Rock Island Argus., 1895-12-07
ANOTHER CUT IN TIME.
The Rock Island Providing BETTER Service
to the Weat

The Rock Island Providing BETTER Service
to the West.
In new time card announced by
the Rock Island railway taking
effect tomorrow, there are but two
alterations made in the present
service-that of No. l and No.
IL. The latter will reach Rock
Island at 1880 instead of l6:45
p. m. and depart at 1885 in
stead of 1850. The departing time
of No. 1, west-bound, has been
changed from 1856 to 1O:iO p. m.
Leaving here Is minutes earlier, it
is proposed that this train will ar
rive in Omaha at instead of $50
the following morning and make
connections with the recently inaug.
urated Union Pacific limited for the
coast, departing 10 minutes after the
arrival of No. l. This will be q
great accommodation to travellers
destined for western points, as here
tofore it was necessary to lay over in
Omaha until afternoon before a west
bound Union Pacific train could be
connected with. In the previous
time card the Rock Island cut down
the scheduled time of No. l between
here and Omaha considerably, MAX
ing it one of the swiftest trains
through that section, and the addi-
tional cut announced to commence
tomorrow will boost her another
notch as time-beater.
The Rock Island G. Peoria also has
a new time card. the only change be.
ing in the arrival OF the Trilby, which
will come in at 1925 in stead of 1O:45
p M, in order to make connections
with the Rock Island.
Tabbing the Coal Consumption.
The q. keeps a record of the coaI
consumed by each engine during the
month, also the amount used per cal
per mile by each engineer. For Oct
ober on the Galesburg division the
average amount consumed per mile
per passenger car was 11.33 pounds
For freight cars it was AGO pounds
The least amount used on passenger
service on the Chicago run per cal
was by j. K. Howe, sos pounds
One engineer is charged with 11.8;
pounds. On the Ottumwa passenger
, run the highest amount was Il
pounds. The least amount used il
credited to P. F. Golden. On tn,
. Chicago freight run the higher fig
ures are 431 pounds. The leas
J amount was used by j. W. Nicher
3.48. In the Ottumwa pool j. H. Gal
lagher only used 4.23 pounds, whil'
. L nm fnh DO
! There is difference of nearly on,
pound per car per mile between tn,
Chicago and Ottumwa runs 1t i
,, caused by a more level track to Chi
: cago. making it possible for an en-
gine to pull more cars for the amour
,, of coal used. With long train
= fireman has to handle a large amour
of coal. Thirty loads to Chicago
16S miles at rate of five pounds pc
mile, means nearly S2s tons of coal
1t would be handled in tive-and-a
half to seven hours.
Notes.
, James Greenwell has resigned hi
position as switchman for the Bur
lington to accept similar employ
= ment in Chicago.
The Santa Fe railway has put on
9 rapid long distance train to max
a ,265 miles between Chicago and l. o
r Angeles, CAL, in "a hours-only II
q stops to be made.
e The Lehigh Valley has decided t.
pension its employees. A resolution
was passed providing that such por
tion as may be necessary from tn
revenue derived from the sale of en-
d ployes' tickets at one-eighth of
cent per mile be set apart and con
: stitute pension fund for the sup
: port of old employees of the com
o pany.
b Mr.. and Mrs. James McMullel
Q have returned from their honey
e moon and are now domiciled wit
}. the groom's mother at 24O8 Sevent
$ avenue. The groom is among tn
a popular Of the Rock Island conduc
3 tors, having charge of local freigh
:, run on the East Iowa division. Th
/ bride was formerly Miss Mamie Fe
= gal, OF Kasson, Minn.. where tn
v wedding was celebrated Thanksgiy
t ing day. and where she is held i
n high esteem as bright and lovabl
lady.