Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-04-13
IT TAKES WELL.
The New Train Service on the
r. !. & P. is Popular.
ROCK ISLAND WILL PROFIT BY IT.

The Attempt to Move the Brotherhood
Headquarters To Peoria -Other News
Concerning the Iron Highways and the
Men Who Operate and Run Over Them.
The determination of the Rock
Island & Peoria to improve its train
service bv the addition of two more
trains as announced at length in last
nights ARGUS, has met with many
expressions of praise and appreciation,
and i: is generally acknowledged that
the innovation will prove. as stated.
q very good thing for Rock Island.
1t will make this city headquarters
for commercial men between here
and Peoria. as it will be more con-
venient to come here over night than
to stop over at Peoria or other inter-
mediate points, Besides, in q gen.
eral way Rock Island becomes the
terminal point of more important
trains than it has been heretofore,
and the entire arrangement will
prove an advantage that is greatly
to be appreciated.
After Brotherhood Headquarters.
Peoria is making a hard effort for
the headquarters of the Brotherhood
Of Railway Trainmen. It has gone
at the thing Systematically. 1t has
powerful ally in Grand Master Sar-
gent of the Brotherhood of Locomo-
tive Firemen. which organization
recently transferred its headq u arters
to Peoria. The office is now at
Galesbur. but a dispatch says:
The Brotherhood of Locomotive
Firemen has recently had occasion to
seek q new home. After a thorough
canvass of the field, our grand exec
utive board decided that Peoria Of
fered the best inducements as q home
for labor organization. A perfected
federation of railway labor organiza-
tions has been the ambition Of all
true friends of railway employees.
There is but one way to perfect that
federation. Until the fountain heads
Of these organizations are closely al
lied, perfection can never be reached.
Then, why not ally them by other
organizations accepting the same
generous hospitality that has been
extended to the Brotherhood of Lo-
connective Firemen. and will be ex-
tended to them? Three great bodies
will soon meet. through their rep
resentatives, in convention. The
order of Railway Telegrapeers,
the order of Railway Conductors
and the Brotherhood of Railroad
Trainmen will have an opportunity
| in a few months to do more for the
cause of federation than ever was
done before by accepting the hospi
tally of the citizens of Peoria. With
these four organizations in one city
it would probably influence others to
come, and then perfect federation
would be forthcoming. 1t is re-
ported that Chief Powell. of the tele-
graphers, is under promise to Grand
Master Sargent to use his influence
in the interests of Peoria. Vice Chief
Pierson, whose home is here. is
working for Terre Haute, and he
| says this city can have the Office if it
will make liberal offer"
The convention in May will de-
eide where the headquarters will be.
Railway Brevities.
j. d. Marston, general baggage
agent of the Rock Island. was in the
city on business.
Baggagemaster A. P. Graves. of
the Rock Island. and wife, are spend
ing few weeks with relatives at
Fulton, Belnit and Minneapolis.
Agent F. H. Plummer has placed
a telephone in his residence for the
convenience of those desiring to con-
verse with him on Rock Island ticket
matters between office hours.
Travelling Passenger Agents j. G.
Thomson. of the Canadian Pacific;
W. J. Seinworth, of the Michigan
Central, and j. Holderman, of the
| Wabash. were Rock Island callers
| this week.
The Knight Templars, of Rock Isl
and and Davenport, accompanied by
their ladies, will attend Easter SER
vices at Geneseo TOMORROW afternoon,
having chartered a special train on
the Rock Island.
John Russ, assistant baggagemas-
ter at the Rock Island depot. is the
proud possessor of roadster, which
while not furnished with the best
pedigree in the world for speed, suits
John to perfection.
The Chicago, Milwaukee e. St. Paul
has joined the list of corporations
which are conducting crusade
against employees who look too fire.
quently on the wine when it is red.
etc. An order has been issued
against the use OF intoxicants by en-
ployes and as several have already
been dropped from the pay roll for
neglecting to heed it. the presump-
tion is that the officials propose to
enforce the edict to the letter.