Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-12-02


JAMES II. ULR1cH. with the Westing-
house Air Brake
company, but a year later he re-
turned to the Michigan Central. In
1890 he was employed by the Rock
Island. He only remained a few
months, when he went travelling for
st. Louis tobacco firm, but upon the
absorption of the latter by the tobacco
trust, he, suffering the fate of many
others, found himself minus posi-
ton. Returning to his old love, the
locomotive engine, he was connected
with the Wabash for four years, join
ing the Rock Islands forces again
Oct. 20, 1898.
The c., K. l. Il p. has fine class
of engines and force that keeps up
the same" said Engineer Ulrich. II
never worked with engine or trainmen
who seemed to work so much to the
company's interest as they do here.
The engineers and firemen are the most
economical in the use of fuel and oil
of any road | have ever ridden over,
and | have been on most of all the
large railroads in the United States.
"While learning the road to run on
the Iowa division, was greatly sur
prised to see how particular the fire
men were in handling the coal and
watching black smoke, and also the
engineers in using every means to
keep engines from popping This
was new to me, as | had formerly seen
fi1emen and brakers rolling the Jumps
Chat were too large to squeeze in the
lire box door) overheard. Here the
iiremen break the coal in small pieces
and do not pile it in and load her
up for a chance to sit down. Thus
the breaking of coal by the company's
orders in chutes saves the expense of
supplying farmers and others along
the line with the Jumps rolled over
board"
Railroad Rattle.
II. j. Schefer is switching in the
Rock Island ya rds.
Pat Franey is a new extra brakeman
on the Rock Island.
Engineer Edward Mousley, of the
c.. Il. |. & p, is sick.
Engineer James Shehan is back to
work on the Rock Island.
George Foster, extra conductor for
the Rock Island, is sick.
Ora Huey, of Beardstown, is extra
fireman on the Burlington.
The roof of the Milwaukee depot is
being patched with shingles.
William Arnold, engineer on the
Rock Island, is taking layoff.
Gus Taylor is back at his duties at
the Rock Island after an illness.
John Kane's engine, the No. SO, of
the Rock Island, is in the shops.
p. G.. and j. G. Breen, Rock Island
conductors, are taking vacations.
Engine 500, which some time ago
blew up near Joliet, has been rebuilt.
Dan Emmerick, brakeman on the
Rock Island,is laid up with an injured
back.
Eugene Harris, who has been sick,
is again at work braking on the Rock
Island.
duty at the Rock Island after an ex-
tended illness.
l. j. Ketchum, travelling car inspec-
tor of the Rock Island, was in the
city yesterday
The d Il. |. & n. W. railroads en-
CINE No. 81 is housed at the Burling
ton roundhouse.
The slate roof on the cid round
house at the Rock Island is being re-
placed by tar roof.
George Long, night car foreman. is
absent from his duties at the Rock ISL
and on account of sickness.
Extensions that the Northwestern
is making in Iowa. Minnesota, and
will aggregate 29S 90 miles,
making the company's total mileage
s. 27O.02.
j. A. Cook, manager of the Hot Box
Cooler company. of Flint, Mich, was
in the city yesterday and gave a dem
onstration of his device to the en-
ploves of the Rock Island. which road
has adopted this successful invention.
Yesterday saw the last of the
Springfield, Peoria. & ST. Pouis rail
road. 1t has passed into the control
of the Hartman syndicate, and will
be divided between the Chicago &
Alton and Illinois Central. The Chi
cago X Alton will absorb the Peoria
Springfield division, while the Illinois
Central will take the remainder of the
line from Springfield to St. Louis,
thus enabling the latter to nave a
straight line to st. Louis on its own
track, having heretofore been COM