Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-03-01
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CONTROL RESUMED /
BY THE COMPANIES
Director-General Hines Handed
Roads Over to Owners One II
Minute After Midnight. #
ERA OF COMPETITIONS REylyEBI
Secretary of War Baker to Direct
Water Transportation System. !;
Labor Leaders Silent.
ERA OF COMPETITION REvIyEn
thy Associated Pros, /,

10y 'fssociatSO EreEy.i -5tfts
MAsHlNGToN. March 1.-Americae,:
.ai t'ansportation system. operated az
one great public utility eincc Doc. =, ~ .E
Der "S. 1917, again was divided ann, ~ E
the 2ae respective corporate oa,nr.i
when tho government released ontr,,tt
at midnight. Director General ,IIinc.I :.
az the agent OF tho President. nD nd.,1 e
vnd vrGT the properties and Equipment, va.
to ned t,si az az oq,2sprsG,Simately 52oooooSo.ooo.
tho jurisdiction retained by the ca,,E
ernment In tho new railroad reorraniE
While all ARRANGEMENTS fo,
restoration of the carriers to their awS
eTs eI were completed yesterday by 'W,,
operating tS tSSss tses 9a. today
road Administrations. informing t,ss.i-ss +a.i- ::
that, that they WOULD report to the proper
sumo control at 12:ol a. NJ. March l.''5F
Passing Of Gigantic Organization. 4
OF the gigantic organizations. cre-s
atsd aan BY former pirector-General Mc-#
small part will remain.
KeEional officers, general managers
an, ana ereasurers ;s,f and many high officials
Will cease. to function ns such at tts.s
designated hour. Some OF these hayss
efeias eGhS nace to their former places as
others have entered into now lines or
endeavor. N =
AIT. lines VIII continue In his pres ;.
though he has no railroads to direct u
ne sti!l faces the settlement OF literal-s5
~ thousands of claims, contracts and{
pensation contracts with the corpora ~
lions actually We're signed during gov. 4
ernment CONTROL and tho retnatndcrS
WI W,ti; tHm,iNCe 10 pe the subject} OF ne-
,baIhasA tfaknu nave ariael1s s. w:Iiississ
nerny, many stnl thl,, are pending, Labor linsa
ernment wage boards. and Mr.. m Ines
ms assured tho labor srok estnen thatfa
these Will be concluded Some w!iEi
wages, Il decided iT favor OF the work.
Sin 9rs. and others will mean the estab3
u, ,ranment 1T, by intorpretation OF sgree-
Iuse to have altered by.. the corpora \
tions. Many Of these affect gcnerat
important questions from the la bd,rs
view. n, - - : ,ssSss!
Labor to DfscpAa Preaidcnt'a Repiy.4,
The reply given by President WilsopS
10 ion IabGrs POI, ob1eGtions to the yeorsah hiEa-
by the railroad union chiess.S AilS q r.
the union executives who rt. hsra viii
be called into conference, Cor ths purlls
sion OF railroad labor's attitude.
There was no indication tonight as
10 10 sentiment among the leadera Who'll
answer co their request that he witiisiS
hold his approval from the bill Th.trs $
sald they had stated their case ana
they would remain silent as to futuresi
action. ~ - S-si S, IS
cop,La, With the ,p lines again under private
competition Corporation heads In vs:.5s "a.
been been preparing for,.thia for seyeraps
), The The various roads will attempt tas
GSiside Sde asain the business whioI, iasf
confroi conn hianaIea la Jointly during Bederfts5
Under New Conditions. sR ~!
The roads 20 back to private conf
tn, The rallroad Bill, signed last Eight abs
tain new privileses. but but as ss.sms sn ofssa
i enla.ges the Interstate comnisrss1s
Somm,ission. both In powers and peTs +
are masters completelyl OF their bond
issues nor are they allowed 70 stanstA
mandsy so'adly against not NAL labor FOR assss
negotiation between the parties coi,Ssss
cerned. go to tho high court pro providedi
tien to labor and railroad repressn5S: m
tativcs. REPRESENTATIVES, of the pnbiicsh
r-ono,t In res tr,esuming .h operat!on sof sheit,,3
particularly .valuable psyc6oio gieat x So
set hequeathed them in the opinion &
of O1ra, pirsstor3Gensrsl inna g Hines the sessS
any time In their history. Also tho
properties are regarded by those who;
as 5eiar the ana for the ast
heaviost denands Which Can Hsss BE maasis aas1
upon them. syg . = ssF3s7s2,t
AS for finances, Mr. Hines has aas.ssI,
have had difficulty obtaining tho
not extended it's care to them during
the war. This difficulty has bes:N
swept aside to some extent. for tilssss
roads can obtain loans from tho EoNrE
credit it was explained. Tho Inter
state Commerce Commission also 3iSl
bound by law to consider the foadgl
financial status IN rate-making so 9tistss
pronerties may always stand on Z: b
Water Trsnsportntien. s
Development of water transpoyta-s
ton. instituted by the5railroad y,idn,i.sS
lstratjon. Is to be continued under ti1ai
direction OF the War Department. Tie
this part of the railroad ndministra- q
tons duties. VIII bo transferred 10
tho Jurisdiction OF Secretary Baker.
This Includes the operation OF barges
between ST. Louisf and New, { Orleans: cans
between tho Alabama cold fields anu;
tho Gulf; on tho Warrior Rtycr
nroject: on the New Fork bprga t.snsris
and on the Delaware and srsaritau:
These waterway systems 3 81 81
sarded by Mr. Hines ns repressntIrts
more beginning and in relinquias.ss
ing control of them he advocute& IS
continuation OF the development ysin
order that practtcabrs test may tsS
.waterways.a IS q, n ~. ~ vs. Sl g..Sl D
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