Evening star., 1918-01-05
Roads Unable to Accept Business.

According to reports today to Director
General McAdoo from Interstate Com
nerce Commissioner McChord, the only
cong gestion west of Pittsburgh is caused
by the inability of eastern roads to ac-
cept traffic and move it eastward A
great quantity of westbound empty
cars consequently are held up by the
eastbound movement
In New England and in districts about
New York hundreds of locomotives are
disa abled and have not been repaired as
promptly as commission inspectors be-
lieve they might have been. At Boston
the New Haven is badly crowded with
excess freight, but the Boston and Al
bany is in much better condition. This
situation prompted the suggestion that
freight should be rerouted over the less
congested line.
Conditions Elsewhere.
At Chicago inspectors continue TO re-
port no serious congestion. and the Belt
railway there Is handling only about
90 per cent of its traffic volume one
year ago.
Az ST Louis conditions are reported ex-
cellent and repairs to locomotives and
cars are being made promptly.
Congestions at Cleveland, Toledo. CO.
lumbus and India napoIis are caused al
most entirely by the inability of the Bal
timore and Ohio and Pennsylvania to
move trains through the Pittsburgh
freight jam.
The baltimore and Ohio is reported
Pittsburgh, Cleveland. the Cumberland
region and a number Of other points
To Refer to Advisory Board.
Director General McAdoo has decided
TO fefer the brotherhoods' pending de
rnands for a general wage increase to
an advisory board of four members TO
be appointed by him in 81 few days.
This board will investigate all phases
of the brotherhoods' demands. and
recommend course to Mr.. McAdoo. His
decision will be effective as to wages
from January l.
The plan will affect Immediately only
the wage requests of the brotherhoods,
but demands which may be made later
by other classes of organized labor
probably will be handled In the same
to make whatever decision he chooses
without regard to recommendation OF
the advisers.
Some increases, both to the brother
hoods and to other railway labor. are
generally considered certain The di-
rector general in a statement last night
promised every employe that This
rights and interests VIII be justly dealt
with" and appealed for a hearty spirit
of enthusiasm and cooperation from
every man.
Impressed With Cooperation.
Referring to his negotiations with the
brotherhood chiefs the director general
issued staten ent, saying:
"I have been impressed with the spir-
it OF cooperation and fairness shown
by the brotherhood chiefs in their dis
cussions with me, and feel confident
that an adjustment fair to the men as
well as to the country will be reached.
, This is time of great stress, and
the attitude of every employe should be
Il fat n nn ba U1a M en1 nf he
hour-uuty to his country first of all
] cannot state too strongly the neces-
sity for devoted and loyal service by
every man In this emergency. Every
railroad employe is now in effect u
government enploye and as much in
duty bound to give his best service to
his country az II he wore the uniform
OF the United States Army and occu-
pied the trenches at the front,
EVERY unnecessary delay In train
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