Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-28
ROCK ISLAND FIRST
Road Leads Those of the Country
in Construction the
Past Year.
LONGEST SINGLE LINE 265 MILES
General Gossip Gathered About the
Depots of the
Town.
LONGEST SINGLE LINE 2e5 MILES

Railroad building in the United
States during 1891 was greater than
it has been for eleven years previous,
the total aprroXimating 5.O5T miles
of line. In 1890 the total was $500. and
in 1900 4,437 miles.
The construction for the year,
added to the total mileage reported
previous TO that, brings the total
mileage of the country to approx
mately 199,37O miles. These are the
figures prepared by the Railway Age
after n painstaking compilation eX-
tending over a period of several
months, and may therefore be taken
to be as nearly correct as is possible
in such matters. In view of the fact
that the country is supposed to be
pretty well provided with railway
facilities and that the community of
interests is supposed to to have
placed n damper on new construc-
ton, the years total demands more
than passing attention.
Longest Line is $50 Miles.
1t is noted that the southwest
takes the palm for the year. that
Texas leads with SIS miles of new
line, distributed among twenty
three roads, and that the Rock Island
leads all others with the longest sin
gle line of 265 miles, to which might
well be added 12s miles of the FL
Paso and northeastern from Santa
Rosa to Carrizozo, y. NJ, which will
be completed by Feb. l. The Rock
Island extension proper extends
from Liberal, Kan, to Santa Rosa,
y. NJ.
Groupings show the following re-
suits: Fifteen southern states, l.
9s3; six southwestern states (Mis-
souri,, Kansas. Indian Territory.
Oklahoma. Texas and New MeXico),
sos miles: central northern states,
(Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan
and wisconsin,, 700 miles: north
western states, Ss4 miles; New Eng
land states. % miles. Illinois shows
total of 1914 miles.
Mr.. Mack's Resignation.
Considerable surprise and much
regret is expressed that Division
Agent H. ID. Mack is to sever his
connection with the q as announced
in last evenings Argus. lie has been
so long identified with the interests
of the road i'm this city that there is
feeling that the C.. Il. & Q. without
ii. ID. Mack would be very much like
the play of Hamlet with the central
character omitted. During the score
of years of his connection with the
road here he has done much to adj
vance the interests of his company
and at the same time he has had the
welfare of the community at heart.
There is some consolation. however,
in the fact that Mr.. Mack's genial
smile WIFI still be identified with the
city, if not with the C.. b. & Q.
Rock Island Ratings.
\ new time table goes into effect
on the Rock Island tomorrow in con-
formity with the agreement among
the roads between Chicago and Oma-
ha for the purpose of easing off the
competition in regard to the time
made from Chicago west. Two trains
only are affected. No. % Will leave
Chicago 25 minutes earlier, leaving
here at 1920 p. IN. instead of 1850,
as now. and arriving in Omaha the
same as at present, and No g, leav-
/ ing here going east at 2:40 a. IN, in
stead of 3, as now.
The engine men running out of
Rock Island who are laying off are
Engineers Moriarity. c. Jewel, Dave
Hotchkiss, Guy Taylor and Martin
ICavanaugh aid Fireman c. Ehlen-
Burlington Briefs.
At last. after months of delay,
Foreman Prince with gang of four
men haze arrived to replace the
steam pipes in the roundhouse. The
material has been on hand for some
time and the improvement is badly
needed.
Three firemen, j. p. Hollingsworth
and j. H. Davis, who have been on the
Monmouth locals and j. NJ. Mertz,
who has been on the Iowa local, have
been transferred to Beardstown, and
Firemen Bergenah, III. Williams and
| w. II. Ham have been sent here to do
extra work.
Engineer Stucke is off sick and a.
Greer has his place.
Engineer James Carrick has been
transferred to Beardstown to run
extra on the main line, and Pete
lJensen has his place en- the 1852.
| A. NJ. Pelton, one of the boiler
washers, is i'll.
Brakeman Edwin Townsend has
gone west on a weeks trip.
Conductor a. F. Barber is back at
work after n two-weeks' illness.
Conductor \. ]. Frazier has four
DAYS leave of absence.
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