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M ANUFACTURERS AN D D ISTR IBUTERS
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V E H ICLE A SSOCIAT ION
ATIONAL I MPLEMENT
M ILLERS N ATIONAL FE D ERATION
W E S TE RN P ETROLEUM R EFINERS ASSOCIA TION
AMER ICAN I N D EPEN D ENT P ETROLEUM A SS OCIATI ON
N ATIONAL P ETROLEUM A SSOCIATION
I N D E PEN D ANT OI L M ENS A SSOCIATION
TH E ASSOCIATE D C OOPERAGE I N D USTRIES OF A MERICA
T H E N ATIONAL P AVING B RICK M ANUFACTU R E RS
A SSOCIATION
TH E A MERICAN FACE B RI CK A SSOCIATION
TH E H OLLO W B UIL D ING TILE ASSOCIATION
P AINT M ANUFACTURERS A SSOCIATION OF T H E U NITE D
S TATES
N ATIONAL V ARNIS H M ANUFACTURE R S A SSOCIATION
N ATIONAL C ONFECTIONERS A SSOCIATION
P AINT OI L
V ARNIS H C LUB OF P H ILAD ELP H IA P A
E AS T S I D E MANUFACTURERS A SSOCIATION OF E AST S T
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N ATIONAL M ACARONI M ANUFACTURERS AS S OCIATION
W H OLESALE S AS H D OOR A SSOCIATION
S H IPPING B RE W ERS TRAFFIC C OMMITTEE
N ATIONAL F IRE P ROOFING
A MERICAN FRUIT
V EGETABLE S H IPPE R S A SS OCIATION
N ATIONAL P IANO B ENC H
S TOOL A SSOCIATIO N
C ENTRAL B UREAU D INING TABLE M ANUFA CTUR E RS
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P L Y W OO D M ANU FA C TU R E R S A SS O CIATI O N
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ATION AL AS S OCIATI O N P IANO B E N C H MA NU FA C TU RE R S
C A S K E T MA NUFA C T U R E RS ASS O C IA TION O F A M ER I CA
I N TE R S TAT E C OTT O N S EE D C RU SHE R S ASS O C IATI O N
N A TION AL L U M BER M AN U FA C T UR ERS ASS OCI ATI O N
N ATI ON AL W H OLE SALE L U M B ER D E ALERS ASS O C IATI O N
A M ERI C AN H AR D WAR E MA N UFA C TURE R S AS S O CIAT I O N
A MERI C AN F URNI TURE M ANUF A CT UR ER S A SS O C IATI O N
R O CK FO RD M AN UFA C TUR E R S
S H I P PE R S ASS O C IATI O N
F URNI T U RE M AN UFA C TU R E R S ASS O C IA TI O N
M OR RIS
C O M PA N Y
TH E C UD A HY P A CK IN G C OM PA N Y
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C O MPAN Y
WIL S O N 85 C OMPAN Y I N C
N A TI O NAL P O UL TR Y B U TTE R
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L IV E P OULTRY
DAIR Y S H IPPE R S TR AF F I C ASS O C IATI O N
WESTE R N P INE A SSOC IATI O N
N O R TH E R N P INE AS S O C IA T I O N
E D W AR D H IN E S L UM BER C OMPA N Y
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KASPE R C OMPA N Y
TH E FA IR BAN KS C OM PAN Y
S O U T H W ESTERN M IL LE R S L E A G UE
KA N SAS E GG S H IPP ER S A SS O CIATI O N
TOP E K A TR AFF I C AS S OC I ATI O N
INLA N D S TEE L C O MP AN Y
C H I C AG O P IAN O MAN U FA C TUR E RS A SS O CI ATI O N
A M E R I CAN S EAT IN G C OMPAN Y
E AGLE P IC H E R L EAD
C F P E AS E C O MPA N Y
B IG C R E E K C O LLIE R Y C OMPAN Y
I N D IAN P AC K I N G C OR P O R AT I O N
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A ME R I C AN R AD IAT OR C OMPA N Y
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S INCLAIR R EFINING C OMPAN Y ,
OF C OMMERCE
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N D EPEN DANT S AL T M ANUFAC TURE RS
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L I TT LE R OCK B OARD OF C OMMERCE
L OUISVILLE B OARD OF TRAD E
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BUFFALO C H AMBER OF C OMMER C E
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WISCONSIN TRAFFIC A SSOCIATI ON
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C H AMBER OF C OMMERCE J ACKSON M IC H IGAN
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M O NROE C H AMBER OF C OM M ER C E
WISCONSIN TRAFFIC L EAGUE
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OKLA H OMA C ITY C H AMBER OF C OMMER C E
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I N D IANA S TATE FARMERS G RAI N D EALE R S
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FARMERS GRAI N ASSOCIATION OF N OR T H DAK O TA
FARMERS GRAIN D EALE R S A SSOCIAT IO N O F S O U TH
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K E WANEE FAR ME R S E LEVATO R C OMPAN Y,
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FARMERS G RAIN D E ALERS A SSOCIATION OF ILLIN O I S
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p ra tive A s s o ica tion s
;
.
