Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-04-14
NEED NOT LEAVE.
New Order Does Not Necessitate
Removal of Rock Island
Engineers.
AN HOUR TO REPORT AT NAT1cK
II. S. Gable to Take New Position in
Northern District
May 4. :

| n bulletin has been posted by the
officials of the Rock Island road at
Natick notifying the engineers who
run out of that place that they must
be able to report for duty within one
hour after they are called or accept
| the consequences. This is meant TO
apply particularly to those engineers.
who have continued to reside i'm this
city since the removal of the termin-
ais TO Natick
1t is not thought that this order
of which there are about twenty,
EwilT neeessitate any removals from
this5city, IN spite of the effort on the
part of some Moline pdpers to con
strue it as a mandate to that effect.
All the men living here are provided
with telephones. and with the owl
car run on the Fourth avenue line at
night they have little difficulty in
reaching Natick within the specified
time.
Changes May L.
III. :. Gable, formerly of this city,
who recently was appointed general
manager of the northern district on
the Rock Island system, will leave
his position as superintendent of the
lines west of the Missouri. with head
quarters at Leavenworth, MAY !, to
take up his new duties at Cedar Rap
ids w. j. Lawrence, who now holds
the position of superintendent of the
Iowa division, will take the position
of superintendent of the northern di-
vision. J. b. Smalley. superintendent
of hn I'll \,
succeed him.
StilIwen With Santa Fs
The Des Moines News prints the fol-
lowing concerning man who form
erly stood high in official circles on
the Rock Island. and who IS we'll
known among railroad men of this
city
NV. II. Stillwell. formerly general
superintendent of the Rock Islands
lines west of the Missouri river. later
of the lines east of the river, and un-
til. last September superintendent of.
the Iowa division of the same COM
pany. when he resigned and was sue
ceeded by w. j. Lawrence. has ac-
cepted a position as dispatcher with
the Santa Fe at Las Vegas. Ii is
understood that Mr.. Stillwell. before
entering the service of the Santa Fe
NysIs given assurance that he would be
given Il division superintendency as
soon as he had familiarized himself
with the physical condition of a di
vision out of Las Vegas.
t,'Mr. Sti4well was associated with
the Rock Island in various capacities
from brakeman to general superin-
tendent during the 10 or Is years he
was in its service. When the Rock
Island passed under the control of
the Moore Brothers and Mr.. Leeds
was made president, Mr.. Stillwell be-
gan casting about for employment
elsewhere. He was not Immediately
successful. but when the road and
bridge department was placed under
the supervision of division superin-
tendents he resigned, as these repre-
scented a class of business with which
he was not at all familiar. Later he
was followed into retirement by Vice
President Parker. Traffic Manager
johnson and Superintendent of Mo-
tive Power George F. Wilson, all of
whom were succeeded by new men,
the latter by man off the Union Pa
cific''
Where Men Are Wanted.
The passenger department of the
Rock Island system has just issued a
booklet entitled MEN Wanted that
will be of interest to professional and
business men in fields like some in
Illinois where the professions and
business are crowded. The book says
that thousands of men and of new in
dustries are wanted in towns in Kan
sas, Oklahoma, Indian Territory, New