The Washington herald., 1913-09-23
RAILROAD men
DISCUSS WORK
Operating Heads Of B. & o.
Hold Family Gathering"
at Deer Park.
WILLARD TELLS OF PLANS
Problems of Road and General Traffic
Situation Explained from Vari-
Gus Viewpoints.
10 The Washington Hersld,

SPECIAL to The Washington Herald
Deer Park, Md, Sept. 22.-The second
staff meeting of officials of the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad system, embracing the
Baltimore and Ohio, Baltimore and Ohio
Southwestern, Cincinnati, Hamilton arc
Dayton, Staten Island and Sandy Valley,
and Elkhorn lines. opened here today
with an attendance of about 800 railroad
men. The officials here are members OF
the operating, transportation, engineer
ing, and mechanical departments who
are responsible for the actual operation
OF the $500 miles OF the roads tracks.
The meeting was arranged in order that
| there might be n general family dis
| cussion of the affairs of the Baltimore
and Ohio system, its policy and its
operating problems between the execu.
tive officers and the men who are
charged with the responsibility of con-
quoting the affairs of the big transporta-
ton organization in the different sections
of the country reached by its lines.
Convention IL Unique.
In point of attendance and general in
terest in tie questions under considera-
ton, the convention has seldom beer
equaled in American railroad circles
With President Daniel Willard and his
executive staff. including Vice President
A. W. Thompson, the chief operating of.
ficeT. Chief Engineer Stuart; General
Managers Galloway and LOree Of the
Baltimore and Ohio and the Baltimore
and Ohio Southwestern, Cincinnati
Hamilton and Dayton lines, respectively
General Supt. OF Motive Power Clark,
and their official families present, the
k,.,s Nr,taa a,-fa of h. h,V~ kan
moved temporarily 20 Deer Park, where
they will remain until the adjournment
of the meeting tomorrow night.
Three years ago. or few months after
Mr.. Willard became president OF the Bal
timOre and Ohio and allied companies.
the chief executive of the company call
ed a meeting in order to confer with his
fellow-Ofiicials as to the needs Of the
property and also TO outline the policy
of the management in its dealing with
the general public and the communities
served by the lines of the company. At
that time Mr.. Willard placed the needs
as he saw them before the officials and
told them what he considered should be
done,
SIOO,OOO.OOO in improvements.
During the interval which has
elapsed since the first stan meeting
and the conference which opened to-
day there has been expended in bet
termenJs of the Baltimore and Ohio
system an amount aggregating $780,
900, 900.
The most significant result of this
large expenditure for new facilities is
the earnings for the last fiscal year.
which were in excess of s1O1, 900. 900
gross, so that today the president OF
the company outlined TO his Official
family the policy with respect to plans
for handling the business and defined
questions of efficient and economical
service.
Vice President Thompson. in charge
of the operating department. is pre-
siding at the meetings and introduced
President Willard to the other Of
ficials.
In referring to the improvements which
have been made to the Baltimore and
Ohio since the last meeting of this char
acter was held, Mr.. Willard stated that,
with favorable conditions obtaining, the
hope Of the management is to continue
this program at the rate OF Sl5,oo0,OcO
annually for the next five years.
Cost Is Greater.
Taking UP what properly may be term
ed the railroad question. Mr.. Willard
told his audience that the pay is approx
imately $5,OOo,O0O a year greater, the
number Of employees being equal, than
three years ago, and this, he said. does
not take into consideration Nhe demands
of the conductors and trainmen now be-
ing settled by arbitration. Taxes. he
said. increased about S750OO0 last year.
Summing up the railroad situation. Mr..
Willard stated as his belief that the hope
of the railroads for the future is to be
found through an increase in rates for
services performed, and acting on this
,lIef the Eastern railroads have applied
to tkc Interstate Commerce Commission
f. permission to make a horizontal raise
of per cent in existing rates. He stated
that he had every confidence in the out
come of the matter.
At the close of the meeting today the
remainder of the time was given over to
a reception by the president and other
officials OF the different departments. At
the opening session tomorrow the prin-
cipal address -7ill be delivered by Vice
President Thompson, followed by General
Managers Galloway and Moore.