South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-09-15

Mr. NIcAdoo also makes special
mention OF Henry Walters as
formerly can important member Of
my preliminary organization. having
in charge the Standardization Of
motive power. but now released at
his own request. and % my regret.
from constant attendance ia Wash
ington. although ne continues to rem
der highly valuable services i'm an
advisory capacity.
r. is explained that although these
officer are supplied with the assist
ants. secretaries. and clerks that they
require. the policy has been 20 keep
the Washington organization as
small as possible and avoid the crea-
ton Of an unwieIdly and expensive
central administrative bureau.
Regional Districts and Directors.
Under the central organization
are seven regional directors having
charge of an equal number of re-
gional districts into which the rail-
road mileage Of the country has
been divided. IL is explained that
the geographical boundaries of
these regional districts are suggest
cd rather than defined ira the map
which accompanies the report. but
that H. is impossible 10 map these
districts accurately as many lines.
most of whose mileage is i'm one dis
trict penetrate areas that are also
included i'm other regional districts
and that the districting has had for
its purpose the assembling under the
management of one regional direc-
tor of the larger portion of the mile
age serving his territory. The
limits of administrative authority
ARE therefore determined rather by
the railway lines than by geographic
cal boundaries. as they have been
fixed more with regard 10 the move
meut of traffic and the service of
the public than with reference to
conventional state boundaries or
groupings.
Thus it has been deemed wise to
put the Pennsylvania lines and the
Baltimore & Ohio lines east Of the
Ohio river i'm the Allegheny district,
and those west of the Ohio river in
the eastern district, which contains
the whole of the New York Central
division This course has been fol-
lowed i'm pursuance of a policy that
COntemplates the preferential use Of
the more northerly trunk lines for
fast through freight and passenger
traffic between the Chicago district
and the east. thereby releasing the
lines i'm the Allegheny district for the
distribution of the enormous traffic
that originates i'm the Pittsburgh
district. where congestion Of local
and through freight in the past has
created some of the most costly and
eNasperating blockades that have
been known i'm the history of Amer
lean transportation.
The regional districts are both
named and numbered. and list of
them and their regional directors is
as follows:
l.. The eastern district A. H.
Smith. regional director. New York.
.. The Allegheny district c. IT,.
Markham. regi onal director. Phil
adelphia.
g. The Pochahontas district. y p.
lIaher. regional director. Roanoke.
Va
&. The southern district. b. i. Win
cheI regional director Atlanta. Ga
D. The northwestern district. r. II.
Ashton. regional director, Chicago.
9. The central western district
Hale Holden. regional director. Chi
cago.
g. The southwestern district. B. +
Bush regional director, st. Louis.
Under the regional directors come
iu turn district directors i'm charge
I OF subdivisions of the regional dis
tucts federal managers i'm charge
of the more important single divi-
sious or groups Of less impo. ant
lines. general managers operat.. o
minor divisions. and terminal man
ayers having control of all terminals
az the more important railway CEN
/ tiers and ports.
The Marine section
There is also "a marine section of
the division OF transportation with
headquarters at Washington. and "a
manager of this section has super
vision of the many steamship lines
owned 10y the railroads the object
being 90 coordinate them more COM
rletcly with the railways. as well as
with other shipping.
An inland waterways organization
has also been created. whose direc-
tor when appointed VIII be generally
+ lu charge of the canals and navi-
gable rivers OF the country Follow
us the plan pursued I'M the case of
the railroads the inland waterways
|vU be divided into districts Two
such districts have already been
created. namely the Mississippi and
. Warrior rivers district. of which NJ
d. Sanders of New Orleans. has been
made federal manager and the New
. York and New Jersey canals district
+ Including the Erie canal with its
tcounecting Waterways. and the Della
Ivare and Barltan canal of which e.
I s. Tomilsou has been made federal
manager.
Officers Differentiated
Having thus described his opera
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