Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-11-29

RAIL MOBILIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OWNERSHIP.
49,. w. Bryan must regard with sort Of cynical satsfac
direction Of the Of the United States This
but step removed from the domination of
all railroads by him on his return from Europe
wee al as m ss
one of the necessities of this great conflict This all the
the Sherman differentiation law by all railroads involved
The operation of all railroads east of Chicago trans
s of the Railways
United States as OF relief for the over
This based these grounds has broad significance
It is vndcation Of the position Of the late James j. HILL
ted States to be by
transportation This of the logical oucomes of
railways Individual enterprises counts erduced over
head charges greater Of operation and increased
for the consolidation of all the railways the United States
into one great system, operated by no matter whom.
should be the therefore object to the present
move or to further developments Of similar nature On
lines Of railway by the bigger fish the railway world must
recognize the advantages to to the nation whole
Vermont for example realize that the transportation system
n the sd has ee in
an absolute necessity Three ways Of meeting the situation
direction Of the railways and last but not least in
Importance, government ownership.
Although only comparatively small part Of the nations
railways OF the country directly affected by the congested
fono the nqS Of the situation being in the tributary
regions has es Of the
their Many railway sr of the have thrown
under existing conditions The present project Of practically
pooling operation of railways with the possibility of
exist even this method will ADEQUATE Ths
failure Of the present will nquestionaby lead
Every effort will be made however to promote the suc
cess of the plan by cooperation in other directions The in
line east Of the Mississippi has led to con-
geston in this section greater than exists elsewhere.
Of these war industries and allied
activities immediate to be taken to divert the
in the New England
and middle western States provide for short
hauls to the seaboard.
It is that coal and food will be hauled by the
shortest routes and the to pool
the purchase and shipment of coal reduce mini
boar an thu Commit
tee OF operating vcepresdens will put into effect at
The trackage, equipment and the labor of every
railway system will be obized during the remaining period
Of the and redsributed increase to maximum
the utility of the whole great gdron transportation
Of necessaries Of life and industry we'll hauling to
the Atlantic seaboard of all kinds Of products ship
ment to forces abroad and allies in the war
Locomotives, employees and machine tools will be trans
ferred from other railways to the eastern lines repair
will be utilized for making repairs the equipment Of
"A available facilities on all railroads east of Chicago
w De pooled to the extent necessary to furnish maximum
Of M top Of all roads, similar
ownership Wn1cn are at eastern will
be pooled equitable p distributing under pool to
De MADE pro-rata on the basis of the tonnage capacity
The commission service will divert from those
places where the congestion is freight that can
be handled by route until the congestion relieved
1.-THE pooling of coal will be further extended wherever
practicable.
1.-The National Fuel Administration is asked to arrange
for supplying the various coal markets from the coal
mines, in order to avoid waste of efficiency.
THE war board emphasizes the desirabiy of reducing
the great volume of preference orders which, by placing
stantial majority Of the freight moved the plane
feats its own object
The in
and special measures may be necessary to provide them
AS an illustration of the way which the tracage the
various lines to be pooled the Western Maryland will
its line to be used easbound track in connection with
the Baltimore Ohio from Connelsvle Pa Jerome Md
no miles thus making three tracks between those points,
The Erie railroad be used to it's full capacity transport
ing lake ore and coal between Cleveland and
power and will be provided from other lines for it's
required
definite idea of the duty shippers in turn can
be gained from the details Of lust issued bv
the Boston Maine, including the following:
Avoid the of unreasonaby crcuitous routes care
fully avoiding, however overlooking direct routes.
Lenghen and fast freight schedules during
the winter to promote puncuaty and avoid
of traffic that invariably follows failure of regular trucks and
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