Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-07-20
HUGHES HAS DOUBTS
About Change in the Control ct
the o., r. !. & NJ. w.
Railroad.
SAYS MILWAUKEE, WILL HOLD ON
Rumor About Rock Island and
Santa Fe..GeneraI News
of the Track.


Il. h Hughes, former manager OF
the ID K. 1. q N. w. road. passed
through the city this morning on his
way south. When questioned by an
ARGUS reporter in regard to the
rumored change in the management
of the road of which he was for
merly the head he said he was
not in a position to know much about
1t, but he was not inclined to think
there was any truth in the surmises.
$50 long as the Milwaukee road cher
ishes the hope of Kansas City con-
nection," he said, lit does not appear
reasonable that the roads rights on
the ID Z. 1. & N. w. will be. relin-
quished.
The suggestion has been made that
q petition signed by tri-city business
men might hasten the entrance Of the
Northwestern road, which has been
seeking for years to get into the COM
munity, and which is now, as was
told in Yesterdays ARGUS, said to be
negotiating for the purchase of the
D.. r. l & N. w. line.
Today is pay day on the D., K. l
g. N. W., the date having been
changed from the 18th of each month
to the goth.
New Rock Island Rumor.
Rumor is again busy with the Santa
Fe and the Rock Island. 1t was as
serted yesterday in certain financial
circles that the Santa Fe was acquir-
ing large holding in the Rock Island,
and hat eventually the Pennsylvania
interests would dominate both the
Rock Island and the Santa Fe. 1t is
generally considered, however. that
the story is a stock rumor. Iaforma-
ton came from New York to the eff
feet that there would soon be change
in the Santa Fe board to make a place
for the financial interests which have
recently bought into the company.
This may mean the Pennsylvania.
The Spring Valley 81 Northern Rail-
way company with offices in Chicago.
has been Incorporated with a capital
stock Of 500. 600. The incorporators
are Frank p. Blair, Robert J. Cary,
NJ. ID. Follansbee, Bertrand Walker
and Frank johnson, Jr., who are act q.
ing for the capitalists Interested in
the proposed enterprise. The line is
to be constructed in a northerly di-
reotion from Hall township, in Blu
reau county. through Lee and Ogle
counties to Laid. Ill. on the liue of
the Northwestern railroad. The now
road will be so miles long aud it
will tap coal district.
Rock Island Notes.
Brakemen Painter. Winter bottom,
Ferguson. Putney, Parker and + V.
Bates are all new men on the Illinois
division.
Conductor p. c. Brien and Brake
men wilhelm and Hayes are among
those laying of
Mrs. Josephine Rabidoux has leased
yard office and opened up a lunch
counter. The rooms will be fur
nished as soon as possible.
Engineer w. Gilmore has reported
after having suffered a seige of the
mumps.
Engineer S. Trevillyan has been
regularly assigned to the 1897.
The two big freight engines. the
14IS and 1919, have been sent to the
middle division to run between II en-
ton and Eldon.
Engineer j. Williams has gone on
his vacation, taking a trip to Denver
and Colorado Springs.
Engineer f. Duncan was taken sick
at Brooklyn this week and is laying off.
Engineer ID Maroney, who has been
out of town on q vacation, has re-
ported for duty
Firemen C.. l.. Wander and j. p.
Laughery have been promoted from
switch engines to extra on the Iowa
division.
Fireman r. Thorpe is on the 1920
in place of +. Rahm. who is sick.
Engineer Jerry Mansfield has re-
ported.
Firemen p. Minert. &. Weirauch
and w. G. Hoare have laid of
A new drop pit is being placed in
the round house at Hawthorne.
Engineer II Morgan has gone west
on vacation.
burlington Bits.
Fireman w. e. Cardwell has re-
signed and returned to his former
trade as barber. l.. NJ. Elliott has
been sent from Beardstown to fill the
vacancy created.
Engineer c. f. McNail is back after
a weeks illness.
Fireman John Merit has bsen as
signed TO the Iowa local.
Fireman X. II. Weimer is spending
few days at Monmouth.
4. g. johnson, road foreman for
the st. Louis division, was looking
after local affairs yesterday.
Engineer g. K. Dempsey, who has
been III for some weeks. is going west
for his health. His family will ac-
mPany him
Brakeman w. A. r. Woods has
been given leave of absence for six
weeks, which he will use in a trip