Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-05-04
RAILWAY MATTERS
Improved Train Service Pro.
posed on the Burlington.
FASTER TINE TO ST. LOUIS LIABLE.

The r. I. s p. Dispatchlng Department
aud Mr.. Greenough's Increased Duties
Other Railroad News Of Personal and
General Interest.
Some alterations looking toward
the improvement of service between
Rock Island and St. Louis are ex-
pected in a new time card to be is
sued in a few weeks by the c., b. &
O. While this company furnishes
good accommodations at the present
time. recent improvements by an
other road have made competition
somewhat interesting, and therefore
necessitates q movement on the part
of the Burlington. 1t is understood
a reduction of time between here and
Missouri's metropolis and possibly
to other points, as well as of the bet
terment of travelling accommoda-
tions. are being considered among
other things, and if adopted. will
add materially to the already excel
lent service afforded the public.
The duties of Superintendent H. B.
Sudlow, of the r. /. & P. having in
creased to such an extent as to re-
quire assistance, H. 2. Greenough
will hereafter devote more OF his at
tention in this direction. an extra
operator, C.. d. Williams, having
been employed that he might absent
himself from the keyboard. With
the engagement of MIR. Williams, the
three operators will have their work
ing hours fixed at eight hours each;
B. c. Swagin from 8 q. m. to p.
m; s. N. Conover from 4 p. m. to
~ midnight and c. d. Williams from
then till 8 in the morning. Mr..
Greenough will continue as superin-
tendent of telegraph in connection
with such such other duties, particu-
iarly line overseeing, as will relieve
Mr.. Sudlow. Mr.. Sudlow and
wife, accompanied by her sister,
Mrs. Wylie, Of Davenport, leave Mon
day for Baden Springs, Ind, the
formers health being somewhat i'm
paired. In the meantime Mr.. Green.
ough will act as superintendent.
Notes.
Frank Simpsons Rock Island en-
CINE $50 is out of the Chicago repair
shops.
Fred Copp has resumed his cler.
ical duties at the So" after a 20.
days vacation.
All indications are that the Rock
Island and Davenport lower railroad
bridge will be built the coming sum
mer.
Engineer Tom Magill parted COM
pany with the $50, which was sent
to the c., r. l. Il P. shops at Daven-
port. -.-
Operator w. H. Hyde. of the c.,
B. 4 O., who was summoned to
Hastings, Neb., on account of his
mothers illness, has returned, leav-
ing her much improved.
Conductor J. H. Casford. off the
east end, is punching tickets for the
Milwaukee between here and Free
port, during Captain Fuller's alb.
sence, which is indefinite.
Engine 279, c., M. & st. P, usually
arriving here early in the morning
on the through freight from Chicago,
says the Davenport Democrat. has a
whistle that is the talk of the town.
1t sounds at q distance like the yelp
Of scalded dog. and near by it has
the tone of q caliope out of tune.
The engineer who occupies the right
side of this particular cab under
stands how to use it, too. If there
is any unearthly combination OF
noise in the thing that he cannot
coax out of it that fact is not due to
his failure to try it. Among the To-
comotives of the city this particu.
lar one is unique by reason of its
voice.