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Manufacturers' Association of Connecticut (Inc.)____

North Carolina Pine Box & Shook Manufacturers' Asso-
ciation

National Council of Farmers' Cooperative Associations.. 3374
New York State Federation of Farm Bureaus_

3361-3362

3242

3413

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Profit sharing (Cowan) _--

Profits can be shown under (Stone).

American Fruit and Vegetable Shippers' Association_

Biscuit and Cracker Manufacturers' Association_.

Elk County Manufacturers' Association____

Logan Coal Operators' Association__--

National Association of Marble Dealers__

Quincy Freight Bureau__

San Francisco Chamber of Commerce_
Wisconsin Manufacturers' Association.

Rich ----

Tyrone Chamber of Commerce, letter from B. C. Everinghim__-
Walter.

Places all the burden on the public, and gives to a privileged class

all the alleged benefits (Rich).

3543

3347

3540

1120-1121

3372

3550

3546

3546

2163

1113

1024

2163

864

548

Income of, and use to which money will be put (Plumb).
Purpose of (Stone)---

Selfish interest of a few people to take advantage (Lyon).......
Setting of wages as would come about under, approved (Morrison)..
Unfair compensation to employees under, would be met by increased
rates approved by the Interstate Commerce Commission (Plumb). 711
Plumb-plan league:

Reduction in rates must automatically take place when profits exceed
5 per cent (Cowan)_

Provisions for additions and betterments as provided for in (Plumb).
Purpose of, to divorce labor from capital (Plumb)------
Question of compensation under, would be thrown into endless litiga-
tion (Thom)___.

Proposed creation of public sentiment for indorsement of (Stone).
Proposed method of eliminating State taxes on railways under
(Plumb)

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Resolution of Texas Industrial League, disapproving (Rowe).
Scope of, outlined (Plumb) –.

538

912

677-678

Police powers:

Views of Traffic Club of Chicago on---

Disapproved (resolutions adopted by Traffic Club of Cleveland)---
Purpose of, to repeal fourth section proviso (Lyon).
Report of the St. Louis Traffic Club on...

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2062

518

3307

Bledsoe

State commission to retain control over-

Power to regulate commerce overrides (Thom).

1228

Cuyler

1445

1164

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American Federation of Labor takes the position of a nonpartisan
political organization (Morrison) ‒‒‒‒

556

Board for settlement of labor questions should be removed from
(Doak).

316

Canadian railways controlled by (Garretson) –

760

Creation of National Railways Operating Corporation for purpose of
keeping roads out of (Plumb).

655

Defined (Garretson)

764

Expense of operation under Federal control greatly increased by em-
ployment of unnecessary employees for political purposes (Plumb) -
Farmers and live-stock men poorest politicians (Cowan)__

822

846

Inefficiency accompanies political management of an industry
(Plumb)

712-713-

Interstate Commerce Commission not influenced by-

Garretson
Rich

761

364

Operation of roads under lease as provided for in Plumb plan, would
take operation out of the political control of the Government
(Plumb)

636

Political administrations subject to popular opinion and popular in-
fluence (Plumb)---

723

Political control over directors, none under proposed plan (Lenroot)
Political democracy defined (Plumb).

2117

713

Political policy of the American Federation of Labor (Morrison) –.
Railroads in-

584

Bryan_.

1685-1686, 1698-1702, 1710-1711

Wimbish

464

Secretary of transportation as Cabinet officer would put railroads
into-

Fulbright---

400

Martin

445

State commissions politically powerful and aggressive (Lovett).
Tendency of transportation board to enter into (Thom)_.
Transportation business should be free from-

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Approved when permission of Interstate Commerce Commission first
obtained (Freer) __

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Letter submitted by Clarence H. Mackay opposing, of telephone
and telegraph companies___

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Private equipment (letter submitted by Anderson & Gustafson, Inc.)-
Propriety of conferring upon the Interstate Commerce Commission
authority to pool tank cars (letter submitted by National Petro-
leum Association)_.

3458

3445

Refrigerator and tank cars, approved (Haney).

843

Telephone and telegraph companies, disapproved (Elmquist).
Traffic and facilities (Field) ----.

1614

1549

Unification in ownership of equipment necessary (Garretson)

793

Port-to-port rates. (See Rates.)

Portland Chamber of Commerce, letter submitted by, opposing placing of
Alaska coastwise ships under jurisdiction of Interstate Commerce Com-
mission__

Page

3403

Ports, interior, Duluth, and Superior largest in the world (Cleary) –.
Post, George A., statement of___

247

1097

713

1810

Post Office, politically managed (Plumb).
Post roads defined (Kingsbury) –

Postal employees. (See Employees.)
Power of Commission.

(See Interstate Commerce Commission.)

Preferences and prejudices:

Letter submitted by-

Edgar E. Clark, relative to provision contained in Esch bill. 3282
L. B. Boswell, requesting enlightenment as to provision in Esch
bill covering---

Section 3, discussed (Spelling)---

3278

2404

President:

Creation of board for settlement of labor questions should not be
vested in (Doak)_.

316

Influence of, upon four brotherhoods at time of passage of Adam-
son Act (Garretson) ----

766

Powers and duties of, over appointments (Cowan) ---

Proposal of, for creation of an independent body to pass on wages,
opposed (Wimbish)__

Prices:

Cause of existing high (Clark)-

125

Fixing of, war regulations successful to a great extent (Stone)_-
High level of, permanent (Clark).