.
ers
C o op
A S YKES , C o rn B elt M ea t P r o d u ce rs A s s o cia tion ;
.
W
TOMKINS , I n d ep en d en t S alt M an u f actu r ers ,
S te el B a r r el M an u f actu r e r s A s s o cia tio n ;
R
.
.
J
.
A P W ALKER, I
,
As s oci atio n ;
n te r s ta te
.
C o tton S e ed C ru s hers
D IXON C WILLIAM S Am erican H ard w ar e M an u fac
tu r e rs A s s o cia ti on ;
G J V I %AR D S ou thwes tern I n d us trial Traflic L eag u e
L i ttle R o ck B oa r d o f C o m m er ce
.
.
,
,
.
,
9
t io n s con cern in g r ailr o ad le g islation w er e
u n an im o u sly a d o p t e d by the le g islat ive co m m ittee
an d
a p p ro ved in the ir e n t ir ety b y the co n f e r en ce it self Th es e
pro p o sit io n s are r e p r o d u ced o n the su b s equ e n t p ag e s of
this d ocum en t
N in e
r eso lu
,
.
.
At
the clo se o f the m e etin g the le g islat iv e co m m itt ee
wa s au th o r ized to p r ep ar e a s ta te m e n t co n ce rn in g th e se
pr op o sition s an d to su bm it the sam e in the f o rm of a
m em o rial to the J o in t C on fere n ce C o m m itte e o n b eh alf
o f the o r g an iz at io n s repr e s e n ted at the N at io n al S h ip
p er s C on fer en ce
.
10
M E M OR I AL OF TH E
N ATI ON AL S H I PP E R S C ON FE R E N C E
.
To the H on o rable A lber t B C u%m m ins ,
.
M iles P oin d ex ter A tlee P om
,
J
os ep h
J
o hn
T R o bin s on , F r an k B
.
.
Alben
.
.
W
.
o in
Wins lo w
T e r m in
d fo r
Thetu s
,
W
.
S im
s,
B arkley
t C
on
c o n s id e r a tio n
an
K ellog g ,
.
J E sch, E d ward L H am ilton ,
S am u elE
O f th e J
er ene ,
a tio n
o th e r
fe r e n
H
of
.
ce
R
.
C
om m
1 0 4 5 3 , p r o v id in g
Fe d e r a l C
p u rp
itte e h a vin g
on
tr o l
of
R
un
d er
f o r th e
a ilr o a d s ,
o se s ,
Gen tlem en :
On
behalf
of
the N
tion al S h ip p er s C on fe r e n ce h eld
at C h icag o o n the th i
r t ie th d ay o f D e cem be r in the y ear
n in etee n hu n d r e d n in t e e n
we r e sp e ctfully pre sen t the
followin g p rop osition s r elat in g to r ailr o ad leg islation
n o w pe n din
a
n
d b ein g con side r ed by y o u r j oin t com
g
a
,
,
,
,
,
m
itte e :
11
I
W E ARE OPPO S E D T O T HE C R EATION OF A T RAN S
P OR TATI ON B OAR D
.
.
