Show Royall Sets Up Control I Of Rails Under Army WASHINGTON ASHINGTON v May 11 UP Army UP-Army Army Secretary Kenneth C. C Royall Tuesday organized an authority to run the U. U S S. S railroads rail rail- railroads roads for the period of federal control He divided the railroads into seven traffic regions and gave commissions as army colonels to seven railroad executives They will be under direction of Maj Gen Edmond H H. Leavey chief of the army's transportation corps Royall designated Leavey Monday to command operation railroad Each of these new civilian cers will command a regional division division division divi divi- sion corresponding to the normal regions c of the railroads We want to keep this an authority authority authority au Royall said We Ve dont don't want to get into details of the railroads railroads' operations To Handle Profits Same Royall said railroad profits will willbe willbe willbe be handled exactly as they are under normal conditions He said he hopes the railroads will operate with their usual efficiency Royall arranged a meeting later Tuesday with leaders of the three striking railroad unions to discuss operating operating- pr problems ble s. s Royal said that in to a day or so sq he will appoint an advisory group composed of leaders of ot unions and management t. t He He named Brig Gen Andrew F. F McIntyre ret as assistant to Leavey McIntyre is general manager man man- manager man man-I ager of the New York region of the Pennsylvania railroad Th The seven regional directors are Eastern region New York York York- Gu Gustav M president NewYork New NewYork ew York Central Allegheny Alleghany region Baltimore Roy Md Md Roy B. B White president Baltimore Baltimore Baltimore Bal Bal- Ohio Pocahontas region Roanoke Va R R. R. R H H. H Smith president Norfolk Western Controls Southeast Southeastern Washington D D. CErnest C C. Ernest E E. Norris president Southern railroad Central western region Chicago Col Col Ralph Budd president Burlington Burlington Bur Bur- lington railroad Northwestern region St. St Paul Minn Charles Minn-Charles Charles E. E Denney president president dent Northern Pacific Southwestern region Chicago Chicago- J. J D D. Farrington president Rock Island railroad |