Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-09-18
TELL WHAT IT IS.
Circulars Announce the Advance
Burlington Enginsmen
Are Getting.
SCHEDULE IN EFFECT SEPT. l
Graded According TO Kind of En-
9ine Used-Notes of
the ESail.

ule on the T., ID. ~ ", advance PIooA
sheets of which have been sent out,
the enginemen of the Burlington
have been given a substantial raise.
In fact the increase is one of the
largest which has ever been granted
by the company to any department
One year ago the company issued
the first schedule and again last win
ter the men were given raise, and
the present one which was effective
Sept. 1. shows in some instances an
increase of about $40 per month for
the enginemen and $50 a month for
the firemen. This is on a basis of
3O-day month and comes to the engin-
GERS and firemen on the through pas
senger runs.
Every run has received some adj
freight classes. The raise has beer
engine to be used.
End of Sunday Excursions.
1t begins to look as though the Sun
day railway excursions are doomed.
Passenger agents of the chief western
roads are of the opinion that these
excursions are undesirable and they
hope to abolish them as soon as cOndi-
tions will permit. The railroad men
say that the excursions are of no par
ticular benefit either to the railroads
or the people who take advantage of
them.
The country merchants have for
some time past entered an emphatic
protest against these excursions, on
the ground that their business was be-
ing interfered with. The railroads
have been in the habit of making the
excursion rates effective from Satur
day to Monday, and it is claimed that
many take advantage of the reduced
rates to transact business in large
cities, instead of seeking pleasure.
From the standpoint of revenue, the
excursions are unproductive, and the
roads take the position that it is far
better to earn the good will of the
country merchants and regular pa
irons by disseminating the practice.
1t is probable passenger officials of
the western lines will confer on this
subject in the near future. with
view to reaching an understanding.
With one or two exceptions the Off
ciaIs are of the same mind, and it is
believed it will not require much ar
gument to convince all that low rates
for Sunday excursions are both UNI
profitable source of annoyance.
Shows Good Nerve.
Engineer Jack CARMEL, who handles
the throttle of one of those big 16OO's
exhibition of cool nerve and grit a
day or two ago that has called forth
many expressions of admiration for
him.
CARMEL was on the 1918 with one of
those long trains for which the 1600's
are famous, a string of loaded re
frigerafor and other cars. just
this side of Joliet Monday evening the
train got under too great Roadway
ON a down grade, and in making an
effort to apply the air-brakes CARMEL
slipped and accidentally caught his
right foot in the reversing mechanism
in such a manner that he could not
extricate it.
The fireman jumped over to help
him out of the trap and also to man
the throttle. but it was necessary to
almost stop the train before the foot
the unfortunate man had been forced
to bear the agony of repeated brushes.
When he family was free, and al
though suffering eXcruciating pain,
with the blood oozing from his shoe
and with several bones doubtless bro
ken, he crawled back to his post and
drove his iron steed into Ottawa on
time Here the train took siding to
allow a passenger train to go by.
and joking CARMEL hoped
down from the cab and sat down on
the depot platform as though nothing
had happened, to wait patiently while
the conductor returned from town
with a doctor for him.
This was the first trip out for Car
nell since the 5th of last month, he
having been crippled in another acct
dent at that time. His chief worry
is that the insurance company with
whom he holds an accident policy will
pass him up and that the railroad
company would think his accidents
too frequent He declared he would
complete the run no matter what |
Surveyors at Burlington.
The people of Burlington, Iowa,
are much concerned over the move
ments of a gang of surveyors in the |
employ of the Rock Island road which |
IS occupied in running a great num-
Der of lines across a large tract of |
land in the Mississippi bottoms oppo- |
site that city. No one appears to