A
is
B o ar d
t ak e
ove
C om m
in ce
r
d
C om
r
s er vic
of
is sion in
en t o f
m en d ation s
du ct in g
in
r elation
t
ra e a
p ro cedu r e
wtribun al sh all
ne
of
the
to the
In ter st at e
co n
tr ol
e C om m ission in
o ve
the
erc
t
r a es
r
m akin g
by
p u blic
os
r ec om
dvan ce ca s e s With out the n ecessity o f
p u b lic h earin g
Will on ly
p rej u d iced determ
t
c o n em
th at it S h all fu rth er in va d e the p rov
r eason ab le
an y
I t is
‘
.
the fun ction s
the In t er s tat e C om m
tab lishm
sB ill
m in
r th at this
ber
m
the Tr an sp o rt at ion
as
m easu e
an d
e;
of
S u ch
s ai
a n um
e ce
p u b lic
the C um
pr o p o sed in
p lated by the
co n
is sio n to b e kn own
n ew co m m
in at ion
s
erve
of
r eg ard
in
to
em
to
b arr as s
the is su e s by
the
fair
the
an y o
s am e
.
un
,
the r fed
e ral t ribun al
.
The
e t ion
cr a
o f an
h ar acter is Wh olly
c
con u sion
f
r
car r ie s
The
tin u ed
an d
a
dd it ion al f ed eral b o ard
ry
u n n ec es s a
d isco r d
in the
an d
will serve
re g ulat ion
to
this
of
r
t
c ea e
o f o u r com m on
.
In t er st ate C om m erce C om m is sion
con
fiden ce
,
su
pp o rt
an d
pe ct
r es
m e
of
rit sthe
the
co n
pe o ple
of
R 1 045 3 as am e n d e d in the Se nate is re fe rred t o as th e
C u m m i n s B ill t o d is tin g u is h i t from the E s ch B ill wh i ch was p ass e d
b y the H o u s e o f R e p re s e n tat i ve s
(1 )
H
.
.
,
,
,
.
12
Un ite d S t ate s ;
the
b ted
a a
d be
an d sh ou l
,
de al wit h
fe ctu ally
le m
s
m is sion
is
o
co m m
we rs
sion
of
is
its
to ,
th e I
u
si u a
t
is sio n
nab le
w o rk
co
,
an y o
or
e
b o rd in ate
fo r the
of
t
si u a
tion
th or o u g h
of
kn owled g e
p ro ced u r e
n ot
b
e
m
t ion
issio n s
com m
r
n
a
g
o f an
cr ea
th at
com e
s im
ilar
the C om m is
of
the
v olum e
b o a rd s
or
of
eth od
be
can
ted wh ich Will p r op
,
.
issio n
I
.
n
t raffic
r
p
an d
ehe n sive
develop ed
sa
fe
o
t
c en e r e
ve r
h as
an d
in
y e ar s
30
q
ac u ir
t ran sp or t atio n
d
ed
co n
a
di
te st ed s t an d ard s
an d o r
de rly
m
eth o d s
.
e arn es
.
tly
To
op
p o se the
divide
In te r st ate C om m e rce C o m m ission
b o ard w ou ld
y
th e
e C om
t
per
fu n ction be cau se
Tr an sp o r ta tion B o ar d
the
be
erc
the r trib u n al h av in g
f or e g o in g r e as on s we
of a
s r io u sl
of
cl ar , co m
e
betwee n
e
r
o
p
t t
f ede r al r e g u la tio n sh o u ld be
r
i
n
i
c
p
p l s, an d
atio n
a
ef
s a em en s are
r
p o
e x p erie n ce the C om m is sio n
ev olved
For the
S u ch
.
,
dd itio n al f acilit ie s
r
a
c
t
i
c
a
l
p
tion s,
te r st ate C om m
rre ct the
tion w ou ld
to p r o p e rly
su
or a
,
car
n
the In te rst ate C om m e r ce C om m
an d
uh
it to
e n able
tion al tran sp o r ta t ion
ve rb u rd en ed with wo rk
All p o we r s
of
h ould re m ain
to
so a s
Whe n eve r the t im e d o e s
.
e ted
cr a
e rly
na
ou r
tru e ; b u t if they we r e
the r
po
dded
be e n st ated tha t
im p r ov in g th e
o
a
s
.
