Bisbee daily review., 1918-01-03
TRAINS
MOVING EAST
TO RELIEF Of
NEWENGLAND
Government Director Orders
Coal Freight Ahead of Ev-
erything Else In Hope of
Aiding Fuel Situation.
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/ WASHINGTON, Jan. 2.-Solid coal
trains were ordered moved eastward
ahead OF all other freight tonight
alter conferences between the director
general OF railroads and the fuel ad-
ministrator on further plans for speed-
ing coal to New England and other
sections short OF coal in the midst OF
a blizzard.
The organization OF Great army OF
slahorers loaned by cities and CORPORA
uons TO unload coal and other freight
lat congestel terminals is under con-
sideratiOn and some thought even
has been given to the possibility OF
having soldiers assigned 10 these
tasks il the civilian organization
proves impracticahle.
Transfer OF locomotives from the
west and south. where congestion is
/ not so serious and weather less in
clement. was planned by Director Gen.
eral McAdoO and his staff With the
equipment win come a number of en-
Dloyees from those districts to assist
{ the over-burdened east. Reports OF
frozen boilers in locomotives and
( trains stalled in snow. led TO special
[ consideration OF plan Of augmentiag
the available motive power on trunk
/ lines east % the Mississippi and north
/ ot the Chic river. An immediate en-
harso on movement OF a number OF
non-essential products also was dis
cussed.
Freight Moves Faster.
Desoite the weather freight r
actually moving tss;sr than before
the government assumed management.
! according to reports from interstate
/ commerce commission inspectors.
Z Congested switch yards are being
cleared without regard 10 old PriOgi-
" orders. At least ten trains carry
ing in all 500 cars OF coal reached
New Jersey terminals today and many
were either routed through the Penn
sylvania passenger tunnel or ferried
to the East river for transfer 10 Brook.
lyn or despatch TO New England.
Nine ships were pledged by the
shipping beard 20 carry coal from
Hampton Roads to New England. Di-
rector General NcAiOo tomorrow
/ viii discuss the labor s'tuStion under
/ government operation With heads OF
! the four railway 6rOtherhCods. who
were invited 20 confer with him.
! They will be told OF the pressing ne
/ oessity not only for retaining al pre-
i sent workmen. hu, for drawing new
/ employees into the service. and for
sustaining a high order Of efficiency
under the governments operation
plan.
/ Wages probably viii not be discus
sed az the conference excert in n
general way. but the brotherhood
heads may be told that the entire
problem OF readiusting wages will be
taken up BY the railroad administra-
operating and traffic questions are
disposed OF,
I Cutting Some Employees.
b, Officials are anxious that railroad
employees shah not get the impress
! sion that any wholesale cuytailment
OF Jobs or salaries Is in prospect. Al
! though a number Of railroad agencies
| which are not considered essential
now that competitive conditions have
been abolished. NAV be eliminated
eventually.it is considered not improb-
chle tha, the employees win be tran
sferred TO other branches OF the SER
I vice. This re-Srrangsment applies
I PARTICULARLY to traffic solicitors. pub
; licity bureaus and legal advisers.
l Mr.. McAdco Is considering the NAM
2 ing of additional district supervisors
I ~ railway management with functions
similar to those OF A. II. Smith as
signed to direct TRANSFORMATION on
eastern trunk lines as NIr. McAdoo's
assistant. II probably VIII he a
week or ten days before specific con-
/ sideration Is given the selection OF
other regional assistants. however,
since the east Is the district where
/ transportation ills must be cured first.
/ Construction of barges for the Mis-
/ sissippi Missouri and Ohio rivers and
I Erie canal also viii be discussed soon.
Proposed Legislation Drafted.
Drafting Of LEGISLATION to make gov
e-nment operation fully effective was
Wearing completion today and win be
Finished before President Wilson de-
livers his address to congress Fri
[ iay. one oi the principal Disagree
nents over recommendations for this
legislation has arisen on the method
Of determining what accounting ele-
meuts shall enter into fixing Of the
1 compensation basis. Some railroad
interests are expected to urSe con-
gress to include rental nom cars aud
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