Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-10-27
WASA LUCKY LOAN
That Made by the Rock Island
Several Years Ago.
TO THE MINNEAPOLIS & ST. LOUIS.

It Now Roaps the Benefits Of the Inve.t-
ment, the Loan Bri"G Made When the
Road Had no Use FOR the Money-Cutting
Down Expenses ON tho Iowa Diyision-
Railway Gossip.
One of the luckiest loans ever made
was that of the Rock Islands "a, OOO.-
900 to the Minneapolis & St. Louis
road several years ago. The loan
no use for the money, and it is now
returned when every dollar looks
many times its natural size There
is no reasonable contingency which
can happen that this money will not
tide the c., r /. 4 p. over until all the
effects of the depression have van
ished. Another direct benefit to the
Rock Island is that the sale of the
Minneapolis & st. Louis to its stock
holders was conditioned on the con-
tinuance of the present traffic con-
tract. In this way the connection
will be fully as profitable to the Rock
Island as if it owned the road.
Cutting Down Expenses.
What seems to be determination
on the part of the management of
the Rock Island road to reduce the
running expenses OF its western div
ision has beensf3a1owed this week by
the discharge OF seven freight brake
men on the Iowa division, all Of
whom run out of this city. The
change also means the lowering in
rank of three of the conductors to
brakemen.
General Superintendent J. d. Bes-
Ter, of the 90" was in Rock Island
this week.
Passenger Agent T. E. Sessions, of
| the Monon route, was in the city
yesterday.
Yardmaster F. w. Mckee, of the
Rock Island, went to Chicago this
morning.
Brakeman Nj. A. r. Wood. of the
c., B. & O.. spent a few days in Chi
cago this week,
F. c. Rice.. tzifois superintendent
of c.. B. & O. lines, was a Rock ISL
and caller THIS week.
Brakeman Victor McKibben. of the
c., b. & O.. took in the sights of Chi
cago for few days this week.
Operator S. S. Pelham. of the
o., visited with relatives at Green
vile the fore part Of the week.
.. F. Price and Il. S. Gunnell. OF
Galesburg, attorneys for the C. d.
& q. road. were in the city this week
Clarence Maverty is again at the
throttle of 567. on the c., Il. l. 4 P,
which has been in the Chicago shops.
After undergoing repairs in the
Chicago shops, the S99, Charles Web
ber's c., z. l. & p. engine, is out
again.
Engineer j. A. Leighor. of the c.
B. & @. is taking a vacation, which
he is spending visiting relatives il
the west.
W. s. Fulmer, of the superintend
ent's Office, at the Z. l. 4 P. depot
has returned from a weeks visit il
Arkansas.
Cashier j. F. Kane. of the r. /. 4
p, leaves today to spend Sunda,
with his sister, Miss Jennie A. Kane
at Chicago.
Cashier Hsnry P. Custer. Of tn
c.. B. & Q accompanied by hi
daughter, ivspending a few day
with Chicas Relatives.
After bein laid up for several day
with another attack of rheumatism
Master Mechanic G. j. Dempsey, q
( the c., b. & O., is back at wor
, again.
, II. Brandt, brakeman for the %.
is laid up with sore hand, havin
had it burnt while making fire in
way car the other night. X. A
, Swisher is taking his run.
, Commencing Nov. 6, the c.. X.
, & P. will during the winter month
) run tourists cars to Los Angeles
: Cal, via Fort Worth, Tex, leavin
: Rock Island every Tuesday at 11:2
= p. m.
E h. NJ. North, civil engineer of tn
= Rock Island road, has taken rooms a
!: the Harper, his mission here being t
oversee the lowering of the Rock Isl
and tracks 10 Moline to the newly es
tablished grade.
Engineer Frank Haney, of the c.
Il. /. & p, has returned to the foot
board of the 5S3, after an absence 9
several weeks. occasioned by tn
death of his wife. He is one Of tn
most popular engineers on the Iii
nois division. and the boys along tn
line are glad to see his familiar fac
again.