Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-12-30
Sweeping Order Issued by
McAdoo for Operation of
All Lines as One National
System of Transportation.
Through Routes to Be Es-
tablished for Freight and
Desires of Shippers as to
Routes to Be Ignored
Agreements Abrogated.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 29.-THE I'M
MEDIATE POOLING OF ALI, RAIL-
ROAD EQUIPMENT WAS TONIGHT
ORDERED BY DIRECTOR GENERAL
OF RAILROADS McADOO.
In formal notification to all rail-
roads. he also directed that all systems
shall be operated as one national
system of transportation"
At the same time he announced his
first appointment to his temporary adj
ministrative staff. Walker Downer
Hines, New York was appointed assist
ant pro tempore to the director gen.
eral.
appointed assistant pro tempore to the
director general in charge of transpor-
tation in the trunk line territory east
of Chicago and north of the Ohio and
Potomac rivers. Steps to pool docks,
car floats, lighters and other facilities
for distributing traffic in New York
harbor including marketing facilities
now controlled by individual rail-
roads," also was ordered.
IMMEDIATE INQUIRY.
Interstate commerce commission was
requested to make an immediate in
vestigation of conditions existing on
all trunk line railroads in eastern ter :
ritories."
Presidents of the Pennsylvania, Erie.
B. & o., Lackawanna, New Jersey
Central, and Lehigh valley railroads
likewise were instructed to make an
immediate study OF terminal facilities
on the New Jersey water front at the
port of New York.
A report recommending necessary
readjustments of passenger and freight
schedules to relieve congestion at
these terminals was ordered as quick
ly as possible.
AGREEMENTS ABROGATED.
McAdoo's order directed establish
ment of through routes where neces-
sary Railroads were directed to ignore
shippers desires as to routes where
speed and transportation would be
hindered. All traffic agreements be-
tween carriers which might interfere
with expeditions movements of freight
were ordered abrogated. The order
follows:
"All officers. agents and employees
of such transportation systems may
continue in the performance of theiI
regular duties, reporting to the same
officers as heretofore and on the same
terms of employment.
ANY officer. agent. or employe de-
string to retire from his employment
shall give the usual and reasonable
notice to the proper officer to- the end
that there may be no interruption OIL
impairment of the transportation serv-
ice required for the successful con-
duct of the war and the needs of gen.
eral commerce.
COMMON NEEDS PARAMOUNT.
"All transportation service shall be
operated asa national system OF
transportation and the common and
national needs being in all instances
held paramount to any actual or sup
posed corporate advantage.
"All terminals, ports, locomtives
rolling stock and other transportation
facilities are to be fully authorized tc
carry out this purpose without regard
to ownership.
"The designation of routes by ship
pers Is to be disregarded when speed
and efficiency of transportation serv-
ice may thus be promoted.
THE traff1c agreements between car.
riers must not be permitted to inter-
fere with expeditions movements.
FOR THROUGH ROUTES.
Through routes which have not
heretofore been established because oi