I t ha s
n ot
its p o we r s
an d
in v ite
im p air
tho rity
an d
t we ak e n re sp on sib ility
co n fl ic
mcien cy
e
au
.
,
cre
h
su c
an d
14
in d u s t rie s
,
weak
r eg at ed in
ag g
,
price s
h
ty
of
th at
ed
call
com
6
of
prop erty
e th an
on e
cen
en t
it is p r op o s ed
of
the
lion s
%
,
ity
h older s
all
e x p e n se s
,
a
son al
in ated
r
a
u
g
th e
of
m
%
s tan
illion
d em n in g
o
d a rd r etu rn
,
e th an
in cr e as e in
the
y
whe n we
an d
hu n dr ed
db ed s ; b u t it is
of
.
in d u s trie s fo r
to the w ar t im
on e
%
an n u al
l
d ollar s
th er
their ch arg es
or so
railro ad s wou ld
o f ou r
%
to g o in t o be tt er
r oa
an
boo k v alu e
th e
in cre ases ,
e
re ve n u es
m il
fifty
an d
ca s , an d
r
to g o to
are
bette r
the
s ccu r
e
b ove
n et ov r an d a
.
r
etu rn s
fi g u re
.
,
e
r m o
h ar acte r ;
fr om the
v es
I t is
c
m
fi x ed
of a
lim ita t ion s
in it iative
istic in
n ot
fo r it is
with
d efi n ite
is
m or
bette r
Gu aran te ed
in du st r y ,
on
th at we sh all ad d
this
an d
n im um
a m i
f ro m de m an d in g wag e
f
d s by
e n g in e s
a r e co n
r e rain
r ailr o a
an d
.
fifty
an d
to in cr e
a se
labo r to
t
the p re s en t
hu n d r ed
At a tim e wh en we
askin g
ar e n o
de by the G overnm e n t
.
ttem pt
n
e
s
re
t
p
There
.
an d
t
s r on g
m a
in ve st m
in cre as e in
an y a
,
valu e
pro tect ed by
per
e
l
a
n
p
m or
th at
the
.
A g u ar an tee
%
of
r
an d u sin g
,
ar e
th at ch ar act er
Un ited S t ate s
o
o
p
n
o
a
l
r
a
d
t
t
g
on e
d eterm in at ion
in du s tries
su c
au
in the
an d
rich
in clu din g the
an d
u p on
a
am o u n
e asu r e
u n s ou n
s
d
r
i
te
v
a
p
an y
b
e
an d a o v
p owerfu l in ce n tive
h pr ov ision s
.
to
e arn in g s ov e r
e c on om ica lly
su c
t
fo r p er
an d
h ou ld
s ocial
be
e lim
15
W E OPPO S E T H E APPROPRIATIO N BY T H E G OV
E R N M E N T OF T HE S URPLU S EARNIN GS AN D W E
OPPO S E LIMITATION S UPON T H E EAR NIN GS OF ANY
RAIL WA Y C OMPAN Y A S PROVI D E D IN T HE C UMMIN S
B I LL
III
~
.
,
.
The C u m
t ak e
o ve
r
m in s
B ill p ro p o ses th at the G overn m en t
p o rtion
a
of
ex c s s Of a ce
p an y in
e
Fix ed lim it at ion s
ci n
e t
,
e f
of
th er
of
h edu le
sc
com
m an n e r
of
w ou ld be
lieve it
a m
awa
y
lishe d by g over n m
ist ak e to
to g ove r n m
Of o
th e r
en
en
ca
t
the
t
au
.
un
y
of
fi
el
of
the
the
d er the
r ev
sam e
in the g ove rn
rp o r ation s
pen ali%e
We
.
be
y in this
ef cien c
r eg ulat o ry
w
e
o
p
t
fi
tr ol
,
the
s eem
r
t ion of rates th at
th o rity
rriers in
,
t r
p o rt ion
an om al
co
p r ofit s
re
ac u al n et ea n in g s o f a car
ex ac
con
i
l
f
en
c
o
u
r
e
a
t
e
r
fi
c
y
w
d
e
g
ac e
the
p er atin g
an
p a rt of the
a
r d thr ou g h
cise of
be
an y
p u b lic s ervice
s ecu e
j
th o se
o
of
o
.
