Show PASSENGER FARES TO 10 BE RAISED 9 ONE HALF Sulking Sulking Sulking Sulk Sulk- McAdoo to Guillotine ing Vice Presidents Who I Refuse Help i I IBy By John Edwin Nevin International News Service Staff Cor Correspondent respondent WASHINGTON Dec 29 WIth With the I country In the grip of ot another cold everywhere e at ata ata ata wave the coal supply a dangerous low level certain food products short v and export supplies Railroad DIrector Di Director Director DI- DI held up for lack of cars rector William G. G McAdoo today was doing his utmost to bring bring efficiency lency to the transportation system of the time countr coun coun- I tr try His Ills task admittedly is the greatest greatest greatest great great- est faced in recent years by a public man To make it a success he must have the enthusiastic cooperation of all the manpower of the r roads ads from the high salaried chief executives to the humblest track walker Mr McAdoo confident con con- of success His first order di dire directing di- di re all operating vice presidents to tomake tomake tomake make every possible effort to increase efficiency and to move traffic by the most convenient and expeditious routes was his Initial trump lead Literally Interpreted as he intends that It shall be It will open the way for the use of every ounce of equipment equipment equip equip- ment and every foot of rail of the railroads The next few days must determine what measure of support the secretary will receive from the railroad workers Some of the presidents president's are admittedly sulky All along they have declared that government control would not notI work now they are only half palf hearted J I in their support of McAdoo It is likely that these men will not remain long in their present posts As railroad railroad railroad rail rail- road director McAdoo's authority is supreme and he will make malte short work of the officials close to him sa say even though they are among the best known railroad presidents of the countr country But these men are few The majority majority majority major major- ity of the executives believe that go government government gov gov- v- v control at the present time Is Isan isan isan an absolute necessity They have buckled down to help in every way Chief of this class is Hale Halo Holden president of the Chicago Burlington Quincy railroad He lie was the first executive to pledge whole hearted support support sup sup- p port rt to the new plan and today he declared it to be his belief that every individual railroad worker no matter what his rank will give the best that thatis thatis is in him to meet the existing crisis He confidently expects that the nation nations na- na tion s transportation capacity can be greatly increased and great economies worked by means of the pooling tem tern Mr McAdoo today was considering the makeup of his executive staff He expects to have haveS a staff of competent advisers who w will ll keep him informed in a disinterested manner as to de de- de On th the questions of finance fi finance finance fi- fi nance he will have as two of his chief advisers Frank W. W now connected with the treasury for thep the p period of ot the war and Comptroller of the Currency John Skelton Williams It was suggested today that one of the early moves in the financial plan will be to take the new and refunding issues of railway securities out of the hands of Wall street when they are arc needed and float them through the f federal deral reserve banks as local agents This would save to the government the commissions which the various big I Wall Vall street men have haye retained as th their thir lr share for all refunding work worle John Barton Payne counsel for the shipping board and Stuart Gibboney of New York are assisting Mr McAdoo in the various matters of detail that I are cropping up from time to time Itis It Itis Itis is accepted that they are to be members members members mem mem- bers of his staff The first real first real problem to be settled after the roads are running smoothly under the new plan Is that of tion Terminals must be unproved improved For POl years government officials and railway executives have agreed that the crying need o of the American railway railway railway rail rail- way system is for enhanced terminal I facilities Ittes The first job to be tackled along this line will be the clearing of the congestion congestion con con- I at the port of New York by increasing terminal facilities Byron R. R Newton collector of the port of New Ne York will be Director McAdoo's I chief lieutenant in this work Mr Newton for months has been working on comparative plans for clearing congestion congestion congestion con con- at New York His Ills plans will fit in with McAdoo's new ones The question of freight rates also aiso was before McAdoo today In all probability he will grant the Eastern railroads a substantial rate increase in inthe inthe inthe I the near future This appears to be certain in the light of his assertion that he will wiil not immediately ask congress congress congress con con- gress for an appropriation to better railroad conditions Passenger fares also are practically certain to be increased increased in increased in- in creased possibly 50 per cent |