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401

Provisions for, as proposed in Plumb plan (Plumb).

Public tribunal should determine necessity for (Fulbright).

Surplus income of good years to provide for, in poor years (Johnson) - 1518
Adjacent foreign country. (See Foreign countries.)

Adjustment of rates. (See Rates.)

Administrative bodies, difficulties encountered in maintaining independent
judgment of members of (Thom)___.

1210-1211

Administrative function, Interstate Commerce Commission should be
relieved of:

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Made for the benefit of the public, have been perverted to the profit of
private owners (Plumb).

824

Privileges accorded railways for purpose of aiding the public in secur-
ing transportation at a cost less than could have been obtained had
such grants not been made (Plumb)‒‒‒‒
Values of grants made to railways have been capitalized as a part
of the value of the properties (Plumb)__.

824

822-823

Work of the Interstate Commerce Commission to ascertain and report
the value of, made to railway corporations has not been done
(Plumb)

Alaska:

Endeavors and practices of Canadian lines to eliminate American
trade with (W. L. Clark) –

Jurisdiction over water lines in, should be retained by Shipping
Board-

Bunch
Law

Protection of American trade with (W. L. Clark).

822

2612

1771

1756, 1776

2610

Rail-and-water and all-water rates should be subject to jurisdiction
of Interstate Commerce Commission (letter of Thos. Riggs, jr.) ____ 1766
Underlying dangers if water lines of, placed under jurisdiction of the
Interstate Commerce Commission, paper prepared by J. H. Bunch
(Law)

1757

Alaska investigation, excerpt from (W. L. Clark).
Alexander, Hon. J. W., statement of..

2591

2515

Allegany Trades Council of Allegany County, Md., resolution adopted by,
advocating passage of Sims bill.

3540

American Electric Railway Association, letter submitted by, relative to
exclusion of electric railways from provisions of Cummins bill____.
American Express Co. v. Caldwell (244 U. S., 617)---
American Federation of Labor:

3418

1306

Belief of, for adjustment of differences between employer and em-
ployee by collective bargaining (Morrison).

558

Composition of, a federation of international unions (Morrison) –
Compulsory arbitration opposed by (Morrison).

558

564

Declaration of, upon subject of compulsory arbitration (Gompers) 3126-3128
Government ownership of railways, telephones, and telegraph wires,
waterways and water power approved by (Morrison)
Nonpartisan political organization (Morrison)_.

555, 569, 571

556

Political policy of (Morrison).

584

Resolution introduced at convention of, at Atlantic City, N. J., on

June 17, 1919 (Morrison).

553-554

Page.

American Fruit and Vegetable Shippers' Association, resolutions
adopted by, approving return of roads to private ownership..
American Gear Manufacturers' Association, resolution adopted by, oppos-
ing nationalization of industry.

3543

3539

American Institute of Consulting Engineers (Inc.):
Letters submitted by, opposing Plumb plan....

Statement and recommendations respecting the railroad problem,
and particularly the Cummins bill..

American Short Line Railroad Association, letter submitted by, relative
to joint use of terminals__.

3428

3506-3503

American Society of Civil Engineers, plan proposed by S. Whinery for
solution of railroad problem taken from proceedings of-----
American Train Control Co., letter from, on accidents that could have
been prevented by use of train-control system_.._.

Amortization :

Capital obligation (Anderson) –

2691-2003

1573, 1576-1577

649

Fixed capital of railroads by the Government, advocated (Rich) 219
Fund to be derived from revenues of carriers (Plumb).
None, in fact, have ever taken place (Plumb)
Railroad indebtedness (Decker).

632

Stocks bought in by corporation to constitute (Lenroot).

2121

Amster, Nathan L., statement of_

Anthracite Coal case (25 I. C. C., 266)

Anderson & Gustafson (Inc.), letter submitted by, relative to proposed
legislation with respect to pooling of private equipment.......
Anderson, George W., statement of..

3458

1500

743

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Modification of Sherman law to permit consolidations, approved
(Elliott)

1378

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Section 10 of Clayton Act, in so far as it relates to railroads, should
be repealed-

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192

Appointments, power and duties of the President as to (Cowan) _____ 849–850
Appraisement board. (See Board of Appraisement and Extension.)
Arbitration. (See Labor disputes.)