120, 125

Priority in transportation:

Abuse of privilege prior to Federal control during congestion period
of 1917 (Wimbish)_.

Provisions in proposed bill relative to, discussed (Decker).
Private capital. (See Capital.)

Authority of Interstate Commerce Commission over, under proposed
act (Clark).

13, 123

916

Private car line, inconsistent with the duties of the common carrier
(Haney)

837

Prvate cars.

(See Cars.)

Private interests, analyzed as to railroads (Plumb)___

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Dangers of arbitrary power over roads when vested in (Spelling).
Government ownership with private control, absurd (Cowan).
More economical than Government control (Walter).
No system for making rates under (Lyon).

Public overwhelmingly in favor of, with Government regulation-

Return to

Control of roads by private corporations would give better service
than under Government control (Thom) –

1254

2301

861-92

976-977

-

2080

1981

1290

Additional advance in rates of 25 per cent necessary upon

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Private ownership-Continued.

Return to Continued.

Advocated-Continued.

Resolutions adopted by-

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American Fruit and Vegetable Shippers' Association___ 3543
American Gear Manufacturers' Association___.

3539

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Board of mediation and conciliation should be continued after
(Doak)----

306

Continuation of Standard return during transition period neces-
sary upon (Thom).

1282

Could be effected and roads operated profitably under present
conditions (Wimbish)

492

Creation of voluntary boards to take up labor controversies in
connection with transportation systems of the country upon,
approved (Gompers) ‒‒‒

3138

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Protection must be accorded during transition period to pre-
vent (Thom) ___.

1281

Readjustment of rates necessary to prevent (Prouty)-- 3157, 3159
Remedial legislation necessary to prevent (Morawetz) ‒‒‒
Government will return roads in better physical condition than
when received (Wimbish)

522

496

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Letter submitted by C. A. Prouty relative to---.

3157

Obligation of Government to return roads within limitation of
the time fixed by act-

Lenroot

2131

Mason

516

Operating expenses will be higher upon, than formerly exist-
ing (Wimbish)

467

Plan proposed by John M. Hart for----

3508-3514

Present tendency toward decrease in efficiency will be stopped
upon (Elliott).

1418

Proposed amendment to Esch bill for financing of roads upon
(Wimbish)

Cowan

Robinson

Railway Investors' League, plan of, for (Martin).

Rates in effect under Federal control, continuation of, upon—

Resolutions adopted relative to, by-

Cattle Raisers' Association of Texas___.

Central Wisconsin Traffic Association__-_-

Eastern presidents' conference_-

New York State Grange..

Restoration of State rates upon (Thom).

Revision of tariffs upon (Erb)--.

513-515
443

852, 853, 865

1958

900

3532

3533

3527

1282

2317

Private ownership-Continued.

Return to-Continued.

Standard return allowed by Congress continues until (Cowan)_
Temporary Government aid will be needed by some roads upon
(Wimbish) -

Page.

856

496

Traffic departments must be recognized upon (Cain) _
Train dispatchers will have to choose between union and their
jobs upon (Luhrsen) __.

1835

2112

Under Federal control unnecessary expenditures were made at
expense of the Government, with anticipation of (Plumb ) ---
Underlying principles of (Rich).

362

Upon enactment of remedial legislation, approved (Wheeler).
Views on, and plan for (letter submitted by Dr. Eng, Gustav
Lindenthal).

182

3362

Security holders should be afforded an opportunity and right to
grant forbearance (Erb).

2324

Statutory enactments could not have averted the catastrophe which
overtook, in 1917 (Spelling) ----

2379

Substantial economies can not be affected under, as long as present
prices are maintained (Lovett).

1300

Success of, in the past (Elliott)_

1376

Views of Boston Chamber of Commerce on (Nutter)_

1496, 1509

Private property, devoted by owner to public use may be taken and com-
pensation determined thereafter (Plumb).

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Properties under Federal control, Dec. 31, 1918, and June 30, 1919
(Hines).

2806,2807
Summary covering Class I roads operated by United States Rail-
road Administration for year ended Dec. 31, 1918 (Clark)---- 3559-3575
Profiteering:

Property investment account. (See also Investment.)

Grown up during the war, high cost of living attributable to
(Stone)) --

Action should be taken by Congress to stop, in foodstuffs and other
necessities (Morrison)---

561,583

Additions and betterments chargeable to (Lovett)--

Amount since 1907 (Walter)___

mately 50 per cent (Plumb)----

Aggregate, exceeds estimated cost of reproduction new by approxi-

Abolition of capital account, under Plumb plan (Garretson) ______ 785, 812
Actual money investment or present worth of property not repre-
sented in (Wimbish)_.

543

472

1324

821

Book value no basis for fixing returns (Morawetz) –
Capital stock, etc., compared with, Dec. 31, 1917 (Walter) -

990

525

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Not increased by reason of increased costs (Walter).

Operating income compared with (Thom).

Construed by Interstate Commerce Commission (Plumb) __

Controlled by Morgan, Rockefeller, and Gould financial institutions
(Plumb)

Coal-carrying roads that ought never to have been built have been
added to (Plumb)--

Cases before Interstate Commerce Commission showing constant
tendency to inflate book value of (Plumb)_.

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