Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-06-30
TALK OF THE TRACK.
Increase i'm Business on Rock
Island Results in Addi-
tional Crews.
SHOWN BY EARNINGS.
General Manager Brown, of the
@, on Western Crops
Depot Notes.

OepOL NOTES.
| Business on the Rock Island is very
brisk. New men have lately been
taken on and engine and train crews
barely get their necessary rest. There
is standing order that they be re-
turned to duty as soon as their period
of rest has expired.
The annual report of the Rock ISL
and system for the fiscal year ending
March 81, 1900, shows a most graft
flying condition of affairs. Gross earn
ings from passenger, freight and mail
transportation shows big increase
over the preceding fiscal year, the
total gross earnings showing an in
crease of 81 9S2, $50 O9. The operat-
ing expenses for the year were Sl4-
0S3, 76S.5 %. an increase over the pre-
vious year of 1921 ,060.77. Net
earnings were S7,66S, 154 03. an in
crease of 5000. $40. 40 over 1899.
W. c. Brown, manager of the Bur-
lington road. has recently returned
| from western trip, and has this to
say concerning crop prospects: II
have been with the Burlington for 25
| years and have not in that time seen
the crops so fine all along the line as
| they are this season. Wheat is mag
| nificent. and in western Nebraska,
| where they cannot raise anything with
| any degree of certainty. the winter
| wheat never looked so fine. In Kan
sas and Nebraska they are working
days and nights and Sundays to get
| the wheat harvested, and the cold
weather has been just what was needed
to round it into condition. In Iowa l
have never seen corn so good nor the
grass better, and all small grain is in
excellent condition. 1t is certainly
an exceptional year in many of the
states in the west"
Headlight Flashes.
Brakeman Bromley, of the Rock
Island, is sick.
The Peoria engine No. is in the
shops for repairs.
Engineer c. H. Hitchcock, of the c.,
r. /. & P. is sick.
Engine S21 of the Rock Island has
new coat of paint.
Engineer John Williams, of the
Rock Island. is off sick.
Supt. l.. w. Berry, of the Burling
ton. was here Thursday.
Engineer AL Hotchkiss, of the Rock
Island, is at work after lay-of.
John Meyer has been added to the
force of wipers on the Rock Island.
Rrakemen Wall, Morrison and Col
burn are new men on the Rock Island.
George Mckinley, of the Rock ISL
and, has been promoted to a regular
run.
Brakeman Ed Miller, of the c., E.
l. & P, is laid off with an injured
back.
Conductor c. Frew, of the Rock Isl
and, has returned from trip to Colo
RADIO.
Fireman Frank Newmire. of the c.,
r 1. & p, who has been sick, is back
at work.
George Koch is coach cleaner on the
Burlington in place of Charles Gull
denzopf
Brakeman Lindsey. of the Rock
Island. has reported after a trip to
Pueblo, Col.
J. II. Hills, of Barstow, has been
Galesburg freight.
Assistant Foreman A. E. Benson. of
the O., has gone home to Beardstown |
TO over
Fireman John Hermes is off the |
east end local on the Rock Island and |
George Pickard has the run.
Engineer c. E. Dempsey, Of the |
90" has gone to Beardstown on a |
visit and w Johnston has his run.
Fireman A. b. Nelson, of the Rock |
Island, has returned to work after |
two weeks spent at Durant, Iowa.
Switch engine 81 has been brought
down from Chicago on the Rock ISL
and and put in the dump yards here.
Fireman j. Thollacomb, of the Bur-
lington, has gone to Barstow to tenn
porarily relieve q man at that point.
II. V. Black is now a wiper on the
Q. in the place of William Montgom-
cry. who has been appointed regu-
lar fireman.
G.. j. Dempsey. foreman of the
Burlington roundhouse. returned
from the prohibition convention at
Chicago Friday.
r. YanRiper. boiler washer on the
O.. Monday slipped and injured him
self in such a manner as to be laid up
Tor several weeks.
Uncle henry Strayer. of the
Rock Island, is firing regularly on
rains and ?, running between Rock
Island and Chicago.
John Shuey, conductor on the c..
R. l. & P. has gone with his family
70 Colorado, where the latter will re-
main for the summer.
Some changes among the fremen on '
he Peoria have been made. Otto |
Parsons now fires on No. II, Will En- I
ers on Is and James Carver on ). Ii
Engine u, pulling the passenger !
eaving here for Peoria at S:45 p. m, i
broke down at Stark Thursday night
md the train was delayed several