Arbitration conference, address of Mr. Samuel Gompers before, held at
Chicago, Ill., December 17, 1900, under auspices of the National Civic
Federation

Assigned car practice. (See Cars.)

3141-34

Associated Industries of Massachusetts, plan indorsed by (Rich ) ___
Association of Business Organization of Los Angeles, resolutions adopted
by, relative to elimination of electric railways from legislation affecting
steam roads.

Association of Railway Executives. (See Railway Executives.)

Atkeson, Thomas C., letter submitted by, opposing Government ownership
and Plumb plan___

Attorney-examiner, branch office of Interstate Commerce Commission
to be in charge of (Freer).

Austin, Charles J., statement of----

Austria-Hungary:

Administrative organization for deciding labor questions in 3176,24
Principal strikes in, and their settlement..

Special benefits to workers in__

Autocracy, military system is based on absolute (Plumb).

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B.

Bacon v. Boston & Maine Railroad (83 Vt., 442).
Bad company, explanation of, as applied to fortunes of railroad opera-
tion (Clark)
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Baker, Joseph L., letter submitted by, offering suggestions with reference
to reorganizing and consolidations__

3301

Balance of trade. (See Trade balance.)

Balance sheet, summary covering, Class I roads operated by United
States Railroad Administration for year ended December 31, 1918
(Clark) -

3559-3575

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad failed to earn its standard return under the
Federal control act (Chamberlain).

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Inevitable upon return of roads to private ownership under existing
conditions (Lovett)---

1356

Railroads will bankrupt Nation (Spelling).

2406

Relinquishment of Government control would plunge railroads into
(Amster)

329

Roads will be forced into, if returned to private ownership without
protection during transition period (Thom) -

1281

Banks:

Control over weak lines by banking interests (Rich).
Panics obviated by Federal reserve (Johnson).
Savings, interest of, in railroad problem (Beach)

374

1515

1095

System of regulation covering, compared with railroads (Thom)__
Bard, Harry A., letter of, to Hon. J. Stanley Webster, indorsing Plumb plan
Barges:

1187

751

Practicability of, upon the Mississippi River (Beek).

2627

Unusual delay in construction of, on the upper Mississippi River
(Small)

2645

Barr, W. B., letter submitted by, relative to competition between rail
and water carriers___

3420

Barrett, Thomas F., statement of..

2195

Bayne, Howard, letter submitted by, setting forth views on railroad
problem

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Power of Interstate Commerce Commission to prescribe terms of
(Clark)

138-139

Terms and conditions of, should be prescribed by the Interstate Com-
merce Commission-

Freer

2252

Hopkins

2342

Biscuit and Cracker Manufacturers' Association, resolutions adopted by,
opposing Plumb plan-----

3547

Black, Gen. W. M.:

Bill proposed by, creating department of transportation..
Memorandum submitted by, on transportation___.

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Blauvelt, Warren S., letter submitted by, relative to defraying railway
expenditures by taxation___.

2429

Bledsoe, S. T.:

Letter submitted by, relative to compelling railways to extend their
lines beyond the termini fixed by charters_.

3375

Statement of___

1431

Block, Henry W. C., letter submitted by, relative to equalization of rail-
road common shares on basis of their earning capacity_

3435

Page.

610

610-611

637

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Value of thing to be purchased by the Government to be ascertained
by (Plumb) –

Board of governors, recommended (Amster) __.

Board of mediation and conciliation.

(See Labor disputes.)

Board of Trade of the City of Chicago, letters submitted by, relative to
amending Panama Canal Act.

3422

Board of transportation. (See Transportation board.)

Boats, normal life of, on Lakes (Evans) -

1720

Bogle, W. H., letter of, to Hon. Miles Poindexter, voicing opposition to
Senate bill No. 1256 (W. L. Clark)----

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Disbursements of the Burlington, Milwaukee, Chicago & North West-
ern, Great Northern, Illinois Central, and Southern Pacific, during
period 1900-1910 (Plumb)--

Charged that during period 1900-1910 eighteen representative roads
gave away, aggregating $450,414,000 (Plumb).

823

823

Boswell, L. B., letter submitted by, requesting enlightenment as to prefer-
ence and prejudice feature of Esch bill__.

