The Washington herald., 1917-12-30
First OfIeiaI Order.

With these appointments Mr.. No
Adoo issued his first oficial order.
II reads:
TO all concerned: Order No. 1:
Pursuant 10 the order Of the Pres-
ldent Of the United States, through
the Secretary Of War. the undersign-
ed as Director General Of Railroads.
has taken possession and assumed
control Of certain transportation sys-
TENS described in the proclamation Of
Toe President. Of which procla amstion
3 ID order officers. agents and en-
ployes OF said transportation systems
are TO take immediate and careful
notife. In addition 20 the proyisions
therein contained, Il is,
Until further order, directed that:
i. All officers, a|ents and employees
OF such trbLsI crtation systenns NAV
continue in the performance Of thei-
present regular duties, reporting 70
the same officers as heretofore and on
the same terms Of employment.
Any ofilcer. agent or enploye De-
string to retire from his employment
shall give the usual and seasonabIe
notice 10 the proper officer, TO the end
mat there may be no interruption or
impairment Of the transportation
service required for the successful
cohouct OF the war and the needs or
general commerce.
.. All transportation system COW
ered oy said proclamation and order
shall be operated as a national svs-
TEN Of transportation, the comnon
and national needs being in ali IN
stances held paramount 10 snv actnaI
or supposed corporate advantage an
terminals, ports. locomotives, rolling
stock and other transportation faeil,-
ties are 70 be fully Acsllzed 20 carry
out this Pvsrose without regard a.
Ownership. -
- The desigIIa ton Of routes nv
Shippers is TO be disregandsd when
Speed ano efficiency OF transpor1atioa
service thus may be promoted.
D Tramc agreements between car
rlers must not be permitted 70 inter-
! tere with expeditions movements
Through routes. which have not
heretofore been established because Of
short hauling or other causes are 10
be established and used whenever ex-
pedition and efficiency Of traffic viii
thereby be promoted: and II difficulty
Is experienced in such through rout-
ing. notice thereof shall by carriers
or shippers or both be given at once
10 hle director by wire.
=" Existing schedules or rates and
outstanding orders of the Interstate
Commerce Commission are 10 Be OBJ
! served. but any such schedules or
rates or orders as may hereafter b
found to conflict with the purposes OF
| said proclamation or with this order
shall be brought Immediately by wire
10 the attention OF the director.
sSignRd " q MrAnnO
Director General Of Railroads
To Destroy CoapetItIon-
Along with the appointments OF M
Hines. who is = railroad lawyer ard
! represented the stockholders in the
reorg rgSnizaJiOn OF the New York. New
Haven and Hartford Railroad. and
OF Mr.. Smith. the director general
called upon railroad presidents spe-
| Ciflcally to further the governments =
work He asked them 10 take up at
once, and vigorously. with all rail-
roads in their respective territories
the matter OF common use OF term
inals and parallel lines. wiplng out
all competitive prohibitions, IL any
survive, and waving any competitive
control or solicitation o. traffic.
Director General McAdoo also specif-
icslly requests that all terminal faci-
litics in the Chicago district be treat
ed. in so far as capacity and efficiency
will be promoted. as a unit, and thar
all railroads having terminals In New
York take up promptly the question
OF pooling docks. car hoatA lighters
and other facilities for distributing
trafic in New York hRrbor. including
marketing facilities now controlled by
individual railroads.
! The Interstate Commerce Commits
sion has been requested to have its
railroad inspectors make an imme-
diate investigation OF conditions exist
ing on all the trunk line railroads In
Eastern territory, and TO submit 4 re-
port at the earliest possible moment.
Starts Terminal Probe
Director General McAdoo has re-
quested from the presidents a particu-
lar report on the terminal facilities on
the New Jersey waterfront at the
port OF New York and to report as
quickly as possible what rearrange-
ments OF passenger and freight train
Operations could be made that would
increase the efficiency OF these. term
inals. He has made this request Of
Samuel Rea, Of the Pennsylvania; y.
ID. Underwood. Of the Erie: Daniel
Willard. Of the Baltimore and Ohio;
W. II. Truesdale. OF the Laclawanna
W. G. Besler. Of the New Jersey Cen.
trail and Z. f. LOOMS, Of the Lehish
: Valley.
Director General NcA doc IVES II
conference practically all Of the day
! on the railroad situation. He saw
Harry A. Garfield. fuel administrs.
tor; J. Barton Payne. legal adviscI
of the Shipping Board; Daniel VIII.
lard. OF the Baltimore a. Ohio: q
w. Anderson. Robert s wooriey
and Balthasar S. Meyer. OF the 10.
terstate Commerce Commission a nd
Senator Cummins Of Iowa ant
member OF the Senate Interstat,
Commerce Committee.
Senator Cummins said that n,
could not 60 into the details OF tn
legislation which President Wilson
will soon submit TO Congress-. ~
! did say that action would be i'm
Q mediate.
Undoubtedly the Legislation vii
be framed only with respect 20 tn
present emergency OF war; he said
where will the opposition coms
10 any:
"iost likely over the question o
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