Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-28
M'AD00 Makes PLEA
FOR THE WATERWAYS
Declares They Have No Chance Under
Cut-ThrOat System Said to
DO In Effect.
FUTILE TO SPEND MONEY
Former Director CT Railroads Says
That Governments Policy Should
Not BE Dictated by Selfish In
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fBy Associated Press.

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fBy Associated Press
SANTA BARBARA. CAL, January
CIV. g. McAdoo. former Director
General or Railroads and former Secrc-
tary OF tho Treasury, made public to-
day telegram in which ne urged five
year government control Of the rail-
roads as necessity for the Develop
inent of inland waterways and for
tho coordination of the railroads and
waterways with the new American
merchant marine.
Tho telegram. addressed to Albert
kren. chairman OF the Miami and Eric
Improvement committee Of the Gin.
clnnati Chamber Of Commerce. was sent
IN response to an invitation to attend
an inland waterways meeting to-day
at Defiance, Ohio.
MUST ADOPT INTELLIGENT
POLICY OF RAIL CONTROL
The message said:
Regret it is impossible for mo to
attend your inland waterways meet
ing AZ Defiance January %.
1t seems to me futile to cxpend
great sums OF money on the develop
lnent of our inland waterways unless
policy about railroad control. The
aHnture OF waterways development is
control which will enforce the opera
lion Of the waterways and the rail
roads as co.ordinated and articu-
pie the benefits OF an efficient COM
oim !ahf OF water and rail facilities.
the present railroad Law, which pro-
vides that the railroads cannot be con
rolled by the government for a longer
the return OF peace Within a twenty
one months period no substantial de-
be made. nor can their operation in so
nr.ef a period afford any adequate
test or their valucs.
RAILROADS WILL. DESTROY
WATERWAYS INVESTMENT
Upon the return OF the railroads to
private ownership which must be made
within the twenty-one months period,
as the present law provides. the cut
shroat competition OF the railroads un-
der private control with the partially
developed waterways viii. effecttvei;,
destroy water transportation az here
tofore. and the peoples investment in
Snese facilities will continue TO be Of
little II any value.
Il have urged the Congress TO cx-
IN the period of Federal control OF
ne r ,.ihI 10 Ave years because
OF the most important existing water
roadss. c93-ordinate them with the rail
OF grea! American transportation
II also feel that the rovernme,,
inland waterways for n period Of i've
Eears: so that they may in turn be
chant marine which has been bmilt
At !" cost OF more than $4,000, 600. 900,
ernment t' con nn@f fo Sis,;aE Law the gov
SELFISH INTEREST MIST
NOT SETTLE POLICY
Unless We look at this great prob
ZEN with vision and from the stand
nstead ao of i-o OF the American people.
selfish interest OF private raiIroad
V 9.a, Private steamship owners. pri-
any other single class. We snail no,
'ah , up 10 our obligations 10 the
oippoI' tiles and destiny that lie
-oaI The confusion OF, CO nse! about rail
gent by ;hc great VA icty OF corf;ci
ing views ana opinions now being nre
ssh,eu AT the hearing before The Inter
senate at Washington. makes il more,
ana more clear that tho course OF Wis
read ECHernment cor;i"i OF the rail-
roads Tor five years. that our inland
waterways be dcvelu"od TO the largest
possible extent duri'!,s that period, and
mat these inland Waterways and rail-
lac,.ties be co-ordinated with our
great merchant marine in an endeovor.
TO get for American business enter
prise fair PARTICIPATION in the bene-
hts OF world commerce.
OHIO AND MISSISSIPPI
VALLEY MUCH INTERESTED
NO part of our Union is more vital
~ concerned in this question than the
great States OF Ohio and Mississinni
VALLEY. as we'll as those bordering on
the lakes. the oceans and the G;,iif
Many or their leading ports will con
tinue 70 be starved and their develop
mcnt arrested unless they are ,riVar,
a chance under the impartial controi
ny the government OF rail and steam
ship facilities. N'''''
The powerful and sleepless forces
o. reaction are solidly arrayed araine'
ms plan: They will defeat i, Unless
situation The time is short, Tbe
matter is vital My earnest suEeestion
press upon the attention Of Nc Gu Enu
Gress the Importance Of the nve-ycnr
contIoi In order that the things Won
about. NC drought