New-York tribune., 1918-05-18
T. De Witt Cuyler
Heads Committee
OF r. r. Executives
Govt Operation Leads to
Personnel Changes in
Advisory Body

Important changes in the personnel
of the Railway Executives Advisory
Committee were made at a recent
meeting, it was learned yesterday. T.
De Witt Cuyler, Philadelphia banker
and railroad executive, was elected to
succeed Frank Trumbull as chairman;
z. B. Seger, acting chairman of the
Union Pacific, succeeded Judge Robert
5. Lovett; S. T. Bledsoe, general coun-
sci of the Atchinson, Topeka & Santa
Fe, took the place Of Walker D. Hines;
A. II. Harris, of the New York Central,
was named in place of A. H. Smith,
and p. M. Hyzer, vice-president of
the Chicago & North Western, sue
ceeded R. H. Ashton.
consists of the foregoing men and B.
F. Bush, president of the Missouri
Pacific; A. J. Earling, chairman of the
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul;
Howard Elliott, chairman of the North
ern Pacific; w. J. Harahan, president
OF the Seaboard Air Line Railway;
Hale Holden, president of the Chicago,
Burlington & Quincy; julius Krutch-
sschnitt, chairman Of the Southern
paclfic; L. F. Loree, president Of the
president Of the Pennsylvania system: en-
W. L. Ross, of the Toledo, St. Louis
& Western; F. D. Underwood, presi-
dent of the Erie; Henry Walters, presi-
dent of the Atlantic Coast Line, and
Daniel Willard, president of the Bal
timore & Ohio. Mr.. Trumbull, who
has quit the Craftsmanship of the COM
mlttee, remains member.
The Executives Alternative
The significance of the changes that
have been made in the Railway
Executives Advisory Committee lie in
the fact that, since the railroads pass
ed under the control of the Govern
ment, officials have had to make
choice between serving the stockh old
ers to the exclusion of all other in
tterests and acting entirely according
to the viewpoint Of the Director-Gen-
eral of Railroads, it is said. The men
who have resigned from the Railway
Executives Advisory Committee have
thrown their lot in with the govern
ment and as consequence felt that
they could not serve two masters.
In quarters close to the administra-
tlon of the committee it was said yes
terday that there was no disposition
among the members to antagonize the
government in any way. The view
taken was that the committee stood
posal of Mr.. McAdoo its experience and
advice whenever it was requested. This
mas been done in an important way in
the efforts made to draw up the con-
tracts with the several companies as
provided for by the plan Of Federal
control.
In this connection it was said that
the National Association of Owners of
Railroad Securities, recently organized
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Coast Line. as chairman, is working
admittedly from the viewpoint Of rail-
road security holders. In addition to
Mr.. Warfeld a committee representing
this organization consists Of Gordon
Abbott, chairman of the board of di-
rectors of the Old Colony Trust Com
pany, of Boston; James Brown, of
Brown Brothers; Frederick H. Ecker,
treasurer of the Metropolitan Life In
surance Company; John ]. Pulleyn,
president of the Emigrant Industrial
tee are Samuel "Untermyer and B. H.
lnness, of Hornblower, Miller, Garrison
& Potter.
Uniform Contract Sought
1t is understood to be the opinion
Of the Warfeld group that the contract
negotiations between the government
and the individual railroads thus far
have been far from satisfactory to the
interests of the latter. The government
fatty rejected the first form drawn by
the carriers, while the railroads made
strong objection to the substitute SUBJ
mitted by the government. The pros
pect is that it will be several months
before uniform contract will be pre-
pared that will meet with the approval
of the roads and the Railroad Admin
istration.