Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-06-14
REGIONAL DIRECTOR TO HAVE
CHARGE OF MANY
RAILROADS.
ASHTON TO CONTROL
ENTIRE NORTHWEST
Will Be In Charge Of Northwestern,
Great Western, M. e. ST. l., Mil~au-
kee, Great Northern and Several
Smaller Rail Systems-M anasers For
Each Road to Be Named Later.

Washington. June 14.-Seven direc-
tors each managing all the roads in
his territory and responsible to
Director General w. G. McAdoo on
questions Of general policy. probably
will operate the railroads under the
present system of government control.
This was indicated today with the
publication of an announcement by
Director General McAdoo. creating
three additional operating regions,
dividing the territory west of the
Mississippi river. Lines east of the
Mississippi had been divided previously
today no more new regions would be
formed.
New Directors Appointed.
The new divisions. their directors
and the headquarters Of the directors
were announced as follows: Northern,
r. H. Ashton. Chicago; central. Hale
Horben, president Of the Burlington,
Chicago: southwestern. B. F. Bush,
receiver for the Missouri Pacific, St,
Louis. 1t was said district manager
will be named later for the Pacific
coast
Mr. Ashton. who heretofore has had
supervision of the entire west, now will
have only the lines running west and
north from Chicago, and the twin
cities to the north Pacific coast and
minor lines in that district.
Will Name Managers.
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other transcontinental trunk lines and
the Illinois district. Mr.. Bushs will
direct the numerous lines running
southwest from the st. Louis district
into Texas and the Missouri valley.
These regional directors shortly will
announce federal managers and gen.
erai managers for their territories.
Among regions as announced by the
director general are:
Northern region: Chicago & North
western; Chicago, st. Paul, Mime
apolis & Omaha; Chicago Great Wes-
ern; Chicago. Milwaukee & St. Paul;
Great Northern; Minneapolis & st.
Louis; Minneapolis, St Paul & Sault
Ste. Marie; Northern Pacific.
Inequalities Modified.
The policy Of naming managers for
the individual roads will be the same in
the west and elsewhere. A federal man
ager win be supervisor over trunk
system, together with several smaller
lines physically connected with the
trunk. General managers will be named
for individual lines without other con-
nections.
Inequalities in the recent freight rate
increase order have been modified con-
siderably by the changes announced by
Director General McAdoo, in the opin-
ion of railroad administration officials.
The announcement it was said, will re-
move many objections to the general
increase and will not materially de-
crease freight revenues.
Further Changes Seen.
The notifications include resembling
OF the plan by which interstate rates
would have been Cancelled. when in con-
fict with interstate rates: application
of the increase on cotton of Is cents a
hundred to any quantity, instead Of
only to carload lots; and repeating Of
the application Of the minimum charge
Of SIS a car to local switching move
ments and to heavy commodities such
as brick. coal ore, lumber and sand.
The changes are believed to forecast
other notifications to eliminate in
equalities applying to various districts
or commodities.