Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-08-31
Report That Northwestern Will
Come in OF Illinois Side
Over Milwaukee.
ARE TO EXCHANGE PRIVILEGES
The Latter to Use Formers Main
Line as Part OF Cutoff
News of Track.

kee road between Cordova. in the
upper end OF Rock Island county. and
Hampshire, little town up in Kane
county on the main line. is of more
moment to the interests of the tri-
cities than appears on the face of it.
Paradoxically as it may seem, it
points to the return of the North
western road to connection with the
three cities.
Exchange of Privileges.
The short cut the Milwaukee pro-
poses TO take between the two poi1ts
indicated above for the furtherance of
it's Kansas City short line. will, for
the greater part of the way across the
state, parallel the main line of the
Northwestern. By the shortest and
best route it will, leaving the Milwau-
kee main line at Hampshire, pass
through Sycamo.e and strike the
Northwestern main line about Rochelle
or possibly further east.
Come In Over Milwaukee.
From the last point to near Rock
Island junction in the central part of
WhitesIde county it will nece ssarily
pass through Dixon, Sterling and
other towns on the Northwestern. AS
the latter road has double track all
the way it is probable that a traffic
arrangement will be effected whereby
the Milwaukee will use the North
western tracks from DeKalb county
to the central part of Whiteside coun-
ty, and in return the latter will OBJ
tain entrance over the Milwaukee
tracks to the tri-cities. The fact that
the Kansas City short line will not be
in direct competition to the North
ist beyond the tri-cities, increases the
probability of such an arrangement
being made.
Rock Island Track Talk.
Z. H. Plummer, the local agent oil
the road, will be back from Colorado,
where he has spent the summer on
the Manitou and Pixies Peak road. the
first of the week. It is expected ne
will be checked in in his former ca
pacity next Tuesday. He will have
personal charge of the city office, j
w. Crandall will have the office at the
Fifth avenue station during the days,
and Boyd Daugherty, now on days,
will take the night place. w. S
Leach, the night man, will 60 to
Newton.
The foundation for the new pass en-.
ger station is nearing completion, and
the brick for the superstructure is be.
ing hauled to the ground.
Yardmaster g. NJ. Stonebraker,
when questioned in regard to the re
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Office from this city to Hawthorn, ap'
peared surprised and stated that be
hadn't heard about it at all.
Firemen Phillips and j. c. Downey
have been hired during the past week
on the Illinois division.
Engineer Mansfield has reported
after an absence on account of illness
in the family.
Firemen c. Reed, H. Geisenhagen
and +. Guldner have been on passen-
ger runs of late.
w. Williams has the 1913 on pas.
senger while the 1905 is in the shops.
Engineer j. Williams has removed
his family from Rock Island to Mo-
line and Engineer +. w. Means has
removed his family to Hawthorn dur
ing the past week.
Engineer Tate is back on the Hi
nois division after visit in Pennsyl
vania.
Passengers on the Roc k Island road
will hereafter miss the sonorous voice
of Billy" Moore, for the past seven
years porter and train announcer Al
the Fifth avenue passenger station
That ever courteous and amiable en-
ploye of the big road has resigned tt
take place in the yardmaster's of
fee at Hawthorn, where the chances
for promotion are better.
Engineers William johnson and Ed
Hinkley are of duty.
Engine 81 is out of the shops.
Burlington Bits.
Engine 1862. 6-drivewheel ma.
chine that has been on duty in the
yards at st. Louis, has been sent here
for use in the yards and to do trans
fer duty on the Crescent bridge. The
1926 has been sent to the shops and
will not return to this point.
Brakeman Fred Phillips has been
sent here from Beardstown to ruI
with Conductor Rogers on the St
Louis train.
Engineer James Carrick leaves this
evening for a few days visit in St
Louis.
Fireman Carl Zeitchel has resigned
Two minor changes in the local
time of the Burlington trains will be.
come effective tomorrow as follows
No. s9-Leave Beardstown at 1910 q
m. Vermont 1857 g. M, Galesburg
1855 a. M. arrive in Moline at 6:22 a.
m, Rock Island 6:37 a. m, Davenport
7:O5 a. IN. No. 47--Leave Galesbure
at sos p m. arrive in Moline at 6:5t
p. M. Rock Island 7:05 p. m. Daven
port 7:30 p. m.