The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-12-29
Government Control Of Railways 10 Aid
Transportation and Shop Work;
Eliminate Material Shortage
EFFICIENT POSTAL
SYSTEM EXAMPLE
Believe Help Labcr Conditions; CeHiralizs
All Equipment; SpsedlIp Facilities;
No Change Feb Now


That government control Of Amer
ican railways will have wholesome
and beneficial effect Is the general
belief among the employees at the To-
cal yards. Transportation facilities
viii be greatly enhanced by the pool
ing Of the various systems. Not only
will transportation be aided by the
new order but the railroad shops VIII
be greatly benefited throughout the
country by being able TO get more
material with which to work. in the
opinion OF the shopmen
OIe Of the foremen Of the local
shops when asked for his opinion on
the matter stated: Il find that most
Of the men reason in this manner:
The government has been conducting
the postal business for some time and
We know that it has made a success
and there has never been. any trouble
between the employees and the gov
ernment. Although we do not be-
lieve the men in the shops viii be di-
rectly affected either way for some
time we believe that In time, not far
away, the laboring men will get an
increase in wages OF course this
will not come until railroad condi-
4.-.,- .,,,s ottotrbfannd ot1f
Put Shops in Condition.
'Now the first thing believe the
government win do will be to put
the shops in a first class condition
SO that more and better work can be
turned out with the same amount Of
machinery. For some parts Of our
shops we are unable to get the pro-
per repairs but the government will
see that these things are taken care
OF and If need be will take what me-
terial they need and then talk about
paying for it, for the transportation
problem is one Of the great problems
in winning this war and all OF the
official red tape Of the past will be
done away with.
Men Favor Move.
Il find that all Of the men are in
favor Of the government taking over
the railroads and in fact are in favor
Of anything that viii make working
conditions better and this is what we
believe will be the result.
Il also understand that an order
has already been issued cutting the
salaries Of the vice presidents and
higher officials. The majority Of the
men are in favor Of this as we have
always considered, and not merely
because Of prejudice either, that to
certain extent there has been too
much brains and not enough work
in the railroad business.
Cut Unnecessary Hauls.
Another way in which the men in
the shops will be helped is by cut
ting out the long, unnecessary hauis
and putting the material over a more
direct route. Again, suppose an en-
gine on the Frisco should get out Of
order and had to be repaired when It
reached this station. Instead Of TAX
ing it to some shop on the Frisco
the engine would be run into the
shops here and be repaired without
delay. In this way we are not mere
" working for the government but
we are the servants Of the govern
ment and all railroad facilities will
be centralized, bringing about eff
cheney and cooperation. We believe
the government means business and
we feel that we are going to be ben
Gifted in more ways than we can now
conceive"
Help Freight Situation.
In regard to the freight situation
as probably affected by the govern
ment control Of the railroads. q To-
cal FREIGHT official stated today that