Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-18
No. 20 for Chicago, to be a Local
Carrying Pullman and Diner
Notes.

carrying a Pullman and diner and
serving breakfast and dinner. reach
ing Chicago at 1:15 p. m. Returning
from Chicago the train will depart
at 4:3O instead of AIS. and arrive
here at 9:10 instead of 9:2O p. IN.
No % east bound will be known as
IS, and will leave at 30 instead of
Els p. IN. No. p weStbound will be
changed to be known as No. 81, and
the time of departure will be 6:52 a.
m. The present leaving time is =
o'clock.
There will be no change of the time
of this train. but after Sunday the
present Ne. % viii be known as No.
81. 1t leaves Chicago at l and ar
riyes here at Z p. IN.
No. ,. on the Iowa division, leaving
here at $3.50 a. m, viii not change
time. but will be known as No. 20. No.
,. now leaving for Chicago at p. m.
and arriving at II. will depart at Cos
and reach Chicago at 1885 p. IN.
No. /, Omaha to Rock Island, now
reaching this city at 12:3O y(midnighD.
will arrive five minutes later. and the
number will be changed to 81.
The Golden state Limited will
be composed of library smok-
er. dissection double drawing room
sleeper. a compartment car. dining
car. and an observation car. The
train will leave Chicago at : p. III. and
will reach Los Angeles in a little less
than three days. The route is over
the Rock Island and FL Paso and
Northeastern to Fl Paso. and thence
over the Southern Pacific. The gen
eral agent of the company reports
that every berth ON Sunday nights
train has been engaged.
Operators to Organize
\ meeting of the operators of the
adiaccnt divisions of the Rock Island
road for the purpose of forming an
organization will he held in the Hi
nois theatre hall, his city. tomorrow
evening. The lines which will be rep
resented at the meeting are the Hi
nuiS division from Bureau east to the
tri-cities; on the Missouri division
from Eldon west and, on the Iowa Iii
vision from Des Moines east. 1t is as
serted that the question Of an in
crease in wages is not to lie brought
up. but officers will he elected and
place selected as permanent head
quarters.
Railroad Notes.
The tender of the engine and Is cars
of Il freight train were ditchcd on the
burlington at Ophiem Wednesday
night. No one was injured.
The evening passenger on the Rock
1925. came in two hours behind
schedule last night. The delay was
due to the derailment of car of a
freight near Alpha.
The Rock Island Railroad company
which has ben cutting down expenses
to the extent of taking THE telegraph
wires ont of the small towns
along the divisions in Iowa is having
troubles of it's own. Several of the
agents have quit because Of Il reduc-
ton of salary. The other day it is said
train got lost between Trayer and
Reinbeck. 1t was several hours on the
way and business was held up during
that time. As the wires had been TAX
enout of Dinsdale. town between.
nothing could be heard by telegraph
so the telephones were pressed into
service and farmers along the railroad
were called up and set to work hunting
the lost train. They finally found it.
L. T. Wiese has arrivd from Chica-
go to take up the duties of general
superintendent of the Rock Island
roads huge plant at New Shops. He
has been selected by the officials to
be the permanent head of the plant
when il is i'm operation. Mr.. Wiese
comes from the Richmond Locomotive
works of Richmond. Va, and has the
best of references as practical work
man. He will be assisted by c. II.
True. the assistant superintendent,
who has been on the ground for some
time famiiarizing himself with his
duties. and by j. f. Kilker, superin-
tendent of the plants motive power.
The Milwaukee q st. Paul's new
coal road. the Rochelle & Southern,
will be opened for business next Mon
day. This will insure the road
against Il possible coal famine. The
roadbed and bridges were completed
month ago and the laying of the
rails was finished few days ago.
Council Bluffs division. 20 miles north
of Chicago. the Milwaukee & St Paul
has obtained a track lease from the
Burlington to Stewart. From there
the company has built through, 40
miles to Laid. where shafts are being
sunk.
Clergymen permits for 1908 on all
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