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Electric railways--Continued.

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Failure of steam lines to accord through routes and joint rates to

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past year (letter submitted by Iowa Southern Utilities Co.)--- 3276-3278
Interurban railways, defined (Clark)‒‒‒‒

2941

Jurisdiction of Interstate Commerce Commission over interurban
(Clark)______

2940-2943

Regulation of capitalization should not include (Decker).

917

Steam lines antagonistic to (Cain).

1880

Electric Short Line Railway Co., letter submitted by, relative to precari-
ous condition of short lines__

3383

Elk County Manufacturers' Association, resolutions adopted by, oppos-
ing Government ownership and Plumb plan___.
Elliott, Howard, statement of.

3540

1374

Elmquist, Charles E., statement of..

1589

Embargoes:

Authority of Interstate Commerce Commission to declare, under pro-
posed act (Clark).

Jurisdiction of Interstate Commerce Commission over-

Fulbright

Johnston__

Provisions in proposed bill relative to, discussed (Decker).
Emergency, provisions for national, should be made (Erb) –.

13, 123

400

1080

916

2310

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Bonds could be secured by right of, if bondholders not willing to
scale down to value. fixed by Interstate Commerce Commission
(Lenroot)

2121

Power of, coextensive with the right to regulate commerce (Thom) -- 1251
Power of Congress to exercise right of—

Cowan
Morawetz

862

531

Thom----

1248-1249

Where property taken by condemnation, present value must be taken
as the measure of damages (Rich)_

2165

Employees (see also Capital and labor):
Compensation paid, increase in (Morton)

2051

Complete organization of labor employed in the railroad industry
(Plumb) -

602

Conception of labor (Gompers).

3135

Consideration of labor in railroad problem, necessary (Anderson) 1561,

1563, 1566-1567
Controversies between should be regulated by the Interstate Com-
merce Commission (Rowe).

901

Difficulties of organized labor, attributed to the high cost of living
(Morrison)

585

Extract from address of Walker D. Hines before Philadelphia
Chamber of Commerce relative to increase in number of, under
Federal control___

3236

Government-

Loss of, in postal service and cause (Morrison) __

564

Wages of, do not meet the increased cost of living (Morrison) __.
Governmental supervision and regulation of labor should be devised
(Elliott)

564

1380

Gulf between classified railroad, and officials (Chamberlain) –
Importation of unskilled labor for purpose of keeping wages down
(Morrison)

2146

570

Increase in force of, under Federal control (Lovett).

1360

Increased cost of labor (Platt)---

1724

Increased cost of living should not be borne by labor (Morrison) __
Investment of labor, measured financially approximates a value of
$50,000,000,000 (Plumb)-

585

600

Employees-Continued.

Labor-

Pare

Defined (Plumb)

679

New proposal of (letter submitted by Trade and Transportation
Bureau).

3272

Not a commodity, but human life (Plumb).
Marked inefficiency in results of labor (Thom)_.
Memorandum submitted by Mr. K. K. Gardiner relative to labor__.
Morale of (Anderson) ----.

1581-1583

Organization of farmers, labor, and lawyers, recommended (Cowan). 851
Participation of, in profits-

597

1270

2432

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Patriotism of labor during the war (Wimbish) ----.

Percentage of new issues of stocks and bonds reserved for purchase
by (Clark)‒‒‒.

994, 1001

456

Proposed plan for solving labor problem (Morawetz).
Purpose of organized labor (Plumb).

Postal Department should compensate, for services now rendered-
free (Morton).

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Railroad stock should be sold exclusively to (Kulamer).

2063

Recognized difference between skilled and unskilled labor (Plumb)__
Representation on board of directorates-

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Right to strike will never be surrendered by labor (Rowe).
Seasonal employment-

Government ownership would furnish solution of the difficulties
of (Garretson).

Hepburn Act made problem of, impossible of solution (Garretson)
Special benefits to workers on railroads-

945

787

788

788

3195

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Special mention of labor, under Esch bill, opposed (Freer).

2243

Status of, under Federal control (Rowe).

908

Synopsis of status of, in certain foreign countries....

3171-3172

System for insurance against accident, sickness, and death, and old-
age pensions (Hunt).

2009

Wages of, increases not due to scarcity of labor (Morrison).

570

Empty movement:

Proposed method of eliminating (W. L. Clark)---

2007

England:

Waste involved in empty back haul of refrigerator cars (Haney) –

834

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Legislation proposed for roads upon return to private ownership...
Letters submitted by, setting forth objections to Cummins bill__ 1464–148
Statement of...

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Financing of roads upon return to private ownership (Wim-
bish)

513-515

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Wisconsin Division Travelers' Protective Association of
America_-_-_

3404

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Contemplates bringing water carriers under the jurisdiction of the
commission, and also to fix minimum as well as maximum rates
(Lyon)___

2083

Attitude toward (Piez) –.

1487

Depreciation of railroad credit remedied by section 20-A (Hopkins) _
Does not purport to deal with the ultimate solution of the railroad
problem (Plumb) –

2338

596

Draft of proposed substitute to, relative to State rates (Thom).
Jurisdictional provisions of the original shipping act as compared

with conflicting provisions of (Edmonds).

