Evening journal., 1918-01-01
RA|LEOlD BOARD
NO L0f(ER l.CTS
Holden Is First Assistant.
Williams Ais on Tenn
rorr Board
CONGfE SLIGHT NEARS
oVER TIVE OF CONTROL

WASHINGTON, Jan. The Railroads
War Board. organized April Il to CO.
ordinate the transportation services Of
The country in the behalf Of the Gov
ornment came 70 an end yeste day. It's
offer to pass out OF existence was ac-
cepted by William C. McAdoo. director
general Of railroads Mr. McAdoo. as
another sten in the organization Of his
own staff for the MANAGEMENT OF the
railroads, chose Hale Holden president
Of the Chicago. Bnrlington and Oiiincv
railroad as a member Of his new adj
vlsory board and placed him In charge
Of the various subcommittee Of the
American Railway Associations special
committee on national defense topther
with The office files and accumulated in
formation Mr. Holden has been a mem
Der Of the Railroads War Board
The director-general announced that
until his final o~ganization shall be
made he has constituted the following
advisory board TO the drector-reneral: :
Mr. Holden. John SHELTON Williams,
Comptroller Of the Currency: Henry
Walters. chairman Of the board Of At
lantic Coast Line and Louisville and
Nashville railroad; Edward Chamber s,
transportation director OF the food adj
mlnisiration. and Walker Hines, as
sistant to the director general.
Plans for raising the pay OF the rank
and ille Of railway workers were dis
cussed yesterday at O conference be-
tween the director general and the Fed
sral Board Of Mediation and Counclla-
tiOn. The board now has before II the
pending demands for wage Increases
ranging as high as 40 per cent for the
our great brotherhoods
It has been well known for some
time that the Government was dis
posed TO grant some Increase and the
railroad men In turn have given their
word they will not attempt to strike
While the Government Is taking hold Of
he railroad situation.
Among members Of Congress a flght
was developing over whether legisla-
lion to carry out Government ope; alton
should be only for the period of the
war. or should continue in effect until
repealed by Congress. Most railroad
beads were said TO be preparing TO adj
v0cate vigorously a specific provision
that the law should be effective for a
maximum Of six months after the end
of the war. The Government owner
ship adN COATES planned 10 Insist on a
clause providing that the act should
be In effect until Congress specifically
provides otherwise.
orders went 10 Eastern railroads from
Director General McAdoO TO clear up
eight congestion regardless OF pre-
ious government priority regulations.
PASSENGER schedules and any hamperng
practices under the old competitive
system, and to pay special attention to
moN ement OF coal and food
Lines OF the West and South were
notified that soon they might be
called on TO furnish locomotives and
other equipment to help tighten the
trafilc burden in the East, and com
mittee OF government officials was
created to work out a plan for divert
iss export freight to ports south OF
New York. Quantities Of coal actually
were started moving TO New England
10 relieve the serious shortage there and
priority orders were suspended foi
roads east OF The Mississippi and north
of the Ohio river TO tie extent neces-
sary to clear up congestion.