Takin g
ec t
p o rt ion
p an ies
r at es w ou ld
r eg ulation
m en t
rier
o
a
com
.
the m
r
with ou t t akin g
m o e su cc s s u l,
m ax im u m
e a n in g s o f
p on the
ppr opriatin g
r
e arn in g s o f an y railw ay
rta in fix ed
a
or
en u e s
u
the
m ay
,
an d ar e at all
n et ea n in g s
r
sam e
to b e
t
ar e es ab
tim e s
th at
su b
ex cee
d
t e rrit o ry b ecau se of
an u n
warr an t ed
ex er
r if n ot u n con st it u tion al in char
,
16
IV WE OPPO S E T H E C OMPUL S ORY C ON S OLI D ATION
OF RAILROA D S T H E SC H EME OF RATE MAK IN G
G ROUP S T HE S TAN D ARD I %ATION OF EARNIN GS
T HEREIN AN D T H E FE D ERAL IN C ORPORATION OF
RAILROA D S A S PROVI D E D IN T H E C UMMIN S B ILL
.
,
,
,
.
,
The p r o v is io n s
the
in t o
ly
-
fi ve
s
y ste m s
te d istrict s
u n sou n
we
d
an d
,
z on e s
or
,
com
pe l
r ailr o a
the
,
W hile the r e
way
p u blic
r
u
a
g
co m
n
e ce s sity
co n s
pan y
com
le gislat ion
ded by
for
qu ir e
a car
the p r op erty
e g ardle ss
a
twen ty
co u n
tr y
s
r
o
p
e ll its
co n s
v ision s
t itu tion w ou ld
con s
o f an o
o f an y
th e r
the
b g ab ou t th at r e su lt
wo u ld con t r ol
.
t itu te
pu
Of
as
e
p
titio n in
a
u
p
der
h
su c
de clar ation
b lic
blic s e rv ice
to
f
an d
th e p ro
to
re
p u r ch as e
th is w ou ld
b st an ce
of
sa e
u s e,
to p r o ced u r e
eth o d r e s o rted
su
un
r eq u ir
e
t
e
r
m
i
n
C
o
r
s
s
p
g
e
The
fo r
d o u bt wheth er
car ri r , an d
d eviou s m
r in
a s c om
r
ty
r
o
e
p p
fo rm
is g rave
in
thin g
th en
an d
.
e t
rie r en g ag ed
d t
con s o li a e,
to
a c r ain
n e ce ss arv
the
ds
w ou ld
as
,
of
the
titu t ion al au th o r ity
to
n
i
s
n
a
o
e
t
yet the r e
p
v ision s
r
be
m ay
a r ail
Of
of
in t o
t ically an d e con om ical
h
e vic e will be dem o ralized
f orm
e
te m p late
l
o
i
p
su c
s r
in g
ca r r i r s
d iv ision
the
ar e
the
co n
.
tee the ir e arn in g s
r
n
a
a
u
g
of
d t io n
ra
If
the C u m m in s Bill wh ich
n
o
l
i
a
r
o
s
l
so
c
u
y
p
co m
thirty
or
of
to in
be
or
tru e
der
an d n o t th e
to
f o rm
.
A st r o n g lin e
d er
the
c om
op
e rat in g
pu lso ry
in tw o
con s oli a
d tio n
te d ist rict s
ra
sc
m
ig ht
un
he m e be requ ir ed
to
17
d iv ide
its e lf in t o
s
eve ral p arts
ve ry serio u sly im p air ed
te m
by
s
its
f o rm e r
in
or
s
de r
y ste m
all
s
co n n
b rin g
to
W it hin
an d ,
a
d ist u rb an ce
t y
the
,
co u n r
,
ar
e
r
d
y
s ys
eve r in g th is pr o p e rty fr om
pe llin g th at
an d
j u dg m e n t
un
fi ci n c
ef
e rv ice
o f r a il o a
de ad leve l o r
a
b it rary
ou r
s
e t io n
d t ion
ve rag e
a
e t
fo r
all
r ate z on e s ;
rt ificial in the h ig he st
w o uld be th eo ret ical
it
,
w is e
a
co n s o li a
o f c r a in
the fi x ed b o u n d ar ie s
in
of
s
its
cr a
an d co m
b ou t
im p r act ical,
vis io n ar y ,
.
er nm en t
e ct ion s
,
The
.
o
v
g
th is w o u ld be
d eg r ee ;
V
of
fi at
an d
,
an d
a
wh olly
the e s t a blished b u s in e s s
r
j
un us
t ifi ed
e latio n sh ip s
of
.
