Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-08-12
NOW A COAST FLYER
Rock Island and Southern Pa
cific to Put on New CAL
ifornia Train.
PRIZE OFFERED FOR A NAME
Equipment TO BE superb Obviates
a Speed
War.

Announcement has been made by
the Rock Island and Southern Pa
cific arrangements that on Nov. 1
those companies will place in service
a new Chicago-California limited
train which will be one of the finest
in the country. In this connection a
joint circular has been issued by the
two companies offering a cash prize
of 800 for the most appropriate
name for the new train. Arrange
ments for the service were completed
yesterday by Passenger Traffic Man
ayers Sebastian and Mccormick of
the Rock Island and Southern Pacific
respectively. During the winter
months the train will run daily, and
it is likely that the service will be tri-
weekly during the summer months.
The route will be by way of Kansas
City and FL Paso over the Rock ISL
and, and from there to Los Angeles
and San Francisco over the Southern
Pacific. The new train will run
| through solid to- Los Angeles and
Will carry a San Francisco sleeper.
speed War Obviated.
The schedule has not been announc-
it would be the same in point of hours
between Chicago and the coast as
that governing the California limited
of the Santa Fe. All prospects of
speed war or reduction in coast SER
vice time has been eliminated by
time agreement between the Santa
Fe and Rock Island that neither com
pany shall run train between Chi
cago and Los Angeles under % hours.
The Pullman company is building
10 new trains for the service. to cost
in the neighborhood of $1.4OO. 900.
Each train will consist of dining car.
one standard 12-section drawing
room car, special mail ear, one com
partment car, one combination draw
ing-roOm sleeper, an observation COM
PartmeHt car and a buffet smoker
baggage car. The train will be cleo
trio lighted throughout.
Conditions annexed to the prize
contest for a name for the train are:
No name in use will be accepted; it
is desired to have the name signifi-
cant of the route. equipment, service,
time and destina ton: name should
be short. be suggestive of California
and capable of being used without
the qualifying words, Limited" Eek
press or special"
The New Rock Island Line.
Partial confirmation was secured
yesterday of the rumor that the
Rock Island is contemplating build
ing from Morris, Grundy county, to
st. Louis. NJ. \. Patterson, assistant
general freight agent, states that
several surveying parties are now
taking levels for the proposed line,
which will require about 200 miles of
construction. Mr.. Patterson has
been instructed to gather data re-
garding the amount of traffic in and
out of the cities along the proposed
route. He spent yesterday with the
Business Mems association of Bloom
ington and will go from there to
Springfield and Lincoln. If built, the
new line will become an active COM
petitor of the Alton and the Illinois
Central for Chicago and St. Louis
business, and of the Big Four and of
the Lake Erie & Western for western
traffic The surveys Indicate that the
line will extend southeasterly from
Morris to Livingston county, thence
south to Mclean county, thence
westerly to st. Louis paralleling the
Alton.
Burlington OficiaIs Here.
Several prominent officials of the
Burlington road were in the city a
half hour this morning while on a
tour of inspection of lines between
ST. Louis and st. Paul. They are en-
route north. The party is composed
of:
C. f. Perkins, former president, and
member of board of directors.
g. b. Harris, president.
Howard Elliott, second vice presi-
dent.
F. A. Delano, general manager.
+. c. Rice, general superintendent.
H. ID. Judson, superintendent of IL
linois lines.
l.. w. Berry, superintendent of the
Rock Island and st. Louis division.
1t was the first visit to Rock Island
of Mr.. Rice in his official capacity as
general superintendent. 1t was as
serted there was no significance at
tached to the trip beyond inspection
of lines and equipment. Mr.. Rice
said there was nothing to be said, so
far as his company is concerned, in
reference to recent surveys along the
south bank of Rock river. He said
the Moline depot project was being
kept in mind and that city would re-
ceive attention in due course of time.
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