Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-22
RAIL WAY HEADS
0IETEl 0USIED BY TIIi NJ 'ADOO
DIDN'T COOPERATE
Federal Managers and Regionai
Chiefs to Take Their Places
as u. S. Employees.
SALARY LIMIT is $4,000

Washington. Nav ga sweeping
order was issued last night by William
O.. McAdoo, dlrector-general OF railroads,
providing for the removal OF all rairoau
presidents from active participation W
the conduct of the various systems ana
the selection, as operating heads oi me
lines, Of experts TO be named ny 'he
railroad administration.
II is understood here that the step
was taken because of the lack oi CO.
oneration on the part OF some of the
railroad executives who are involved IN
the whole sale shake-up. At the Same
time u wa. intimated that the majority
of the deposrd railroad Presidents would
he named by Mr.. McAdoo as Federal
managers.
SERVE "A u. 3. EMPLOYEES
The new regime will have the effect
of placinn in charge of each individual
system a government agent who must
sever all relations with the companies
with which they arc at present connected
and make themselves, as government ehl-
Moves. answer able only TO the railroad
administration. through the various re
gional directors
These rnrn. II ia said. will be expected
tn accent salaries to be fixed ny the
administration. and II ls reported that no
SALARY of this kind will be IN excess oi
10000 A wear M oihriai continuation
of this could he obtained. however
The railroad presidents who arc stripped
~ thrlr powers and not named later as th'
Federal managers Of their roads, IT -
understood. arc not to receive rcrnuneta-
tion ont of the operating revenues oi thc
railroads for whatever services they may
hereafter perform. but must LOOK 10
tho owners of the roads tn pay thorn out
nj Tho MONEYS received from the govern
mcnt
t,~Y RuuoRs ~ AvrsGoNfss-
There have bcrn rlmors for soInc
time " An impending shake UP, bass'i
largely on reports that Mr.. NcAdon
believed the + xrfritivr heads of some oi
tho railroad svstrns were not cooperating
fully with the railroad administration. IN
fa4-t II has been stated that IN Sonic quar-
ters n spirit of antsgon'ssn he's eusic'i
ever since the railroads war board WAS
,ieposed hv NIr NcAdon-
THIS condition. i WAS sad was MOI
widespread hut presented . condlum
,yhIsh some ~ the nihCsls OF the rall-
road administration believed rcuuir~i
drastic artiou II also was argued that
placing Federal manager m charge ci
each of the system would be step
tou,lri complete government control
which would prove most effective N Ob-
tanning the highest efficiency IN carrying
out government polIcIes-
Il has hc~,, esssrrtest further That the
lack Of complete cooperation IN All
direrti~,a had hindesei the government
program I r,uanE all freight by the
shortest way, des9rte the lrst efforts o'
the sovrrnment officials IN charge here.
II is believed thai the greatest efficiency
In this connection could he obtmned bN
placing the 20 vv'nment IN full control o.
The lines As individual systems IS well as 2
whole and SELECTING as the head OF each
sy<t.sn a n.n who ~uuld be anSueTaole
10 Afr- McAdoo and who csriid he dealt
with as government Agent and n"s
as an e1npiove q! corpoT2zs,-n-
yyry~r,rlnr~TS FDH vaC.N1ES
IT was SAID last night tha& where the
railroad presidents WEIR nos renamed
A. Foieral managers II was pnoba ose
that one OF The vice-pressdez1ts IN chargr
of sssr-,sao~s. who mes with the approval
of The rsilrp,d administration would be
chosrS, 4 careful study NJ tho sztsiasson-
and of the men who have bcn directing
the oypexzsIon OF individual lIncr under
government czr,trcl has tr>sn IN prosr-ss
for some tame. and carefully prepared
reports hzrr bern obtsinct-
". rrN7,NGToS REMOVED
The Grxs direct lntIrnstson that therr
wa. trouble IN store for sJnr o9 the high
ssIsr,es! railroad exr<cu.svvx and tSa. the
railroad administration wss preparing 70
enter upor new system of operation
came tbs morning with thr removal
of Charles u Huntington. president and
general manager Of the Virginia railway
nv order of Mr. NcAdoo. 1t was stated
that the power OF Nj Huntington had
been c5IrtalleG because Of oi>obcsficnce oi
orders concerning the Improvement oi
the roan and maintenance Of roadbcd
and equipment
/ II Young . director oil tbc Nirg1nIszi
railway. was designated "a Federal man
aees of the road MIR. Huntington. II WAS
said would TeInaIn as president Of thf
co-p0rat1on. and II rs probable that uInilai
action will be followed in regard to thu
presidents of other railroads who ar
stripped OF ther powers IN cpnnrrssor
with the operating enc cf the systems
ThcT must not however loo+ tn tbs
government for Their salsrIes- or expeca
to have powers over the physcsl prop
ertIes involved
SALARY FROM { & FUND
In the case OF Mr. HnnilngiDr- il
was SAID that be would SD fax SIS tn
railroad administration was concerned
continue to draw his salary, winch " 60 b
PAID # the directors see fit on Of IA,
funds supplied 10 the corporation by ths
nited States government, IN ctsnpessss
tson foT the use OF It's property
The pTincspsi complaint assinss a.
Huntington. as far as could be lcarnes
al the Offices of tiae railru-6 adnainisfTa
taon. WAS thss he had failed TO be pruznp
In complying with orders ia regard To tn