Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-07-23
TALK OF THE TRACK,
Reported Alliance Of the Peoria
With Another Road Only
a Pipe Story.
so SAYS VICE PRESIDENT CABLE.

Declares There Is No Foundation For the
Rumors That His Company Is in Deal
to Operate a Line Between st. Louis and
Minneapolis Rock Island to Increase Its
Freight House Railway Matters
III S. CABLE, vice president of the
iii. Rock Island 4 Peoria, saws he
is at loss to understand the
grounds for the persistent runners in
the Peoria papers to the effect that his
company and the St. Louis. Peoria &
Northern have joined hands in plan
to operate line between the Missouri
metropolis and Minneapolis. He de-
clares they are absolutely without
foundation. True, he says, the Peo-
ria has been replacing some of its
rails and building few bridges, but
not for the accommodation of any
other road. The Peoria is spending a
great deal of money in improvements,
among the most important of which
is the new engine house to be built
between Third and Fifth streets, the
same locality where the company had
its engine house years ago.
The people of Omaha are very much
agitated over the decision to curtaiI
the fast train service between Chicago
and Denver. The Commercial clul
has the matter under discussion and
proposes TO file protest against
lengthening the time of these trains.
1t was an Omaha man, Horace j.
Burt, president of the Union Pacific.
who took the initiative in the fast
trains. and Omaha business men be-
lieve they can still have hearing on
the case and retain the fast service
with the excess fare abolished.
Notes.
Engineers F. w. Means, William f.
Gilmore and Jeremiah Cunningham
of the Rock Island, are guiding new
engines over the eastern Iowa divis-
ion, each being assigned one of the
big 800's. Means has the S03.
Gilmore the S1S and Cunningham
the SIG. All are fresh from the shops,
and their masters are proud of them.
Conductor A. j. Stafford, of the
Rock Island, has been off duty the
past few DAYS on account of illness.
e. F. Wilson, superintendent OF
motive power of the Rock Island,
visited General Foreman Stocks YES
terday.
George Arnold, store-kceper at the
Rock Island roundhouse, has been
transferred to similar position in
the Davenport shops-a sort of pro-
motion. Henry Tielke succeeds him.
New passenger depots have been
built by the Rock Island at Wilton,
West Liberty, Iowa City and Atlantic,
lows. Most of the work on them
was done by John Volk 4 Co., of this
city.
The Rock Island contemplates ex-
tending its freight depot west to the
east line of Twentieth street. More
room is needed. The company has
had the freight house painted, and
the passenger depot OH Fifth avenue
is now being treated to new coat.
+. W. Mckee, formerly yardmaster
for the Rock Island here, has located
in Chicago. where he is in the employ
of the Grand Trunk.
Louis Jones recently resigned his
position with the Rock Island to ac.
cept one in the Office of the Rock Isl.
and Plow company
Milo Burns, the veteran Rock Isl.
and conductor, who was discharged a
short time ago with several other EN-.
ployes of the road, has been rein.
stated, and is running freight on the
Illinois division. All the boys arc
glad to see Miley back again.
The Burlington intends to build the
foundation for it's Twentieth street
passenger depot this fall.
Frank Sherman. of the local Bur
lington office, is serving in Franz
Payne's place in Moline during tn,