Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-03-11
TO TAP THE MAIN LINE
proposed Extension of the Bur-
Iington Road From Dav-
export.
SURVEYS HAVE BEEN MADE.

Crescent Bridge Insures a Means of Cross
ing the Mississippi at This Point-Re-
vivaI OF an Old Story-GeneraI News and
Gossip of the Railways Picked up
Around the Depots OF the Town.
The often repeated claim that the
Burlington road had an interest in the
| construction of the Crescent bridge is
revived by an item that comes from
Mount Pleasant, Iowa, where men
have been casting about making sur
vevs for 4 railway that the people
there have reason to believe will come
from Davenport. There are other
evidences of some sort of 4 survey
being made through the territory
named above. and the most plausible
theory i that it is in the interest of
the Burlington road. II is well UNI
derstoOd that the Burlington is to get
into Davenport. 1t would he natural
for the company to extend its line
from Davenport TO Mt. Pleasant or
some other point whereabouts on its
main line, giving practically two lines
from that point to Chicago, for the
route thence by way of Muscatine,
Rock Island, Denrock and Mendoza to
Chicago would be considerably shorter
than 10y way of Burlington.
The new parlOr ears which are To
he used on the Burlington have made
their appearance and are proving very
popular They will be especially APP
prcci:ttcd by those who are travelling
in parties. The exterior of the ears
closely resemble that of the chair ears,
being painted in the standard yellow.
They have flush vestibules of an i'm
proved pattern. The interior of the
ears is luxurious. The main portion
is filled with a single row of large,
softly upholstered easy chairs on each
side of the central aisle, and the chairs
revOlve upon pivot to any desired
position. The cars are richly carpeted
and are attractive and comfortable to
the highest degree. At each end are
the toilet rooms, and at the gentle
mems end is Il comfortable smoking
room. a porter is in charge of each
car
The Rock Island is to build the larg-
gest machine shops in Iowa ut Valley
Junction.
Told Along the Track.
Jim Lyons, wiper at the Rock Isl
and, is i'll.
Fred Pollard, of the G., is visiting
in Sterling.
j. f. Waller is switching for the
Switchman Joe Supple, of the Bur
lington. is sick.
\. Kost is Il new switchman in the |
burlington yards.
Agent Nj. J. Young, of the Burling-
ton is in St IOuis |
Billy Greenwelrs Rock Island en-
CINE No. I7S is receiving repairs.
Engineer Billy Sprague is back to |
his duties on the Rock Island, after a |
weeks lay off.
Foreman Bob Williams, of the Peoria |
yards, is sick. Henry McDanicls is |
taking his place.
Machinist Joseph Hazemiller is back |
at his bench at the Rock Island, after
II siege with grip.
Engine No. 65l, of the Rock Island, |
is out of the shops with Il new cab !
and other improvements.
j. j. Kinney, yardmastcr for the |
Burlington ut Moline. has returned to |
duty. after Il short illness.
The Burlington is distributing a |
nicely illustrated map of the United |
States Win lis new acquisitions
The 659, Clarence Norton's Rock |
Island engine, has returned from the
shops. She looks as bright as a new |
dollar.
+ MckinuOn, wiper for the Rock |
Island. had the fourth finger of his |
right hand painfully lacerated while
throwing a switch Thursday.
Engineer j. 4. Meyers, of the Rock
Island, is suffering from rheumatism,
a severe attack Thursday
and having to be carried from his en-
zine.
Car Inspector Fred IIildcbrand, Of
the Rock Island, was in Chicago dur
NJ The week on the doubly sad mis-
sion of attending the funeral of his
uncle and aunt, the latter dying sun
lay of paralytic stroke and the for
ner Tuesday of pneumonia.