W E B ELIEVE IN RETAINI N G THE UNIMPAIRE D
AUT H ORIT Y OF T HE S TATE S OVER TH E S U BJ E C T OF
RATE S AN D S E RVI C E APPLI C AB LE T O S TATE TRA F
FI C A S T HE S AME E % I S TE D PRIOR TO FE D ERAL C ON
TROL
,
.
t te
The
t
m a e
s a
p r ote ct io n
ex is
tin u e d
t
c ou r s
t ice
k ee n ly
are
c om m
is sio n
Th e
of
ac
a
e
zed
s ri s o f
e e
.
j u st
p u b lic
as
e ssen tial to
in tere st s
the st ate le gislatu r e
t ive ly e n g ag ed
within
by
the
Of th e
war e
fu n ction s
r co g n i
S t ate s
Of
te n ce
Th os e
.
is sion is
co m m
its
of
fie ld
the
in
the
of
of
con
the st ate
e pr ao
the st at e
.
t te
the C on stitu t io n
b alan ce
the
co m m er c
r
o
n
m
n
v
e
e
g
an d
co n
w
r
e
o
p
t s h ave b ee n
fi rm ed
de cision s by the S u p rem e C ou r t
The
is
an d o f
t r em e n d o u s v alu e
s a
'
as
the le g iti
of
a
lon g
the Un it ed
t b lish ed in
es a
in
ou r
d u al
18
sy ste m
m
r
of
en t s
th o se
Of
The
nm
e
v
o
g
com
en t
fr am ed
who
bin ation
of a s
th e
local s elf g o vern m
has
com
pe lled pe ace
d own
e rn m en t
the pe o p le
of
en t
-
f o re ig n p ow er s ;
tr on g
of
clo s e
An y
of
m ove m
ernm en t
o
v
g
e t rali%a tion
c n
t
su l
e ies
are en m
This is
n ot a
it wise to
as a
beh alf
re com m en d
dition s
of
tim e
qu est ion
s
the im m
to m
ee
t
Th is
is
a
of
war
the
em
com m i
tted
to
an
to
d
u n ce
tion s
t t
ed s
rest rict an d
ei
th e r
r
try
we
of
r
e
p
rg um
no a
.
n ow
en
t
.
N
t
.
or
an o
is
th er
y
r
ea n estl
w ar
-
con
the Fe d e ral C on
to in t erf er e
su c
ha s
.
re
.
h le g islat ion was
;
that p olicy
of
uc
m
n
e
n
e
o
v
g
rtain ty
coun
h de
too m
t
too
fe d eral
ou r
pr ecipit at e
an d
s ec
to
s a es
ne
fro m
us
requirem en t s
ab o u
of
ediate r est o r ation
e rg en cy th at
prop o sition
to b rin g
hipp er s of th e
trol L aw which att em pt
power s
an d
ds
d an g er ou s
as
seek
by rep ealin g th ose
the
n ee
distur b th at r elat ion ship
to
the
the
pr o t ect e d
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.
en t wh ich t en d s t ow ard
e x t en ded p erio d of litig at ion
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t t
the Am erican p lan
to
r eo pen
has b een
t t
te n d en cy t ow ard
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.
wise
s a es
s a es ,
the j u st
to
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,
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19
VII
W E ARE OPPO S E D TO T H E POOLIN G OF T H E
EARNIN GS OF OUR C OMMON C ARRIER S
.
.
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way
com
the
to
o
p an ie s w ith
r
o
p
wn er s th ereo f
ea n in g s
p oolin g
of
r
s e vice , an d
r
is
be
n ecess ar
in ev it ably
the
fo r
p er pr o visio n
m ay
will
n o t in
the f acilit ies b e lon g in g
pu
b lic in te r e st
com
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p
w ise ;
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.
