Federal control-Continued. Financial prosperity of southern region under (Wimbish) Page. 466 3233 2071 Income statements and profit and loss accounts, properties under 2805-2807 Increase in number of employees under (address of Walker D. Misapprehension of facts in idea that roads had broken down, ne- cessitating (Wimbish). 459 Object of (Lovett) ‒‒‒‒‒ 1341 Operation of boats and barges on the Mississippi and Warrior Rivers Orders of Director General, creating boards for settlement of labor Panama Canal should be kept under (Smith) 3033, 3035, 3038, 3040-3097 Plan of Director General for reducing the high cost of living, objected 535 Garretson_. Private coordination better than (Walter) – Private system had utterly and absolutely broken down, necessi- Plumb 976, 981 784 822 Rates in effect under- Should be continued upon return of roads to private owners 1958 To remain in effect until changed by the Interstate Commerce 2233 Will cease upon termination of (Cowan) ___. 853 Recommendation of Director General for creation of a board to con- 675 Refusal of Director General to place short lines under (Robinson). 1855 2776 Routing of freight, operating officer should have discretion to (Lyon) - 2071 Abuse and injury of, under- Cain 1896 Oliver 1941 Inability of, to pay interest on bonds during period of (Robin- 1857 Refusal of Director General to place under (Robinson). 1855 2050 Standard form of contract, United States Railroad Administration__ 3477- 3495 Standard return, Class I roads and switching and terminal companies 1344 Statement showing number, dimensions, character of construction, 2551 Water carriers- Wage adjustment boards formed under, should continue to exist Federal control-Continued. Strikes have developed under (Elliott). Page 1412 3559-3575 Surplus under, first earned in the month of July, 1919 (Morton) - 2049 United States Railroad Administration traffic committee, poor work 3383 3378 3333 293 Future activities of the Railroad Administration should be 3013 Panama Canal should be kept under (Smith). Nonrailroad owned steamship lines, placing of, under, not de- Legislation should be enacted for continuation of, over inland 2474 1743 2478 73-74 Federal courts. (See Courts). Federal incorporation, attitude towards: Clark Hopkins_ Johnson__. Post-. Smith__. Tacoma Chamber of Commerce_ Thom. Thorne. Warfield_ Federal Government, necessity of vesting, with full jurisdiction over cor- 152 58-59, 122 2341 --- 1103-1104 151, 158 2007 1258, 1268 2755 1670 Right of, infers right of condemnation (Smith). 170 Disposition and treatment of enterprises controlled by railroads. Corporation created by Federal authority has no interest in affairs 2374 166-167 1336 1305-1307 Smith____ Federal Reserve Bank. (See Banks.) Railroads will be taken from under regulation of State commissions Sections of proposed bill for, of railroads (Smith). States should have power to tax railroad corporations as they do Title of property would not be affected by (Lovett). Federal Railways Association. (See National Railways Association.) 152, 157-158, 167 172 167 1307 Federal Transportation Board. (See Transportation Board.) Congress should not concern itself with, of particular corporations 2365 Considered as subject matter in a particular case an invention of 2395 Financial dictation, emancipation of railway operation from (Clark). 54, 68 1199 Financial investigation of New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Financial mismanagement: 740 Plundering and looting of public highways through (Plumb). 595 2348 462 Securities outstanding representing fictitious value placed by financial 638 Transportation efficiency and interests of public and stockholders 478 Financing of roads: Bill proposed by Edgar J. Rich for. Has not been wise or conservative (Wimbish). Laws extending powers of the Interstate Commerce Commission did 3498 463 not prevent the raising of money by railroads (Plumb) - 717 47, 91-95, 104, 106, 112 Plan for financing new improvements (Cammen) 520 2589 Proposal that Government furnish capital to construct new lines into 880 Proposed amendments to Esch bill for, upon return to private owner- 513-515 Railway financing as carried on in the last 50 years would loot a 805 Five Per Cent case-- Fixing rates. (See Rates.) 741 Flanegan, W. A., plan proposed by, for solution of railroad problem__ 3502-3505 2572-2578 583 2491 Foreign countries: Capitalization of roads in, compared with the United States (Erb) __ 2323 Terms of act should be made applicable to traffic from adjacent 10 Foreign trade, relation of transportation to (Thompson) 2492 Forests having national importance should be declared national property 694 Fort Smith & Western Railroad, letter submitted by, relative to domina- 3351 Fourche River Valley & Indian Territory Railway Co., letter submitted 3304 Fourth section. (See Long-and-short haul.) France: Administrative organization for deciding labor questions in----- 3173, 3177 3203-3212 Operation of one railroad by Government of, because of heavy deficit Free passes. (See Passes.) Free baggage rights. (See Baggage.) Franchises: Constitute monopolistic power (Spelling). Never specially mentioned by officials (Spelling). Free service, investigation by Interstate Commerce Commission concern- Page. 2385 2412 2417 Freer, Guy M., statement of----- 2961-2962 Freight cars. (See Cars.) Fresh meat cases, 22 I. C. C., 160; 23 I. C. C., 656....... Fuel Administration, operation of coal mines during régime of, more Freight schedules, service, should be filed the same as schedules of 2226, 2228 2345 2175 Fulbright, R. C.: Letter submitted by, setting forth views on memorial submitted to Statement of Funded debt, increase in, from 1910 to 1916 (Thom). 3453 400 1193 Garretson, A. B., statement of---- Gas: Gardiner, K. K., memorandum submitted by, relative to labor. Garden City v. Garden City Telephone, Light & Manufacturing Co. (236 Gannon, Frank S. Letter submitted by, setting forth views on railroad Discrimination against Jamestown, N. Y. (Carlson). Carlson State control of interstate transportation of (Cawcroft). Germany: 3213-3217 Administrative organization for deciding labor questions in______ 3173, 3179 Goodrich, E. P., letter submitted by, suggesting changes in Esch bill Address of, before the arbitration conference held at Chicago, Ill., 940 Concentration of power in the seat of, opposed by public (Cowan).- 849 Government-aided lines. (See Financing of roads.) Government commission, vesting absolute control of rates in, would be 882 2392 Letters submitted by, relative to poor work of United States Rail- 3378 3390 1725 849 759 Resolution adopted by American Gear Manufacturers' Association__ 3539 3242 Approved- Government ownership: 544 Combined with Government operation, opposed (Plumb). 669 Desired by investors and labor (Erb) – 2297 Failure of railroads to secure capital from private investors will 288 Fixing of maximum and minimum rates by Interstate Commerce 2088 Government not required to pay full value for roads (Lenroot). 2128 374-375 467 861-862 495, 507 913 1375 |