Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-07-27
TO ASK \. ". TO COME
Business Men of the Three Cite.
Unite in a Railroad
Movement.
COMMITTEE TO GALL ON OFFICIALS
General Gossip of the Railroads
Gathered About Depots
of the Town.

There is a movement on foot among
the business men of the tri-cities
looking to concerted action in an effort
to induce the Northwestern road to
come here if it has not already made
arrangements to do so. The move
was started by Rock Island men, but
it has met with unqualified favor in
both Moline and Davenport.
Recent rumors in regard to the ac-
QUESTION of track rights over the D.,
K. 1. & N. w. by the Northwestern.
while plausible. have not been as def
mite as could be wished, and at the
same time they have revived an ap-
probation of the possibilities involved
in a connection with that very well
equipped line.
A trip to Chicago by a joint COM
mittee representing the three towns
will probably be made during the
next few weeks for the purpose of as
GERS of the road in regard to the mat
ter.
Rock Island Notes.
Brakeman Eary has gone to Vir-
ginia. where two of his brothers were
killed in railroad wreck
The families of Conductor Nj. +.
Archer, Brakeman Ell Sexton and
Brakeman Yonkin have recently re-
moved from this city to Moline
Brakeman Cassidy and Conductors
Burnett and w. Strawhorn have late
ly installed telephones at their Rock
Island residences.
The big 8-dIive wheel IN. untain
elm bers for use on the high hills of
Colorado were at Hawthorn yard on
their way west this morning.
Engineers Beese, of Valley juno
tion, and p. Barnhart. of Davenport.
have been set up from switch engines
to extra road work out OF the Haw-
thorn yards.
Engineer j. Quinlan is doing extra
passenger work at Newton.
Firemen c. Kofer, +. Kelly. K
Thorpe, F. Human and Harley GIif-
hin laid off during the week on account
of the heat. All the engine men suf-
fered greatly, although there were no
actual prostrations.
G. Parker has been transferred from
brakeman to fireman.
Conductor Rider and Engineer +.
Means laid OF during the week.
Those who have recently rep orted
are Engineer S. Treviilyan and Fire |
men w. Coyne, w. +. Hoare, w
Leonard, g. Weyrauch, A. Nelson
and 4. Guldner.
Milwaukee Tips
Two of the old D., X. aud N. w.
engines. the 20 and p. were hauled |
south during the week. They had |
been purchased by former Manager
Z. L. Hughes, overhauled by the
Foundry and Machine
aud lettered 20. Il C. c."
They will be used on the new road
1f which Mr.. Hughes is the head in
Oklahoma.
1t is expected that the tracks of
he D.. K. L. d n. w. in the
burned district in Davenpart will be
'epaired by this evening so that the
and Milwaukee trains can again
make Use of them.
A railroad man is authority for the
tatement that the bid of Flick &
Johnson had been accepted by the
for the building If the cut
If and that they were ready to begin
perations as soon as they received
Vord from the company. He sug-
ested that the hot wea her making
he ground so dry and hard might
ave something to do with causing
be delay, as Flick IL Johnson ceased
perations on the Perlee cutoff for
bis reason. This report, however,
lcks official confirmation -Musca-
me News-Tribune.
Burlington Bits. 4
Fireman j. d. Gippert is on the
1wa local.
Fireman J.. M. Elliott is sick aud
ohm Merlz is on the East Moline
witch engine.
Instead of removing its main line
and divisional q uarters from
alesburg when it became cramped
II room the Burlington has pur-
lased II acres of additional land and
i'll enlarge its yards and put in
wv round house. There is an evil
nee of loyalty to a good town.