3000

2527

Provision relative to maintenance of rates approved (Freer).
Report of the St. Louis Traffic Club on---

2244

518

Special mention of labor under, unnecessary (Freer).
Views of Traffic club of Chicago on.

2243

3307

Would not have effect of putting roads into hands of receivers (Wim-
bish)

475

Evans, W. R., statement of..

1719

Evidence, commission bound by (Rich) ----

364

Excess income. (See Earnings.)

Exchange rate, discount in, between United States and foreign countries
(Garretson)_.

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Chart showing relation of, to general business conditions (Leigh) 2286
Comparison 1908-1918 (Leigh).

2290-2292

Decrease in, during Federal control (Johnson)-
Fundamentally essential to general business prosperity (Leigh)_ 2294

1519

Expenditures-Continued.

Unnecessary, made under Federal control at expense of Government
with anticipation that roads would be returned to private owners
(Plumb).

Expense bills, exhibit showing cut-rate competition of Canadian lines as
inducement to prevent movement of traffic over American lines
(W. L. Clark) ___.

Exploitation of roads. (See Financial mismanagement.)
Express companies:

Application of long-and-short-haul rule to, would wipe out commis-
sion's scheme of rates (Harrison) –

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899

2595

Clark

Harrison__

Contract between Director General and (Harrison)_.
Deficit of, growing less (Harrison)_

2273

Cleanest-cut transportation proposition in country (Harrison).
Compensation of, not received unless earned (Harrison) __.
Consolidation of-

2272

2268

2913-2915

2268

2257

2268

Lone Star Fish & Oyster Co.) ---.

Long-and-short-haul clause ignored (Clark) –

Overhead expenses reduced by consolidation of (Harrison).

3336

2914

2268, 2272

2219

2274

2256

Inefficient service of, due to Federal control (letter submitted by

Majority of stock owned by Government (Harrison).

Proposed amendment to Esch bill relative to suggested (Harrison)
Status of, under Federal control (Harrison) __.

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Adequate, for performing car service to be required by order of In-
terstate Commerce Commission (Clark)_.

Better use of (Chairman).

Adequacy of, important (Decker)--

15. 54, 109

916, 920

Capital necessary for proper development of (Thom)

Capacity of freight, out of proportion to increase in ton mileage
(Erb)

5-6

2315

Condition of (Erb)--

Cash payment of 25 per cent required before railroad company can
purchase new (Lovett).

1182

1338

Difficulties of short lines obtaining equipment (Cain) _-.

2305

Efficient utilization of (Clark)_.

Disposal of equipment purchased during Federal control, to carriers
(Lingo)

1885

1552, 1539

Equipment owned by short lines (Cass)...

Furnished by shipper or receivers of freight (Clark).
Interline, controlled through central agency (Erb) –

54
1912

55

Locomotives-

Joint use of, advocated (resolution adopted by Buffalo Chamber of
Commerce)

2306

3529

Cost and life of (Johnson) –

Maintenance, cost of (Johnson).

Creation of corporation to take over, ordered by Railroad Admin-
istration (Clark)

1542, 2825-2836

2922

Number built, 1899-1916 (Erb).

1545

Scrap value of (Johnson)__

2307

Standardization of-

1543

Erb
Johnson

2315

Necessity for joint production or purchase of (Hunt)__.

1519, 1541

Special capitalization should be authorized for (Decker).
Standardization of (Johnson) –

Public will never submit to a limitation upon industrial opportunity
imposed by inadequate (Thom) -------

Pooling of private equipment (letter submitted by Anderson & Gus-
tafson (Inc.)) ____

2100

3458

1182

930

2827-2831

Facilities-Continued.

Terminal-

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Consideration should be given to, in fixing divisions (Barrett).
Curtailment of expansion of (Erb)--
Decrease in development of (Johnson).

2202

2307

1513

Government should not contribute toward construction of
(Clark)

111-112

Inadequacy of, for development of water transportation-
Cunningham

2484

Small

Increase in costs of (Anderson)

Interstate Commerce Commission to have jurisdiction over-

Fulbright..

Wimbish

Joint use of-

2632, 2633

1588

439

501

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Result of furnishing foreign competing water carriers with
(W. L. Clark).

2589

Strength of roads lie in (Barrett).

2200

Use of, by connecting lines for interchange of traffic
(Clark) -

16-17, 53, 54, 55, 104

"Transportation properties" defined (Plumb).

609

Unification in ownership of equipment, necessary (Garretson)
Use of special, in European countries (Clark).
Waste in returned empty movement of (Erb)

793

2923

2306

Fairchild & North-Eastern Railway Co., letter submitted by, relative to
necessity for legislation to protect short lines_---

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Farmers National Council, letter submitted by, approving extension of

Federal control for two years_

3471

Federal commissions, determination of matters within jurisdiction of, are
rarely disturbed by the courts (Wimbish).

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Baltimore & Ohio has failed to earn its standard return under
(Chamberlain)

2147

Centralized, essential (letter of Philadelphia Board of Trade)--.
Cessation of-

3242

Activities of Railroad Administration governing water carriers
should be transferred to the Shipping Board upon (Small)
Desired by shippers (Gilham).

Effect of, upon State rates (Cowan).

3015

650

853

1496, 1509

Immediate, views of Boston Chamber of Commerce as to
(Nutter)-

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