The Indianapolis journal., 1891-03-20

salaried officers have felt the effects of this
policy. as well as those In other depart
ments of the company's service.
The position of general livestock agent
of the Big Four lines il is stated. has been
offered to William Coburn, former stock
agent of the Big Four. HIS business inter-
ests. however. yield him so satisfactory re-
tnrns that ne will hardly "a accept the posi-
With the control of the Louisville. New
Albany * Chicago and the Lake Erie q
Western under the same management. the
Big Four ard the Pennsylvania Company
will have no fear that s. round-trip rate
between Indianapolis and Chicago will be
offered by the Lake Erie & Western.
Trustee Peirce, of the Indianapol De-
catur a. Western road, is expendIng the few
thousand dollars of increase in monthly
earnings above last year In betterments to
the property. A good deal is being done in
the way of repairing bridges, putting in
new cross-ties. and other improvements of
like character.
A. n. Stewart, general livestock agent
OF the Big Four lines, who will retire
April l, commenced railroad service on the
Bee-line In August, 1858, first as al en-
ploye In the machine-ehops then as
fireman. engineer and conductor, and
sbout twelve years ago was appointed to
the position he now holds
Joseph Ramsey. jr., second vice-president
OF the Big Four, was in Wabash yesterday
on his way to Benton Harbor. Mich. to
make arrangements for line of boats to
run between Benton Harbor and Milwau-
kee. in connection with the Cincinnati,
Wabash 81 Michigan branch of the Big
Four. This will make direct and speedy
route between Louisville and the North
west by way of Milwaukee.
Judge, Field. general attorney for the
Louisville, New Albany & Chicago road,
yesterday closed his second year in that
position. When he accepted it there were
1S3 cases in litigation. Including those
which have been begun since he became
the company's attorney, there are now but
sixty-four cases In litigation. In cases
whore S174.0O0 damages were claimed, he
adjusted the claims for Sl7.SO0.
The new limited trains which are to be
put on between st. Louis and New York.
over the Vandalia and the Pennsylvania
lines, early in May. will consist of two
mail cars,Sa com animation baggage and smok-
ing-car. q Pullman parlor-car and Pull
man sleeping-coach from st. Louis a Sec
Ond Pullman sleeping-car from IndianapO-
lis, and dining-car. The Pullman parlor-
car will be run only between ST. Louis and
Columbus.
The events of the last sixty days give evil
dence that the Pennsylvania Company had
nothing to do with the revolution in the
affairs OF the Louisville, New Albany g.
Chicago road in March. 1890. AS several
men, who had been in the employ of the
Pennsylvania Company, accepted positions
uuucl tuo Iu8udB6ulcub III gave 6LTo08tQ TO
the prevailing opinion at the time that the
Pennsylvania Company was in the unex-
pected movement
Were General Superintendent Peck, of
the Big FOur lines. to show to the sensa-
tional news-gatherer at Springfield, O., the
agreement entered into between the Big
Four company and its trainmen. he might
see the folly of sending out reports to the
effect that the men were uneasy and a
strike would certainly result. When en-
Rineers, firemen. conductors and brakemen
are receiving for months service SO to 80
per cent. more money than at any time
since they entered the service something
serious must arise to bring on q strike.
The New York Central road is about to
introduce the Communication ticket all over
its system. The plan provides for the sale
OF forty-trip Communication tickets between
any two stations not more than fifty miles
apart for the use of persons having occa-
sion to travel each business day in the
month, and for the sale of forty -six-trip
tickets for the use of school teachers or
pupils desiring to travel each school day
during the month. These tickets are nom
transferable and are valid for passage only
within one month from issue.
It is the Monon and the Cincinnati,
Hamilton, q Dayton general passenger
agents who are anxious to resume the
practice of tabulating and publishing
monthly the percentages of passengers
carried by the roads in the Chicago and
Ohio River Association, they taking the
position that in the future. should there be
any divisions of the passenger business
made similar to that of the theatrical bust
ness. the Monon and the c., III. IL ID. would
be prepared to show that they are entitled
to larger portion OK the business than the
Pennsylvania and the Big Four people
would be willing to allow them without
such statistics as q basis.
But little that is new could be learned
last evening as regards the Louisville. New
Albany & Chicago and the Lake Erie &
Western deal. There is no question as to
| the two roads having passed under the con.
troll of the same parties. and that they
will be operated az such. H. G. Parker,
| traffic manager of the l.. Z. & W., wishes
| it understood that the information pub
lished in yesterdays Journal to the effect
| that he had received such information
| officially was not correct. Reports from
| other sources are to the effect that the deal
has been made, but no change in the man
| agement of the property will be made st
| present.