Show t McAdoo Names N ames Staff And Ad Issues His Hs First i Orders j I Traffic Agreements Are Not to Be Permitted ed to toV tal V Interfere Int fere With Train Movements I i International News Service Staff Correspondent t. T Dec 29 b.- b. S 'S W ASI i William Williim G. G McAdoo idi di rector general of l V roads loads tonight d the appointment appointment o of a a. temporary staff for for the tIne operation of ot th the unified untried railroads They are Walker Walker- D. D Hines Mines of New York to act as assistant pro tempore to the he director general Alfred H. H Smith president of the New York Central railroad to a act at t as assistant pro temporal to the director general in charge I Ito of trans tation in the trun trunk line territory east of Chicago end and north nort of Ohio and Potomac rivers With these appointments Mr 11 McAdoo issued his first official or order er It reads To All Concerned Concerned Order Order 1 1 j l to the the order of the 00 br r ld irlen n t tes h rBt rB to tha 1 c 1 dl tp lI of t certain uld 4 j n. n tr rt on systems ff ms I Te li ti 1 inthe proclamation of or tEe frei r dent t f l which proclamation and order officers agents agents' and em emt- emt of tr transportation j tem terp are are to take aIm immediate E on nn and careful notice In addition to the tiie provisions therein then contained Itis It itis itis is Until further order older directed that ALL CN ON SAME TERMS All I l 1 All o agents and e em em- of of such transportation terns may may continue In In tie the performance performance per per- of present duties reporting to the same oc of- as heretofore as-heretofore l and on the on-the tile the same employment 2 An Any officer agent or em em- desiring to retire ropi his bis employment shall give the usual and reasonable notice to the I prope officer to the tIne end tl that at there may be no interruption or impairment ot of the transportation service required for the successful ful conduct and the nee s of ot general comm commerce 3 All transportation systems systems' covered red l b said proclamation and order older shair be be operated as a a. national na na- na- na 1 system f of transportation the common and material needs being instances held paramount paramount paramount para para- mount to tg any iny actual or supposed corporate advantage All ternI- ternI nals ports locomotives rolling stock and other facilities facilities' are to tobe tobe be bp fully full utilized to carry out this purpose without regard to ownership owner owner- sItu ship i 4 The designation of routes by hy shippers is to be bo disregarded ed when sl spaced slIced eed and amI efficiency of transport transportation Uon service thus may maybe maybe maybe be promoted fi 5 Traffic agreements between be to carriers not must t be permitted I interfere with ith expeditious move move- ment meat I G 6 Through routes routed which have Inave not her heretofore been n established because lecause of short hauling or other othel causes are to be established and use used whenever expedition and efficiency efficiency ef- ef of traffic will thereby be lie promoted and nd if if difficulty is experience ln in jn routing routing routing rout rout- ing notice thereof shall b by carnets carnet's carriers car cal nets riel's or 01 strIppers shippers or orb b be bf given at It once to t t ie e 3 wire I. I 7 Existing fiche ache 91 or rates and outstanding ing or of the Interstate te c commerce commerce commission om mission I are to be observed observe but Jut any such schedules ules or lt l-lt rates rates- s' s or o or or orders ers as hereafter may- may mayb b b- b found to con conflict conflict con con- on- on with the tine of s said proclamation ri Uon on or or- or orthis this order shall ll be brought immediately ly wire by wire to the thie attention of the director Signed G. G MADOO M 73 pir General of Railroads Mic lC T VESTI N N G GA GATE ATE TE e VV 1 w with th n po 0 of of lr is s v ler er arid n who r represented presented the stockholders ers In Inthe th the lion Uon of the New New york olk New Haven lEaven Hartford and and of pf Mr Smith the director general called upon railroad U pre prE si presidents dents o ent-o specifically to further the the j governments government's Work stork He lIe asked th tintin m to take tale 11 up at once and v with all railroads in their respective territories the matter of common use o of ter terminals ter- ter aO ft r rut ana and d cI parallel 1 lines S. S wiping i out ut a all II c competitive prohibitions If it any an and waiving any competitive control or 01 solicitation of traffic I Director General McAdoo IcA oo also allo specifically requested that all all termInal facilities in the tIne Chicago district be Le treated in so far Car faras as capacity and efficiency will be promoted d. as a unit and tha that all railroads having terminals in New York take up tit promptly the the question of pooling car ir floats lighters lightens and other ties for tor distributing traffic ti c InI in New NewYork York harbor ar including market market mar mar- reet r f dW I ket f facilities i controlled tr By individual huh indi 1 vidu vidual l railroads interstate commerce commission corn com mis mission ton has hM been requested requested- to have hav its ils railroad inspectors inspector make male an I Immediate Investigation of con conditions existing on all alt the trunk line railways in Eastern and to submit a a. report at aw th the t earliest possible moment Director General McAdoo l has requested ste from the tIre presidents a 1 particular report on the terminal facilities on the thu New Jersey front T. at al the port loIt of 01 New an and to report as quickly us as rs possible what rearrangements of passenger and freight train Continued on page 2 I I I I MADOO NAMES NAMES- STAFF Continued from page 1 f. f operations could be made that would increase the efficiency of these terminals He h has s made this request to Samuel Rea flea of the Pennsylvania F. F D. D Underwood Underwood Underwood Under Under- wood of the Erie Daniel Willard Villard of the Baltimore W W. G. G Bealer Dealer of tIle the Jersey C Central and E. E E. E Loomis of the Lehigh Valley Val Val- ley Director Genel General Geneal l McAdoo was in conference practically all day dayon on the railroad situation lIe He saw Dr Harry A. A Garfield fuel administrator administrator administrator ad ad- J. J Barton Payne legal adviser of the shipping board Daniel Willard of the he Baltimore Ohio G. G W. W Anderson Ander Ander- son Robert S. S Wooley Woley and B. B S. S Meyer of the interstate commerce commission and Senator Cummins of Iowa member of the senate senate I interstate commerce committee Senator Cummins said he could not go into the details of the legislation which President Wilson Wilson Wilson Wil Wil- son soon will submit to congress He did say that action will be to te SEES SOME OPPOSITION Undoubtedly the legislation will be be framed framed with respect to the prese present t emergency of war he said Where will the tIle opposition come if any Most l likely over the question or- or compensation to be e guaranteed to the railroads There is some cr criticism whether it should be based on the three years specified specified fied fled or on some other period Has lias there been any suggestion of basing it on the proportionate valuations of the railroads We Ve have no way to determine the value of the railroads the senator replied The interstate commerce commission commission com corn mission is tabulating a valuation of the roads but they have so far been able to reach a conclusion only on on on- on onor or two small ones We Ve h have ve nothing yet to go by for a broad basis Do you think that if the government government gov gov- is able to operate the roads successfully government ownership will come Senator Cummins smiled and said hesitatingly Well I 1 guess we will have to take care of that later maybe later maybe when we begin to talk about peace |