Salt Lake Telegram | 1920-01-30 | Page 7 | Hines Takes Steel Rails under War Authority

SHINES TAKES STEEL RAILS RAILS-SUNDER WAR AUTHORITY R. R R. R Chief Commandeers In Instead tead of Bidding for Supplies I WASHINGTON Jan 30 Director Director General W Walker D D. Hines Ines of ot the ralli road administration has definitely de decided decided decided de- de to employ the presidents president's resl ent's war powers to commandeer all possible I steel rail production to t supply th the i needs of ot the roads f instead stead of t bidding Ing 1 in the open market for the product of ot the mills This bec became me known knowD today i as the details s of ot Mr Hines Hines' n new w policy i at it affects b big or orders ers at the various i mills were announced Tonnage of ot steel rails commandeered I at the various mills by the war de department department department de- de at Director General Hines H request will be as follows Midvale ale Steel and Ore company 26 tons Bethlehem Steel company 10 tons ons Carnegie Steel company 12 tons Illinois Steel company tons Tennessee Coal Iron and Railroad company 12 t tons ns MANUFACTURERS SURPRISED Steel Steel man manufacturers I met t Mr Hines' Hines latest st move move with surprise and from some quarters protest was registered some ome of ot them regarding Mr nines Hines move disapprovingly because It is b believed be- be that it is alm aimed d particularly at athose t. t those hose manufacturers who are asking g 57 a ton for open hearth rails raUs This figure is 10 10 a ton more than th the tabulation stabilization price agreed upon be between be- be tween the Industrial board and the steel manufacturers a year ago The reason for or Mr Hines Hines' new policy pol pol- icy was clear when it was shown that the railroad administration needs badly steel rails which It would like to have before the roads go back to private private control control March t. 1 1 With orders previously placed by Air Mr lr Hines for and the 00 tons which will be forthcoming under the commandeering com corn order of ot Secretary Baker Daker the railroad administration still will willowe willowe owe the roads tons as 8 a rePlacement replacement replacement re- re Placement item Mr Hines indicated he would rather give rails ran than cash before the date for the roa roads s t to be returned