Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-07-22
SURVEYS DEPOT SITE.
Civil Engineer e. 3. Chaplin, OF
the Burlington Railway,
in the City.
GUIDE STAKES FOR ExoAvAToRs

Station VIII BE Reality Before An
other winter-TermInalC ompany's Prop
osition to Davenport-Newsa and Gossip.
f. p. Chaplin, of Galesburg, civil
engineer for the Chicago, Burlington
& Quincy road, came to Rock Island
yesterday and surveyed the company's
property on Twentieth street and Sec
ond avenue, on which we are assured.
a handsome passenger depot is to be
erected before another winter rolls
around. Mr.. Chaplin took all the
| measurements necessary for the guild
ance of the excavators, and placed
stakes, SO that that all has to be done
now is to give the order to the con-
tractor to get to work. F. C. Rice, the
superintendent ofthe systems Illinois
lines, was in town the other day, and
he announced that matters were
shaping themselves rapidly toward
the commencement of building oper-
atoms and there were but few more
details to be disposed of before dirt
would be flying on the Twentieth
street site.
The Terminal railway company has
asked the city council of Davenport
to remit the taxes on the Iowa end of
the Crescent bridge for period of 10
years in consideration of the company
having line in operation to Clinton
by Jan. l, 1900. The Democrat saws:
| ''As far as it has been referred TO bus
mess men of the city it has been re-
| ceived with every token of favor. The
| remission of the taxation is looked
| upon as being actually no expense or
draft upon the pockets of the taxpay-
ers. On the other hand it is believed
| that the Clinton line will be worth
| to the city far more than the sum of
the few hundred dollars that the tax
alton of the Iowa end of the bridge
would yield. This proposition. is an
entire substitute for the preceding
proposition that the city raise sub
| sidy of 500. 900 by a special tax, dis
Itributed over the term of two years"
BesIer's Career.
w. G.. Besler, who resigned the su :
perintendency of the Rock Island 81
St. Louis division of the Burlington
TO go with the Philadelphia & Read
ing, is the son of Mr.. and Mrs. j. d..
Besler. His father is general super
indent of the Chicago, Burlington &
Quincy, and VIII comes naturally by
his bent for railroad management.
His early educ alton he received in
Galesburg. He began at the bottom
in the railroad service. having first,
for several wears, been clerk under
his father in the old depot. He was
clerk subsequently for General Man
ager Stone in Chicago. The knowl-
edge he then had of railroad work
| was supplemented by a 2-years' thor
ough course in the school of technol-
ogv at Boston, Mass. He afterward
had further service in the Chicago
| offices. His next position was to the
position of trainmaster at Fulton, and
he filled the position so satisfactorily
that in 1898 he was made division SUI
perintendent. His ability and his de-
votion to his duties there have won
him recognition, and at the same time
he has entered fully into the literary,
social and political life of Beardstown.
Mr.. Besler is still a young man and
there is every evidence of great sue
cess before him in his chosen field
The report is that his salary will be
s., 800 year.
Railroad Notes.
Machinist Fred Brunswig, of the
Burlington, is sick.
Fireman Carl Oden, of the Rock ISL
and, is on the sick list.
Fireman Phil Bernhard, of the Rock
Island, is visiting in Avoca, Iowa.
Brakeman Messenger, of Galesburg,
is running on the Burlington's Moon
light"
Fred Hildebrandt, chief car repairer
at the Rock Island, is visiting in Wis
consin.
Fireman Frank Meyers, of the Bur-
lington. leaves tonight for visit at
Beardstown-
c. w. Cook, agent for the Central
States Dispatch at Peoria. was in the
city yesterday.
NJ. a. Pelton, boiler maker at the
Burlington. has returned to work
after an illness.
Conductor Rohwedder. of the c.. =,
r. 1. & p. is enjoying a brief vaca-
ton from duty.
F. f. Lamphere is back at his desk
in the c., r. l. & z. dispatcher's office
after a vacation.
Adam Trapp, machinist at the Rock
Island, is absent from duty on ac-
count of sickness
Fireman ID. n. Denault, of the Bur-
| lington, is at his home at Fulton on
| account of illness
Bill Winters, blacksmith helper at
the Rock Island, has returned to work
after brief illness
-Switchman l.. A Dorman, of the
| O., was called to Warner. Ill, by the
! illness of his mother.
Albert Swanson, night clerk at
the Peoria. is spending the day at
his home at Bishop HILL
c. T. Smith, travelling freight agent
! for the Mobile & Ohio, was a caller at
the Peoria offices Yesterday.
Il. s. Roberts, switchman at the
I Peoria, has resigned to enter the en-
ploy of the Great Northern
Freight Conductors Ed McMullen.
A V Rider and Clarence Hibbard are
of duty at the Rock Island