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UNIVERSITY LIBRARIESPRESERVATION DIVISIONBIBLIOGRAPHIC MICROFORM TARGET\n\nORIGINAL MATERIAL AS FILMED-EXISTING BIBLIOGRAPHIC RECORD  \n303  \nFell,Irak J  \nZ  \nhat,the railroad manacenents have ncco!plinhedsince fedoral con,rol;six nolable yenrs of pro-gress in irproving property anl seirice s.nnlnrds;address by Frank J.Fell..bofore t,he \"inilroadlbetterent\"session of 2hilndlelphi's \"lianagenent,weok\"held at the :nincers'clnb,2hilndlolphia,Cctober 27,1936·192613 p.22 cm.  \nBox 235  \n108901o  \nONLy Eb,  \nRESTRICTIONS ON USE: Reproductions may not be made without permission from Columbia University Libraries.                    \n# TECHNICAL MICROFORM DATA\n\nFILM SIZE:          35mmREDUCTION RATIO:            9:/  \nIB   \nMAGE PLACEMENT:IA  \nIIB  \nDATE FILMED:                      6-5-97INITIALS:          9B   \nTRACKING\\#:                                                                                                            23761  \nFILMED BY PRESERVATION RESOURCES,BETHLEHEM,PA.  \nWhat the RailroadManagements HaveAccomplished SinceFederal Control  \n   \n302  \nZ  \nBox225  \nSix notable years of progressin improving property andservice standards  \nAddress by Frank J.Fell,Deputy Comptroller,the Pennsylvania Railroad,before the“Rail-road Betterment”session of Philadelphia's\"Management Week,\"held at the Engineers'Club,Philadelphia,October 27,1926.  \nMr.Chairman and Gentlemen:  \nTo understand the position of the railroadstoday and to fully appreciate what has beenaccomplished we must go back into what is nowhistory and consider the question from thestandpoint of the service rendered to the publicas well as the financial results to the railroadsin order that the picture of progress mayappear in its true light.  \nIn the calendar year 1916 the railroads ofthe country reached the highest point up tothat time in the number of ton miles of freightcarried and their financial results were the bestever attained.Their prosperity in that yearwas,of course,due in a large measure to thewar in Europe.However,railroad facilitieswere congested and the movement slow,causinginconvenience to our patrons through irregulardelivery,numerous embargoes and car shortages.So while in 1916 the railroads'financialreturn amounted toon their PropertyInvestment—and that is certainly a modestreturn—the service rendered was not as sat-isfactory to the patrons of the railways as ithas becn in 1926.  \nTherefore,I contend that comparison with1916,the best year financially,is necessaryto show the true progress made by the rail-roads in 1926 and to indicate that service todayis much better than it was ten years ago.  \nFormation of the  \nRailroads'War Board  \nFollowing along into 1917,when the UnitedStates entered the war,the railroads volun-tarily united in an organization,forming their\"Railroad War Board\"to supervise the con-tinental operation.This Board accomplishedmuch notwithstanding its legal restrictions.Nevertheless conditions as to service andfinancial returns grew steadily worse-anatural course when we consider the circum-stances and conditions surrounding that period.On December 26,1917,the President of theUnited States,under the authority grantedhim,issued his Proclamation taking over therailroads as of December 28,1917,effectivefor accounting purposes January 1,1918.  \nWhether or not that was a wise or necessaryaction,and whether or not the railroads couldhave handled the situation under privateoperation with the assistance of the Govern-ment,I do not propose to discuss.However,this was followed by the passage of the FederalControl Act,which,generally speaking,fixedthe compensation to be paid by the Govern-ment and other conditions for possession,useand control of the railroads.  \nThen from January 1,1918,to February 29,1920,ensued what is known as the“FederalControl\"period,which might be termed aperiod of disruption in so far as maintainingthe principle of individual company 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