The Elk Mountain pilot., 1922-04-13

There will be of the latter class in the coming leg
slaure for all cannot help knowing that this bill is tn
very of wickedness if it is printed in the Opn
ion Therefore feel sure it will pass We fee
that Representative Hon Chas. Cowan will
vote for bill like that.
Continued from first page)
OF THE SITUATION. THIS APPEARS TO BE DUE
TO A LACK OF EFFICIENT MANAGEMENT.
"I WOULD NOT BE CANDID IF DID NOT
TELL YOU THAT UNLESS THERE is A PROMPT
IMPROVEMENT IN OPERATING CONDITIONS A
CHANGE IN THE MANAGEMENT WILL BECOME
INEVITABLE.
THIS is A TIME OF WAR AND EXCUSES CAN
NOT BE ACCEPTED. DO NOT EXPECT THE I'M
POSSIBLE, BUT AM SURE THAT AN IMPROVE
MENT IN YOUR RAILROAD CAN BE MADE
THROUGH MORE EFFICIENT MANAGEMENT"
W. G. Besler, President of the Central Railroad O
McAdoo who, in letter dated January 49, 1915 advised
Mr.. Besler follows:
"wE ARE IN A GREAT WAR AND EXCUSES
ARE NOT WORTH ANYTHING. THE ONLY THING
THAT TELLS NOW IS RESULTS THE PUBLIC DE-
MANDS THEM.
81 WOULD NOT BE CANDID IF DID NOT
TELL YOU THAT I AM NOT FULLY SATISFIED
WITH THE EFFICIENCY OF THE MANAGEMENT
OF THE CENTRAL RAILROAD OF NEW JERSEY.
BELIEVE THAT GREAT IMPROVEMENT CAN BE
Z MADE, AND LOOK TO YOU AND THE OFFICERS
OF THAT SYSTEM TO BRING ABOUT THAT I'M
PRovEMFrI7 At THE EARLIEST MOMENT
81 WOULD NOT BE FRANK IF | DID NOT TELL
YOU THAT UNLESS THERE is A DECIDED IN
PRovESIENT IN THE EFFICIENCY OF THE CEN
TRIAL RAILROAD OF NEW JERSEY SYSTEM, A
CHANGE IN THE MANAGEMENT WILL BECOME
INEVITABLE THIS SHOULD DEEPLY REGRET"
at sufficiently appears this correspondence with
the railroad executives said Mr. McAdoo that they
upon full notice that their management trial
that excuses would not be accepted"
In their replies to Mr. McAdoo Messrs. Rae Willard
Bice and Beser made the excuses that they had
been told were worthless and would nothing
"REsULTs MOST DISAPPOINTING
"IT is REASONABLE TO ASSUME" SAID MR..
McADOO, THAT IN VIEW OF THE ASSURANCES
OF oFCo-oPERATIoN AND SUPPORT GIVEN BY RAIL-
ROAD OFFICIALS TO MAKE GOVERNMENT OPE-
, RATION SUCCESSFUL FOR THE PURPOSES OF
THE WAR, AND IN VIEW OF THE EXERCISE OF
ALL THE POWERS OF THE GOVERNMENT TO
HELP THE RAILROAD CORPORATIONS OPERATE
THE RAILROADS AT THE HIGHEST POINT OF Eff
FICIENCY, THE EXECUTIVES DID THEIR BEST
TO MANAGE THESE PROPERTIES EFFICIENTLY
AND SUCCESSFULLY, AND: YET DURING THE
FIRST FIVE MONTHS OF 1918, WHEN THEY OPE-
RATED THE RAILROADS AS AGENTS OF THE d.
RECTOR GENERAL, RESULTS WERE MOST DISAP-
POINTING. THE RAILROADS EARNED FOR THE
GOVERNMENT DURING THIS PERIOD OF 1918 FAR
LESS NET REVENUE THAN THEY EARNED FOR
THEIR PRIVATE OWNERS DURING THE SAME
PERIOD OF 1917"
The railroad earned net operating income
for their corporations for the first 1917
S346,439522 yet with the ADVANTAGE OF COMMODITY
AND CLASS RATE INCREASES, while operating TIL
properties for the first five months of 1918 for
count of their government, there n DECREASE IL
NET OPERATING INCOME of s131 ,16O6s1 with result
ing loss of S62439697 the government after payin
rental to the corporations
THE COST OF INEFFICIENT OPERATION FELL
DIRECTLY UPON THE GOVERNMENT, MIR. Nc
ADOO POINTS OUT, BECAUSE THE RAILROADS
HAD BEEN GUARANTEED A RENTAL OF 5000. .OO0
900 A YEAR-A RENTAL so LARGE THAT SENA-
TOR CUMMINS, GOOD FRIEND OF THE RAIL-
ROADS THAT HE IS DECLARED THAT 1T
SHOCKED THE MORAL SENSE OF MANKIND"
The proportionate of rental due the carrier
for the five months the roads being ineffcientl
managed by their officers S37771s,53S The net in
for the period S1649S,117
'If deduct the income from the rental" MI
McAdoo said loss for the five months of 1851
22O42l MORE THAN THE TOTAL DEFICIT FOR TIL
YEAR 1918, viz: S2l6105,714. On this basis there
SURPLUS for the last months of 1918 of
compared with LOSS of 1851 for the first iv
months of 1918
MANAGERS BLAMED FOR DEFICIT
"IF. IN THESE CIRCUMSTiNCEs.- asks Mr.. Me-
Adoo, THERE HAD BEEN NO DEFICIT, WHAT BE-
COMES OF THE CHARGE OF EXTRAvAGANCE
AND wAsTEFUL INEFFICIENCY NOW PREFERRED
AGAINST FEDERAL CONTROL' DO NOT THESE
FIGURES SHOW THAT THE WASTE. INEFFICI.
ENCY AND INCOMPErENCY. IF ANY. WAS SHOWN
BY THE RAILROAD EXECUTIVES WHEN THEY
WERE OPERATING THE RAILROADS FOR AC-
COUNT OF THE GOVERNMENT DURING THE
FIRST FIVE MONTHS OF 191ss-
Mr. MAAdoo deliberately charges that PRIVATE CON