| Show State Control of Railways Railways' I Is Recognized an and Defined I UI UI a J TO ENFORCE Nf t. t REGULATIONS UNDER O l Police Power in All Matters Matters Matters' Arising Within State Is Agreed To in Order by Director General Hines of the public J J utilities commission is recognized recognized by the United Unite States railroad railroad rail rail- road administration an and transportation trans trans- systems under federal control will continue subject to lawful police pollee regulations of the several states which were applicable to privately operated transportation systems In such matters as spur tracks railroad crossings s safety appliances track connections traM service the establishment establishment maintenance and sanitation ot of station facilities the investigation of accidents and other matters ot of local service safety and equipment under a general order Issued by the director general ot of railroads This is the Information contained In a letter to the Utah public utilities commission commission commis- commis sion from Walker Valker D D. D Hines director general ot of railroads WILL ENFORCE ORDERS It will be the policy of the director general to cause the orders of the state commissions In these matters to tobe tobe be carried out out Mr HInes asserts In all the proceedIngs ot of this character formal or Informal officers and em- em ot of the United states railroad administration are instructed by Director Director Di- Di rector General limes Hines to recognize the jurisdiction of the state commissions and to assist them In developing the facts and In applying such remedy as may be necessary and to cooperate fully with the state commissions LEGAL SERVICE In all formal proceedings of this character to which the director general general gen gen- eral may be a party he will consider service as having been made upon him It if made upon the federal manager manager man man- ager or general manager as the case may may be of the transportation system affected or on such official as the federal manager or the general manager manager man man- ager respectively shall designate and whose n name me he shall tile file with the stare stafe commission for that purpose The rhe federal manager or If none the general manager will designate to each state commission an officer conveniently conveniently con con- located on whom such service service ser ser- vice may be made and the legal officers of- of of the he United States railroad administration are directed to appear In n such and present fully the facts the order directs NOTIFY COMMISSION Directors of traffic and public service service ser ser- vice ot of the railroad administration are dIrected by the order bEfore authorizIng authorizIng Ing advances ances of any Importance in rates fares or charges either Interstate or state to submit the same to the state commissions In the states affected affected af- af for their advice and suggestions I Pointing out the Importance of continuance continuance con con- Intact of the records of state commissions Mr r. r Hines directs transI transportation trans trans- under federal control con con- I trot to file with the state commissions for Information aU all their rate sched- sched I tiles heretofore or hereafter Issued during the period of federal control and annual and other reports and information In- In I formation as to matters within the scope of federal control requested by byI I state commissions fit 1 accordance with the provisions ot of state statutes ASKS INVESTIGATION I earnestly desire to accord t the public the best possible service and request the assistance of the state commissions in investigating and reporting reporting re- re porting the facts with their recommendations recommendations reference to existing service service ser ser- vice Mr limes Hines declares I am askIng asking ask ask- Ing each state commission In so for far as asIt asit It can conveniently con do so to gate the character of freight and passenger passenger pas pas- service and the physical condition condition con con- of track and equipment th the prompt loading and or of the general efficiency ot of I the service In their respective states I and to advIse the railroad adminIstration tion of the results ot of their investigations J together with such I as they may desire to make I transmitting one copy to the director r I of public service of the railroad administration admin admin- in Washington and another copy to the regional reg director PREVIOUS ORDERS I In a number ot of instances I affecting service heretofore made by bythe bythe the state commissions were suspended I by reason ot of federal control In at least a number of such Instances the state commissions now presumably will desire to proceed In these cases It ItI I will be desirable If In such instances r I the state commission affected would I send one copy to the regional director together with a statement to the effect I that If the railroad administration deI desires de- de sires In view of the altered situation I I Ito to have t the case reopened for the presentation pre pre- of additional testimony such I procEdurE will he followed |
