The Sentinel=record., 1917-12-28

Washington. Dec ?7.-S Soon afte American railroads go under govern bent regulation at noon tomorrow Di rector General McAdoo will issue hi first order wiping out competitiv, conditions and providing for complet, pooling of traffic. equipment, termin als and trackage facilities and for tn, retention of present officers and em. ployes.
 The immediate result will be a re- routing of traffic over shortest lines regardless of where the shipments originated and the common use of ter minals to effect maximum efficiency without anticipating wonders under the new plan, officials look forward to material improvement in the pres ent traffic congest~on within few weeks.
 Speedy movement of freight will be the first aim of the director gen
 
 must press on the heels of actual transportation questions are the equi- table reimbursement of the roads for the use of their property on the basis of prewar earning advancement in wages for employees. financing of nec- essary improvement, building of ad- ditional lines and facilities and the tangled priority situation. Before most of these questions can be set tied, special legislation will be nec- essary and to urge this President Wilson is preparing message to be delivered to congress soon after 1t convenes after the holiday recess next Thursday Legislation already has been drafted.
 The legislation, however, and prob lens dependent upon it can await the deliberation of congress. while D- rector McAdoo must get into action tomorrow with powers already con- ferred upon him by President Wilson First he will confer with the railroad var board of presidents whose ser vice and advice he said today would be retained under the new admins tration. Then he will orgcni1e a corps of assistants and advisors, largely oi experts of the interstate commerce commission in whose building he will maintain headquarters for railroad supervision.
 Mir. McAdoo said today he had given little thought to the personnel oi ms staff and was not prepared to out line the details of his administration aIe is determined, however, to ayoic disrupting any railroad organization or any agencies already developed which can lend efficiency to the ne" order. Although the railroads war board after being in executive session al day. issued statement commeh'lh' on government operation, railway executives indicated priVateiy I"el were we'll pleased in railroad secuIi ties on stock exchanges. huhu'eu' Of telegrams of consratulatioh pou' cd in upon Alr. McAdoo.
 A dubious note came from the cap' tai where several republican memoer' of congress expressed fear that 'n' task was too biz for the sovernmen to handle efficiently under war cona' tions and others criticized the "p polntment of Secretary McAaoo ' director general. ..,.,,
 The labor question under govern ment operation was discussed durln the day by heads of the four o'o'' erhoods and President wilson, Na renewed their pledge of ioya''S government administration
 They spent about an hour and nal with the president and it IS u"ue' ,. stood they received assurances '"" most railway employees would ho' D Hfble to the new or even the S'0o" draft call by being placed m 'n' ' ord draft c.qhsification. u.
 Mr MeAdoo tonight made ms ',,, i,n, public utterance since his appoi"' ment 'ast night, in stateineu. 1,.,.n S'' inc that st least until he had time mature his plans and policies .a ia, road operation will be c"''D0'