Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-03-28
ROAD EMPLOYEES
HOLD POSITIONS
General Manager Hughes Issues
instructions TO Attaches
of D., r. |. & NJ. w.
HANDLE BUSINESS AS BEFORE
Schedule of the Milwaukee Via
CIinton-The @ Stub
Track.

The intense suspense under which
the local employees of the d r. L IL
N. W. have been laboring for several
weeks has been given a welcome,
though possibly temporary, relief.
This morning Agent S. B. Stoddard
received circular from Manager E.
E. Hughes directing him, beginning
with April 1. to accept and handle
freight and passengers for the c.. NJ.
s. St. P. and c., B. & Q. in the same
manner as freight and passengers for
the ID. R. l. & N. w.
Mr.. Hughes, when questioned on
this subject by an ARGUS reporter to-
day, stated that this is q permanent
arrangement, and local employees of
the road will hold their jobs. He
also said that the original plan of
charging and veneering the freight
depot in this city with brick will be
carried out this season.
Mnwaukee's New Time.
The new time card to become effec-
tive on the Milwaukee next Monday
was made public today. Passenger
trains from the Dubuque division will
arrive in Rock Island at 1885 a.
m, and 9:15 p. m and leave at
1880 a. M. and p. IN. The trains from
the Racine and Southwestern division,
which will come by way of Clinton
via the d, Il. l. 81 N. W.. instead
of down the Illinois side as now, will
arrive in Rock Island at 11:4O a. m.
and 9:10 p. M, and leave at 7:05 a.
.sR0 hn ~
by way of Clinton will start from
Moline and those. going up the Illi-
nois side will leave Davenport. The
engines and crews will lay up in those
cities. it is understood.
Changes on the q.
Supt L. w. Berry, Master Mechanic
j. A. Carney and Bridge Supt. j. o.
| Thorn, Of the st Louis division of the
G. are in the city looking after the
minor changes that will be made
necessary by the new service One
of the important features will be the
erection of an operators office at the
| foot of Tweuty-third street, where
three dispatchers, working in s hour
shifts, will be kept night and day to
control the operation of trains be
| tween Seventeenth street and the ter
| minal junction at the foot of Thirty
eighth street. The work of the die
pa'chers wiz probably be done by
telephone. q L. Elwell will be one
of the three who will occupy the new
office.
Another structure will be erected at
the east end of the freight platform
for use as yard office.
Twentieth Street Connection.
The Inauguration of through g b.
& q. trains in this city will make it
more apparent than ever that some
means must be contrived to do away
with the stub. track now occupied
by incoming trains and provide con-
nection across Twentieth street with
the main line. The st. Louis-St. Paul
| trains will meet in this city mornings
and evenings, and the present ar
Irangement, with the changing Of en-
gines, promises to cause vexatious
delays. Whether property west
of Twentieth street on Second ave-
nue. will be purchased and the
track laid through it, or whether
a curve will be made in the track
north of the depot. is a question,
which, Supt. l.. w. Berry said today,
remains to be solved.
In the event of the roads securing
the property west of Twentieth street
aud attempting a further transgres-
sion upon that thoroughfare, the peo-
pie of the city will probably be heard
from.
Blair in Town.
Frank P. Blair, whose connection
with the Inauguration of the Crescent
bridge and the D., 4. l. N. w. road
is well known. was in the city yester-
day and appeared very well satisfied
with himself. When approached in
regard to the extent of the rights
vested by the bridge ordinance he
looked wise and smiled.
River Riplets.
The stage of water at the Rock
Island bridge was 8 so at a. m. and