Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-08-29
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WILLIAM @. nIrcHcocK. site to Jack
Aud, who like himself knows every
telegraph pole and mile post along
the main line OF the swift little road
He leaves Peoria in the morning,
takes dinner in Rock Island and is
home again for supper.
Hitchcock was born in Rock Island
and here he grew to manhood. His
first railrond work was, as is the case
in the majority of the lives OF train
men. as freight brakeman, he having
secured position with the c., L. /.
q +. in 1865. running between this
city and Chicsgo. For three years
he twisted brakes and made coup
lings alike in sunshine or rain, when
he was promoted to the position of
conductor and given a freight train,
which he directed for five years. In
April, 1876, he severed his connection
with the service of the Rock Island
to enter that Of the r. !. & F.. and
he has been so employed since, the
greater part of the time that has
passed in the 90 years elapsing being
in Charge of passenger train. He
is typical trainman-conser
cautious. popular and pleasant.
Everybody who knows Hitch" likes
him. He is a member OF the Order
OF Railway Conductors and is promi-
nent in the Masonic blue lodge
chapter, commandery, consistory
and shrine. He resides with his
f,mily at 1109 Glendale avenue,
Peoria.
Model Headquarters.
Some of the most convenient and
commodious railway heacquar.
ters in this vicinity is the
result Of the improvement re-
Gently made on the Rock Island &
Peoria comPany's depot on Twentieth
street.
The occupants Of the general office:
on the second floor have been
changed about rs a consequence oil
the increased accommodations and
now each department has its owl
Office in which to transact it's affairs
A ball way divides the several offices
In the west end of the building are
the offices of Vice President II. S
Cable and Snpt. III. T.. Greenough.
Next comes W. S. Fulmer. vice pres.
idents chief clerk: train dispatchc- s
office of which Z. j. McHugh is
chief; NJ. a. Patterson. chief clerk OIL
the freight department: G.. Z. Stock.
house, claim CLERK; +. &. Spauldinp
assistant to the general passenger
aud freight agent; X. Stockhouse,
general passenger and freight sgent
Treasurer II. b. Sudlow. in the same
office being Paymaster c. Fl. Lippin.
colt and Auditor Il. II. Hudson
then comes the clerical room. There
are ten Office rooms on the second
floor, all occupied and neatly fur
nished.
On the ground floor is the waiting
rooms and ticket office. The ole
freight Office has been remodeled
Half OF it is used as an office for
Yardmaster Robert " Villains and The
rest for record storage. In the new
addition there are separate offices fol
Agent +. l.. Golf. Cashier j. Frank
Kane. Bill Clerk James Fuller
Freight House Foreman I. Hoar. and
Car Clerk H. c. Spanlding. a new
vault has also been put in and alto.
gether the Rock Island & Peoria has
what may well be termed a mode
home.
Told Along the Track.
Frank Hodgdon's Rock Island en-.
CINE GA is in the local shops receiy
ing new set of valves.
II. p. Greenough. superintendent
Of the Rock Island 4 Peoria, has re.
turned from q 10 days tour OF the
west. Mrs Greenough having also
arrived home from her Iowa visit.
Thomas Twombly's fast mail en-.
CINE 40 on the Illinois division OF
the Rock Island is being overloaded
in the Chicago shops, and when i,
makes its appearance on the track
again it wills shine like n daisy.
Tommy is running the 934 while hi.
regular is laid up.
Eight moguls are being built in
the Rock Island shops at Chicago for
service on the Illinois division. Two
of the new locomotives will make
their initial trips shortly and the
others will be launched as soon as
they are completed. The engines
are to be put on the ''dead fret CHIT"
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