Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-19
RAILROAD RATTLE.
How the Rock islands New
Rules Are Taken.
EXPERIENCE LITTLE DIFFICULTY.

Only Slight Dsviations From the Laws
Watch oovsrns the Comps.y's Opsr.s-
ing Department Attaches HsretoGsre-
Other News Aboat the Depots.
Men who have been examined uu-
der the Rock Island roads new rules
say they experienced little difficulty
in passing successfully. and ths.
there is but slight deviation from the
laws which heretofore governed At
taches of the operating department
the same thing, only
more in detail. The new rules take
effect tomorrow. One of the require.
ments in the SUPPLEMENTARY orders
is that no man be permitted to 90 to
work unless sufficiently conversant
with the company's new rules to un-
dergo an examination. All of the
engineers. conductors and switch.
men have been put through exami-
nations, brakemeu and firemen be-
ing exempted for the present. The
engineers and conductors have ex-
plicit instructions to drill their sub.
ordinates in the rules and allow them
the use Of their books as much as
possible. SO that they may know
how TO move according to orders
should occasion ever present itself.
Conductors, engi ueers and switch
men. and such others as need them
are furnished with books containing
the company's new rules, which are
numerous and specific. One impor-
tant change is made with reference
to trains waiting for one another at
stations. Heretofore an order
would be given for two trains to meet
at given point at q certain hour.
The one arriving first would wait five
minutes. and II the other did not put
in appearance. would resume its
journey. Now not a moment is
giyen to wait.
A new time card also goes into ef.
feet on the Rock Island tomorrow.
There are onl a few slight changes
in the passenger trains. which have
heretofore been published. and which
are given in the Travellers Guide"
on another page. and daily train is
put on between here and Muscatine.
Notes of the Track.
w. G. Gooch. general agent OF the
Ohio Valley at Evansville, called on
local railway officials yesterday.
Fred Jones, clerk in Yardmaster
Mckee's Office, attended the conduc.
tors ball st Blue Island last night.
W. d. Kadheld. commercial agent
OF the T.. p. & w. at Peoria, called on
railroad folks in this city yesterday.
Harry Brady, who fires for the
Milwaukee road out of Savanna. has
been spending few days with his
folks.
The $50 aud 662. the engines de-
moiished in the wreck near Brook
lyn. are being rebuilt at the Rock
Island shops at davenport.
w. L. Cornelison, Superintendent
OF union elevator 2 at Peoria, called
on the railroad companies here in the
interest of his business yesterday.
There was little dispute between
the Rock Island road and the Phoe-
nix Bridge company over the accept
area of the new government bridge.
the former complaining that its rails
had not been laid straight. A settle
ment was reached by the builders
agreeing to remedy the kinks in the
rails on the bridge.
W. G. Besler. superintendent Of
the c., b. & q at this point, was re-
elected president of the st. Louis
superintendent association, q. a
meeting held in st. Louis yesterday.
This association comprises 90 lines
OF railroads which enter St. Louis,
and which have an association cover
ing their joint interests at that
point.-Beardstown Star.