Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-05-05
A LOCAL LODGE.
American RaiIwa,
Union.
ORGANIZED AT KILLERS HALL

Secretary Sylvester Kellher' Inaue urates
It-Obiects OF the Union Discussed-:ciec-
tion Of Omcers-General Railway News
The announcement that there
would be meeting Tor. the purpose
OF organizing local lodge Of the
American Railway union, ut Killers
hall last evening. drew out quite a
number of railroad men. Sylvester
keliher, the secretary and organizer
of the general union. was present for
the purpose of organizing the move
ment.
BY about $3.50 fully SO railroad
men were present. and Mr.. Keliher
addressed them, sp 'aking on the OBJ
Jects and aims of the organization,
and the benefits to be derived from
it. When he had concluded, about
twenty minutes time, was given for
the men to sign applications, and in
that short time "a men appended
their signatures, and on reassemb-
ling. ballots were taken for officers,
which resulted as follows:
President-James Hamilton.
Vice President-D. l.. Cubberly.
Secretary-George Smith.
Delegate to the Convention to be
Held in Chicago June I'D. l.. Cub
bcrly.
Then followed an address on the
success of the A. X. U. in the recent
Great Northern strike. Mr.. Keliher
did not wish to be understood as say
ing that any of the other railway or
CARNATIONS were of no benefit, but
he did wish to be understood as saw
ing that none of them were as strong
as the A r. IT,, from the fact that it
took in all classes of railroad men
from engineers and conductors to
section hands, wipers, etc.
At the conclusion of this address,
the meeting was adjourned until next
Monday evening.
Frogs and Crossings,
The 500 off the Peoria branch of
the c.. X. l. & p, is in the shops for
repairs.
The 942 on the c., r. /. & P. is out
OF the Chicago shops after being re-
painted.
The ISL Of the c.. r. l. & P. is out
OF the shops, and Johnnie" Kane is
breaking it in.
Travelling Passenger Agent Van
derbilt. of the Northern Pacific, was
in Rock Island this week.
Ex-Conductors j. j. Gafrney and J.
A. Gibson, of the Chicago & Alton,
have accepted positions on the Rock
Island.
The PA, on the c.. T. l. & P. is
out OF the Chicago shops. and is run
ming on the Peoria branch, instead
of the 500.
The new time card goes into effect
on the II. l. & r. tomorrow, the
changes to be made having been full
ly stated heretofore.
Engineer Gere is the proudest man
on the c., r. I. Il p, and all because
the 9o7 is out of the Davenport shops.
and is as bright as dollar.
Southwest passenger engine GAG
backed off the turn-table ut the C..
K. l. & p. roandhouse the other eve
ming and was somewhat damaged.
Several of the train crews on the
Rock Island are employed as patrol
men at Des Moines, guarding the
Rock Islands property from any at
tack the Kelly army may make.
General Ticket and Passenger
Agent r. Stockhouse, of the Peoria.
returned last evening from Chicago,
where he has been attending a meet
ing of the Western Passenger assoc
citation.
Yardmaster f. w. Mckee, of the
Rock Island, has gone to Denver for
his health. Assistant Yardmaster
Ray will take Mr.. McKee's place.
Night Yardmastcr Carter will take
Mr.. Rays place, and Switchman
Vandyke will act for Mr.. Carter as
night yardmas:er.
An important change in the method
OF paying off its employees aud train
men has been made by the Chicago &
Alton railroad. The monthly trips
OF the pay car will be discontinued.
The regular wages checks of the COM
pany will be distributed direct from
the treasurer's Office through the
station agents, except at Chicago and
Bloomington, at which stations the
paymaster will use his pay car as
heretofore.
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