The age-herald., 1898-03-02
 CHARLES s. W|CKERSHAM Superintendent A. G. s. Division
 of the Southern Railway TRANSFERRED TO ATLANTA According to Rumor Ahoat Yesterday ay-Louis- vile & Nashville Employees Want the
 Ten Per Cent Cut Restored.
TRANSFERRED TO ATLANTA

Now, that the Southern has finally ob- tained complete control of the Memphis and Charleston, grand change of officers is expected.
 Superintendent Charles A Wi kersham of the Alabama Great Southern division, and General Manager German of the Southern system, who is also third vice-president of the Southern, were in consultation yes- terday morning. The outcome of the con- ference Is unknown, but 1t is given out un- officially that MT. Wickersham will In all probability be transferred to some other division of the system. It is said that Mr. Wickersham's new headquarters will be at Atlanta.
 Henry B. Spencer, son of President Sam uel Spencer, will be MT. Wickersham's suc- cessor, and the office of assistant superin- tendent abolished
 It is probable that Capt. Graves, the present superintendent of the Memphis and Charleston, will be retained In certain quarters it is ntimated that Capt Graves opposed the Southern's absorbing the Mem phis and Charleston, but this is denied by MT. Graves friends.
 It has been currently reported that MT. Wickersham would be placed in charge of
 
 tendent to succeed Capt. Graves, but Mr. Wickersham some time ago denied the probability of such a change and said he knew nothing of it. A gentleman in close touch with MT Wickersham, however, stated that he had been offered the super intendency of the Memphis and Char es on. As the earnings of the Memphis and Charleston are not as great as the officials of the Southern would like to have them, Mr. Wickersham was offered the pisition as superintendent, as his energy and abil- ity are well known, and 1t is believed that he would rapidly increase the receipts of the road.
 To Restore the Cut
 Another effort is being made by the em- ployes of the Louisville and Nashville rail- road to have the cut of 10 per cent in sal- aries, made in 1S93 restored
 committee of about forty, representing the engineers and conductors associations of the Louisville and Nashville system from dtffersnt states met yesterday. in Louisville and presented a petition of their grievances to President M. H. Smith and General Manager Metcalfe cf that read. J. B. Lee of this city, is a representative at the meeting, and gave the following in- formation to a Courier-Journal reporter on Monday:
 "The committee meets every year." said Mir. Lee last night, land presents griev- ances of conductors and engineers of the Louisville and Nashville system to the pres lent and general manager This year our principal object will be to ask that the 10 per cent. reduction in salaries of em- ployes made in 1893, be discontinued and wages restored to what they were prior to 1893. The road is now doing a good busi- ness and we think the officials will grant our request. We will ask for the reinstate- ment of no particular employe. On the Birmingham branch we haul now by ton- mage instead of by the number of cars. and by this plan each engine pulls from one to six cars more"