Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-08-30
.sTONEBRAKER LEAVES
Resigns Position as Yardmaster
for Rock Island
Road.
F1RBMEN TO BE GIVEN ENGINES
Number From Here to Go to South-
west Lines-Notes of
the Track.


G. NJ. Stonebraker. the well known
yardmaster of the Rock Island road
in this city, has rendered his resigna-
ton to take effect Sept. Is, or before.
If a successor is appointed within
that time. This is an announcement
that is causing great deal of sur
prise and no little regret among the
Friends and associates of the gentle
man in question.
Mr.. Stonebraker has been foreman
of the local yards several years and
since the completion of the yard at
Natick he has had charge of that and
the Moline yard also. During his con-
nectiun with the Rock Island road
he has amply demonstrated his abil-
'ity a. railroad man, besides winning
friends among all classes of employees
ON the line. He states that he has no
plans for his future but expects first
of all To take needed rest.
SHIFT In Crews
4 general shifting of local freight
arrangements on the Burlington goes
into effect tomorrow, the passenger
trains not being in any manner af-
fected. The changes are of such
nature that two freight crews will
be laid off, although the same num-
Der of trains will continue to he run
as in the past, the mileage of the
crews left on being increased. \ Chi
cago division crew will run into this
city in place of the one on trains
- and IS now in charge of Conductor
Keller. and Conductor Van Arsde's
crew that has been running one OF
the trains between Monmouth and
Clinton will also give way. The Mon
mouth train will end its run here.
The SterIing-Monmouth local will
also run into this city. The Chicago
train will come in by way of Clinton
and Davenport, so that al merchan-
disc that in the past has come
through Sterling will come the other
way.
Rock Is,a nj Notes.
During the week the boilers for the
plant that will heat the entire depot
have been placed i'm the basement of
the baggage and express building for
which the foundation has been com
pleted and now the erection of the
SupeT-structure is under way.
One of the objects of the visit here
Thursday of General Supt. Hobbs and
Supt. Nichols. of the Illinois division.
was DO consider the adSisabilitX of
making certain badly needed re-
pairs about the local roundhouSe and
other buildings. With the amount of
work that is now being done at the
yards i'm this city the old buildings
are being taxed to the limit. There
is an evident desire on the part of
the company. however. to make them
last till better facilities now being
planned can be provided.
The more experienced firemen
running into this city have been noti-
fed that they will be given engines if
they will remove to the new line of
the company in the southwest. Al
number of the younger men have
signified an intent of accepting the
offer and as result there will be n
number of promotions to record in
the near future.
Freight business is very good and
the switching crews are being worked
now as never before. When the re-
moyaI of the terminus for the west
bound business from Natick to this
city took place n few weeks ago it
was thought that two engines could
be laid off. \ few DAYS experience
proved that this was impracticable
and one of them was accordingly put
back on.
a number of promotions have gone
into effect during the week. Fire
man X. j. Scholer has been trans
ferred from the Illinois local to the
1444. Fireman T. Delaney has been
taken out of Naticll and put on the
work train. Fireman Owens has been
given the rs to run extra. Harry
Wright is on the 476. Carl Ilafele
and a. Walker. of this city, and ID.
NJ. Smith. of Natick. have been taken
from the roundhousc and assigned as
firemen in the yards.
Fireman Guy Taylor is taking n va
cation and has gone to Iowa.
Passenger Firemen William Me
Carly. and w. ]. Charval have taken
the examination for road engineers.
Fireman Leonard is on the 2005 in
place of Fireman Rain, who is sick.
Engineer Dave Hotchkiss is spend
ing a short vacation at Hot Springs.
Engineer William Arnold and Mrs.
Arnold have gone to Denver for
visit of three weeks.
c. H. Arnold, who was formerly
master mechanics clerk. has been
appointed general store keeper at
Davenport.
Dispatcher F. L. Lamphere, ac-
companied by Mrs. Lamphere, is
snendinp his vacation in Chicago and