Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-07-13
Rock Islands New Passenger
Station to Be Under Roof
Before Cold We ather.
ARCHITECT FINISHING THE PLANS
Depot at Davenport to Be Built
,. at Same Time..Track
Talk.


pany's offices in Chicago lack but
about 10 days work of completion.
and further that work will he begun
so as to have the building under roof
before cold weather.
One of the buildings on the site has
not vet been sold and two Others have
not been taken away within the
period called for in the contract. IL
is likely that steps will soon be taken
to have the site cleared so that the
excavation can be begun. Volk &
Co., of this city, have been given the
work in Davenport and in all prob
ability will also put up the depot
here. The two buildings will go up
together. the material probably being
hauled at the same time.
The knowledge that the plaus are
so near done is a source of relief to
Rock Island citizens, for it had been
in the office of the company's archi-
tect would cause the depot here
TO be laid over another year.
Rumor About Rock Island.
New comes a Story from New York
to the effect that j. Pierpont Morgan
has obtained control of the Rock Is
land road. The large interest recently
acquired by the Moore Brothers, it was
said, had changed hands. II is fact
that a large quantity of the Rock
Island stock has been sold recently,
and there is authority for the state
ment that the Rock leland property
will be brought into close utilization
with the omprehensive community
Of interest" plan, which is forming in
western and northwestern railroad
territory. The Moore Brothers, in
some parts of the New York financial
district. are credited with having
liquidated, voluntarily or under COM
puIsion, in order to protect other
securities, some 100000 or 800. 900
shares of stock. One of the stories
affecting them conferred about Rock
Island stock and forced private sale
of 20. 900 shares To j. p. Morgan at a
price considerably below the market
The capital stock of the Rock Island
is $50. 900. 600. which would be 500. =
900 shares. IL Moore Brothers have
parted with $50. 600 or more shares,
as rumor says they have, then they
cease to control. There Is nothing
definite known as to whether thew
have or have not.
Pensions For q Employees.
Executive officials of the Burling-
ton are considering the ACCESSIBILITY
of establishing pension system COW
ering all the lines operated by the
company. The matter is now in the
hands of hartman Perkins, of the
Burlington board, and President Har-
ris. Since 1889 the Burlington mas
had in operation a voluntary relief
department, which now takes in more
than 60 per cent of all the employees.
1t is presumed that if pension sys-
tenn be established the relief depart
ment will be merged with it as sep
arate department, somewhat after the
Baltimore & Ohio system. Ii is the
present intention to exclude high sal
aried officials from the benefits of the
proposed system. and there is talk of
fixing the salary limit beyond which
an employee is not eligible at So 600.
This would leave between 10000 to
80. 900 employees who would be eligible
to a membership in the pension
bureau.
Notes OF the Rock Island
The excavation for the Y. Nj. e.. A.
building at Hawthorn has been COM
pleted and the lumber is on the
Brakeman j. Crisman has put
telephone in his residence in this
city.
Brakemen Winterbottom, Parker,
Haynes and Duffield are new extra
men on the Iowa division.
Conductors c. Sexton and A.
Wright and Brakemcn Wilson and
Jones are laying eff.
Engineer Mousley and Fireman
Huot on the $50 and Engineer Rough
and Fireman Giesenbei ger on the 353
were on the race trains in Davenport
this week
The 1886 is out of the shops and
has been assigned to Engineer Tonga
baugh and Fireman Kelly.
Engine 1413 has been taking the
place of the 1106 on passenger while
the latter has been in the shops. The
big steed came up to all expectations.
The heat has caused much suffer-
ing among engine men of late. The
big engines now in use are harder TO
handle and hauling larger loads, are
longer on the road than the smaller |
engines were and there is proportion
ateIy more difficulty on the part of
.he men in keeping to their posts in |
hot weather. Fireman j. Cunning |
nam is laid of as the result of mild
orm of heat prostration.
Fireman p. Minert sprained his
ankle and is unable to work.
Firemen III. f. Ribble and o. 4.
have reported after an
liz ess.
Engineer Channon is back from a
racation.
Engineers S. Trevillyan and W.
fillmore are sick.
G. NJ. Stinson, of Washington,
owa, who has been night agent here
ince z. II. Plummer went west, has