The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1922-06-10
NEW POLICY OF THE
SEABOARD AIR LINE

SEABOARD AIR LINE
The Seaboard Air Line Railway
Company has introduced a policy in
its official organization which it is
stated will be far-reaching in effective
results.
A comprehensive plan of organiza-
ton was adopted at meeting of the
board of directors. A budget commit
tee of five members and a public re-
lations committee of three members
have been created and other addition
al changes in official policy made. A
permanent labor committee has been
established to carry out the plans
Comptroller L. r. Powell Jr. has been
elected vice president and comptrol-
Ter, General Manager M. Fl. Cahill has
been elected a vice president and gen.
eral manager and General Attorney
w. L. Stanley with headquarters at
Atlanta, has been elected vice presi-
dent.
No expenditure will be made by any
department or division of the railroad
that has not been primarily submit
ted to and passed upon by the budget
committee subject to the approval OF
the president. The chairman of this
committee is Vice President Powell
The other members of this committee
are Vice President Capps, Traffic
Vice President Caples, Federal Rela-
ticn" Vice President Mutt, Vice Pres
ident and General Manager Cahill.
The public relations committee con-
sists of Vice President M. ]. Caples,
chairman, Vice President w. L. Stan
ley and Director of Development c. S.
Ucker. Vice President Caples will
handle matters of federal relation
Vice President Stanley general public
relations, including state commissions
and municipalities, Director of De-
velopment Ucker matters pertaining
to industrial and agricultural develop.
ment, as well as questions of public
concern to the whole southern coun'
try.
President Davies Warfeld in an.
nouncing the organization, in state.
ment to the officials and employees
said in part:
"To meet the necessities for con
Quoting transportation under present
and changed conditions. to provide
for a wider and better understanding
between the shipping public and pub
lie bodies and the railroad and be
twen the railroad and its employees
| to furnish the means for the defnit'
control of expenditures, to provide ;
more intensive development of the re
sources of the territory traversed b!
the Seaboard, the settlement of ques
tions growing out of federal control
| and to obtain greater economy Il
| railroad administration by stric
adherence to the intention to carr,
| out the purpose of the transportatiol
act of 1920, it has been determine
to make provision for comprehens
i've organization for a broader an
more extended use of the talents o
the forces of the company. It is de
sirable that effective shop organiza
ton and standards be established
First. The expenditures made b
this railroad in every department
shall be decided upon by committe
designated the budget committee. N
expenditures will be made by the OF
ganizatien or those connected wit
re railroad unless primarily agree
upon by the budget committee. Afte
consideration by that committee G
suggestions made by the heads of tn
various departments of the railroad
The report of the budget committe
will be submitted to the president fo
Iapproval before becoming Operative
decisions of the budget committe
viii cover six months periods in AZ
vance of the amount of the expend
J lures to be made thru the several d
partments and divisions. of the raj
roads. These amounts shall not
exceeded IN any respect by depar
ments or divisions.
"The budget committee is not to
regarded as alone checking expend
Itures, it must know the reason Fl