Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-05-26
INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITY
OF THE RAILWAY Lines
Curtailed by the Necessities of War
Work, but Not Entirely
Shut OF as Yet.
SOUTHERN SYSTEMS CUT.DowN
Government Suggests That War De-
mandS and Agriculture BE Given
Right OF Way Over Industrial De-
Felopment and Expenses Lowered.

selopment and Expenses Lowered
Two weeks ago there was publish e.
in this paper the appeal OF Editol
EdmondS. OF the Manufacturers Record
to John SHELTON Williams. OF the United
States Treasury Department. TO do al
In his power TO prevent diScontinu.
ance OF work in the industrial auG
agricultural departments OF the rail
roads of the South while the roads are
under government control. In the
same connection tho brief reply OF Mir
Williams was published a follows:
The railroad administration. so far
as ] am advised. has not ordered the
letting up or discontinuance of those
departments of the railway compa nj les
which have TO do with agricultural &C
tivity or the stimulation of farm work
etc. II is. however probable that com
petition work, looking to the removal
OF industries from the line Of one rail-
road 10 another may he cut or
leSSened."
The entire article was given under
2 display head. one line OF which. re-
ferring to the. Williams reply. read
thus: John SHELTON Wil!iams's Reply
Indicates No Cause for Alarm"
The Record in its next issue printed
The Times Dispatches display heading
and commented on il as follows:
he foregoing display heading from
The Richmond Times Dispatch shows
that that paper has no realiza ton OF
the seriousness OF the situation. and
that it did not know that after twenty
nVe years OF splendid work for the
South the Southern Railway Company's
industrial and agricultural department
has been dishandcd and the orEariza-
ton completely broken up. This is a
national disaster. ana II should never
have been permitted"
ENTIRELY ABANDONED YET
The Times Dispatch was wpil aware
that the industrial and agricultural
departments OF the Southern Railway
have been practically suspended but il
was not done by order Of the director
general OF railroads or any other Of.
hcial of the government. but 10y the
LaiiwaY authorities The Southern
Hallway had been maintaining the
largest and most complete as we'll as
most expensive apartments OF tho
character named Of any road in the
country, possibly too large coy their
twn good. and the president OF tina,
company doubtless saw the necessity
o. curtaiiinE activities along these lines
lot the war period. However. the mar
ket bureau maintained by the Southern
Is stlIl in operation, and is more .c-
fNe than ever before. In addition To
us former work, this bureau has nm
eeFtaken part ot the work formerly
done by the industrial and apric,Il
turaI bureaus. especially that OF the
FhoustF!sl department., and II is GER
faih tnai the southern is keeping its
eyes wide open and letting no nov in
qustFN, governmental or otherwise ina,
can do well In the South. oscar. 80.
attentions.
OTHER ROADS IN THE
SOUTH STILL AT IT
Inc informa ton that comes 10 mis-
paper is 10 the effect that no other
80 IN the south that had we'll or
Sanized and we'll equipped induy.rial
And agricultural departments has srs.
pended their operations. |, may he
froe mat war conditions have worLnd
naateria! changes in their oper,,ions
as material changes have been Drouoh,
o. va. conditions in all other Iinas rs
talse business. These departments OF
ne chesapeake and Ohio Railway and
me Horfo!k and Western Railway ~,
TWO roads that have lnajn,ainnd 49,.
next largest departments of the lind
20 those OF this Southern, are sim dotn,
business al the old stand lndus,ri,I
9teh' -rawley, OF the Chesapeake and
ohio. has within the past few wcrhs
Iut IN some very fne work in tho in
80, ,'he' Acting In cooperation
I'm richmond men and eovernmco,
Asen'S' he has helped to locate nnw.
rnnent plants. that may he csltd
Industrial on the line OF his road
inc as:fculi0ral department Mr.
"leF has" Seen buster since 80
,oaos nave heen under government ron
trol than ever before. I, ie ,r
~ some particulars mis- acricuIInraI
oeVe!op!nental work is along ~ ii.,a
TOT ne is acting in close Co.onar,i;r,,
Win me government He has doc
sPieno!o work this sprins ami is go,
IL getting the people Ia naki
saroens all along tho line Of ~
u from chicago 10 Old Point. sn5
Ihele arc but few stations NJ .,.
portance along the entire rnn .L I'M
NNnout magnificent gardens dma -,
most entirely 10 tho encoursrer,-,,
mo agricultural department Of ~
THE SUGGESTIONS MADE
, hf THE GOVERN NJ.y,y,
,ori, paper mas no details Of INC
oIh oe!ns done by General Ar,r, y
6auIne. Of the Industrial ana i,7
Ira! departments Of the NorfoiL .1
"eAtefh' but II has in!orn.,in,, 49,
ne ana his large force wer. &c.
ousler 'han they have been sine" M
-. passed under government ron,,nt
sorn. oau 700 mas changed its work in
hn, reo'S 10 meet war conditions
II mas not abandoned tndus,r,ai
"hu agricultural effort. ana has M ,o".
OF doing il "ds no loea
she instructions issued from ,hc ~,
nee OF The direcior-eenerai OF al
noaoS concerning these acnar,,,. "''-
49,, suggestive rather man mand,'
tory They were in rcsnons. enc :
TT .m' were brief and to the coin, IN
,,.a Nothing should he .xreneod :,
Gus Gays Tor Industrial develor,nsn,
man power Is Too little for i,a,,,
.ties ALREADY established o,b., 80
nose which relate to tho INN ,,' han
carriers may TO some ,y,.,
niue expenditures FOR agr,cul,,,r. On
.elopinent In no case sbo,,ld ~ a. &c
,u!es tor the year 1915 o.co.d 49, ~ j.
.. aho primarily they should ,t
3. ], is felt that raiirosas ." s,a lSns
ke' into close touch With the Ar r,%u,o
1uIa! Department % m. aoy.,-,.
ano should permit that depar,,, '.,,''' u. +,
occupy what may be ,errnod -. 'c
''nc or special held of tn,, vorl y. G''h
= Plain that the goye-n,r,,
uteh leeiins its way An on, ""S
the agricultural pe.ar,r..r, %!
p.St week notified the agent nv
raii~ays that Direc,or.Gt,n, ne
aaoos department VIII soo1