The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1920-01-03
TO RETURN ROADS
ON MARCH | NEXT
President Wilson Announces
Carriers VIII be Turned
Back to Owners.

turning the railroads and express com
panies to private control March /.
Failure Of congress to enact RENE
dial legislation was given as the rea-
son for extending by two months the
time originally announced fer relin-
! gushing government control OF the
i railroad properties In his message 10
/ congress last May, President Wilson
I said the railroads would be turned
/ back at the end Of the calendar year.
/ No agreement having yet been
/ reached by congress, Secretary Tumu!-
| ty said in announcing the prociama-
| ton, st becomes necessary in the pub
| lie interest TO allow a reasonable time
to elapse between the issuing of the
proclamation and tie date of its actu-
ally taking effect The president is
advised that the railroad and express
companies are not organized to make
it possible for them to receive and
manage their properties If actually
turned over to them December 81
The decision Of the president with
regard to the railroad properties was
set forth in the following proclama-
ton:
BY the president OF the United
States of Amerca-A proclamation:
REIMBURSEMENT of federal control
of railroads and systems of transpor-
tation
Whereas. in the exercise OF author
ity committed to me by law | have
heretofore, through the secretary OF
war taken possession of, and have
through the director general OF rail
roads exercised control over certain
railroad systems OF transportation and
property pertaining thereto or connect
ed herewith; systems OF coastWlse
transportation engaged in general
transportation and owned or controlled
by said railroads Or systems OF trans
portation, including also terminals,
terminal companies and terminal as
sociations, sleeping and parlor cars, ,
private cars and private car lines, ele- /
vators, warehouses, telegraph and tele- |
phone lines and all other equipment
and appurtenances commonly used /,
upon or operated as a part of such |
railroads and systems of transporta- |
ton; and
Whereas, l now deem it needful and !
desirable that all railroads, systems |
of transportation and property now I'M |
der such federal control be relinquish- |
ed therefrom; now, therefore, under |
authority of section IA OF the federal |
control act, approved March 81, 1918. !
and of all other powers and provisions |
of law heretofore enabling me, l,
Woodrow Wilson, president of the |
United States, do hereby relinquish
from federal control, effective the first |
day of March, 1920, at 1901 o'clock |
a. m, all railroad systems of transpor-
tation and property of whatever kind |
taken or held under such federal con- |
troll and not heretofore relinquished !
and restore the same to the possession I
and control of their respective owners. I
Walker D. Hines, director general of /
railroads, or his successor in office,
is hereby authorized and directed,
through such agent and agencies as |
he may determine, in any manner not
inconsistent with the provisions of said i
act of March 81, 1918, to adjust, settle
and close all matters, including the
making of agreements for compensa
tion and all questions and disputes of
whatsoever nature arising out of or in
cident to federal control, until other
wise provided by proclamation Of the
president or by act of congress, and
spects as the president is authorized
to do, all and singular, the acts and
things necessary or proper in order to
carry into effect this proclamation and
the REIMBURSEMENT of said railroads,
systems of transportation and prop
erty.
For this purpose of accounting and
for all other purposes, this proclama-
ton shall become effective on the first
day of March. 1920, at 1901 a m.
In witness whereof | have hereunto
set my hand and caused the seal of
the United States to be affixed
Done by the president through New
ton D. Baker, secretary of war, in the
District of Columbia, this oath day of
December. the year of our Lord 1919,
and of the independence of the United
States of America the 144th