Rock Island Argus., 1902-03-15
Reported Rock Island Has Effect
ed Exchange of Yards for
Land in This City.
DIVISION HEADQUARTERS HERE
Interesting RumOr That Grows in
Railroad CircIes-Notes
OF the Track.


this city from Hawthorn continues to
circulate persistentIy and with a
foundation that is apparently more
substantial than at first. Within the
past few weeks events have transpir-
ed which point strongly to n deal
having been effected, or at least un-
der negotiation. between the Rock
Island and Burlington roads which
will cause revolution in railroad
matters in the twin-cities.
This deal, according to ru-
NOR involves nothing less than
an exchange of the Hawthorn yards
for rights at present in the bands
of the Burlington in this city. Ii is
an undisguised fact that the Hawthorn
yards have proved disappointment
to the managers of the Rock Island
road and there has been n strong de-
sire TO return to this city If any ar
rangement could he effected by which
the yards here could be extended to
adequate proportions. II is believed
that the way in which this can be
done is now clear.
Land to Complete Yards.
Immediately north of the Rock Is
land yards in this city and separated
from them only by the Burlington
lines, Will be set apart by the channel
improvement now in progress under
government contract in the slough, a
tract of land comprising 45 acres of
swamp belonging to- the United |
States and lying in just the proper
shape To complete the local yards.
1t is understood the Burlington |
road will put on work trains in a few |
weeks, hauling earth from the sand
pits east of Moline for the filling of |
a line across the slough from Il point |
little above the Rock Island railroad |
bridge TO the rocky promontory near
the foot of Fortieth street parallel to
and adjoining the riprapped bank |
that will be thrown up in the inn
provement of the slough channel.
With this master stroke in railway
accomplished, the Burling-
ton Will be in complete control Of the
Intervening tract.
II is, believed the Rock Islan1. real
jziDg what is about to he done aud
unable to prevent il. is entering into
:, compact for this piece of swamp,
the Burlington ample access
to Rock Island. and in return is to
turn over to the Burlington the pres
cnt ward at Hawthorn for tn. use of
that line in establishing Important
division headquarters there With |
this accomplished and the necessary
work done the Rock Is
land would have one of the largest and
most advantageously located yards in
the west. affording facilities for the
Of the business Probaoly as
Icing as 5he present system of trans
pvrtation is in vogue.
Learning the Line.
For some time past the Milwaukee
road has been sending as many new
freight crews as possible over the
line To the tri-citics to learn this sec
tion of the road. with the object. il
is believed, of preparing them to mau
a number of work trains - be pr't
on ds soon as the weather settles in
hauling dirt from the pit east of Mo-
lFne To fill on the 3O-acre tract of low
land re company recently.Purchased
in west Davenport. The fill - ne
made will be "A heavy one and the
quantity of dirt required will he some
thing prodigious. Whether the shops
If The road will he established there,
as Las been report. !. 1r simply a
y ard put in, * a question IF consid-
crablc 'ccal interest.
Burlington Briefs
j. 6. Dempsey. foreman ut the
last Monday evening,
while attending the ceremony of
III. ID. Mack with the chair :
given him as a remembrance by eH,-
pIoyes of the road. accidentally
sprained his right foot in stepping off
a curbing and has been laid mp ever
since. The prospects are that he ''ill
not be out for several days.
Conductor Michael Flahcrty il at
St. Anthony's hospital seriously i'll
with appendicitis. Ills run on the st.
Louis passenger is taken by G. S. Ca
man. EFN
As the result of the new time table :
that went into effect ON tie BHrling-
ton last Sunday Rock Island has lost
four engineers and two firemen
whose runs formerly terminated
here, with a corresponding change in
the train crews. Engineer John
Stuckey and Fireman w. II. Ham and
George Hinderer have been transfer
red to Beardstown and Engineer Will
liam Williams to Barstow. Engineer ;
Howard Dempsey lays over in Mon :
mouth and Engineer Frank Bennege
in Fulton. Both the latter have
who will probably be com ;
PEELED to remove from the city.
Fireman Lewis, who has been at
Barstow. has been placed on trains
91 and %, and Fireman A. c. Barney
castle is on switch in the local yards.
Rock Island RattIings.
Engineer F. Channon has reported !
after a 2eweeks' illness. ,
Engineer d. Maroney has been {
from 1910 to the 1927 and