Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-09-29
A SURE THING.
The Big Railroad Across the
Continent.
LOCAL INTERESTS ARE INVOLVED
Business Men are Making Icquiry Into the
Great Project-rhe Rock Island win Not
Purchase the Minneapolis 4 St. Louis
General Railway (;Osstp

which was first made known in this
vicinity by The ARGUS of last Satur-
day, and was followed by visit to
the city by Vice President Dallin.
who has succeeded in interesting
some of our business men.
seems to be a 60, as every city
of any Importance is being visited by
the officials of the road. and the mat
ter discussed and laid before the rep
resentative citizens. Tonight a
meeting is to be held at Davenport,
OF the committees appointed by the
business mems associations of the
three cities. when the proposition
will be discussed.
May be Redeemed.
In the light OF the latest tele-
graphic reports it looks as if the Rock
Island road would not be the pur-
chaser of the Minneapolis 4 St. Louis
road, which is advertised for sale I'M
der foreclosure, after having been
operated by a receiver for long
time. 1t was announced few DAYS
ago that the Rock Island had secured
the necessary money for the pur-
chase. but now the statement comes
from St. Paul that the road may be
redeemed. The sale was to come off
in October, and the Illinois Central
was also laying its wires with view
to becoming purchaser Now the
project is said to he blocked by +. Z.
Olcott. of New York. chairman of the
stockholders committee. who has ar
ranged with those holding the ma
jority of the equipment and i'm prove
ment bonds to take them up. All of
the $i,500,000 necessary has been
raised in gold coin and will ne hand
ed to j. II. Eye, sheriff of Hennepin
county. Thus ends the entangle-
ment of the read, which began with
the appointment of receiver in
1888.
Proposed New Time Card
| 1t is announced that new time
card will he shortly put into effect on
the Rock Island road. 1t is SAID that
no important changes will be made
in Iowa. but in Missouri. Kansas and
Nebraska several trains will be
pulled off and the service reduced.
Passenger trains 9 and 10, which at
present are run through to Denver
via Kansas City. win be withdrawn
on the new card, west of Phillips
burg, Kan. In anticipation
of increased business the new
card will provide for the operation OF
the main line and the keokuk and
Washington branches as double
track, and several freight trains run.
ming on fast time will run from Des
Moines to Rock Island via Oskalooss
and Washington.
Along the Track.
Fireman Herman Barker. of the
S44, is laying off.
Division Agent H. D. Mack, of the
90" went up to Chicago last night
Chief Car Repairer Fisher. of the
Rock Island. is the happy father OF
twins.
Locomotive 716. off the west end,
has gone into the Chicago shops for
repairs.
Ben Hogan, who fires switch eu.
CINE 81, of the Rock Island, is taking
a vacation.
Joe Fezler's engine, 81, is out OF
the Davenport shops, after receiving
some repairs.
Engine 1913, Charles Webber's, is
back from Chicago, where it was be.
ing overhauled.
Travelling Passenger Agent Kepp-
Ter. of the Nickel Plate, was in the
city yesterday.
Round-house Foreman G. j. Demp.
sey, of the 90" is confined to his
home with rheumatism.
Travelling Passenger Agent Van
Deary, of the Canadian Pacific, was
in Rock Island yesterday.
Conductor T. b. Heffner. of the
c., b. 4 O.. is laying off for 10 days,
and Bob Frazer is taking his run.
Engineer Joe Dempsey. of the c.,
b. 4 O., has been promoted to pas
senger run between here and Boards
town.
Charles W. Humphrey, travelling
passenger agent of the Chicago &
Eastern Illinois. stopped off in the
city yesterday.
+. W. Porter. auditor of the c.. K.
1. & p, with headquarters at Chi
cago, died from the effects of an
apoplectic stroke ut l o'clock Thurs
day. He was one of the most promi-
nent Masons in the west.
The fire department was called to
Second avenue and Twentv-second
street about $50 last night, where a
c., Il. 4 q. coal car was found to be
on fire. Before any damage. other
than small hole being burned in
the bottom of the car, resulted, the
flames were extinguished.
A Chicago paper takes occasion to
deny the report. which had not been
heard of in local railway circles that
f. ST. John, general manager of the
Rock Island, was offered the presi-
dency of the Lake Shore l. Michigan
Southern. Mr.. st. John is in the
east. A dispatch from New York
is the authOritv uuOtpd for the