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Wilson hold him. A man favorable to
tho workers, II was pointed out. would
be tremendous asset In the operating
job, f
Intimacy with railroad priority would
seem to point to him as logical choice
for director of traffic. the post which
win probably direct priority under the
new system.
The personnel Of McAdoo's proposed
organisation has not been determined
on. he said. This included what per
sonal counsel he will gather about him.
Judge Payne. counsel OF the shipping
board. may be slated for one OF the
posts in the new organization. Asked
whether Payne would assist hiRl
McAdoo smilingly turned to Payne ara
said, we hope So"
shortly after noon McAdoo's first
economy stroke under the new regime
was resumed--elimination Of the war
board publicity bureau. The three em-
ployes we're notified of their dismissal.
/ The Creel committee on public informa-
! tion will handle the Government railroad
! publicity.
/ McAdoos intentions. pending enact
ment of needed legislation by Congress,
are to disturb present operation OF the
railroads as little as possible. He will
direct through existing agencies tenn
porarily But meantime he IL drawing
plans for highly centralized business
organization, the fabric of which was Of
| fcially outlined today as follows:
w. q. Mchdoo az director general
| and the single controlling head as
suming all powers and all RESPONSE
An assistant director general in a
personal advisory capacity to the di-
! rector general This man Will be
man Of broad railroad and financial
| experience. though no. officially con-
nected with any railroad. TO be
buffer" between railroad interests and
/ the director general. John SHELTON
williams, former president OF the Sea-
! board Air Line and present Controller
Of the Currency. Is mentioned Tor this
post.
| Three chiefs on whose shoulders will
! fall the actual operation. These VIII
! be a director OF operations, a director
! of traffic and a director of finance.
! The director of operations will be the
man told to get cars rolling in the most
efficient. economic and practical man.
/ ner. regardless of any interests except
those of the public and the paramount
one Cf winning the war. He would en-
force the vast pooling of rolling stock
termin ais and other equipment made
/ possible by Government administration
I. al
operation would be, up to this mon. sub
iect, of coursn. to direction OF Director
General McAdoo.
In view of his duties this man, 1t was
regarded a certainty. will be some prom
inent. broad-visioned railroad oper tor
Several. including Daniel willard. pres.
ident of the Baltimore and Ohio: Hale
Holden, president of the Burlington. and
Fairfax Harrison. president of the
southern. are mentioned.
The director Of traffic. II is presumed
will regulate priority and direct move
ment of all freight, cC-ordnatipg with
the director OF operations.
The director OF finance will handle
the fiscal adjustments between the road
owners and the Government under pro-
visions of the legislation Congress will
pass at the Presidents request. In ad
dltion TO working out equitable com
pensation or rental" the Government
/ will pay the roads il is presumed he
| will attend also to the payroll of the
million railroad workers who will have
a new boss in the Government. Matters
of investment of Government moneys
| I'm road improvements and added roll
! ing stock, and of disposng of any eX
cess earning the Government may make
! also are expected to come under him.
Below these three subheads, highly
l centralized working organizations will