The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-01-06
OPPOSITION To
]. s. CONTROL
OF the Railroads Strongly.
Voiced by Association
of Executives.

rNIl.ADEL eHIA. Jan. 5.-OrpoSI-
ton TO prolonsaticn 20 five years
OF the. pcrio<t OF government control
OF railroads was reiterated today NJ Il
session OF the Association "t fAilWa!
Executives Niuety-two per cent OF
the mileage of the country was repre-
scented ut the meetiug and pT;tcli'"ns
every railroad had its president heEe'
The session lasted nearly three hourS'
and g., the conclusion L statement was
ISSUED for publication outlining the AT
t;cude of the railroads.
An elaborate presentation of the con-
ten,ion of the railroads has been pre-
pared and this will be laid before inc
Senate Interstate Commerce \ou''n'-
tee ar its hcac;ng next "Wednesday. ~
committee OF six will then appear on
behalf Of the companies. II consist
Of T. Dewitt, Cuylsc. PennsXlVsnia ra>i-
road. chairman Of the Association Oh
Railway Executives: Alfred /. Thom.
counsel for the association: Howard FL
.liott. president Northern Pacific: julius
Rruttschnitt president Southern pa
cifc: Samuel Rea. president or thH
PENNSYLVANIA, and Daniel Willard. presi-
dent of the Baltimore & Ohio.
The Statement.
The statement given out by AIR. Guy
Ter Is as follows:
The ASSOCldllOt1 Oh rSd'A"oh+
tiyes, representing 90 per cent OF the
railroad mileage Of the country. adopted
q set Of principles that il oelieFes
or,yh, 70 form the foundation Of the
national legislation necessary Tor inc
readiustnent Of the railroads t" peace
conditions. These principles are the
result not only Of almost continuous
conferences among the executives SINCE
the conclusion OF the war but "f tne''
earnest efforts over pHrloi "t ~
eral years TO work out 4 permanent So
luton OF the railroad problem thal
would guarantee for III. future III" adG-
ouate development or our ha''"n'-
transportation system.
..Throughout our confercnc" Va have
kept uppermost in mind IN" fact """
universally reco. o.cniZed. that Transporter
-ior Is essentially public service. anu
tina, the public iOterest mist be para
noun. m an; populated plan W"EthS
Of serious comsidarat ton. Th" railroads
Will urgc thar legislation b." ''har'f''
as snor as romH2t:bt.' with IN" r"ni''
interest: they VII! arg" AGAINST S"'''
a prolongatinn Gc III" period "f unc"r-
ratnty as has b""n r""i'"S''d by the
dir.ctor- general nf ra,lrnadS: anc. III
rheIr definite suggestions a. - :h.' form
rf legiSla.iUn tho: Will far':@ n" i"Eis-
,a,ion. under futur.. pr:Tat" "!"rh'!"''
OF a largr part of the measures tah"h
by the government railroad ad'n'n'S'rH-
ZION during the war - c"-"rdlna.'' ana
unity -eilroaI facilities
In respons" To tho inTitHt!"n "'
the Senate Cnmmit:": on Interstate
Commerce. which ~ now conSiH'rihS
railroad legislation. representatives oi
our association will appear before thH
committee during the coming week.
l;,,I
railroads I: is our earnest hop" ana
belief that gu: & tn" present u'S-
cussion. in which REPRESENTATIVES. " all
interests will be- heard Ivy congress-
there will soon come constructive I"S'S-
iation in the public interests that w'''
mark the dawn OF Il n"w ora IN Amer'-
can transportation.
Otto E. Kahn's Letter
Mr.. Cuyier made public tonight a
l~tter from Otto II. Kahn of NrT York.
in which Mr.. knhn states ~ objections
70 policy Of permanent government
ownership and operation OF the rail-
roads and to Director General McAdo" :
proposal TO continue tho present govern
ment control for five years.
"Mr Kahn'S letter. comruentcE Mr.
rnvle-. CLEARLY and conciscly slim
ruarizes the views held by tho Assoc'a-
ton Of Railway Executive. The letter
in part follows:
From tho point OF view Of the mono
fConttrucd on Page Eight.)