Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-04-04
ARE WE IN ON
THE K. c. ROUTE2
Announcement That Milwaukee
Will Give TWin-Cities
CODY Causes Surprise.
HAS MADE MANY IMPROVEMENTS
And, it is Said, Is to Put in 90
Pound Rails From Here
to Savanna.

The announcement that the Mil
waukee would cut Rock Island and
Moline out of its proposed new Kan
sas City-Chieago service by taking
the Iowa side between Davenport and
Clinton instead of passing through
the cities on the Illinois shore and
crossing tne Crescent bridge, was
somewhat of a surprise party to peo-
pie in Rock Island who have observed
the improvements the road has been
making between here and Savanna
during the past year.
The authority for the statement
that Rock Island and Moline are to
be given the go-by is quoted as hav-
ling said that the reason for taking
the Clinton-DavenpoFt route was
that it would mean a valuable saving
I in time; that the progress Of trains
through the twin cities would neces-
sarily be slow and would interfere in
the company's plans for fast through
service.
May Alter Arrangements.
On the other hand, it comes from
yet alter the arrangement to run along
the Iowa side. if such a plan has been
agreed upon, and include Rock Is
land and Moline in the Kansas City
short line. These cities, it is argued,
are two of the largest on the route of
the proposed line and the company
could not afford to pass them up.
1t is said further. although the in
formation cannot be verified by local
officials of the company. that the Mil
waukee is to relay its track between
Rock Island and Savanna during the
coming summer with 50 or 90-pound
steel rail. and will provide passing
| tracks for go cars. 1t is also said
that q cutoff may be built from
Mt. Carroll to Thompson, lesving
Savanna out of the Kansas City-Chi-
cago line.
Burlington OmcIaIs Here.
A party of Burlington railway off
Gals, composed of Supt. F. G. Rice,
Supt. L. w. Berry, Bridge Supt. j. o..
Thorne, Master Mechanic A. j. Gotta,
and A. j. Carney, formerly master
mechanic, but now promoted to the
Office at Burlington, were in the city
today considering minor changes in
the tracks, etc., with a view to ex-
pediting service here. As a result, a
surveying party was put at work on
the main track, north of the depot,
presumably to prepare for the laying
of double track across Twentieth
street and west. An average of about
90 trains now pass the depot daily.
A. Ingram was placed on Twentieth
street. as fiagman, today.
Lay Over In Davenport.
The first move of the Burlington to
give Davenport some of its terminal
advantages was made yesterday. when
the Beardstown train and crew laid
over on that side of the river. The
terminus of the run has heretofore
been in Rock Island.
The new Burlington route dining
cars have attracted a great deal of
favorable comment on account of
their original and artistic design
They are steam heated, lighted by
gas and fitted with the Bohn system
of refrigeration. The inside finish'is
in quarter-sawed Flemish oak. the
furnishings being in the German
Renaissance style and the prevailing
color is deep red. At either end of
the car is an exceedingly beautiful
and effective hammered iron grill.
The whole effect of the subdued color
ing in wood and furnishings gives the
impression of comfort and refinement,
and dressed for service with snowy
linen, delicate china and silver,
lavish display of American beauty
roses and the walters in their exquis-
itely neat suits of white standing at
attention, they make an exceedingly
artistic picture.