Rock Island Argus., 1894-01-27
TRACK TALK.
Some Discussion About a Col.
ored Porter's Cap.
A TRAIHNAsrEEs WITS TAXED.

1t-(seWeroo Railway u9s0rmosb0n Picked
CV Als~as The Dep~ss. 1seana Houses, Etc.
They put n new colorcd porter on
one Of the passenger trains on the
Rock Island . day or SO ago, and
ordered cap for him from Dcs
Moines. 1t was to be the largest
size. The one that came when perch.
ei ON his head looked ike n paper
wal On q schoolroom ceiling. So the
following reqnisitiOn was written out
by Trainmastcr Jones, Of Davcn-
port. for another:
Nv. II. StiIlwell. superintendent.
Des Moines: This cap only covers
his bump of phil"progenitiveness.
One a. will. I think. lit his Nspole-
.nic Uranium e.. ". JONES"
Nothing since the wire cutting
daring the strike has caused so much
stir in the dispatcher's office as this
message. says the Democrat. Wires
arc all snarled up this morning. :" said
Dispatcher Jones. IL don't want to
break the line down with that"
Chief Dispatcher Scott took look
Mt il then sat down and famed him
self. ..Phil-phil-philip-sa take that
over to Lew Severance and have it
billed by freight Il. r. b. We are
not in the express business today"
"Bettcr break it up into about three
sections and flag it," suggested the
conductor. who had Just registered
in and was chatting over the rail and
telling how the water froze to the
thickness of half an inch in the boil
er on his train this side OF Iowa City.
..I'm tired of YOU fellows" growl-
cd the trainmastcr. Us he crumple,l
up the message and mailed it. ..I'll
bet the price of the cap that not one
of YOU ever saw the outside of a col
lesc. Why eau write that kind of
a message any day. DO it all the
time"
A new cap will he built To order
and forwarded in time for the mans
next run.
| Baggage Checking RnI-~.
Six weeks ago the Western Pas
senser association roads put in effect
new rule providing that baggage
shall be checked to destination only
on second or first class continuous
passage tickets. whether they be OF
the regular or exchange order form,
and that baggage should not he re-
checked on second class or on frs,
class continuous passage tickets.
Since then Chairman Caldwell has
been requested to make a ruling as
to the meaning of the term ''contin'
uous passage tickets" Mr.. Caldwell
has issued ruling to the effect that
the term ..coptinuCus passage tick
ets- includes all first class limited
tickets. whether straight tickets OF
of exchange order form. on which
stop-ovcr privileges are not regularl,,
authorized. The above ruling does
not apply to tourists or other tick
cts. on which stop-over privileges arr
properly authorized under the agree
ment.
| Echoes From the Rail.
| NJ. s. Giles. travelling passenger
agent of the l.. 5. 4 NJ. =, visited tn
city last evening.
Travelling Passenger Agent Y. c
Chambers. Of the Santa Fc, was il
the city this week.
| G.. C.. Walton. travelling passenge
agent of the Central Railroad. O
Georgia. was in the city this week
/. DR.. and Mrs. 4. Il. Ray. who hav
been visiting their son. Assistan
Yardmastcr Il. Il. Ray. of the Roc
Island. returned yesterday to thei
home in Council Grove. Kansas.
Ennis Spaulding. of the passenge
department of the Peoria. was mis-:
ed from his desk two or three day
this week. Ennis. to keep ..in d
swim." was suffering with min
mum attack Of the grippe.
George Scott's smiling count.
nance is again seen about the roun
house, and will soon adorn the ca
Of the $40 Of the Rock Island, h
having Just returned from Texa.
where it is said George has been n
sisting the cowboys to lasso cattle
Harry Brandt. successor to jaime
Young. Of the Great Northern,
travelling passenger agent. was in tn
city last week. Jimmy" has bee
promoted, and is now general ager
Of the freight and passenger dePar
ment of the company at milwaukee,
U. S. G. Hough, city ticket an
passenger agent OF the c., X. l. 4
Mt Des Moines. stopped off in Roc
Island the other day to shake hsnt
with friends. Mr.. Hough was on h
way to Chicago. in company with
New York passengers. he having a
companied them that far to stat
them ON their journey to the metroI
oils.
The details of the deal between Il
q. S. Express company and the G
NJ. & St. r. railway are just begi'
ing to shine forth in all their glor.
President Platt, of the Express con
pauy. and President Miller. Of the c
n. 4 St. r., have, on the parts
their respective companies. signed
contract for 6ve years. the conside
alton being reported as tl.OOO,O'
per anuum for the system Of railros
embracing 8. $50. A3 miles.