Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-03-24
MIR. CABLES REPLY.
The President Of the Rock Isl.
and Road Heard From.
DISCUSSES THE DEPOT PROJECT,

. Railway News.
PRESIDENT K. r. Cable, of the Rock
Island road. has replied to the COM
munication of the Joint COMMITTEES. af
the Rock Island Citizens Improve
ment association and the c;ty
council. relative to the re-.
moval OF the company's depot to the
place originally located. as required
by law. President Cable does not
lend any encouragement to the COM
mittees in their efforts in behalf of
Rock Islands interests, his letter bo-
ing as follows:
CHICAGO. March 90, 1894 +
sweeney, Esq, Rock Island. M.
Dear Sir: The letter signed by your-
self and Mr.. Haas, dated the 1e,b
INST inclosing to me copy of resolu-
lions adopted by the Citizens I'M
provement association at Rock ISL
and. came to my desk during nv
absence from the city. Returning
this morning find and have exam,
incd it.
In reply would say, first. that if il
is true that the running of a dummy
from twentieth street to the present
depot has been too intermittent to he
OF any benefit TO the travelling public
as stated in your letter, that diff
Guilty l think has been, or is beinp
obviated pursuant to an order made
requiring the running of trains from
twentieth street to our present depot
TO connect with all trains arriving
and departing from such depot.
The difference of time involved in
running all of our trains to Tweuti.
eth street. requiring as it would.
that they be run up to Twentieth
street and hauled back, would be not
less than 80 minutes, which period
OF time in these days of constant re-
duction of time between distant
points it is readily seen is quite i'm.
portant. Nor is it a question sim
ply whether such difference of time
would seriously interfere with the
benefits and rights of the citizens of
Rock Island, but beyond that, wheth-
er it would seriously interfere with
the benefits and rights of the travel
ing public generally-not only so.
but there is the further question as
to its effect upon the rights of this
company, our road being one of sew
eral lines reaching from Chicago to
Omaha and Denver, and competing
for the trans-continental traffic,
must. in order to secure it's proper
ton of business. as nearly as possi-
BILE furnish the same rapid transit as
it rivals.
While therefore, it is nv purpose
to deal in this matter in spirit of
fairness, l cannot believe that in the
light OF all the facts: the location of
the present depot; the period of
time which has elapsed since it was
established; the history OF our line
from Rock Island to Davenport. fair
ness to the citizens of Rock Island
and justice to the travelling public
generally. as well as to ourselves,
demand that we should at this time
order passenger trains to run to
Twentieth street and Second avenue,
as was done 20 years ago.
Respectfully yours,
Il. K. CABLE. President.
In view of Mr.. Cables position,
Mayor Medill has called meeting of
the Joint committee at his Office at 4
O'Clock this afternoon to discuss fur
Their course of action.
Died Singing.
Isaac Clappison. the young brake
man on the c., NJ. & St. z. road who
was crushed in Savanna last week,
Law for one hour before the engine
could be raised to release his body.
He screamed loudly for help at first,
and as his friends drew near him, he
called for his mother. two brothers
and sister, all of whom live in
Sabula. A special train was at once
dispatched for them, and while wait
ing their arrival he sang over and
over again the hymn, Nearer My
God to Thee" His clear. bass voice
entranced his hearers, and never did
the HYMN sound more beautiful than
then, coming from his dying lips.
To each of bis friends who came
up to him he would extend his hand
saying, Shake hands for the last
time" As soon rs his mother.
brothers and sister arrived he spoke
to them and asked for Grace.
..Who is Grace" asked the heart
broken mother.
..She is the girl l was going to
marry" he answered.
But the young lady lives in Ma
quoketa. and could not reach him
before he died. He then asked his
sister to sing his favorite hymn. and
she did SO as well as her grief would
allow. just before he died he said,
Il suppose you all know this is
fathers birthdaya" They replied
that they did. aud he added: IN
soon see him.
He was conscious to the last. and
died whispering ..mother, and smil-
ing on all about him.
Up Among the BOX Cars.
General Superintendent Dunlap, OF
the Rock Island, was in the city last
evening.
The $50, $50 and $50 Of the Rock
Island, are in the Chicago shops I'M
dergoing repairs.
Tho 59S of the C.. r I. & P.