The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1898-02-19

DIVORCE.
The Lehlgh Parts With the Short Line
Tonight.
SCHEDULES CHANGE TOMORROW.
Short Line Trains Will Then be Under the
Direct Operation of the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company-Rumors Of
Large Reductions in Lehigh
Crews Confirmed.

The Lehigh Valley Railroad passenger
train that left town at APO this afternoon for
Pottsville was the last the company will run
over the short line. At twelve o'clock to-
night the company's lease of the line from
the Pennsylvania Railroad Company will
expire and hereafter the latter company will
operate the line under a new schedule.
People who have been accustomed for years
to walk to the Lehigh station to take the
short line train will find it rather inconven-
lent to walk to the lower end Of Main street,
but they will no doubt soon become RS
accustomed to it as they had the other route.
1t was remarked to-day that the S~chuylkill
Traction Company would have its revenues
considerably increased under the new order
of things if its line was extended to the
Pennsylvania railroad station.
1t would not be surprising if some of the
regular patrons Of the short line should get
left on Monday morning. 1t is dollars to
doughnuts that some of them will stray
down to the Lehigh Valley station and
patrol the platform before calling the change
to mind. Many will very likely overlook
the change in the schedule. Commencing on
Monday the short line will leave at $40 a..
m. instead of 9:l4.
This change is received with much salts
faction by the court attendants, as it enables
them to reach the court house at Pottsville
in good time. Heretofore it has been neces-
sary, to reach the court house at 8 Il. m. and
avoid the expense of a long trip fare, to
leave on the 8 a. m. train.
The reports Of wholesale reductions of
crews on the Lehigh Valley Railroad on &C
count of the schedule changes to go into
effect tomorrow are confirmed, but even up
to n late hour this afternoon nothing definite
had been announced as to what shape
the reductions would take, although it was
known that several conductors would be
reduced to baggagemasters and employees
holding the latter positions reduced to brake
men. Considerable sympathy was expressed
along the line to-day for joe Sigfried, of
Mt. Carmel, when it was learned that he is
to be put back to smashing baggage.
Withathe abandonment of the short line to-
night the Lehigh Valley Company will also
abandon the Shenandoah Junction. This
means the dismissal of the two men who
have had the care of the switches at that
point, one of them being ex-Councilman
James Kane.
There are many rumorso of large reductions
in the forces at stations along the Lehigh's
lines, but no orders have been received from
"'4'0lo az any VI Iho sl'Vlou7' II IL
said two, aud perhaps three, hands will be
laid off at the local station, and the same
rule as that adopted in dispensing with train
crews will be enforced, namely the men
last employed to be dispensed with.
In speaking Of the proposed changes a
prominent official of the Lehigh Valley said;
The report that 1876 at Delano would bo laid
of is all bosh. Conductors John McAvoy
aud B. F. Hendricks, the two oldest in service
at Delano, are the onlyaones to remain. Tht
other conductors will be reduced to baggag,
masters and the present baggage masters t.
brakemen. The present brakemen on tn,
tail end won't be in it. This change l thinl
will affect all our present passenger brake
men,"