Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-11-28
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How the Small { Engines Are Be-
ing Disposed Of.
HEAVIER TRAINS ARE PULLED.
Good Old Days OF Big eals les and Light
WORK Have Passed-Rock Island Takes
Four Locomotives on the East Iowa Di.
vision @ snsxAl Railway News.

Four Locomotives on the East Iowa d.
vision-Gsnsral Railway News.
"Railroad men as q general rule
have seen their best days." said a
member Of a little group of rail-
readers, who were budding about
the stove in the Milwaukee depot
this morning.
This brought out a lengthy discus
sion of the railroad question from
the standpoint OF the engineer and
fireman. which vocatious we're repre-.
sented by two men. who have EVIL
IDENTIFY been around the country con-
siderably. YES" spoke up the fire.
nan. 1.-The days of big salaries and
light work have passed. While ali
the roads are not using the big en-
gines as extensively as others, in nv
opinion it is only question OF a few
years until the mogul will be run
ming on every division of the system.
Five years ago IS loads was the
standard on most of the roads, but
now; well there is no standard; the
order is pull as many IS possible.
The runs have been heightened, and
It about plays us fellows in the cab
out before we reach the terminus.
Engine men have no time now
70 keep their locomotives in trim,
like they formerly did. And, too,
the old time engineers are gradually
being sidetracked. They are the
boys who think as much of their en-.
5ines as child. That's saying a
good deal, but it is nevertheless the
TACT in many instances. Iremem'
GER before the o. strike I was run.
aing out OF st. Joe. Why, you coulc
see yourself On the machinery. The
inside of the cab was like q looking
glass. But now things have changed
The boys who took such pride in
heir engines have been suPplanted
~ the younger generation. AND
cow the machinery that was kept SC
bright in those days has been painted
over"
Master Mechanics Confer.
The mechanical department OF tn,
Rock Island road was well repres.
.nted at a conference held at the
Downs hotel, Davenport, today
Different matters relating to the
eolling stock of the road were dis
;ussed in the light of the latest de
selopment in the science of railroad.
ing, and those in attendance expec
20 carry away with them ideas tha
vii be of assistance to them in tn,
'nrther performance OF their duties
Amo 1g those present we're:
G. E. Wilson, superintendent o.
motiv, power and equipment, Chi
cago; H. Monkhouse, assistant super
intendent of motive power, Horton
Kas.; A. l.. Studer. master mechani,
Of southwest division, Trenton, Mo.
w. H. Stocks, master mechanic east
ern Iowa division. Rock Island; C.
l.. Bundy. Of the Davenport car shop
j. w. Fitzgibbon, master mechani,
of Illinois division, Chicago; j. Is
fitzpatrick, master mechanic n, ID
& M, and western Iowa division
J. E. Holtz, master mechanic c., K
(. & T., of Fort Worth, Tex; A. Nc
Cormack, master mechanic, Good
land, Kas.; A. Dallas, master me
chanic, Harrington, Kas.; john Gill
| master mechanic, Horton, Kas. j
Kadat, master carbuilder, Horton
Kas.; L. T. Garfield, master carbuid
er. Chicago; G. Fisher, master car.
builder, Trenton, Mo; +. Hilder
brant, foreman car shops. Rock Isl
and; j. Woods, foreman car shops
Valley junction, Iowa; j. Rsten berry
master painter. Chicago; John Hawk
foreman car shops. Davenport; NJ
Conrad, foreman roundhouse Eldon
Iowa.
Four engineers have been pulled
off the east Iowa division OF tn.
Rock Island and put on the extrs
list.
Thomas Elliott, fireman on the
east Iowa division, of the Rock Isl
and. has resigned and gone to De-
Moines.
The Rock Island has transferred
its fast mail locomotives of Engi
ueers Charles Davis aud James She
han to its Peoria division, the 80;
and 500 being substituted by the AZ:
and AIS, which have Just been over
hauled in the Davenport shops and
which were formerly run by Eugi
neers Wilkinson and Hotchkiss.