Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-08-24
SHORTER LINE FOR 0
Said Big Company is Behind
Road Projected From Iowa
Into This City.
REDUCE oHICAGo-oMAHA MILEAGE
Other Changes That May Fol-
low-General Railway
News.

A man who knows something abou
railroads, and who. from the position
ne occupies in the local railroad
world, has been able to make some
very accurate representation in th'
past, gives it as his opinion that thu
proposed Des Moines, I)wa City &
Eastern road will be a 60 and that it viii
enter the tri-cities. He further urge:
some very good reasons for believing
that when the rights are secured and
the line is built it will develop that
its name is only another alias for the
c., b. & q
His line of reasoning in support Of
his views is as follows: In the com
petition for western business the q
and other parallel lines are waging d
stupendous warfare. So far tb- Q
has held it's own and succeeded in
keeping the contract for carrying the
fast mail between Chicago and Omaha
Year by year, however. competing
lines are improving their service and
the q finds it more aud more difficult
to hold its advantage, so that the
management has begun to cast about
for a means TO place it far enough in
the lead to put Its competitors out of
the race.
While the q has now short line
between Chicago and Omaha, it is
not an air line by any means, and il
is possible for a new line across the
state of Iowa in connection with
the lines already in operation in this
state to cut the distance down at least
nalf hundred miles. The Iowa line
Is Just such one as is proposed
through Des Moines and Davenport,
and made to connect with the line
running through this city. This in
IGNITION. il is aimed has been evident
from the inception of the d., K. &
n. w.
Changes Easily Made.
The pains the q has taken to get n
crossing over the river here points to
other developments. The Crescent
bridge. while not now arranged for a
double track, is so constructed that il
can be removed, the spans that CON-
pose it being detachable and calcu-
iated to be used as separate bridges
if occasion requires. 1t can be re-
moved and used elsewhere and a
wider bridge placed on the same
piers. 1t is also shown that the So
called Peoria extension may have
been begun with other objects in
view. The stub IL continued from
Carbon Cliff across Rock river till 1t
meets the main line of the q. would
cut of about four miles of billy road
from the north and south line. A
part of the Crescent bridge might re
used ct Rock river and the Hennepin
canal.
OF course all this, il it should come
at all. will be of very slow develop
ment, as there are many obstacles 10
be removed and it will require years
to make the new route a fast one.
However, there is little doubt that
the ultimate ends would justify the
means. The Q has now under way
double tracking in this city which
will greatly increase its facilities for
rolling stock. The latest
in this line is the evident
to double track the cross
ing over the Rock Island at the foot
Of Tweniy-ninth street in this city.
Another Branch.
The secretary of state yesterday
licensed the incorporation Of the Cam
bridge Eastern railroad company,
\ branch of the Peoria. The princi-
pal Office is at Rock Island and the
capital stock $25. 900. The road is TO
be constructed from Cambridge
10 Souders, both in Henry county,
III. The incorporators and first board
- 1tvoneA-a
+. l.. Golf and II. A. John
,on, of Rock Island; Fred IL. Hand, of
Camb bridge.
New Route Suggested.
A citizen makes the suggestion that
he Mil waukee, instead of using the
Rock Island tracks between Daven-
port and Muscatine in connection
With its Kansas City cutoff. build n
inc of its own DOWN the Illinois side.
md get the benefit of the rich coal
ields below here as well. The
bridge across Rock river could be
made q combination wagon and rail-
-oad bridge, the city of Rock Island
sharing the expense of the same, and
he success of the lower road project
would thereby be assured.
Rock Island RattIIDgs.
Crews have been assigned to the
rains which will handle the goers
Ind corners at the Iowa state fair.
, hich will be held in Des Moines next
week.
Two new tiromen, w. Noltie aud
". NJ. Van Darska, have been hired
luring the past week.
Fireman e. l. Bander has been sent
o Indianola. Iowa. to do local and
ixtra passenger duty.
Fireman +. Kelly has been called to
owa by the illness of his father.
Fireman j. Martin has resigned.
Firemen +. Pierce. C. Reed, III, Gle
enhagen and F. Guldner have been