The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-01-01
FORM PLANS FOR
RETURN OF ROADS
Committee Adopts Proposal of
Association Made at Meet
ing Yesterday.
HEARINGS BEGIN FRIDAY
Extension Of Federal Control
After 81 Months Gen.
orally Opposed.

The Senate Interstate Commerce
Committee which will begin public
hearings Friday on the subject Of ex-
tension Of Federal railway control until
January 1, 1924. with william q. Nc
Adoo, Dlrector-G General Of Railways. as
he first witness, will be flooded with
plans for return OF the roads to private
control and for remedial legislation. pro-
yided statements made yesterday are
carried out.
The Association OF Railway Execu-
by the standing committee at meet
ing held yesterday at 81 Broadway. and
which Is to be discussed and ratified
BIZ the full membership Of the associa-
ton at a meeting TO be held Sunday
morning at the Bellevue Stratford In
Philadelphia. To this plan the Ma
tonal Association OF Owners OF Rail-
road Securities has material objection,
according to an announcement yester-
day by s. Davies warfieid. president OF
the association, who also has plan
in the making.
It Is understood that the big organi-
zations of shippers are all working on
. plan or series of plans. and still an
other Is being formulated by the Asso-
citation Of State Commissions. From
interviews obtained yesterday It was
clear that there is general unity on only
one point. that OF opposition to- the ex-
tension Of Federal control beyond the
twenty-one months period specified In
the present law.
On even the fundamentals Of q plan
the Association of Railway Executives
and the National Association of Own
ers of Railroad Securities are in dis
agreement. although there have been
no Joint conferences as yet Mr.. War
neid before leaving for Baltimore last
night described conferences which he
had held with representatives OF ship
Ping organizations in Washington last
Friday. and then added:
Differ in Views.
after further conferences, arranged
for the immediate future, have been
held we will be in position TO consider
the plan. among others. submitted to Va
BY the chairman Of the Association Of
Railway Executives We may say,
however. that the fundamentals OF our
plan now under consideration differ ma
terially from those OF the plan Of the
Executive Association
The Association Of Railway ESecu-
dves had called a meeting Of all tho
members OF the association for Decem-
Der 80. but having heard that the So
curity owners representatives were
formulating a plan they called Off last
Mondays meeting in the hope OF obtain
ing cooperation from and unity with
the warfield committee. Only yester-
day they learned that the warfeld as
ISOLATION was in favor Of doing nothing
al the hearings before the Senate COM
mittee but presenting data In opposition
TO tho extension of Federal control.
They thereupon voted at yesterdays
meeting OF the standing committee TO
call the meeting for next Sunday in
Philadelphia. They voted also not to
until they are presented to the Senate
committee at a hearing some time next
week. The determination OF the railway
executives to go before Congress with
their plan, Il was said yesterday, would
force the security owners association to
dlvulge its plan. which Mr.. Warfield says
10 still in an unfinished stage. despite
all day conferences In this city yester-
day between Mr.. Warheld and members
Of his association. Mr.. Warfield's state
ment as president OF the National As
ISOLATION OF Owners Of Railroad Securi-
ties, In which he voices opposition to the
plan being formulated by the executives,
follows:
"arneId's statement.
The association will have suggestions
10 OFFER in relation to the plans for the
. return OF the railroads to their owners.
Az announced in the press the associa-
ton. prior to presenting the suggestions
Il will formulate to the Congress. will
consult with committees organizations
and others concerned, including the ship
pers. that unity OF purpose may be Sc
cured II possible
We have thought that the shippers
should be hrst consulted in respect to
tho fundamentals OF tho plans we have
IN mind. With this in view conferences
have been held in Washington with rep
Tesentatives of shipping organizations
from various sections Of the country and
with others concerned. After further
conferences. arranged for the immediate
future. have been held we will be in posi-
ton to consider the plan. among others.
submitted to US by the chairman OF tho
Association OF Railway Executives. We
may say, however. that the fundamentals
Of our plan now under consideration
differ materially from those OF the plan
OF the executives association. Its chair
man has advised US that lie had post
roned the meeting of the association, to
have been held on Monday. that our
committee might consider their plan be-
fore submission to their full membership.
We notified their chairman that this
would be done as early rs practicable.
Our experts have for some time past
been preparing data necessary for the
completion OF our plan, which Ii not fn-
ished. Further our advisory counsel.
also general counsel, are preparing opin-
IONS requested on various legal questions
involved both in our plan and In that
proposed by the executives. The prop
lem " OF vast proportion. and upon It's
proper solution depends not only the Fate
o. the railroads but the success OF the
business interests of the country az well.
The work OF the moment is to meet
the question OF a five year extension OF
Federal control and operation. The Of
fcal positions formerly held by execu-
tiyes OF tho railroads. who operated
their respective properties. have been
taken by Federal managers under re-
gional directors and In most cases these
executives are now presidents OF the
corporations they formerly operated.
They are familiar with the effect and
consequences OF Federal control and
operation, not only upon their respective
railroads. but also upon the facilities
and service furnished to shippers and
the travelling public. They can supply
the data and Information in respect TO
tho effect a continuation OF such control
and operation will have upon the rail-
roads and the shipping interests OF the
country.
These presidents compose very largely
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