Bisbee daily review., 1918-01-06
NJ 'A[)OOICIITS
TRAFFIC FOR
PASSENGERS
% PER CENT
Director General of Railroads
Approves Elimination Of
Ons fifth Of Passenger
Trains In the East.
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WASHINGTON, Jan. SO Tree
locomotives and crews for the more
important freight transportation
twenty ped cent of the through pas
seneer trains On the eastern railroads
vii be discontinued tomorrow by ap-
provaI OF Director General MeAdoo-
TIE running schedule Of others viii
Be reduced to lower speed 10 facilit-
ate The Increment Of freight trains
The policy. announced tOnisht b.
the director general viii be gdaduaily
extended 10 affect train service
throughout the country Fast trains
between New York and Chicago and
g. Louis. and between Chicago and
southern and western points probably
VIII be the next to be affected In
dsviS1aI railroads VIII take the initia-
tive in suggesting curtai.menIs, but
these viii be approved by the director
general in most cases
In a statement tonight TIE directed
general sought TO dispel the impress
sion which he said had been created
in California and other Pacific coast
states that any radical changes in pas
senger travel 70 the coast are con-
templsted
In APPROVING the new passenger
schedules OF the Pennsylvania and
p ore and Ohio. which so into ef-
feet tomorrow, and Of the New Haven,
which becomes effective January 18th,
Mr.. NeAdoo ordered a number Of
notifications desultine in retention Of
more parlOr cars than the railroads
had planned
Appeals to Public.
NJ McadoC appealed TO the public
in statement tOliCht 20 refrain from
tr7vel as uuch as possible. but prom
ise5 thac no suburban commute-
trains or Others necessary for p-oDed
maintenance OF business life IN cities
viii be eliminated
Congress next week viii take ND the
rail-oad bills introduced yesterday
following President wilson's message
on zoY eTnment operation. and discus
sion today amCng members OF both
houses. Indicted marked difference
CT opinion over whether government
contdol should extend only for def
in.te period after the end Of the war.
or Indefinitely until congress orders
Otherwise
ccsl Goes Forward.
Coal continued 10 20 forward today
ahead Of ether freight Fuel Admin
istrator Garfield telegTaphed the fol
loving:
BIZ direction OF Directed General
NcAdoo. ali priority orders hereto
fore issued with 7espeS1 TO transp0rta-
tion have been suspended and no
fur her priOTi5ies may be claimed
Hereunder Further orders for p-iOTi-
ties vii be issued in emergencies un-
der Mr- McAdoo's direction as oc-
casion may require"
Mr. McAdoo today took further steps
70 prevent friction IN the governments
dealings with railroad labor. BY ar
ranging with William Il. Johnston.
president Of the International Associa
ton OF Macbinists TO call off several
minor strikes Of machinists until the
railroad administration can formulate
2 definite wage snd labor policy.
The director general. also announced
that as soon as the railroad bill was
passed he would take steps to use
more intelsiTely the o0untry's navig-
abe rivers and canals.
Commenting on reasons for curtail-
in passenger traffic Mr.. McAdO0 said:
McAdoo Comments
BY elimination OF unnecessarv. pas
senger t5ai1 service much motive
power. skiTe3 labor. track and term
inal facilities are released for the
handing c. ccal and food and other
supplies essential 10 the life of the
people as wei SIS the successful pro
secuticn Of the war Every patriotic
citizen can directly help the govern.
melt n clearing up the present un.
satisfactory situation in the railroads
BY refraining from all unnecessary
travel at this time.
The break down in passenger. sery
ice Of the various railroads in the
east has not made a pleasant impres
sion on the public, but il must be
borne in mind tha the railroad com
panies In the east are seriously con
gested with an unusual amount o.
ire ight traffic. the movement Of which
is more vital 10 the country than the
movement Of passengers. and thai
weather conditions for the past two
weeks have seriously impsded rail
read operations"