INTERSTATE AND FOREIGN COMMERCE
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

SEVENTY-SIXTH CONGRESS

FIRST SESSION

ON

H. R. 2531

A BILL TO REDISTRIBUTE THE FUNCTIONS OF THE INTER-
STATE COMMERCE COMMISSION WITH A VIEW TO MORE EFFI-
CIENT EXERCISE OF RATE-MAKING AUTHORITY; TO EXTEND
THE JURISDICTION OF THE COMMISSION IN RELATION TO
THE FIXING OF MINIMUM RATES, AND RATES FOR INLAND
WATER TRANSPORTATION; TO CREATE A RAILROAD REOR-
GANIZATION COURT, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

AND

H. R. 4862

A BILL TO AMEND THE INTERSTATE COMMERCE ACT, AS
AMENDED, BY EXTENDING ITS APPLICATION TO ADDITIONAL
TYPES OF CARRIERS AND TRANSPORTATION, MODIFYING
CERTAIN PROVISIONS THEREOF, AND CREATING AND ESTAB-
LISHING A TRANSPORTATION BOARD TO ADMINISTER
CERTAIN PROVISIONS THEREOF; TO CREATE A REORGANIZA-
TION COURT, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

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HEARINGS

BEFORE THE

COMMITTEE ON

INTERSTATE AND FOREIGN COMMERCE.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

SEVENTY-SIXTH CONGRESS

FIRST SESSION

ON

H. R. 2531

A BILL TO REDISTRIBUTE THE FUNCTIONS OF THE INTER-
STATE COMMERCE COMMISSION WITH A VIEW TO MORE EFFI-
CIENT EXERCISE OF RATE-MAKING AUTHORITY: TO EXTEND
THE JURISDICTION OF THE COMMISSION IN RELATION TO
THE FIXING OF MINIMUM RATES, AND RATES FOR INLAND
WATER TRANSPORTATION: TO CREATE A RAILROAD REOR-
GANIZATION COURT; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

AND

H. R. 4862

A BILL TO AMEND THE INTERSTATE COMMERCE ACT, AS
AMENDED, BY EXTENDING ITS APPLICATION TO ADDITIONAL
TYPES OF CARRIERS AND TRANSPORTATION, MODIFYING
CERTAIN PROVISIONS THEREOF, AND CREATING AND ESTAB-
LISHING Α TRANSPORTATION BOARD TO ADMINISTER
CERTAIN PROVISIONS THEREOF; TO CREATE A REORGANIZA-
TION COURT, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

VOLUME 2

MARCH 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17, 21, 22, 23, 24, 26, 29, AND 30, 1939

Printed for the use of the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce

Statements of—

Ames, Harry C., Mississippi Valley Barge Line Co..

Barrett, O. S., The Barrett Line, Inc.

Bartley, Guy, The Inland Waterways Corporation_

Page

1178

Ashburn, Gen. T. Q., The Inland Waterways Corporation_

1219

1063

1075

Bayless, Herman A., Mississippi River System Carriers' Association__

1092

Bell, Marcus L., Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway..

1384

Benton, John E., National Association of Railroad Presidents and

Cady, Samuel H., Chicago & North Western Railway.

Childe, C. E., transportation counsel

1395

961, 1003

Clay, Cassius M., Reconstruction Finance Corporation_

Clemens, Edward, Mississippi Valley Barge Line Co..

Craven, Frederick B., Colliery Owners' Association.

Craven, Leslie, Railroad Security Owners' Association....

Day, W. H., National Industrial Traffic League.........

1761

1175

1189

1619

1443

Eastman, Hon. Joseph B., Interstate Commerce Commission..

Ewers, Ira L., American Merchant Marine Institute.

Feltus, H. A., Upper Mississippi Waterway Association.

Fletcher, R. V., Association of American Railroads_-

Gorrell, Edgar S., Air Transport Association _ -

1701, 1727

1189

1043

1554

1454

Hadlick, Paul E., Federal Transportation Association-

Hood, J. M., American Short Line Railroad Association_-

Jenny, L. Alfred, Northern Railroad of New Jersey-

Johnson, Gilbert R., Lake Carriers Association

1370

1350

1319

1669

Jones, Hon. Jesse H., Reconstruction Finance Corporation_

Joyce, Patrick H., Chicago Great Western Railroad..

Kerr, Joseph G., Association of American Railroads.

Marsh, Benjamin C., The People's Lobby.

Petersen, W. J., Pacific Coast Ship Owners' Association..

1205

Root, Elihu, Jr., Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Bonds Protective

Committee.

1614

Ross, John H., Inland Water Petroleum Carriers' Association.

1105

Walter, Luthur M., Chicago Great Western Railroad..