from good authority that section l i.
to be opened in the near future b,
the road, and that lots have beel
sold to 90 miners, on which house.
will he erected.
| Division Supt. II. ID. Mack wa
called upon by an ARGUS representa-
tive this morning, and asked as I,
the reliability of the above facts. HI
stated that while he hoped they wer
true, nothing of such u nature ha,
even been contemplated by the com
pany, as far as he knew. The fac
of c. H. Deere being credited wit
purchasing land for the compan,
made the rumor all the more ground
less, as that gentleman was in no wa
connected with the c., b. & q.
Electric Headlight.
Mr.. Lowell, q railroad man, re
marked recently that the time is no
far distant when every locomotiv
will be equipped with an electric
headlight, but before this is don,
the price must be lower and som
changes made in handling it. H.
says it must be so constructed tina
the electric headlight will swing oil
a pivot and be controlled by 70,
extending from the headlight back t
the cab, so that the engineer by lii
tie eXertion can throw the light i
any desired direction; as his engin,
rounds a curve he can turn the head
light to meet that curve. and as tn
engine approaches a sidetrack he cal
turn the headlight to strike tn
switch, flooding it with light. and i
an instant showing him if it is in it
correct position for the train to pas
safely. Mr.. Lowell says there will
be saving which will pay for a
electric headlight on every locomo
tive road has, as there will be n
necessity for placing switch lights
which are not only an expense i
having a man to look after them, bu
their cost and that of the oil the
burn, is much greater than woul
be supposed. Aside from thi.
he thinks electric headlights are
preventive of accidents from hea
or rear end collision. Another poiu
he makes is that in case of an acc
dent, if the electric light can be har
. died as desired, il can be used as
signal of a wreck or trouble of an
kind, as by flashing it upon the SIX
its reflection can be seen by actu;
experiment ten miles.
BOX Car Gossip.
This is pay day on the r. l. & P.
Travelling Auditor A. Hamilton. {
the c., b. 4 O., was here Thursda,
Travelling Passenger Agent j.
Reynolds, of the B. & NJ, was in til
city.
c. +. Lemon was here in the inte
est of the Northern Pacific TIL
week.
Division Medical Examiner X.
Ehrhardt, of the c., Il. L. O., was i
the city today.
c. w. Eckerson, division maste
mechanic Of the So" was in tn
city this week.
Fireman Ed Mosley, of the Roc
Island. is back at work again, aft,