HEARINGS BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND AERONAUTICS OF THE COMMITTEE ON HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EIGHTY-NINTH CONGRESS FIRST SESSION ON H.R. 5863 A BILL TO AUTHORIZE THE SECRETARY OF COMMERCE PURPOSES MAY 19, 25, AND JUNE 29, 30, 1965 Printed for the use of the Committee on Interstate and Foreigo Commerce COMMITTEE ON INTERSTATE AND FOREIGN COMMERCE OREN HARRIS, Arkansas, Chairman J. ARTHUR YOUNGER, California SAMUEL L. DEVINE, Ohio TORBERT H. MACDONALD, Massachusetts ANCHER NELSEN, Minnesota JOHN JARMAN, Oklahoma HASTINGS KEITH. Massachusetts LEO W. O'BRIEN, New York WILLARD S. CURTIN, Pennsylvania JOHN E. MOSS, California GLENN CUNNINGHAM, Nebraska JOHN D. DINGELL, Michigan JAMES T. BROYHILL, North Carolina PAUL G. RUGERS, Florida JAMES HARVEY, Michigan HORACE R. KORNEGAY, North Carolina TIM LEE CARTER, Kentucky LIONEL VAN DEERLIN, California HOWARD H. CALLAWAY, Georgia 1 J. J. PICKLE, Texas ALBERT W. WATSON, South Carolina 2 W. E. WILLIAMSON, Clerk Professional Sta. ANDREW STEVENSON JAMES M. MENGER, Jr. SUBCOMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND AERONAUTICS HARLEY 0. STAGGERS, West Virginia, Chairman SAMUEL N. FRIEDEL, Maryland SAMUEL L. DEVINE, Ohio JOHN JARMAN, Oklahoma GLENN CUNNINGHAM, Nebraska J. J. PICKLE, Texas HOWARD H. CALLAWAY, Georgia 1 DANIEL J. RONAN, Illinois ALBERT W. WATSON, South Carolina a JOHN BELL WILLIAMS, Mississippi 1 Resigned June 23, 1965. II CONTENTS Housing and Home Finance Agency Interstate Commerce Commission. Bridwell, Lowell K., Deputy Under Secretary for Transportation, Brown, Hon. Virginia Mae, Commissioner, Interstate Commerce Connor, Hon. John T., Secretary of Commerce of Connecticut.. Gilman, Roger H., Port of New York Authority, representing Amer- ican Society of Civil Engineers.- Harris, R. A., treasurer, Railway Progress Institute.. Helstoski, Hon. Henry, a Representative in Congress from the State Henderson, Hon. David N., a Representative in Congress from the Irwin, Hon. Donald J., a Representative in Congress from the State Keith, Hon. Hastings, a Representative in Congress from the State Kirby, Robert E., group vice president, industrial group, Westing- Lennartson, V. A., president, Railway Progress Institute- Licb, Richard L., chairman, Coinmittee on Passenger Traffic, Railway Longhurst, Howard R., Assistant Director, Bureau of Railroad Safety and Service, Interstate Commerce Commission -- Martin, C. D., Jr., Under Secretary for Transportation, Department of Monagan, Hon. John S., a Representative in Congress from the State Nelson, Robert A., Director, Transportation Research, Department of Olsen, Hon. Arnold, a Representative in Congress, from the State of Patten, Hon. Edward J.. a Representative in Congress from the State Pell, Hon. Claiborne, a U.S. Senator from the State of Rhode Island. Interstate Commerce Commission Reuss, Hon. Henry S., a Representative in Congress from the State of |