Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-06-11
ROAD is IN MEXICO
Rock Island is to Establish
Agencies in the Prin-
cipal Cities.
SERVICE OPENED OVER NEW LINE
One Passenger Train Day Each
Way Between Liberal and
Dalhart.

Facts were made public yesterday
which leave little doubt that the Rock
Island is to be given every advantage
which will accrue from a connection
with the Mexican Central at FL Paso.
General Passenger Agent John Sebas-
tiau aud Assistant Freight Traffic
Manager II. Cover, left for trip over
the new extension and to Mexico and
Manzanillo. 1t is announced that
freight and passenger agencies will
be established in the City OF Mexico
and in other principal cities OF Mexico
with view Of securing business for
the new route.
In this connection announcement
was made to the effect that train SER
vice was begun yesterday over lOi
miles of the new line. extending from
Liberal. Kan, to Dalhart. Texas. An
official of the Rock Island said that
the company would be given its pro-
portion of the oriental traffic which
will result from the opening of the
new oriental route by the IL. Clay
Pierce syndicate by the way of the
Frisco line, and it is with view of
ascertaining the possibilities of traffic
that the two officials are making the
Mexican trip.
Close Tramc Relations.
1t is announced that the Rock Is
land has not bought into the Mexican
Central, but that the closest kind of
traffic relations will be established be-
tween the company and the Fierce
syndicate, which recently acquired
the property.
One passenger train a day each way
will be operated between Liberal and
Dalhart for time. That portion of the
new line between Liberal and Tehoma
is operated under the name of the
Rock Island and passes through the
following towns: Liberal, Tyrone.
Hooker, ,Optima, Sanford, Goodwill
and Tehoma. From Tehoma to Dial.
hart, 81 miles, the line is operated
under the name of the Chicago, Rock
Island q Mexico railway and passes
through the following towns: Te'
homG, Stevens, Stafford, Murray,
Cham berlin and Dalhart. Work is
being rapidly pushed on the connect
ing link between Dalhart and SAINTS
Rosa, distance of 100 miles, where
a connection will be made with the
FL Pdso and Northeastern.
New Place for ,. V. Mshoney.
| j. V. Mahoney, formerly Of this
city, and now head of the transporta
ton bureau of the Pau-American ex'
position, has been rendered the posi-
tion of chairman of the western trunk
lines committee. now held by III. II
Cartwright, who is compelled to re-
tire on account of i'll health. 1t i:
understood that if Mr.. Mahoncy &C
cepts, George w. Ristine, who has
been running the western freight
pool and incidentally doing Mr.
Courtwright's work, will retire and
there will be a complete reorganiza
tion of the bureau, as we'll as of the
freight pool
Time Heightened.
1t is now announced that no regu
lar crew will be assigned TO the fasi
Peoria train that will be put on mex
Sunday to connect with the Rocky
Mountain limited on the Rock Island
road.
The rule, "first in, first out. will
prevail. The time has been ihcroas ed
over the original mark of two hours
and Is minutes and will not be less
than two hours and IS minutes. The
extreme roughness of the track where
construction work has been in pro-
gress renders more time necessary.
| With the slower trains that are run
now it is said in places engineers are
compelled to stand up in their cabs
to keep from being thrown from the
seat.
The new train will in all probable
| ity be taken of in the fall when the
travel to Colorado subsidies and the
Rock Mountain limited is laid of for
the winter.
More Tracks.
Construction gangs are at work lay
ing new tracks south from the tracks
in Hawthorn yard, Moline, across the
large vacant area west of the round
house in the lower end of the yard.
There are several acres of unused
ground there and this is ultimately to
be covered with new tracks, increas-
ing the capacity of the yard by over
one-fourth. Three tracks for ca
bosses are being laid now and with
them numerous cross-overs. The
aim is to bring the yard work of max
ing up further from the main tracks
and thus obviate the probability of
more collisions like those of last week.