| Show HIGHLY PAID RAIL RAILHEADS RAILHEADS HEADS WILL DISAPPEAR Managers Employed by US U.S. at Moderate Figures to Relieve Them By D. D M. M Edwards Staff Correspondent International News New Service WASHINGTON May 22 There Thero There willbe will willbe willbe be no more railroad presidents while tho the various systems remain under government control This In part Is tho effect of oC the announcement mado made yesterday esterday by hy Director General McAdoo putting a federal manager In charge rSc of ot each and every line Mr Ir McAdoo will pa pay tho the now new man managers cre salaries based on their ability and the work orl that each will have to do do but the salaries will run probably around to some of tho the managers and not moro more than i to an any of them Tho The average I will vIIi be much lower Then these men will be receiving several times what tho tim I director general Is getting as a cabinet officer a year car Mr doo economy econom In this respect Is part of ot the general plan to curtail overhead over over- head expenses wherever possible in order that better pa pay mil may bo be given ven to the workmen antI and those officials who are arc carrying the heaviest part of 0 the operating oper oper- at burden or toe brotherhood were pleased with tho the decision to put In federal federal fed fed- eral managers manae TV W. S. S Carter director of the division of oC labor of oC the railroad administration and grand rand chief of ot the brotherhood of firemen and would not express an opinion excusing himself on tho the ground of his public pUblio o of of- of fice flee But other brotherhood chiefs said Mr McAdoo's order brought the railroad managers Into closer relations with the themen men It established a a. better feeling allaround all allaround allaround around Inasmuch n as the tho hl high h officials would b be be- paid for actual services ren ren- dered and dered-and and paid well TO DIRECT OPERATION B By tho the alignment the federal managers managers man man- agers acer will be managers er absolutely of oC tho tim real business of railroading T They ley will direct tho the facilities that apply appl only to the tho transportation problem and will not bo be compelled to spend their time and energies looking after divergent Interests Mr McAdoo l b by his new order will eliminate entirely the corporate features of or the systems from government opera opera- tion Many of 0 the priced high-priced pre presidents have havn been directing not only tho the railroad service but tho the various other interests controlled such as coal mines steamship team steam ship lines construction companies terminal ter ter- ter minal companies express companies and ferry terry linc lines Mr McAdoo believes these must all be bo divorced from actual operation opera opera- tion for tho the most moat successful service COMMENCES SELECTION With hi his staff stare of or federal managers he will have every branch of the government o system firmly within his grasp Although h still at home with a well wen developed c. case e of oC laryngitis and unable to talk he began today the tho task of or getting his federal managers He has har asked his present regional directors A. A H H. Smith of the eastern railroads R R. II IL Aishton of or the northwestern and C. C II H. Markham of oC the southern and also named yesterday yester yester- da day as head of tIm the newl newly formed Allegheny Alle Alle- district to come to Washington to select elect the tho federal manas managers rs This probably probably ably will take nix weeks or two t months Many lany of or the tho removed d presidents will be continued as federal manager er There arc are now 1 1 railroads In cla class s A and their presidents may be considered the mo most t available men for or mann managers crr They will be bo compelled to relinquish all corporate corpora to connections and in 10 some Bome CI eases cases CS their salaries may be bo Increased wh where ro there thero Is Isan isan an extension of oC their responsibilities And In this connection It was explained b by an official of ot the administration that tho the removal of or C. C W W. Huntington from tho the presidency of the Virginian railway was wal because he lie could not separate himself himself him him- self from tho the corporate Interest of ot the tue Virginian railway NO LARGE SAVING No enormous savings in salaries Is II calculated b by th the removal oC of the tho pres pres- Some Something thinS thinS' around probably will he be the figure There are all aU told only 2 O railroads r In the three classes classee under operation by tho the govern govern- ment Approximately under i Is estimated as the presidents presidents' total salaries Many lan probably will bo be retained at their present pa pay while the Jars larger r salaried men nice will be bo chopped ver very hard Tho The average under tho the new scheme ma may come to about but not oven Iven a tentative basis has been determined yet yot ot b by Mr McAdoo Little or no disruption of existing railroad railroad rail rail- road rOl staffs tas will take place The only change chanso will be in the executive boards |
