Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-05-11
ORDERS HAVE COME
For That Change in the Rock
Island Roads Freight
Terminus.
THROUGH BUSINESS Is AFFECTED
All Crews Will Continue to Reside
insThis City--Rail-
way Notes.
THROUGH BUSINESS Is AFFECTED

beginning at noon tomorrow, all
through freight trains on the Iowa
and southwest divisions will make
the Hawthorn yards their terminus.
This takes from this city every
thing but the passenger and local
freight business, neither of which is
affected by the orders. Eight or ten
freight engines will cease II be
housed at the local roundhouse and
in all probability one OF two addi-
tional switch engines will be sent to
the new yards to take care of the in
creased business.
Crews VIII Live Here.
The residence of crews will not be
changed at present. While NO AL
rangement is yet in sight By which
the men will bs returned. it is likely
transfer engines will BE- put on TO
bring back the local freight which is
carried through and The crews who
reside here.
The division officers are expected
here tomorrow to zee that the change
is properly made and to smooth over
any irregularities that may result.
President Earrings Letter.
Following is n copy of the letter
that has come to local officials from
President A. j. Earling of the Mil
waukee road, briefly referred TO N
Yesterdays ARGUS: Il have to ac-
knowledge the receipt of your letter
of the 1st inst. enclosing a copy of
resolution passed at the joint meet
ing of the railroad committees of the
D. I'll IL l.
and Rock Island Retail Merchants as
ISOLATION, held at Rock Island on the
1st inst, in respect to the operation
of trains over the Kansas City line of
this company. The resolution was
adopted under an erroneous impress
sion, and doubtless grew out of ru-
mors which were without foundation.
The surveys which are now being
made and the construction which is
to follow. will not be COM
pleted for some time. probably
year-and-a-half, and until then
the through business between Chi
csgo aud Kansas City must neces-
sarily be carried on as now. Whenihe
new line is opened the service will be
made entirely satisfactory to the peo-
pie of Rock Island and Moline. and |
should be glad TO have you give this
assurance to the gentlemen who hand
ed you the resolution. Business con-
sideration alone would dictate that
this company should utilize the adj
vantages of operation which it had in
view when it arranged for the joint
use of the Davenport, Rock island &
Northwestern railway. 1t is our
desire to furnish the people upon our
line service which will stimulate and
encourage business. and give them
the best possiol facilities for
transacting it, 1t is gratifying to
note the expressed friendliness of the
head of the company toward Rock
Island and Moline, and it will be in
teresting to follow the future plans of
the road with reference to the Kansas
City line.
Rock Island Track Talk.
a new time table is expected to 60
into effect Sunday, May 10.
The last two of the 90 400 engines
assigned to the Iowa and south
west divisions arrived today. The
others have been put out on the road
as fast as received with temporary
crews, but permanent crews will soon
be assigned. The big machines are
rather hard to break in and few
greatly cOvet place on one
of them.
All the 500 series of engines that
have been in use on the Iowa and
southwest divisions will go shortly to
divisions west OF the Missouri river. |
The SIS will have light repairs before |
the removal.
Engineer Fred Channon has been |
assigned to the 1912.
Engineer F. Duncan has been given |
the 1888.
Conductor A. McLees has been |
called to Denver by the death of q |
relative.
Brakemon France and Ganzley are |
new men on the Iowa extra list.
The following are laying off: En-
gineers Tom Dunn, James Powers, |
w. williams, III. Pratt and II Longa-
baugh; Conductors w. Strawhorn,
NJ. Z. Archer and Guy Settle; Fire.
men c Cool. G. Oden and Harry Nc
Gee and Brakeman G. N. Brown.
Burlington Bits.
The first q trains to regularly lay |
over in Davenport over night are the |
new Monmouth locals. The engines /
are left on the other side. but the |
crew that lives here has been re-
turning to this city after the 1uns |
this week. Engineer III. Stornbaugh |
and Fireman George Heironymus are
on 81 and 90. the trains with head
quarters here.
Engineer Sheppard, of Beardstown,
is running the day switch engine in |
the Rock Island yards.
Brakeman w. A. Wood, of the coal
run. is off with sprained wrist.
Switchman S. +. Baker has been
called to Gilchrist by the illness of his
mother.
Engineer George Battles and Fire
man Morris Reddy have the 1865 Just