Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-10-10
TIME IS CHANGED
New Schedule of Trains Goes in
Effect on Mercer Coun-
ty Line.
PRESENT TRAINS RUN OPPOSITE
old One Not RestOred-SerVice an
Improvement Railway
Notes.

The Rock Island road in order, it is
supposed to appease the people from
the lower end of the county and the
merchants of this city who have been
complaining of the schedule that has
been in effect on the Mercer county
branch. has decided upon a new
schedule, going into effect tomorrow.
or rather Monday, when the first
trains will be run under the new ar
rangCment.
In the past the road has had two
crews On its line, one going cut in the
morning. the engine remaining at
Sherrard and Gable to do the switch
ing during the day and returning to
the city with Il train at night. and the
other making two trips and running
out of Sherrard. Last spring the morn
ing train was taken off and the crew
of the other was brought to this city
to run from here, consequent radical
changes taking place in the time card.
1t was supposed that this was merely
an arrangement to endure for the
summer and that the increased bust
ness in the winter when the mines
were being worked tn their capacity
"
train on again.
The change that will go into effect
next week will not restore the crew
that has been taken off. but will mere
" transfer the crew now running to
Sherrard and there will be two trains
each way daily as heretofore, only
they viii run from the other end of
the line. The first will arrive in this
city at S:4j IN. and will leave at
9:45 a. m. In the afternoon the train
Will arrive at 3:45 and leave at 4:15.
The new schedule will be much more
convenient than the one now in effect,
giving those from the south a service
that will enable them to spend the
greater part OF the day in the city,
instead Of having but a few hours
here as now.
Open Jan. L.
On account of the rainy weather
during the summer. which prevented
outside work for many days, the
progress at New Shops has been hin
dcred and the work is behind what
was expected at this time when the
builders began. Although a vast
amount of work has been done AMI in
a remarkably short time. had it not
been for the weather and the inability
to get supplies and the new machin-
cry, the status Of construction would
have been further ON than at present.
Because of this state of affairs the
operation of the shops will not be
commenced until Jan. /, instead of Il
couple of months sooner. At the first
of the year about 700 men will be
brought to that plant and the machin-
cry in some of the massive structures
set to turning. BY spring there Will
be great influx of workmen, for the
shops will be under full Roadway.
ReseInd Action.
The highway commissioners of
! Hampton township have revoked the
action taken Oct. /. by which they
granted the right to the Rock Island
| Improvement company, otherwise the
! Rock Island road, TO erect a viaduct
over the dangerous Warmers crossing.
| 1t was decided at the ting Oct. 1
to grant the company the right to
build viaduct provided the company
filed acceptance of the terms by Oct.
| 6. This for some reason was not
done and the commissioners decided
to reScind their action. What the OBJ
iect is in thus standing in the way
much for the safety of the travellers
on the highways of the township is
not entirely clear.