The sun., 1918-05-20
NJ 'ADOO ALLOWS
$937,961,91S OF
ROADS BUDGETS
Big Sum for Improvements
and Equipment on 1872
Great Lines.
PRUNED BY $349,247,828
Coal Carriers Literally Pro-
vidcd FOr-Financing to
Be Taken Care OF.
Special D<spdfch to Tar SrN

Special Despatch to THE SrN.
WASHINGTON. May 19.-Director-G Cen
erai Of Railroads McAdoo has authorized
the expenditure by the railroads OF the
country OF 3937.961.31s for additions.
betterments and equipment which will
be essential during the current year to
increase transportation facilities.
This amount is practically the same
as the railroads suggested ought to be
spent annually for ten years to bring
them UP to state of efficiency at the
time OF the hearings prior to the taking
over Of the railroads by the Govern.
ment The expenditure just authorized
Is for 1S2 lines and connecting carriers
alone.
About $500. 900. 900 per annum on the
! average has been spent by the railroads
for rolling equipment for several years
past. In the last two years the amount
! mas declined. The Director-Generai au'
thorizes the expenditure OF upward OF
$500. 100000 for this purpose on the
1872 Class I railroads.
The latest available figures from the
Interstate Commerce Commission show
that the Glass l and 2 railroads spent
$239.249.2o6 for additions and better.
ments in 1916. D!rector-General Nc.
Adoo authorizes the expenditure Of q
total Of $440.072.0l3 for additions and
betterments only.
The expenditure OF almost a billion
dollars was authorised on budget sub.
mitted by the various railroad heads
calling for an outlay Of 31.+sS.:os, ,146.
The Director General and his advisers
pruned the budget by s34s.247,s2s after
it had been most carefully made UP by
the railroads to include what were con-
sidered only the essentials.
Control Act Provides Funds.
| Funds for the improvements and bet
terments will be furnished by the Gov
| ernment from the revolving fund OF
! $500, 900 provided in the railroad
control act in every case where the
! railroads have insufficient funds Of
their own.
| Warning has been given each Of the
railroads that further analysis will bt
made Of the budget submitted and thai
1t will he further pruned wherever 1t IL
| deemed that a cut will not take ava!
from essential requirements. In nc
| case will improvements be allowed where
! facilities OF another line that are avail
able can be utilized. 1t is stated. how
ever. that number OF increases will
no doubt be necessary.
| 1t is a significant fact that the larses
expenditures authorized go to the Goa
carrying railroads OF the country. Tit
second largest single item for equipment
$27.336.132. will be spent by the Balti
more and Ohio Railroad system.
The Baltimore and Ohio likewise ha'
the third largest authorization for bet
terments and additions, $l6.022.111. IL
addition 1t is TO spend $50.000.o00 TO
extensions. Though no official state
ment could be obtained. 1t is understood
that practically the entire expenditure
will be for coal carrying facilities.
The New York Central lines have b!
far the largest budget. s7O.s72.os7. Th'
cut made In it's estimates. the larges
submitted, was but $4,000, as com
pared with a cut of $36.6O0,0o in tn
estimates OF the Pennsylvania. Th
New York Central is to spend $32,42S.69
for additions and betterments; 1881
3s4 for equipment and $4,000 for exten
sions.
Class I Roads Affected
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