The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-07-23
M'ADOO PLANS FOR
RAIL RATE HEARINGS
Dfrector-Ge Names 28
General and District
Committees.
WILL SIFT COMPLAINTS
Questions Of Rate Revision and
Inequalities Will Be Gone
Into and Adjusted.



WASHINGTON, July 22.-Drector-Gen-
eral McAdoo to-day announced the APP
pointment OF twenty eight general and
district committees representing every
section OF the United States to hold
hearings and to go into questions OF rail-
road rate revision considered necessary
as a result OF the upset OF the relation
ships through the order issued two
months ago providing for a general in
crease approximating 25 per cent.
Since tho rate increase order was an
nounced thousands Of complaints have
been received by the Railroad Admin
istration. These complaints were d.
rected more against inequities that re-
suited from the twisting about Of exist
ing rate fabric than from the higher
rates. In every instance equitable ad-
justments were promised.
In q number Of instances committees
were appointed to recommend adjust
ment. This was the case In regard to
many localities where It was apparent
hardship had been worked. The new
committees will supervise and have
precedent over these old local commit
tees.
The committees appointed to-day are
to make inquiries, report facts and rec
ommend adjustments. Three general
committees are appointed, one for each
OF the recognized freight territories OF
the country-ofiicial. Southern and West
ern. These committees with district
,od "a rnrpnoRed
of representatives OF the railroads.
traffic organizations and the public.
The general committees. as the name
implies. will have general supervision OF
all cases in their territory.
The district committees will handle
each individual issue and report to the
general committees.
The Eastern freight traffic commit
tee. the general committee for official
classification territory. including all the
territory in the Eastern section north OF
the Potomac and Ohio rivers, is headed
by b. Campbell. chairman OF the East
ern freight trafilc committee. The mem
bers are L. p. Bates and w. C. Max
well OF the Eastern freight traffic COM
mittee. J. c. Lincoln Of the Merchan is
Association OF New York, and G. NJ
Frear of the Cincinnati Chamber of
Commerce. members. and c. c. Mccain.
secretary. The ONCE Of the committee
will be at 143 Liberty street. New
York.
The New York district committee
Is composed Of II. c. Burnett, Lehigh
Valley Railroad. chairman: II. r. Lewis
Baltimore and Ohio. Pitsburg. and
Charles J. Austin. New York Produce
Exchange.
The other district committees In
Eastern territory are as follows:
Eaton. chairman: r. Ban Ummersen
and w. II. Chandler ...
Philadelphia district. Philadelphia. II.
l.. Eysmans. chairman: d. G. Gray,
George p Wilson.
Buffalo District, Buffalo-E. II. Croly,
chairman; I. w. CAN'T, ]. F. Wilson.
Pittsburg District Bittsburg-M. s.
Connolly. chairman; ]. b. Nessle, D. o.
Moore.
Detroit District, Detroit-H. r. Girls
void. chairman; P. G. Findlay, II. C.
Wilson.
Cincinnati District. Cincinnati-C. L.
Thomas. chairman W. T. Stevenson, w.
8. Groom.
Chicago. Eastern District. Chicago
c. ]. Brlster. chairman; o. A. Constans.
c. s. Bather.
East St. Louis District, East st. Louis.
ln.--C. H. Stinson. chairman; c. B, Sud
borough. p. NJ. Hanson.
Richmond District. Richmond, Va. Zap
pointed Jointly for eastern and southern
territorles)-G. S. Rains, chairman; L.
ID. Hotchkiss, E. s. Goodman.