Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-02-05

Hour 10 d miae TOTS wsy-Ear.ipeton
He Improves I,s C.i,,g ,-Davsr Ser.
HHE rumOred purchase OF q
|IN block OF property across the
l. street from Its depot in Div-
export by the Rock Island has
led to considerable speculation in Fall.
r1ad circles Toe company is dou ble-
tracking its roadway from Davenport
to Yves, Liberty. The work Is in
progress now, and 1t is the intention
20 have it competed next sumner.
Another track between these points
will avert the Inconvenience and
delays in the operation Of train.
which the read has bseu Suffering,
AID will result in a great o,ove.
meni to the service. The Rock Island
expects eventually TO coat;nus the
double track en- 10 Council Blnff,
Now as to thai Davenport. land scaui-
sition. Tho road needs more track
accommodation on the other side O!
the river as resu OF the double
track extension. and tbs Davenport
peop'e should not expect zoo much
= rew depot for ips,ance-or they
are iinble to be greatly disappointed.
rais is what one who ought 10 know
says.
The Davenport Leader saws:
There is - current rumOr that the
completion OF the Crescent bridge will
bring the Big Four from Peoria. Pro
motors Of tie bsidgs declare with
almost impressiveness that ut least
two roads not now dreamed OF are
only waiting the chance to cross the
river to enter this city, and it is 70.
gsrdcd as certain that the Milwau-
KEGS two lines. one on each side o.
the river. will be united by the
bridge, and that the Chicago. Bar.
lington Il q iincy. which now trans
fers to its oilicc here, will then oper-
ate its trains from St. Louis, Chi
cago and st. Paul to Davenport"
The Darlington will put on two
new fast trains, beginning next week
They viii make the run between Chi.
csgo and Denver, and will clip many
minutes of any passenger schedule
that has been In existence before.
They are needed TO accommodate the
heavy increase in the western traffic.
aud TO meet the competition from
The Northwestern. The new trains
save been promised for some time,
and now that they are to be put on,
they will materially improve the ser.
vicc.
Oihsr Railway Notes.
Conductor +. g. Ellis, OF the Rock
Island, has resigned.
The annual masquerade ball OF the
brotherhood OF Locomotive Piremen
occurs at Armory hall Feb IL.
The storeroom at the Rock Island
roundhouse is undergoing repairs
aew brick floor. shelving, etc. Store
keeper George Arnold is c,nse
quen,ly happy.
Conductor j. A. STAFF ord, OF the
Rock Island. Is sojourning ia New
Mexico. lie is accompanied by Lis
si'e. Conductor j. Dizotell ha.
charge OF his run in the meantime.
Engineers James Smith and Steve
IL over, OF tho Kock Island, arc now
guiding lo-whcelers between here
,ad Valley Junction. The looomo.
iives are whopIers, and are EN- ricy ed
IN pulling Nos. 5 and 6, tee Denver
limited passenger trairs. They take
the place oi,hree engines which have
'ofore been in service on these runs.
TIE Order Of Railway Telegra Pliers
which recently won for the knights Of
the key on the Canadian Pa iiic an in.
crease in salary Of sSJ 600 AID other
valuable concessions, has now turned
its attention to the Norfolk l. West
ern railway. The system il = large
one and in the ntighborhood OF 7ou
telegraphers are employed. A new
.chedule Is soon to 60 into effect and
the order Is using its influence to Sc.
cure an increase in wages for the
men.
The Burlington system has inaug.
urated q new scheme of mum sering
its locomotives. Heretofore the en-.
gines on each road were numbered
independently. Now they are to be
designated according to thousands
for instance. on the c.. 3. & Q all
are numbered from 1000 to 1000.
All the coaches on the system are
being lettered Burlington" at tho
top with the name OF the road
below the windows.
William II. BrAwley, hos.Ier at
the Rock Islands rouudhouse. has q
letter from j. W. Walker, who re-
Gently took the foremauship Of the
{ Il. l. & z, shops at Chickashaw.
Indian territory. He says the
weather is Tine there; and the red
skins are plentiful. He says he did
not sleep well the frat few nights he
was there, being disturbed by youth
full recollections OF how the Indians
us.d n s,af, sha x~h,t.. "a,