The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-30


the last three years.
The railroad war board, whose ser
vices have been solicited temporarily
by Director General McAdoo, today
presented recommendation for speedy
moving of freight In the Chicago con
gested center and made a number OF
other suggestions for economies and ef
ficiency under the new unification plan
The railroad chiefs freely predicted TO
day that the advantages OF the great
non-competitive system now being de
veloped would soon become 80 appar
ent that the country never would revert
to the old plan of private control. They
even went so far as TO predict very
definitely that government ownership
as well as control would be Il develop.
ment of only few years.
Order Is Significant.
This attitude Of the railroad presi.
dents gave special significance to the
| first official instruction of Director Gen
eral McAdoo, designated as order No.
l." telegraphed today to every railroad
executive head
The order follows:
"1-All officers, agents and employees
of such transportation system may con-
tinue in the performance OF their pres.
ent regular duties, reporting to the same
officers as heretofore and on the same
terms Of employment.
Amy officer. agent or employe de-
string to retire from his employment
shall give the usual and seasonable no
tee to the proper officer to the end that
here may be no interruption or impair
ment of the transportation service re.
CURED for the successful conduct of the
war and the needs of general commerce.
"3-All transportation systems cover
ed by said proclamation and order shall
be operated as "a national system of
transportation, the common and national
needs being in all instances held para
mount to any actual or supposed cor
porate advantage. All terminals, ports,
locomotives, rolling stock and other
transportation facilities are to he fully
utilized to carry out this purpose with
,ut regard TO. ownership.
Disregard Special Routes.
THE designation of soutes by ship.
pers is 10 be disregarded when speed
and efficiency Of transportation service
may thus be promoted.
"5-Traffic agreements between car
riers must not be permitted TO inter
fere with expeditions movement.
"6-Through routes which have not
heretofore been established because of
short hauling or other causes, are to be
established and used whenever expedi-
tion and efficiency of traffic will there
by be promoted; and if difficulty is ex.
perienced in such through routing, no
tice thereof shall by carriers or shippers
or both be given at once to the railroad
by wire.
1-Existing schedules or rates and
outstanding orders of the Interstate
Commerce commission are to be OBJ
served. butany such schedules or rates
or orders as may hereafter be found
to conflict with the purpose of said proc
lamation. or with this order, shall be
brought Immediately by wire to the at
tention of the director"
Wipes Out Competitive Problems.
Through the railway war board Mr..
McAdoo called on all railroad presidents
to take up vigorously the question of
common use of terminals and parallel
lines. wiping out competitive problems
and waving competitive control or solici
tation of traffic. The result of this
action may be the assignment of through
traffic moving one way To certain sys-
TENS and the reservation OF other lines
for traffic moving in an opposite direc-
ton.
committee of presidents of railways
New York was appointed TO
report as speedily as possible what re-
of passenger and freight
train operations could be made at the
New Jersey water front of the New
York harbor 70 increase efficiency. 1t
was especially suggested that the rail- |
road heads arrange for pooling docks,
ear floats and lighters and marketing |
now controlled by Individual
railroads.
The committee consists of Samuel Rea !
II the Pennsylvania, Frederick d. I'm |
ierwood Of the Erie Daniel Willard of |
The Baltimore & Ohio: William II. Trues- |
lale of the Lackawanna, William c. |
Besler of the New Jersey Central and |
=. E. Loomis OF the Lehigh Valley
Drastic Plan BE Applied.
Al the same time, committee OF |
public officials. headed by Interstate |
Commerce Commissioner Harlan. meet
ng in New York. decided to put into |
Effect drastic plan Of forcing con-
'ignees to remove their freight promptly |
rom terminals.
In all these preparations for clearing |
he channels OF transportation, the i'm.
Mediate thought uppermost in the minds
If the men in charge is TO get coal to
market to relieve the shivering OF
aAt htfahs cNttipbc Nutit
'old wave now is being felt. to provide
uel TO make the wheels of various !,
Industries turn faster. or TO release the
hips now tied up in harbors for lack
Il bunker coal
The labor situation presents one of
he most perplexing problems with
which the government has to deal. as
decision on IL will of necessity pre-
ent the governments general labor pol
cy during the war which as vet has
ot been clearly defined. Those who
ave studied the situation believe that
overnment officials responsible for
olicy are {or paying labor on a. basis
T the present cost of living. and many
re of the opinion that the government
: about 10 take measures through its ,
preading control over the necessities of
fe TO regulate in a more general way
rices charged for commodities the |
eople must use.
Unions Wnl Postpone Demands.
The brotherhoods' demands We're pre- .
ented 10 the managers committee Of
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