New-York tribune., 1918-05-22

| Of the government and of the stock
/ holders.
IN the development of this policy
hs regional directors and also the Fed
efsl managers will be required to sever
Aslr official relations with the particu-
IN companies and to become exclusive
/ representatives of the United States
sailroad Administration.
THE first moves in the inauguration
Of this policy will be through the crea-
ton OF two new regions. to be known
y the Allegheny region and the 'Po-
tahontas region
The Allegheny region will consist,
broadly, of the Pennsylvania lines
east Of and including Pittsburgh and
Erie, Baltimore & Ohio. east of Pitts
eurgh and Ohio River, including Pitts
nufg terminals. Bessemer and Lake
Eie Railroad, Cumberland Valley Rail-
rad, Central Railroad of New Jersey,
!oal and Coke Railroad. Philadelphia
Reading Railway, Western Maryland
Railway, Cumberland G. Pennsylvania
and Pittsburgh T. Lake Erie. This re-
glon Will be placed in charge of Mr..
= d. Markham as Regional Director
VINO has resigned his connections with
'oe Illinois Central and other com
delphia
The Pocahontas region will consist
o. the Chesapeake G. Ohio Railway east
y y Columbus, Cincinnati and Louisville.
,ne Norfolk g. Western Railway and
ae Vlrginlan Railway, including termi-
nss n OF all lines at Hampton Roads
win the exception of the Allegheny
aaa focahontas regions, the Eastern
seson will remain as originally de-
aaee, with A. II. Smith as regional di-
rector. and district directors under
Aeeional Director Smith will be ap-
polhted for New England and for that
pSI.on n'!, OF the Eastern region west of
sI!sourgh and the Ohio River and
south OF the Eric main line. The Sc
- sse"on OF the regional directors for
&c, T.. ,rocanontas region and for the
sIou'nern region, succeeding Mr.. Mark
,s .sa' as we'll as of the two new dis
saV:., sis. directors under Regional Director
'm,rn. aT, VIII be announced later
,;, me same policy will be applied from
nne 70 time as rapidly as may be con-
., s,lnleht IN other parts of the country,
ss~sys with the greatest possible re-
ss.a s;.e ior all the interests affected and
- ~" view to preserving intact, as far
j. i. Is reasonably practicable. the operat-
II organizations of the companies"
.. Aegional directors for the Pocahon-
ss. acs district and for the Southern
,s;,, w;S,,,''ci' TO succeed Mr.. Markham,
sm;., @ De appointed soon. A. II.
ss.'n' -. at New York. will continue to
~ ~ a. as regional director for that part
in'1e '1e East not included in the new
,aesasny district, and district direc-
~ 's VIII be named to serve under him
supefvlsors of roads in New Eng
Sn"., my aud Tor the section between Pitts
se..a nh and the Mississippi River and
-yosa nss OF the Ohio River.
hs osher smaller operating districts will
.,eated from time to time in the
srssl asnern and Western regions. now
tsra t.a'ed as units by regional direc-
r. oi the railroad administration.
ind .e hrst act of the director general
Wa IN executing this new policy
p,s.;a .he removal of C. w. Huntington,
bssoens sbsto Of the Virginian Railway, as
a.. operating officer on the ~Sarge
ths .t, ne tailed to carry out promptly
ta,.i ialroad administrations instruc-
tersss regarding the repair and main
"a bce OF his line. This was thought
pc.st; ehe forerunner of similar de-
tse.;a.A VI number OF other railroad
plsn nSents, but announcement of the
sss .or Wholesale replacement of rail-
az. presidents by Federal directors
line as q general surprise at this
h.ss n. Young, of Norfolk, Va, has
pirr;s sppointed Federal director Of the
seaS nan, which is q coal carrying
= NorSnl rSnlning from Deepwater. W. Va,
narss ss complaint which led to the re.
dils1 81 Mr.. Huntington was that he
(sstio,ss 20 comply promptly with sug-
cnd orders Of the railroad nd
8ss 8ss,..ssssion, ..s insisting on technicali-
~, lssas snd consulting at length with the
Ilsuet;ss soonsel before carrying out in
lsnus...s action against Mr.. Huntington
ma ann as executive chief of the
ss leaves him as head Of tho