. Transportation . UnTled sutS°o7 w,!?,tol ^ R^Ioad Committee of the Chamber of C.,,,,,.,.^ nmenca by Richard Waterman, Secretary of the Revised lo Auggst 10, 1918. N OF WAR TRANSPORTATION CONTROL. GOVERNMENT REORGANIZATION 35 2. Organization of railroad administration.—Atthe head of the system, exercising all the powers con-ferred by law upon the President, w^as the DirectorGeneral of Railroads. His immediate personal staffincluded his secretary, an assistant to the DirectorGeneral, the assistant director general, and an advisoron finance, purchases and new equipment. Reporting to


. Transportation . UnTled sutS°o7 w,!?,tol ^ R^Ioad Committee of the Chamber of C.,,,,,.,.^ nmenca by Richard Waterman, Secretary of the Revised lo Auggst 10, 1918. N OF WAR TRANSPORTATION CONTROL. GOVERNMENT REORGANIZATION 35 2. Organization of railroad administration.—Atthe head of the system, exercising all the powers con-ferred by law upon the President, w^as the DirectorGeneral of Railroads. His immediate personal staffincluded his secretary, an assistant to the DirectorGeneral, the assistant director general, and an advisoron finance, purchases and new equipment. Reporting to the Director General were a numberof committees, and the Director Generals representa-tives on joint committees. The Inland WaterwaysCommittee reported on inland waterways that couldbe profitably improved and operated by the RailroadAdministration. In addition to the committeesnamed on the chart, the Director General had report-ing to him his representatives on the Joint Fuel Com-mittee which devised and operated the zone system ofdistributing bituminous coal. The Port and HarborFacilities Commission devised plans for coordinatingrail and water transportation in the country. The physical operation o


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