Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-09-14
MOLINE

Get Wage Advance.-Experience
packers at the plant of the North
western Milling company i'll East Mo
line will be granted their demand for
an increase in wages from Sligo to
$1.75 a day. Men who have been with
the company short time must return
at $1,65 day, but as they become ex-
perienced the prospect of an increase
to S1.75 is held out TO them. New
employees will be put to work at $1.G5.
Alec Hart Captain.-Alec Hart has
been elected captain of the high school |
football team to succeed Fred Wood |
yatt, who is out of the game because |
of an injury TO his knee. Friends of
the lanky quarterback of last years
championship team cling 10 the hope
that he will be able to get into the
game later i'll the season when the
harder games on the schedule are
played but as he will not play for the
present at least and possibly not at
| all, his resignation was presented.
Improvements at Gas Pant.-The
Peoples Power company is erecting at
its plant at the foot of Fourth street a
new oil tank capable of holding in
storage 100000 gallons. The founda-
ton for this structure is under way.
The tank will arrive about Oct. l. The
company already has tank of 10000
gallons capacity. but this supply would
soon be exhausted were the railroads
to be tied up or strike occur. To
avoid possible emergency the storage
capacity is to be increased to 100000
Igallons, insuring six weeks supply at
all times. This 10000 gallon storage
tank is equal to the capacity of 81
railroad tank cars. A number of
changes have been made in the ma
idea of improving the quality of the
gas and to keep pace with the increas-
ed demand Two large purifying
boxes, "a feet square and 10 feet high.
for cleaning the gas. have been added,
these boxes being capable of cleaning
100000 cubic feet of gas in "a hours.
New additions have also been made
to the two oil gas generators. increas-
ing their size 80 per cent A second
new meter for metering all the gas
made has been added. the output be
coming so great that it could not be
|. handled by one meter. The company
some time ago erected a new steel
gasometer, 100 feet in diameter and
100 feet high, the tank being capable
of holding 100000 cubic feet of gas
Il Wagon Company Resumes.-The
Moline Wagon company started today
E for the winter run with full force OF
linen. The time will be ID hours and
k La busy season is to be expected. Up
p wards of 500 men were put TO work.
\ Last of Half Hoidays.-At the Mo
line Pillow company the half holida.
e was discontinued the first of thi.
i month and other shops will follow
next month. The Moline Wagon com
e lpany and Deere & MaQsur compan,
# will probably discontinue the half hol
II iday the first of next month and tn,
a same is true of the men employed OIL
S the arsenal. Deere e Co. which wa,
a one of the first shops in the season
to give the Office force the half holida,
II liberty, will be the last 20 discontinue
following the half holiday until Nov. /
It Roads Gift Assured. w. Walsh
president OF the Silvis village board
e. returned from Chicago and bring
e news that the c., r. l. G p. official
If are satisfied with the plans of the vi
d lage authorities and that the gift O
,e $4,000 to Silvis is assured. The vi
IS lage board will hold a meeting shortl
IS to complete its plans in detail. Tn
lie sewer question will receive the frs
lie attention, it being the plan to col
b. struct sewer from Silvis along tn
right of way of the Rock Island direc
n. ly to Rock river. This plan was sus
X. gested by Engineer Paddock som
v. months ago but the village board ha
e, not till now received the permissio
ID of the railroad to 90 ahead TIL
O. sewer will be constructed of Is inc
re- pipe and will be three miles long.
is hoped TO complete this work TIL
n fail.