Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-12-08
ROADS IN ALLIANCE
Said Milwaukee Will Share De-
pots and Bridge Of D.,
r. |. & NJ. w.
CONFERENCES OF THE OFFICIALS
General Gossip Of the Railways
Gathered at the City
Depots.

Gathered at the City
Depots.
A late and apparently we'll founded
rumor is to the effect that the c., NJ.
& ST. p, instead of remaining with
the Rock Island road. contemplates
an alliance with the D., r. 1. & n. W.
Ger tain conferences of the officers of
the first and last named roads gives
color to the report. The st. Paul
road has forsaken the c., B. & q. in
the joint depot the two roads have
been using at East Moline and united
with the D., r. l. g. n. W. in the
construction of a new depot. The
manner in which the former has been
making improvements during the
past summer induces the opinion that
something is in the wind that has
lessened the desire of the G., NJ. & ST
P. to dispose of it's branch to this
point.
1t is pointed out that the lease of
the St. Paul on its present local dep Ut
quarters expires in three years, and
probably contains provisions for an
earlier termination at the option of
either Of the parties. That the otfi-
GERS of the road desire change goes
without saying.
The advantage of the suggested
alliance to the St. Paul lies in the
fact that it would then be able to cross
the river over the Crescent bridge,
Join with it's line over there, and use
its own terminal facilities. This
would mean a large saving in eX-
penses and would offer better service
to the large share of Davenport
patronage which the road already
enjoys.
1t is understood that the D., Il. l.
& n. w. will put on regular trains to
East Moline about Dec. l, and will
then put on a work train to haul Dav-
enport laborers TO and from that
point.
Rock Island Branches Out.
An Austin, Tex, special says: "An
important step toward the building Of
new Unconstitutional railroad line
was taken today in the presentation
to the attorney general of Texas for
Ol Tue VI Tue SHl-
cago, Rock Island & Mexico Railroad
company. which road is to be a part
of the Chicago, Rock Island q Pacific
system. The charter provides for the
extension of the Chicago. Rock Island
& Pacific road from it's present south
western terminus at Liberal, Kas., to
White Oaks, n. NJ, where it will con-
meet with the FL Paso & Northeastern
railroad, running from White Oaks
to Ell Paso. Texas. a distance of 144
miles. The Chicago, Rock Island &
Pacific has just purchased the FL Paso
81 Northeastern road and the deal will
be formally ratified by the board of
directors of the former company at
their meeting, to be held in New York
City Dec. Is. The proposed extension
from Liberal, Kan, to White Oaks
will be about 400 miles long. of which
10 miles will be in Texas. The stock
hol ers of the Chicago, Rock Island &
Mexic Railroad company are the same
as those of the Chicago, Rock Island &
Pacific.''
Small Talk OF the Track.
l.. H. Lord, of Peoria. formerly
agent of the c., Il. l. & p. at Moline,
was in the city this morning.
Fireman Scott, of the Peoria, has
been off sick the past week and James
iarver has taken his run.
Conductor William Tilton, of the
St. Paul, is hunting in Missouri.
Engineer Merton Hanford, of the
Rock Island, has been transferred to
sort Worth, Tex. His wife and fam
ly will follow shortly
j. A. Carney, master mechanic on
he Burlington, was in Rock Island |
Engineer j. N. Feighor. of the Q, !
las reported after 10 days illness.
w. n. johnson is running the Bur-
ington switch engine at East Moline !
while j II. Mason is attending to /
Iome private matters at Beardstown.
Fireman j. y. Challacomb has been
placed on the night
witch engine in the Burlington
Yards.
II. r Higgins is extra wiper at the
=, B. d @, taking the place of Ar
hur Howard, who is confined at the
ioline hospital with typhoid fever.
Yardmaster Hardy Hetter has re-
ported for duty at the c., B. & z.
fter a 2-weeks' vacation.
A night switching crew in the Rock
stands yards bumped a box car load
d with engine sand off the end of the
oal chute last Sunday night and put
/ out of the carrying trade. There
vas an investigation Wednesday, but
10 dismis sals.
The Chicago Times-Herald says there
) but little reason to doubs that the
anita Fe system has purchased the
indiana, Illinois & Iowa, and that the
Dad has been made n link in the
anita Fe's gigantic plan of establish
~ a complete line from the Atlantic
0 the Pacific.