Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-02-16
.ONE DIVISION 0NLY
Is Affected by Rock Island Roads
Improvements at
Moline.
ILLINOIS CREWS TO STOP THEIR
Iowa and Southwestern Engines
Will Continue to Be
Housed Here.

Work on the new Rock Island yards,
east of Moline. has been somewhat de.
layed by the cold weather and snow,
and the removal of the headquarters
of the crews.on the Illinois division
will not take place as early as has
been expected. The change will di-
lectly affect only crews on the Illinois
division who do not live in this city,
arrangements being made only to
accommodate the engines of the Illi-
nois division.
Engines of the Iowa and south
western divisions will be housed here
as formerly, and the crews to the
mum Der of about twenty-five will con-
tinue to reside in this city, returning
with the engines.
| The principal loss to this city will
fall upon those who have been lodg-
ing the crews of the Illinois division.
All this is the assurance that comes
from source said to be reliable.
Inspect Moline Yards.
Chief Engineer w. E. Dauchy, Gen.
eral Roadmaster G. E. Wickham and
Roadmaster E. w. Gully formally in
spected the new yards of the c.. r. L.
d p. in Moline this week. The chief
engineer seemed greatly pleased with
the yards and so expressed himself.
He found that all the work had been
done in an up-to-date manner and
that it was in first-class condition
According to Yardmaster G.. NJ
Stone brsker, of Rock Island. who
will be in charge of the new
yards, the c., X I. & p. does not ex-
pect to occupy them for month or
mora month at the earliest. A
large brick yardniaster' Office will be
erected.
Remarks From the Rock Island.
Conductor F. II. Kremer has Lew
Davenport's run, the latter being sick.
Fireman w. Charville is laid up
with an injured arm.
Fireman @. Jewell is laying off.
When he reports it will be to take
charge of an engine.
Engineer +. Smith and Fireman G..
Taylor are running switch engine
in Davenport.
Conductor C. + Sexton has the run
of G. Hubbard, the latter being sick.
ferred here from the west end local
and is now braking extra on the Iowa
division.
Conductor Clifford is i'll. and G.
Moore has his run.
Engineer j. G. Williams, who has
been running switch engine in the
Davenport yards, has been set up to.
extra road work.
Engineer G. o Brien has reported
after an illness. and his engine, $50,
is Just out of the shops.
Engineer Ii. Longabaugh was taken
sick at Brooklyn yesterday.
Engineer Harrington and Fireman
Allen are running an extra switch
engine that was put on in the Moline
yards this week.
Brakeman Porstman has been
given a regular run on the Iowa
division.
Engineer Ed Hinkley has 653 in the
Rock Island yards.
Fireman Leighton has been assigned
to the big road engine 1889.
Engineer Jerry Cunningham is of
on account of the illness of his son
with typhoid fever.
Fireman Soderstrom has been trans
ferred here from Valley junction and
is doing extra road work.
Engineer c.. Morton is ill with
typhoid fever.
Among those laying off are Firemen
G. Kofer and Tom Gordon, Engineers
E. Duncan and Tom Dunn. and Brake
men o. Carlson and j. A. Johns.
Those who have reported during
Al l.
field, A. Rough and G. G. Pratt, Fire.
men +. Guldner, and Brakeman l..
Galloway.
The Rock Island road is rem odeling
its roundhouse at Brooklyn. Iowa. in
order to accommodate the big engines
of the 1900 model.
Burlington Briefs.
Switchman Lamphere has gone
home to Galesburg and H. K. Dryden,
of Beardstown. is taking his place.
Switchmen A. Kost and G A. Oar.
ling are laid up with frozen feet. The
latter has gone home to Monmouth.
The boys smoked good cigars
They were furnished by
Division Freight and Passenger Agent
H. ID. Mack.
Notwithstanding all the good points |
by the new depot, the usual
wise old gentleman was about who
sized the whole affair up IN critical
manner and then began. '.If Ihad been
The architect -"
Road Foreman E. G. johnson was in
the city Thursday.
Fireman George Steelman is laid up
with bruised arm. sustained in ma
the coal dump at Barstow.
Brakeman Harry French was taken
sick on his return from Beardstown
Brakeman Riley is a new man on the
force.
Brakeman r. B. Easley is sick.
Fireman William Simmons was cut
sbout the face BY being thrown