The Elk Mountain pilot., 1922-04-13
The Truth about .t The: he: Railroadsa,

Were Railroad Officials Loyal to Gov
eminent During Federal Control?
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Prepared and Published by the Raioad Crafts
years propa-
gandists have been repeating with that
employees dsloya inefficient No group
citizens has been subjected campaign
f abuse than has been endured by the 100000 railroad workers.
EVERY RESPONSIBLE OFFICIAL THE RAILROAD AID &
MINIsTRATIoN HAS GIVEN VOLUNTARY TRIBUTE TO THE
LOYAL AND EFFICIENT SERVICES OF THESE WORKERS. COM
SPLETELY REFUTING THE CHARGES AND nsINUATIONS Ut
TERED AGAINST THEM
1t is herefor inquire
bea to determine whether they too loyal to the
during its
service contributed by the winning
In simple justice it should be stated the
Of railroad officers their responsibility
cation The value of the fully
tested by former officials of the Railroad
1t is equally that ocasusuay highly
neither loyal efficient
there is available abundant testimony.
RAILROAD OFFICIALS WERE INEFFICIENT
Tesfyng before the Senate Committee
February l. 1922 William Gibbs McAdoo Director
roads during the CONTROL paying
the loyalty of railroad workers, declared:
(D THAT SOME PROMINENT RAILROAD OFFICIALS DID
NOT OR WOULD NOT RENDER LOYAL AND EFFICIENT SER
VICE ANB WE'RE SUBSEQUENTLY REMOVED FROM MANAGE
e. THAT IT.. THE OFFENDING OFFICIALS TO
THEREBY MCURRING HEAVY DEFICITS
BY THE GOVERNMENT.
(s) THAT HAD THESE FAITHLEss OFFICIALS PER-
FORMED THEIR FULL DUTY WHILE THEY WERE ENTRUSTED
WITH RAILROAD MANAGEMENT THERE NOT HAVE
BEEN DEFICIT DURING THE FIRST YEAR FEDERAL
OPERATION
M 10 THAT PAYRoI1s WE'RE PADDED THEREBY 1Mpos- &
ING AN UNJUST AND UNNECESSARY BURDEN UPON THE
y GOVERNMENT OF HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS
For nearly five mon Mr. McAdoo said che full of the
behind these corporations These
backed to the limit what
cared necessary to operate the railroads successfully
Ihe conditions on the Pennsylvania the Baltimore and Ohio the
Reading and the Central Railroad Jersey
because of the
duce paralyzing
territory convinced that
THE MANAGEMENTs WERE NOT EFFICIENT"
'i RAIL PRESIDENTS GIVEN WARNING
January addressed letters to the
presidents of these railroads which he stated frankly
in the midst Of the public the
nation demanded that these operated efficiently
5 and that excuses worth nothing
improvement Mr. McAdoo
warned these presidents would be make change
tho management Of these properties
In his letter President Pennsylvania McAdoo
Il WOULD NOT BE CANDID IF 4 DID NOT TELL YOU
THAT NOT FULLY SATISFIED WITH THE EFFICIENCY
OF THE MANAGEMENT OF THE PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD s
BELIEVE THAT GREAT IMPROVEMENT CAN BE MADE AND .
i LOOK TO YOU AND OFFICERS OF THAT SYSTEM TO .
BRING THAT IMPROVEMENT ABOUT AT THE EARLIEST POS
SIBIE MOMENT WOULD NOT BE FRANK IF DID
NOT TELL UNLESS THERE is A DECIDED IN
pRoyEMENT IN THE EFFICIENCY OF THE PENNSYLVANIA
SYSTEM CHANGE IN THE MANAGEMENT BECOME
INEVITABLE"
Mr. McAdoo issued warning Willard of the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad under January saying:
AZ LESS (THAN) CANDID IF DID NOT TELL
YOU THAT AM DISSATISFIED WITH THE MANAGEMENT OF
THE BALTIMORE AND OHIO. THINK 1T HAS PROVEN
FICIENT AND UNEQUAL TO THE PRESENT SITUATION.
AM SURE 1T CAN BE IMPROVED EXPECT IMPROVE
MENT. SPEAK THUS FRANKLY BECAUSE THAT YOU
OUGHT TO KNOW THAT CHANGE IN THE MANAGEMENT OF
THE BALTIMORE AND OHIO RAILROAD WILL BE INEvITA
BILE UNLESS BETTER RESULTS ARE SPEEDILY OBTAINED"
EFFICIENT MANAGEMENT
In letter to A. Dice Philadelphia
ing Railroad dated January 10, 1918,
81 AM NOT AT ALL SATISFIED WITH CONDITIONS ON
THE PHILADELPHIA AND READING RAILROAD. FROM THE
REPORTS GET 1T is NOT MEASURING UP TO THE
OF THE SITUATION THIS APPEARS TO BE DUE TO A LACK
EFFICIENT MANAGEMENT f-N.
WOULD NOT CANDID IF DID NOT TELL YOU THAT
UNLESS THERE PROMPT IMPROVEMENT IN OPERATING
CONDITIONS A CHANGE IN THE MANAGEMENT WILL BE.
COME INEVITABLE. rD 't
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