Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1918-02-24 | Page 14 | Rail Director Promulgates Economy Order

RAIL DIRECTOR PROMULGATES ECONOMY ORDER Intrastate Passes Will in I Be Curtailed and 1 High Salaries Salaries Salaries Sal Sal- aries aries Restricted Washington Feb Steps 3 23 Steps toward economy Involving ol future curtailment of oC man ninny many Intrastate passe passes restriction r of or new hh salaried high h positions and limitation of or overhead 1 expense in railway railway rail rall- wa way financing were taken today by bythe bythe bythe the railroad administration At tho the suggestion su of or government gO railroad officials the Interstate tate com- com commission ordered roads roods to re report report report re- re port fully b by March 25 36 5 detailed Inor- Inor Information mation matlon concerning their th lr practices In Issuing Intrastate pas passes e They were requited required also to report tho the states In which It Is la legal to give passes C In exchange c for tor newspaper and magazine advertising e In 1 Specific Order Orders May Muy Iu Railroad administration officials sa say that this Information probably would result In issuance of or specific orders limiting Issuance of ot passes supplementing supplementing supple supple- the thc director generals general's recent order ardor Imposing federal re restrictions re- re relating to passes on Intrastate intrastate Intra Intra- state tc traffic The director general wrote rote to presidents presidents dents of railroads tl asking them to re report report report re- re port to tho the Interstate commerce commission commission commission com com- mission on tho the Items of or expense o in- in involved vol etl 01 In maintaining Now ork ork of offices offices offices of- of for Cor administering their individual financial affairs It was explained this probably would bo be followed by action i requiring railroads either cither to discontinue discontinue discon discon- these offices r re ard as a largely elY unnecessary ary under government management management man man- and financing or to to pay the expenses out ont of or the government guarantee guarantee guar guar- antee fund Monthly Required In a general order Mr Ir McAdoo oo forbade forbade for for- bade railway companies from creating new offices or or filling tilling vacancies except when absolutely necessary ant and advised ad advIsed advised ad- ad consultation with the director general in cases caSCH of or doubt Monthly re reports reports reports re- re ports were required on Increases o of salaries to men and it was specified cl that thal vacancies In offices above c the tho grade of or lied Iller only w with m epa co th the c r approval These orders Jr tot to r t- t r whose salaries eten ed l b bof operating expense es' es s J are cba of or the tho highly highly- and n D a ld men t C C. E Spens vice nur lington eat road oI Q p ade rector today tr for the d Hon tion HC lIe SUcceeds adelel Edward b now a special t as S assistant q General enVal to