PU B LI C B EIN G WH OLL Y D EPEN D ENT U P ON
TH E D AIL Y UNINTERRUPTE D C ONTINUOU S OPERA
TION OF OUR C OMMON CARRIER S W E AR E I N FAVOR
OF TH E E NA C TMENT OF LE G I S LATION T HAT W ILL
EFFE C TUALL Y PREVENT T H E C ATA S TROP H E T HAT
W OUL D FOLLO W A G E N E RAL RAILROA D S TRIK E
AN D WH I C H LE G I S LATION W ILL AT T H E S AME TIME
FUL L Y RE C O G NI%E T H E J U S T RI G H T S OF T H E L AB
OR E R AN D ALL OT H ER PART IE S IN INTERE S T
VIII
TH E
.
,
,
,
,
,
.
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cifi c
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re co m m e n d at io n s
fo r
on e o f
t ion pre s e n t s
si u a
to m
ak
pre ciate the
an d cou r ag e ou s s a
is su e
e
s
sp e
n e ce s
t te sm an
.
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20
WE FAVOR LE G I S LATION WH I C H W ILL D IRE C T
THE INTER S TATE C OMMER C E C OMMI SS ION TO IN
V E S TI GATE T HE RAIL AN D W ATER TRAN S PORTA
TION FA C ILITIE S OF T H E UNITE D S TATE S W IT H T H E
VIE W OF MA KIN G S U C H RE C OMMEN D ATION S TO
C ON GRE SS A S MA Y B E D EEME D A D VI S AB LE FOR
TH E FURT H ER D EVELOPMENT OR UNIFI C ATION OF
T HE S AME
I%
.
,
.
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itie s
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the
wh ole
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cou rag ed ,
deve lo pe d
tion
y
e
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has
th ou g ht
an d co o r
been
be n efit s wh ich w ou ld
cou l
d be h arm on ized
to have g r eatly
f acilit ie s
in te r est
of
the
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,
o f all
su
bj ec t
n ot n
e xce ed ed
s
,
co m
com
m ak
e
to
s
na
e rce
tion
.
the
y ste m s
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ee m
wa te r
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th e
a
d it io n s
te r s
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e whe n
h ould
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if t he s e
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en
t ran sp o rt a
m
ro
o
p
t io n
the
,
in
the
tho r ou g h s tu dy
.
fo r
th is p u rp o se
has
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dvisab le
or a
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n
ty, e x p erie n c e
an d
wh ich
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to
an d
f acilit ie s
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i
l
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w
l h ave
p p
m ay
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cr a
a n ew
bo ard
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cap aci
con clu sio n s
by the
be
m ay
p et it ive
co m
na
o f, an d
rie r s
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.
d em an d s
ou r
h as
the pe o ple
ece s sary
in ve s tig at ion ,
der
i
n
ve
g
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.
ca r
d in ate d
fl o w to th e
the tim e
an d
un
de by the Un ited
th e p o ss ib ility
w ate r
-
deve lo pe d
h as
m a
w ate r t ran sp o r tatio n f acil
an d
,
bee n
ha s
r ail an d
e an s by wh ich the
ag n c
dy
stu
be
r
fo r
co n
m akin g
fide n ce
e ached by that b o ar d
.
this
in the
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,
try,
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s or
as r
are
e
e p re sen t ative s
un i
ted
in
the p owe r s
b oth st ate
an d
stan tially a s
u r gin g
Of
the
fede ral
,
of
the
ve r
the y e xisted
r
of
C on g r es s to im m
co m m
o
ship p e s
is sio n s
an d o f
o u r c om m o n
r
i
o
p
r
ca
to the war
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co un
d iate ly
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rrie r s
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C S B AT H ER,
L C B OYLE ,
GR ADDY C ARY,
J F C AL L B R E ATH ,
S H C O W AN ,
FA Y ETTE B D ow ,
C E E LM QUIST ,
H J FERNAN D E % ,
W E GARD NER,
C R H IL LYE R ,
FR A N C I S B J AM ES ,
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