Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-17
MOLINE

Record Month at Silvis.-Indica-
tons point to record month at the
Silvis railroad shops during December.
The freight traffic is heavier than it
has been for months, and there is q
steady demand for cars and engines
Every department in the plant is oper-
ating on full force and there is a large
amount of work in sight During the
last month AZ engines were practically
rebuilt. Between 1900 and $500
freight cars were given attention in
the car department There are 43 en-
gines in the main shop at the present
time and 20 are waiting outside EN-
ployes of the shop and storehouse re-
ceived $4,000 in wages yesterday. OF
this amount $4,000 went to the shop
ployed at the plant.
Coal Famine Threatened.-A soft
coal famine threatens Molinel Soft
coal of all kinds is advancing by leaps
and bounds, and It is possible the fac
tories will soon find themselves pinch
ed" on their supply. Screenings are
used chiefly in the factories, and it is
in the screenings that the shortage is
most felt. Lump soft coal has not
advanced in price locally. but an adj
vance is predicted within a day or two.
Screenings commanded 40 cents ton
at the mines a week ago. TO-DAY the
same quality of screenings is quoted at
$1.1O a ton. The cause is ascribed TO
the slow movement of cars. a conIi-
ton that does not hold much hope of
immediate remedy.
Star Boarder Loses Out.-Charles
w. Campbell has been star boarder at
the home of Mrs. Lydia Snyder, 321
Twenty-third street. He has enjoyed
meals at her table and toasted him
self at her Preside. but now with win
ter set in, he has been cast ruthiessly
aside to face the cold cruel world
alone. Campbeil sat at the right hand
of the landlady, It's said. until recent
ly, when another man usIrped his
throne Rumor has t that Campbell
lost his happy home lie was Iro-
voked and early in the week he is said
to have slapped his former hostess
during a fit of anger while Temonstra!-
ing at being compelled to put lis feet
under a table elsewhere. Mrs. Snyder
appeared before Magi.'i ate Gustafson
and swore out a peace warrant and
Campbell was arrested. The woman
withdrew the charge after Campbell
promised not to darken her door again.
Forcing Settlement. - Charles S.
Kerns. receiver for the Moline Build
ing. Savings and Loan association, is
preparing to send letters ID stoclkhOid-
ers who have not yet SIGHTED their
willingness to avail themselves Of the
settlement through wnicn i. is plopos-
ed TO wind up the affairs Of the organi-
cation. More than 20 per cent, both
in number and amount of stock, has
been pledged for this settlement. The
letter to be sent to those VINO have
not signed is as follows: with the
matured stockholders coming in one by
one and signing up Tor a settlement
with all other stockholders. It looks
like the beginning of he end. AS one
of them expressed himself, You have
taken the only way to close this mat
ter: any other way you would only sec
am willing to take my pro-yata share
with the rest of the stockholders Over
% per cent in both number of stock
holders and amount of stock has sign
ed. and the settlement IS now assured.
Among this 75 per cent about one half
of the SO borrowing stockholders hold
ing stock loans-people who borrowed
association funds and left thei- stock
as collateral-have signed the agree
ment The other half has made no re-
spcnse. Had like cola .eTal been left
with one of our local banks, as it has
been in some cases, the maker of that
note would have heen called to nc
count long ago, but i; seems as one
stakeholder expressed himself: You
will have to sue me be:D's will settle