Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-08-31
THE B~AGGAGEMAN'S TIP.
1t Signifies a Great deal in the Care OF n
Bike-NOtes of the Rail.

Bike-Notes of the Rail.
A small tip-say % cents-to the
baggageman usually consid-
cradle toward the preservation of a
travelling wheelman's bike. This is
likewise applicable to the roads
which charge additional for bicycle
luggage as to one which carries them
gratis, as the wheel is a rather
clumsy instrument to handle rapidly |
and can be saved from many hard
knocks ii the baggageman has re-
ceived special instructions accom-
panied by = little soda water money
to move it carefully. To be sure.
when a person pays for the safe de-
livery of his wheel he expects the
agreement to be fulfilled to She letter.
but is many times disappointed by
reason of slight mishaps-often I'M
avoidable-whereas the Upper re-
celves his in good shape. On the
road where no additional charges
are made, of course the baggageman
is not expected to exercise as much
forebearauce as in the opposite case,
and withal the bicycle is an abomin-
alton to this particular individual,
especially when he is on duty. The
other morning a young lady was
leaving the city. She had 4 wheel.
1t passed into the car as though il
was a corpse. She had placed a
quarter in the baggageman's right.
Ear between" he replied to a by
stander, who inquired Us to how
general tipping was. Some people
think a man ought to handle their
bicycles with g!ove-covered hands
and wrap it in cotton and shine it up
when removing it. but they never
consider the Inconvenience it is even
to keep them from damage. Some,
however, have a little more sense.
and hand o fellow over a dime once
in q while-a great Il though"
The Chica yo-Om ,ha NJ .il Contract.
The c. & n. W., not to be outione
by the O.. has purchased two loco
motives which are guaranteed by the
Schenectady Locomotive works to
carry a mail train through from Chi
cago to Omaha at the rate of seventy
five miles an hour. The new engines
embody the very latest i'm improvements
known to railroad work. The boilers
are very large and the dimensions of
the fire boxes 96Xi0t inches. The
tanks have a capacity of 1859 GAL
Ions each. and the engines are built
to carry 200 pounds of steam pres
sure. The cylinders are 26x30 with
Allen valves. One of the most i'm
portant Improvements is the steel
driving wheels. being a new dcpar-
ture in locomotive bwilding, built of
steel. The drivers are very light in
appearance and the counter balance
much reduced in size, making it evil
dent to the most casual observer that
they are racers and equal to terrific
speed. 4 new departure is also
made in the placing of the brakes,
these engines haviog besides the
regular ar brakes on the driver, also
an improved air brake on the engine
trucks. The Northwestern expects
to get the contract for carrying the
government mails from Chicago to
Omaha from the Q. people if these
new engines are equal to their build
ers' representation.
Along the Track.
Engineer Feighor. of the G, b. e
O., is visiting 1T Alliance. Ohio.
Fireman Joseph Chopper. of the
Rock Island. is taking a vacation.
Engineer Harry Zimmerman of the
20" is off on a trip nuting in the
wilds of Colorado.
Clarence Norton's c., X /. & p.
switch engine, IS, is receiving 4 90
UNCOVER at the Davenport shops.
No. 907, Harry Morgan's engine,
has returned from a visit at the Dav-
export c.. r. l. & p. repair shops.
James B-ough now carries a CAL
ler's lantern for the Rock Island. He
arouses engineers and iiremen after
shutdown.
Tom Dunn is breaking in his en-
CINE, the 30. which is back after being
o%verhauled at the c., X. L. p. re-
pair shops at Davenport.
Walter Stanton, who formerly
broke on the c., b. & O.. between
here and Beardstown. is now con-
Quoting a restaurant at the latter
place.
The Milwaukee is distributing a
neat little pamphlet containing the
fish and game restrictions of the
various states through which the
road runs-valuable information for
those contemplating a fall or winter
hunt.
The Rock Island railroad recently
adopted a plan to test the honesty
Of its conductors. They were in
formed that spoilers would no
longer be employed on the road. and
that the money thus saved would be
applied TO an increase in the wages
of the conductors.
Claus. night Waterman at the c..
K. /. x p. roundhouse gave a delega-
ton of buns a touch of border life
the other evening. and probably they
moved quicker than for many a dav.
The hoboes had been drinking and
attempted to invade Claus domain,