Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-02-13
BIG SLASH IN TIME.
Burlington Promises to Give Com.
petitors Merry
Chase.
CHANGE IN TABLES NEXT SUNDAY.

Reduction OF Two Hours Bet,veen Chicago
and Omaha Proposed-w. II. Truesdale
in New York to Confer With Lacka-
7 MAMMA Directors Condnctdr -Pollard's
Marrow Escape. -
Important changes in the time ia
bles of the Chicago, Burlington &
Quincy railroad will be put in effect n
week from yesterday. This company
has been laboring somewhat under a
disadvantage since the Rock Island and
Northwestern roads have put on their
fast trains between Chicago and Oma-
ina. Its officials. have po1y decided TO
meet the fast time of those roads by
making a big cut in the time to Den
yer. The train now leaving Chicago
for Denver at 10 4. M. will thereafter
1eaEe,sats o. -. u8asy-s aEfrsnwi} i--arfiveSin
Denver at 7:15 the next evening.
There will be no extra fare charged on
this train. The train now leaving
Chicago ut $50 D. IN. and arriving in
Omaha the next morning at sos will
not leave here until 8 p. m, and will
nevertheless arrive in Omaha at a.
m, cutting off two hours and 10
minutes from the time made now in
effect between those points. The Col
Orado and California express train will
leave Chicago at 1920 p. M, arrive in
Omaha ut p. m, and reach Denver
at 7:10 n. m. the following day. The
action of the Burlington in running a
fast limited train between Chicago and
Denver is likely to cause another row
among the Chicago-Denver lines. The
Santa Fe and Missouri Pacific roads
are not able to meet the fast time an
nOunced by the Burlington, and it is
quite probable they will try to get
even by reducing the fare between
Chicago and Denver. They threatened
to do this 4 year ago when the Bur-
lington and other roads put on fast
trains to Denver, and the upshot of
the matter was the abandonment of
the fast trains.
Mr.. Truesdale In New York.
w. H. Truesdale, first vice presi-
dent and general manager of the Rock
Island road, who, it is believed, will
be chosen at the annual meeting
Feb. ), of the Delaware, Lackawanna
& Western Railroad company to sue
ceed Samuel Sloan ins the presidency
of that corporation, has been in New
York for the last day or two, but has
not yet had any conference with the
directors of the Lackawanna. He
went from Chicago with his wife, who
sailed for Europe Saturday, and the
primary object of his trip is said to
have been to see her safely aboard her
steamer and bid her goodbye there,
although it is understood that before
his return to the west he will meet
committee of the Lackawanna direc-
tors and that the result of the confer
ence will in all probability be an
agreement under which he will be-
come president of the Delaware, Lack
awanna IL Western railroad.
Conductors Close Call.
Conductor A. II. Pollard, of the
Burlington, had hair-raising escape
Saturday night. As his train, south
bound, was pulling into the station
at Greenfield, ILL.,, as is customary,
he stepped onto the platform while
the cars were still on the move. The
platform was covered with an icy
surface. Mr.. Pollard slipped, toppled
over and rolled against the truck of
one of the coaches just as the train
came to a standstill. He was con-
siderably scratched and bruised. He
arrived home last night, Conductor
Liscom being in charge of his train.