Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-08-12
NEWS OF THE ROADS.
w. E. Scott Made Chief Dispatch
er of Rock Islands South
west Division.
RELIEF FOR THE TRAINMAsTER.

L. &. spauIdine Serving Temporarily as
Agent for the Peoria at Davenport, a
Position which. 1t Is Reported, VIII Be
| rendered Robert stockhouse-Notes and
Gossip.
Il. &. Scott, who has been serving
as trainm4ster and chief dispatcher of
| the southwest division of the Rock
| Island road, has been relieved of
portion of his work by the appoint
ment of Walter +. Scott TO be chief
dispatcher of the division. The
change, which went into effect this
week, is in the nature of promotion
| for the latter, who has been working
day trick since the removal of the
division dispatcher's headquarters
from Davenport to Rock Island.
Z. &. Spaulding, chief clerk in the
general passenger department of the
Rock Island & Peoria road, has been
sent to Davenport TO act temporarily
as agent for the company there. G. A.
Bannister, the roads Davenport rep
resentative, having been promoted to
chief clerk in the general freight de-
partment, succeeding NJ A Patter-
son, who is now general freight and
passenger agent for the company. 1t
is understood Robert Stockhouse, who
is now away On vacation, will be
rendered the Davenport agency on his
return, and may accept if he is phys
ically able to perform the duties.
That Joint passenger depot at East
Moline of the Rock Island, the Bur-
lington and the Milwaukee roads will
be brick, not frame, it is now
claimed, and will be quite an elabor-
ate structure. The freight depot will
be of frame. The two together will
cost in the neighborhood of $50, 900.
The passenger depot will be located
on Seventh street, three blocks west
of the present depot of the Milwaukee
and Burlington. In addition the
three roads will expend SO, 600 more
on a mile of Joint switch track north
of the Malleable plant. They have
already spent SO, 600 to IS 600 in lay
ing Joint tracks in East Moline.
Notes About the Rail.
Fireman j. Bell, of the Rock Island,
has resigned.
Guy Settle. freight conductor on the
Rock Island, is off duty.
An extra switch engine has been
put on in the Rock Island yards in
Da venport.
Engineer Charles Goodall is pulling
the throttie-on the S17 these days on
the Rock Island.
G. f. Smith, travelling freight agent
for the III. q o., was a Rock Island
visitor yesterday
Fireman p. Fleming, of the Rock
Island, was taken sick while on his
run at Iowa City.
ID
son, both of Chicago, have gone to
work on the Rock Island.
Engineer Al Hibbard is handling
the S3S during the illness of Bill
Slagle, on the Rock Island.
Trainmaster &. Z. Sterret. of the
Rock Island, is taking 2-weeks' va
cation, visiting in northern Iowa.
Freight Conductor William Duns-
more. of the Rock Island, is sick.
Conductor Charles Stephenson is run
ming in his place.
The children of James Walker.
roundhouse foreman for the Rock
Island at Eldon, Iowa, are afflicted
with scarlet fever.
Fireman John Cunningham, of the
c.. Il. l. & p, is relieving Fireman
William Slagle on the SOP, who was
taken sick at Brooklyn.
Engineer J.. X. Fezler has again re-
ported for duty at the Rock Island,
and his engine. the 81. is out of the
shops with a bright uniform.
Freddy Roebel, newsy on the c M,
Il st. P, has resigned. Tom Hum
phrey. of Milwaukee. is wearing the |
butcher" bonnet in his place.
The Burlington roundhOuse is being |
frightened and refreshed. White |