Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-01-06

Also the Present Mileage In the Unised
stsse.-Ihc Worries Fair locomotives
General mud rcr.onsl News Of the Esil-
Ngad.snd Ihs,r Eep>ayc~.s
In fhc year just closed s.62s miles
Of railroad were constructed in this
country. This new mileage is less
by,elp,4 2,ooJ miles than Of either
OF tho two preceding years. and is
much smaller than that of any year
since 1878. when the total was only
1863 miles. But in the four years
from 1874 to 1877. inclusive. the adj
ditions were still less. going as low
as To 1,Ilin 1873. The lowest point
reached since 1873 was in 1885, when
only 3.13I miles were built, but IN
the following year the new mileage
lcaped to SIPS miles. and in 1887 ii
reached the extraordinary total OF
about 1900 miles. Notwithstanding
the great falling of in activity in the
last four or five years, the past IL
years have seen an addition of o.
39S miles. or an average of about B.
$40 miles a year. while IN the q
years. since 1873. no less than 107.'
jS5 miles were built. the average in
crease being 5.S19 miles per year.
Present Mileage.
The present railway mileage OF the
United States is 111.Sj3 miles. j
will require only an average increas'
of >. l6l miles for the next sever
years to bring the toia! ut the begin
ming of the year 1899 to 200. 900 miles
while i. the rate OF the ~las, 90 year
= averaged. the total will then ID
over 2l5, 900 miles.
! Frogs and switches.
The $40. Will Arnold's engine. is il
the Davenport shops.
The $50. John Schoiield's engine
is in the Davenport shops for repairs
The 5J3. Jim Carts engine on tn
Rock Island. il in the Davcnpor
shops.
Il. kcpplcr. travelling passenge
agent of the Nicklc Plate. was in til
city this week.
Robert Stockhousc. oi the Peoria
and family have returned from
. visit to Springfield.
Harry McGcc. iircing the Daven
port switch engine IS. is back afte
a tussle with the grippe.
Duncan Il. Clark's theatrical CON
pany passed through the today in
special ear over the Peoria for Galv;
Jack" Schoiicld. William Mosley
Billy Parker and Billy McElrath. {
the Rock Island. are on the sick lis'
The Rhca and Milton Noble.
theatrical companies. passed throug
Rock Island. over the Peoria. thi
week.
The oil. Of the Rock Island. ..CoI
ME" O'Brien's engine. J. ont OF III
Rock Island shops. after undergoin
repairs.
The 195. Harry Horns engine.
running instead Of the lis. ii havin
been pat ON the construction trail
on the Southwest.
The ?i5. George Rockers old cl
CINE. now running as an extra pa
. scngcr engine. Is out of the Chicac
shops, after being painted.
The G.. NJ. IL II. 7. will have
change in it, time table. taking G
feet tomorrow. but trains runnin
into Rock Island will not be aiirctc,
The Western Passenger associatio
has agreed to advance commission |
ticket agents. but not at the old ii:
urcs. The agreement holds roc
from Dee. |, 1898.
Engineer bob" Rodgers. of Il
Peoria. is rs happy n can be now
anil all because his engine, the Il.
out of the Peoria shops after &c,
cral ovcrhauling.
The 333, Horton. kas.. passe,
ger engine. is out ot the Dayenpo
J. shops. and Engineer billy" Spra-,
has been breaking it in. 1t W;
, taken to Horton today.
Engineer Jack Dailcv's smilir
countenance does not adorn the C:
OF the c.. l.. !. L. F.. 32S. these day
, .Jacl, il sick and Will Arnold is ru,
ming the engine in'hi, place.
? jack" Greedy WAS among Il
lost few DAYS ago. No one seem,
To know where he was. hut now Il
$50. of the Rock Island. is out of Il
: shops and is as fresh as a daisy. n.
once more the boys see Jacks ..ph
soy" ut the helm.
just now an interesting test
speed is being made by the En-li.
Locomotives. james Taleman. built
+. &. Windy for exhibition ut d
Worlds fair. and the American cor
'pound locomotive Columbia. whit
was built Ivy the Baldwin locomoti'
works. and which was an attracti,
mt the Worlds fair. The Columb
has been doing service on frcig
trains since the close of the World
fair. but will probably bc transfcrr,