Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-04-30
LEFT OUT OF THE MAP
Rock Island Not on Route of Mil
waukee's Proposed Kansas
City Short Line.
TO CROSS THE RIVER AT SAVANNA
Taking in Clinton, Davenport, Etc.
..Joint Committee Should
Take Action.

Rock Island is not on the map of the
proposed Kansas City short line of the
Chicago. Milwaukee & st. Paul road.
At least the town is not mentioned in
the route sketched in today's Chicago
Chronicle.
AS heretofore intimated in all likeli-
hood would be the case, President A.
j. Earring announces that the trains
will run via Clinton, Davenport and
Muscatine, crossing the river at Sa-
wanna to Sabula.
The cutoff will shorten the present
line between Chicago and Kansas City
at least so miles, reducing the dis
lance between these two cities from
$50 to 500 miles. This is to be ac-
complished by building 90 miles OF
new road from either Muscatine or
Columbus junction to Ottumwa.
The main line of road between
Chicago and Kansas City is now via
Savanna, Ill and Marion aud Cedar
Rap DIS, Iowa. a survey has been
made for the new route and il is ex-
pected that it will be finished within
six months. Concerning IL President
Earling said to the Chicago Chronicle;
There is now no doubt that q cut
off will be built. We are only wait
ing for u final survey TO let the con-
tracts for construction. l cannot say
when it VIII be finished and trains
running, but it will be completed as
soon as possible"
i. k1a thot tho Hn.l "
may enable the company to save
its present distance. reducing the
mileage to 495 miles.
Road Has Bsen Handicapped.
For years the Milwaukee & ST.
Paul has been greatly handicapped in
Chicago Kansas City business, partic-
ularly passenger. by its long mileage
compared with competitors 1t is now
proposed to reduce this and thus en-
able the company to go after short
time business between the two points
When finished, the new line will com
pare favorably with any Chicago
Kansas City roads in mileage except
the Santa Fe, which is the short line
between the two places, with 45s
miles.
In its new route the Milwaukee &
st. Paul will use the tracks of the
Rock Island road from Davenport to
MuscatiDe.
Time for Action Here.
There may yet be possibility Of
Rock Island getting at least honorable
mention on the Milwaukee Kansas
City short line map, if the Joint rail.
-lxv1 tc
plated interview with the rail
road officials. If the Milwaukee is to
play in our yard and use our bridge
we ought to get something in return.
At any rate nothing is be lost by find
ing out where we are at.
Presidents Medill, of the Rock land
Club. and Kingsbury, of the Retail
Merchants association, have called q
joint meeting of the railroad com
mittees OF the club. association and
council at the club house tomorrow
evening.
The committees are:
Rock Island Club - l.. S. McCabe
4. G.. Denkmann, l. Simon.
Retail Merchants Association-G
NJ. Loosely, w. c. Maucker, +. T
Myers.
City Coupcil-Mayor William Nc
Conochie. Mayor-elect B. F. Knox
Aids. T. L Andrews and A. e. Ander-
son.
q Passenger Agents Confer.
Division Agent III. ID. Mack. of th'
.. returned last night from Chicago
where he attended general meeting
yesterday of passenger representative
of the Burlington system, called fol
the purpose of a general conference
regarding the best interests of th'
road. At the meeting it developed
that the earnings of the Chicago trair
lately put on from the tri-cities are
fairly satisfactory and better result;
are looked for when the travelling
public becomes better accustomed tt
its use.
The Sterling train mentioned in
Saturdays ARGUS will probably be
put on next Sunday, but the details Ct
the arrangements are still in the
hands of Supt. Rice.
The passenger forces of the road are
led to believe that their annual May
outing will this year take the form Of
trip to the Pan American exposition
at Buffalo.
G. A. JOHNSON BECOMES
MAGIcrDATE TOA0nD AVA