To employees for efficient and economical service (Hunt) –
Book value. (See Property investment account.)
Boosters' Club Co. of Cleveland, letters submitted by, relative to "rot
trains" in Cleveland, Ohio, to keep prices up--.
Boston & Maine Railroad, decrease in market value of securities (Anderson) 1560
Boston Wool Trade Association, letter submitted by, relative to collection
of undercharges.

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Brazil, contrast between Government-operated and privately operated
railways in (letter submitted by Lewis Sherman) __

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Bunch, J. H.:

Bullard, Admiral W. H. G., statement of, relating to wireless radio sta-
tions (Bryant)

Buffalo Chamber of Commerce, resolutions adopted by, relative to rail-
road problem ---

3529

2432

Statement of...

Paper prepared by, showing underlying dangers if water lines in
Alaska placed under jurisdiction of Interstate Commerce Com-
mission (Law)_.

1757

1769

Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce, proposed amendment to
clothe, with recommendatory and supervisory power to aid and foster
water transportation (Small)___

3010

C.

Cabinet officer. (See Secretary of transportation.)

Cable companies. (See Intelligence.)

Cain, Ben B., statement of_____

California v. Central Pacific Railroad (127 U. S., 1).
Cammen, Leon, plan proposed by------

1800

1306

519

Canada:

Objections to placing boats under control of railway commission of
(Goulder) ___-.

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Capital:

Amount of, necessary for proper development of the country's trans-
portation facilities (Thom)__

Page.

Assumption that roads in 1917 could not borrow, false (Wimbish).
Available for construction of new lines (Clark).

Cost of (letter submitted by Manhattan Electrical Supply Co. (Inc.).
Defined (Plumb)----

Difficult to obtain, due to governmental restrictions (Robinson).
Difficulty in securing, prior to war (Clark) __.

1182

460

64, 97

3326

601

1956

64, 97

1186

No longer possible to raise, by issue of stock (Thom).

Private-

Attraction of, essential for successful operation of roads (Thom)_ 1206
Failure of railroads to secure, will lead to Government ownership
(Johnson).

288

Railroad, will not take all the risk without hope of profit (Lovett).
Secured by increasing of debt (Elliott).

1302

1381

Capital account.

(See Property investment account.)

Capital and labor. (See also Employees.)

Independent relationship should exist between (Gardner).

Interests of, in many instances, identical (Plumb)

Partnership of, approved (Chamberlain) __

Plan for adjustment of differences between (Luhrsen).

Public would be exploited by joining of (Plumb) -

Purpose of Plumb plan to divorce (Plumb) –

Struggle between, discussed (Kulamer).

Capital expenditures.

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Congress should not submit to demands of either (Wimbish)

456

1981

720

2146

2101

712

712

2056

505

2711

Based on earning power, abolition of (Plumb).

686

Consists of profits on profits (Spelling).

2406

Earnings on, 1915-1917 exceeded 5 per cent (Wimbish)

458

Investigations conducted by the Interstate Commerce Commission, in
which overcapitalization found (Plumb) -

691-692

Issues of, controlled to a great extent during the war through Capital
Issue Committee (Wimbish)‒‒‒‒‒

497

Expenditures for extensions out of surplus funds not to be capitalized
(Plumb)

642

Few roads are overcapitalized (Decker)__

Foreign roads, compared with United States (Erb)__

Increase of, brings a new need for rate increases to meet the charge
(Garretson).

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Regulation of, should exclude electric lines (Decker) –
Relationship to rates-

917

Chairman

6

Wimbish

494

Return on, to-day compared with 10 years ago (Plumb).

676

Special, should be authorized to provide for reserve equipment
(Decker)

920

Steam roads in United States, June 30, 1900, to Dec. 31, 1918 (Clark) - 43-44
Carlson, Samuel A., statement of

2737

Carr, E. M., statement of-----

2229

Cars:

Adequate facilities for performing car service to be required by
order of Interstate Commerce Commission (Clark).

15, 54, 109

"Car service," what the term should include (Loos) —.
Creation of corporation to take over cars ordered by United States
Railroad Administration (Clark) i

Definition of car service in the act to regulate commerce, broadened
(Clark)

2176

2922

11-12, 16, 53, 54

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