Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-05-25
RAILWAY MATTERS
Prominent Milwaukee Officials
in the City.

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in the City.
BROUGHT BY TWO SPECIAL TRAINS.
Looking Over the Divleion-Prospects Of
North-Other News of Interest Along
the Iron Highways Leading to and From
Rock Island.
Two specials came in on the Mil
waukee last night. One was from
Chicago in charge of Conductor j. c.
Cummings and pulled by engine 543
of the Chicago division with Fred
BENJAMIN at the throttle. i. 1t bore to
Rock Island J. B. Cable, division
superintendent, and c. A. Goodnow
assistant general superintendent,
while at the same time there came
into Davenport special from Del
mar bringing General Manager A. J.
Earring, of the Milwaukee system,
and General Roadmaster Z. B. Moll,
of the same company. The two
trains were consolidated here and
went east at 6:1O this morning in
charge of Conductor Cummings. The
object of the visit was thorough
tour of inspection in view of the new
time card which takes effect tomor-
row, but which, by the way, involves
no changes affecting the train service
here. Later it is believed, however,
changes of more important nature
will come-and possibly the long
wished for Improvement as to night
trains.
Another St. Louis Line.
There is good prospects OF Rock
Island having another line to st.
Louis and Kansas City. in other
words, the choice of routes, from
Peoria, and the Alton will be the new
one, and it is not unlikely that by
this means the c. & A. will get line
of direct connections between St.
Louis and Kansas City to Minneapo-
lis and St Paul through Rock Island.
The Alton is now negotiating to en-
ter Peoria by leasing trackage into
that city from Washington via the
T., p. L. W., and out over the p, ID.
& f. to Delavan and Lincoln. at which
points it intercepts the Kansas City
and St. Louis main lines respective
ly of its own road. This accom-
plished. people going to either st.
Louis or Kansas City from Rock ISL
and could by means of the K. l. & p.
have the choice of the Alton from
those two points from Peoria. Fur
thermore, if this arrangement is
completed, it is probable that the
Milwaukee will be asked to hold it's
afternoon train to Z o'clock and thus
connect with the X. l. & p. train,
and carry an Alton coach through to
st. Paul and Minneapolis. OF
course, none of these plans are COM
pleted yet, but they are being con-
sidered, and probably will be carried
out.
Along the Track.
The new time card on the Milwau-
kee, effective tomorrow, does not
alter the service on this division.
George jenkins and l.. f. Sessions,
travelling passenger agents of the
Pennsylvania and Monon, visited
local officials this week.
Engineer Martin Cavanaueh, OF
the Rock Island, is enjoying a vaca-
ton, while his monster companion.
the 497, is being beautified at the
Chicago shops.
Rock Island engines SIP, sol, 456
and 5s7 are being repaired and fresh
ened up at the Chicago shops, and
Engineers Carl. WEIGH, Hawthorne
Hinckley, and Learey are taking life
easy.
Master Mechanic Stocks, of the C.
r. l. & P, has had the apartment
formerly used by the boys for social
purposes. converted into a private
office, where an apparatus for in
structing trainmen has also been
placed.
The Rock Island yesterday reduced
four extra engineers, w. ID. Maxwell
John Kane, Fred Channon aud Will
lam Mosley. to firemen. This move
is necessitated as a result of lull
in business. not unusual at this sea.
son of the year.
Frank p. Blair went to Chicago
last evening on matters pertaining
to the securing of right of way on
the Davenport side for the Railway
Bridge and Terminal company, which
is experiencing considerable. din
Guilty in making Roadway with tn,
project. The maps outlining the
desired track north of the proposed
bridge. will be Immediately prepared
and presented to the city council.
The COiOred Folks at the Fair.