Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-06-17
Director General Gives Out
Statement Showing Aims of
Administration in Order Of
Their Importance,
TO SERVE PUBLIC WELL
IS GIVEN SECOND PLACE
Hopes to Explode the Old Idea
That Corporations Have No
Souls to Follow Plan Of
Sound Economies,

tsY MORNING. JoUsrsL SPECIAL LrAsEp wtsal
Washington June i6.--In COM
prehensive statement made public to-
day, Director General McAdoo de-
clared the railroad administration
aims in order of importance are to
win the war by moving troops and
war materials promptly. TO give ef-
ftcient service to the public, to pro-
mote sympathy and understanding be-
tween the railroad managements EN-
ployes ana patrons, and to apply
sound business policies to railway
operation.
He said he hoped future develop
ment would "humanize the science
of railroadng and negative the idea
that corporations have not souls.
THE policy of the United States
railroad administration" said the di-
rector general, has been formed
and shaped by desire to accomplish
the following purposes which are
named in what | conceive to be the
order of their Importance:
First, the winning of the war.
which includes the prompt movement
of the men and material that the
government requires. To this every
thing else must be subordinated.
Second. the service or the public.
which is the purpose for which the
railways were built and given the
privileges accorded them. This im-
plies the maintenance and improve
ment of the railroad properties so
that adequate transportation facili-
ties will be provided at the lowest
cost, the object of the government
being to furnish service rather than
to make money.
Spirit of Thorough Understanding.
THE promotion of spirit of UNI
derstanding between the administra-
tioi of the railways and their two
million employees as well as their
one hundred million patrons. which
latter class includes every individual
in the nation, since transportation has
become a prime and universal neces-
sity of civilized existence.
Fourth, the application OF sound
economies including
"(A)-The elimination of SUPER
fluous expenditures;
,"CB)-The payment and a living
wage for services rendered and a
lust and prompt compensation for in
Jurios received;
CC)-The purchase of material and
equipment at the lowest prices con-
sistent with reasonable but not ex-
Cessive profit to the producer:
(D)-The adoption of standardized
equipment and the Introduction OF
approved devices that will save life
and labor:
(E)-The routing of freight and
passenger traffic with due regard to
the fact that straight line is the
shortest distance between two points:
(FD-The intensive employment OF
all equipment and careful record
and specific study of the results OBJ
tanned, with a view to determining
the comparative efficiency secured. =
Time 20 Develop Policy.
"rhe development of thispollcy will,
of course, require time. The task to
which the railroad administration has
addressed itself is an immense one.
1t is as yet too early to Judge of the
results obtained, but | believe that
great progress has been made toward
the goal of our ideals. All those who
have had share in this great work.
including especially the members OF
my staff and the officers and en-
ployes of the railways have shown in
teligence, pursuit, loyalty and enthu-
siasm in dealing with problems that
have already been solved and attack
ing those that still await solution.
With their continued cooperation.
feel assured of a future in which
the lessons of our accommodating ex-
perience will be effectively employed
to humanize the science of railroading
and negative the idea that corpora
tions have no souls.!'