Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-04-02
MIL AUKEE.
HOLDS THE CREW
Further Evidence That the Road
Controls the Tri.City
Route.
GIVES OVER IT'S SWITCHING
Which Was Formerly Done BY the
Rock lsland--Other News
of Track.

furIner evidence LnaG the MllWau-
kee road controls the D., Z. L. & N.
w. is found in the fact that the form
er has turned all its switching in this
city which was formerly done by the
C., K. & p. over to the engines and
yardmen of the Tri-City route, which
have been retained. ALI Milwaukee
freights are made up in the new yards
and only part of the local business is
taken to the old depot. The c., B. &
O., on the other hand. does all its own
switching on this side of the river.
This is in line with the..evidence borne
by the press dispatch first published
in Saturdays ARGUS stating that Pres
ident Earling, of the Milwaukee, had
given out that the lease or contract
by which the D., r. 1. & \. w. had
accorded rights to his road was for q
period of 999 years, and the further
news that the general manager of the
Milwaukee road, II. r. Williams, had
been elected president of the new
road.
Amounts to a Sale.
1t is absurd to suppose that the
lease, if it did not practically amount
to a sale, would be made for so long
period. In fact the reorganization of
the Tri-City route and the absorption
of its rolling stock is practical proof
that the agreement amounts to sale.
1t is also highly improbable that the
Milwaukee and the q. are equally
interested in the transaction. The
former has much more at stake and it
is unlikely that the latter would be
could take any steps interfering with
waukee proposes to establish.
Tracks Are Inadequate.
The D., r. 1. & N. w. switch tracks
are inadequate to handle the freight
business of the two roads, and it is
understood that all available space for
tracks on the levee will be utilized as
soon as possible. 1t is likely that the
fill from below the freight depot to
the region of Seventh street, which
was spoken of some time ago, will be
made this summer as formerly in
tended.
Experience already shows that the
present track arrangement of the g
at the Twentieth street station will
prove a source of endless trouble till
it is changed. 1t also proves that
the single track from the depot to the
Crescent bridge is inadequate to
handle the ordinary traffic mornings
and evenings. 1t is probable that a
the main line in this city and the in
coming track connected so that trains
may stops at the depot without having
to back out.
D., r. L. & N. w. Rolling Stock.
The rolling stock of the D., r &
N. w. is in Davenport, and no orders
have as yet been issued as to its dis
position. The supposition is that it
will be reprinted to conform with the
stock of the q or the Milwaukee and
absorbed by one or both of these
roads.
Manager Hughes stated today that
work will SOON begin on the freight
depot in this city after plans already
outlined.
Runs to Davenport.
The noon Beardstown passenger on
the q. began today to run through to
This is the result of
change in the original plans. The
train will carry Davenport mail.
The Chicago train, which left here
20 minutes late yesterday, made up
the time between here and the me-
tropolis and came back on time.
The practice of stopping the out
ging trains on the Twentieth street
crossing is only a temporary ex-
pedient, the company states, to save
time, and will be discontinued when
some track changes are made.
Supt. l.. w. Berry returned home
to Beard stown this morning.
Will Adams and Charley Pratt have
been placed in charge of the blocking
station at the foot of Seventeenth
street.
Track Talk.
j. II. Fender has been put in charge
Of the D., Il. / & N. w. yards in Rock
Island and Moline and Dan Mclean is
in Davenport.
Engineer l.. G. Meyers and Fireman
Mohlman are on the local c., b. &s q.
freight to Clinton.
and yards has been taken off by the
2 +, the transfer business being lighS-
ened by the new arrangement.
The q proposes to run the engines
On the st. Louis-St. Paul trains
through this city aud Davenport
change. This will take four
sngines away from the local round
house.
c., b & Q trains are registered at
he Seventeenth street depot and pas
'engers may get on and off the trains
there. But c., B. 81 Q. tickets are
not sold at that station and neither
road will honor the others tickets on
the D., E. ]. & N. w. road.
The United States Express company
has been compelled to put on another
wagon to accommodate the transfer
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