Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-01-08

 UNDER COY. REGULATION
In Agreed Upon By Rail
 bad Executives to Be Presented to Congress for future of Railroads.

ashington, Jan. 7.-Railroad eye- les have decided to recommend to
 tress system of unified priv" te Rgement of railroad lines with bg public control exercised by a
 etary of transportation in the
 tdent's cabinet, and re-organ- l Interstate commerce commission
 regional divisions acting as a
 of last resort in rate disputes.
 is became known here today
 eidental with the disclosure of
 interstate commerce commissions
 ade that railroads should be re- Ed to private management wihin
 reasonable period" to allow for
 hration and readjustments, and
 r "broadened, extended and a1np-
 governmental regulations" 'e commissions announcement
 made by commissioner Edgar E.
 ke, testifying at the Senate Inter- Commerce Committees hearing |roposed railroad legislation, to h the railway executives propos-
 an will be presented tomorrow or Ssday. The commission opposed finite continuance of government krship or operation of railroads lis time, and outlined a compara- plan for legislation which would Lit elimination of unnecessary ketition, pooling of acilities, gov lent prescription of maximum and mum rates and standards of ser government direction of rail- extensions and financing and dir Eo-operation between Federal and ] regulatory bodies. Commissioner Hey, dissented in part, advocating Director General McAdoo's propo- hat government control be ex- Ed for five years to provide a test Id.
 |e interstate commerce commis- 5 suggestions were the first alter les to MT. McAdoo's extension so far received by the Senate hittee. Most of the commissions |estions are understood to be en- ed in the railroad executives plan |h alsao proposes permanent re- pn of greater part of the re- Is effected by the railroad admin tion. :, |e Interstate Commerce CommiA s. statement to the Senate com- De referred repeatedly to a cid body" to exercise public control railroads, but did not specify |her this was to be the commits |itsel for some other agency. The
 of the railroad executives. on the hand, proposes to give to the Ftary of transportation broad ers to ordinate and unify rail (ties whenever demanded by the (c interest; to so distribute traf- Eer various lines for the purpose llieving congestion and expedit1ng eervice; to order the transfer of from one to another, where they host needed, and to require the use of terminals by completing coordinate the agencies of gov bent control, the railroad execu- propose to transfer to the de- hent of transporation he executive administrative functions now held he interstate. commerce commits The commission would remain fourt of last resort as to reason. hess and adequacy of freight and enger rates, but the responsibility late regulation would be divided |een the secretary of transporta- the commission and new regional hissions, representing groups of Is, reporting the findings to the mission at Washington.
 To Review Rates.
 |e proposal of the railroad lead
 s that rates filed by them with fovernment shall be reviewed by Secretary of transportation who approve or disapprove them or them to the commission. Any made the subject of complaint |he public could be brought be- F~"~~>~-~~~-~~>~~~~~-~~~ ~-c~~s~~>~~~|>~~>-~~>>