The Indianapolis journal., 1891-01-04

Presidents ofths Western Roads Busy Arrang-
ing the Details of the Agreement.
CHICAGO. Jan. 3.-President Cable, of the
Rock Island, left tonight for New York,
where he will remain until after the con-
ference next Thursday. He will be fol-
lowed Monday by the officials of other
roads that are to be represented at that
meeting and it is now apparent that all
the leading lines entering Chicago from
the West will be represented, with the ex-
ception of the Chicago & Alton and the
Chicago. St. Paul & Kansas City. These
roads can be relied upon to subscribe to the
agreement if it is constructed upon basis
that will insure them fair share OF the
business, but they are willing to let the
others frame 1t. This afternoon the presi-
dents of the Rock Island. the Atchison, the
Chicago & Northwestern. the Illinois Gen.
tral. the BURLINGTON and the Chi nj
eago, IN Mii%aIses Canfsesno ST. pros,fsut fsnt
Miller's office, as They'll been nearly
every day this week. exchanging views as
to rules and regulations that should be
adopted for the carrying out of the pro-
posed agreement cement The object Of thus s as
each other stood on certain points In order
that they might come as nearly together as
possible and be able to 60 into the New
York meeting with q fnll knowledge of
any differences of opinion that might exist.
One thing has developed at these meet
ings, and that is that the presidents are
wide apart on some of the questions in
volved in the arrangement of Q general
plan of operations. They claim that these
differences are not so serious as to endanRer
the agreement. 1t seems that the Atchison
people lean too much to the Gould idea
of an ironclad combination to please the
Rock Island and the st. Paul officials.
and that they have failed to agree on
the rupture between the new management
OF the Union Pacific and the Rock Island
and st. Paul people Will have on the move
ment to establish new traffic agreement
continues TO be matter of conjscture: The
officers of the last-named roads will not
say whether it is likely to effect their
actions at the New York meeting or not.
President Marvel. of the Atcbison, speak.
ing on this subject to-day. said: Il do not
think the st. Paul or the Rock Island should
permit mere local matter like this affair
with the Union Pacific to interfere with q
movement that is in the interest of all the
Western roads," When this remark was re-
peated to an official of the st. Paul road.
he exclaimed: "A local matter! Gould re-
pudiates clean-cut contract. What can
be expected of him in an agreement that
is not legally bindingf"
All the Western roads have adopted the
report of the committee of managers con-
corning free transportation, and the plan
recommended Is now in full force and effect.
1t provides that annual or time passes shall
not be issued to employees of foreign roads
in train service, station or traffic depart
ments except upon the request OF the proper
officials of such roads; that annual half
fare permits shall be good only in one State,
and that the one in which the holder re-
sides; that annual time or single-trip passes
shall not be issued to worlds fair commits
sioners, or to representatives of street-car
or cable roads, to agents engaged In the
sale of coal ory other commodities to the
roads. to Grand Army people or to any
United States army officers except the COM
mander of the Department of the Missouri
or mis- Immediate staff
Big Four Doesn't Own the c., w. & M.
Special to the Indianapo Oils Journal
WABASH, Ind, Jan. 3.-Master mechanic Tink-
er, of the Cincinnati, Wabash & Michigan rail-
road this city, to-day received letter from
Joseph Ramsey, assistant to the president Of the
Big Four road and second ce-president of the
c., w. & NJ, in which that gentleman states that
he has observed in the newspapers that the
engineers on the road contemplated calling on
President ingalls, with petition for an increase
in wages to the Big Four standard. Mr.
Ramsey asserts emphatically that the
Big Four does not own the c., W. & NJ, is not
operating 1t, and that Mr. ingalls, cannot con-
slider the advance in pay. The letter was posted
on the shop bulletin this morning. and created a
sensation among the employees. The statement
in several OF this morning's papers that CON-
mittee of engineers yesterday called upon the
superintendent of the Big Four is erroneous, and
the engineers now say that they will not make
the demand for the present, at least.