Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-09-21
SOLUTION
Involving Designs of @ and Mil.
waukee Roads in This
Locality.
NEW Q SHORT LINE A POSSIBILITY
Some Deductions in Keeping
With Cooperative Tenden-
cies of Big Lines.

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Another of the many stories born of
the glorious possibilities that are
easily worked out on the railroad
checkerb board of this great crossing
place of the Father of Waters reveals
q new through route for the Q and
one that it appears possible for tbat
road to secure without laying another
rail. Incidentally it works to the
further advantage of the Milwaukee.
According to the recently published
annual report of the last named road
the building of a new line parslleling
for good portion of the way across
the state of Illinois with the North
| western has been resolved upon for
the purpose of perfecting the much
talked-o of Kansas City cutoff The
report states the proposed line will
end at or near the junction of the
Sterling line of the Q with the North
western. This seems to mean that
the Milwaukee expects to continue
the present joint arrangement with
the q still further and use the laLter's
tracks from Rock Island Junction, up
il Whiteside county, to East Moline
furnishing a very handy route, and
the only practical one. to the tri-
cities.
Another Possibility.
But this is not all. Carrying the
arrangement between the Milwaukee
and the Q still further. the latter
may, by using the Rock Islands
tracks from Davenport to Muscs,ine
in common with the Milwaukee and
the latter's proposed liue from Musca-
tine to Ottumwa, form a connection
with its own main line at that point
without the construction of a mile of
track, and have by far the shortest
line between the west and Chicago
With little improvement this would
give q much better and shorter
through route for the q than its pres
ent line by way of Galesburg and
Burlington
of course there are difficulties in
the way of such arrangements be-
tween competing lines greater than
the mere building of even consider
able piece of road but stranger things
than this have happened in the
railway world, and in an age when CO.
operation between big roads is grow
ing more and more common it is far
from the least feasible of the solu-
tions that have been offered to the
great railway puzzle that is vexing
the tri-cities. Nor does it preclude
the Northwestern. which must accord
privileges to both the q and the Mil
waukee. from getting entrance here
from its main line at Rock Island
Junction over the present line of the
first named road.
Rock Island Ballast.
Fireman d. Beveridge has reported
after an absence.
Engineer F. Channon is on the 552
doing duty on the work train at 10 va
City.
Fireman p. Minert is on the Illinois
switch engine, $50
Engine 253 is out of the Davenport
shops.
Engineer Clapper and Fireman Rib
BILE have the 355 on runs 90 and 98.
Engineer Edwards and Fireman
Mahle. of the Illinois division, are lay
ing off.
Fireman II. G. Parker is off sick.
Fireman G. Kofer is sick.
Fireman II. Wright is back on duty
after an absence.
Larkin will commence the brick work
on the new Fifth avenue passenger
station Oct. 1.
BurIIuEton Briefs.
Conductor Frank Heffner has taken
snort leave of absence.
Baggageman John Ehsnan takes his
vacation next week.
Fred Pollard has resigned his place
as passenger brakeman and taken a
position In the local yards.
Yard Foreman w. II. Geer has been
called to Peoria by his sisters ILL
ness.
Switchman Charles Darling goes
away next week on a leave of absence
Some of the boys will watch his home
coming with interest.
On account of a slight accident
train No. 4S was delayed north of t his |
city this morning. being an hour late
j. II Mcdonald. the boiler maker |
has returned with his family from a
visit at Chicago and Galesburg.
Fireman L. ID. Hoffman has been |
transferred from this city to Boards
town.
Fireman j. d Davis is on the Mon
mouth local.
Firemen L. NJ Elliott ana G. A. !
are in Beardstown to
spend Sunday.
Peoria Pichings.
One of the employees of the local
Peoria freight Office is putting upl
with good deal of chaff at the hands
of his fellows and doing it with great
good nature. 1t is whispered that he
Is to be married next Wednesday to
q Davenport young lady.
working Night and Day.
The busiest and mightiest littlo |