Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-29
PEORIA CHANGES
n. P. Creenough Slated to Sue
coed n. S. Gable as Vice
President of Road.
SUTHERLAND AS SUPERINTENDENT
Joint Freight House for Rock Is.
land and Peoria Lines
Talked of.

\ IL. S. Cable, upon his return from
Chicago today, confirmed the report
published in yesterdays Argus that
he has resigned as vice president of
the Rock Island d Peoria road to take
position. with the C.. II. & p. at
| Topeka. Eas. Mr.. Cable declined to
state the exact nature of his new
office on the ground that he was not
at liberty to do 50 as yet. His resig-
nation goes into effect tomorrow and
he viii at once leave for the field of
his future labors.
Mr.. Cable has been connected with
the Peoria in his present capacity for
the past six years. Prior to that time
he was president and manager of the
Nanitou d Pixies Peak road i'm Colo
RADIO, where his career as a railroad
man was begun, and where he spent
a period of the same duration he was
in this city.
Who will succeed to the vice pres
idency of the Peoria road Mr.. Cable
said today had not been decided, but
will he at a meeting of the directors
of the road tomorrow. 1t is generally
understood that superintendent
Greenough will succeed To the vice
presidency and that Mr.. Greenough's
successor will be Superintendent
Sutherland. of one of the Kansas di-
visions of the Rock Island road, who
has been located at Horton, in that
state.
May Have Joint Freight Depot.
Those who are in position to
know now state positively that the
old shack OH Twentieth street will not
be leased by the Rock Island road. as
had been intended. but that it will be
torn down probably within "A few
weeks. Whether the proposed new
freight Office Will be erected upon it's
site this season has not yet been de
cidcd. Il * understood that the Rock
Island and the Peoria roads have been
planning for the erection of the new
house for joint use. This fact has led
10 the delay in the acceptance of the
plans and the changes now in pro-
gress among the officials of the Pc
oria may still further defer any ac-
ton.
Surveyors at Work
The appearance of surveying par
ty of dozen men in the lower part
of the county has revived Il report
previously printed i'm The. Argus, to
the effect that il is move on the
part of the Burlington road looking
to an extension or at least to ACQUIRE
ing control of practically the only
route by which Il road can get into
the city.
MIR. GOodnow's Successor.
The rumor is current in railroad
of the Milwaukee road to be named
To fill the vacancy caused by the res
ignation Of {. y. Goodnow. who was
appointed a short time ago general
manager of the Rock Island road.
will be j. y. Barr. Mr.. Barr is an old
railroad man and for some time was
superintendent of motive power and
equipment of the Milwaukee, and was
regarded at the time as one of the
most capable men in the list of Of
ticials of that road and one of the
best superintendent of motive power
in the country. He left the Milwau-
llce company about two years ago
and became connected with the Bal
timore Il Ohio. and later was appoint
ed mechanical superintendent of the
Erie, with headquarters at Susque-
hanna, Pa.
Railroad Notes.
j. +. flanagan, night operator at
the D.. Il. l. d y. w. passenger sta
ton. has resigned and has been sue
cceded by !. i. Herr.
&. +. Van Meter, who has been hold
ing the position of night operator at
the Burlington, has been transferred
.. .,F
Seventeenth street. The vacancy left
has been filed by \. c. True, who
came up today from Alpha.
l.. L. Van Meter has taken a posi-
ton as operator in the local C., II. L.
X Il. freight Office.