IGHWAY REVENUE ACT 4 MAY 24 HEARINGS BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE UNITED STATES SENATE EIGHTY-FOURTH CONGRESS SECOND SESSION ON H. R. 10660 AN ACT TO AMEND AND SUPPLEMENT THE FEDERAL-AID MAY 17 AND 18, 1956 ingress. Senate Printed for the use of the Committee on Finance UNITED STATES WASHINGTON: 1956 COMMITTEE ON FINANCE HARRY FLOOD BYRD, Virginia, Chairman WALTER F. GEORGE, Georgia II EUGENE D. MILLIKIN, Colorado EDWARD MARTIN, Pennsylvania JOHN J. WILLIAMS, Delaware RALPH E. FLANDERS, Vermont GEORGE W. MALONE, Nevada FRANK CARLSON, Kansas WALLACE F. BENNETT, Utah ELIZABETH B. SPRINGER, Chief Clerk CONTENTS Statements: American Petroleum Institute___. Anderson, George W., representing the American Transit Association. Boll, Raymond, vice president, sales, Cummins Engine Co., Inc., Columbus, Ind., on behalf of the automotive diesel-engine industry- Bresnahan, William A., assistant general manager, accompanied by E. V. Kiley, director of research, American Trucking Association, Bromley, W. S., executive secretary, American Pulpwood Association_ Brooker, Robert E., vice president, Sears, Roebuck & Co., and chair- man of the highway policy committee of the Illinois State Chamber of Commerce, on behalf of the Illinois State Chamber of Commerce.. Brothers, J. David, president, New Dixie Lines, Richmond, Va.--. Burger, George J., Washington representative, Burger Tire Consult- ant Service, and vice president, National Federation of Independent Canfield, Robert E., New York, N. Y., representing American Pulp- wood Association (as read by W. S. Bromley, executive secretary, American Pulpwood Association) - Courtney, Jeremiah, general counsel, American Taxicab Association__ D'Alesandro, Hon. Thomas, Jr., Mayor of Baltimore, Md.. Desvernine, Raoule, American Trucking Associations, Inc.-. Ellis, Otis H., general counsel, National Oil Jobbers Council Engle, Hon. Clair, a Representative in Congress from the State of Floyd, Frank H., general manager, Local Cartage National Con- 155 Hibben, Robert C., executive secretary, International Association of 179 Joyce, John H., National Agricultural Motor Carriers Association_ 171 91 Mack, Hon. Russell V., a Representative in Congress from the State 182 Malone, Hon. George W., United States Senator from the State of 24 Marsh, Winston W., executive secretary and general manager of the McClure, John E., on behalf of liquified petroleum gas users. Murrow, Lacey V., highway consultant; accompanied by K. B. Rykken, special assistant to the executive vice president, American Statements-Continued kutland, Guy W., Jr., vice president, Motor Convoy, Inc., Atlanta, Sawyer, Frank, president, Checker Taxi Co., Boston, Mass. Stewart, Loran L., president, Bohemia Lumber Co., Cottage Grove, Letters and telegrams: Adamson, Ernie, Middleburg, Va., to committee, May 18, 1956. Bender, Hon. George H., to chairman, May 17, 1956, and enclo- sure Blazek, Wm. J., Cleveland, Ohio, to Horace F. Gwilym, executive director, Cab Research Bureau, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio, May 4, Butler, Joseph W., Butler Oil Corp., Philadelphia, Pa., to Hon. Camp, Douthitt, chief, gasoline tax division, State department of Cooper, Jack, president, Jack Cooper Transport Co., Inc., Kansas City, Mo., to Hon. Frank Carlson, May 16, 1956. Cox, Gordon V., Bismarck, N. Dak., to Hon. William Langer, Dailey, O. L., Jr., executive secretary, Arkansas Independent Oil Marketers Association, Little Rock, Ark., to Hon. John L. Dalton, W. B., chairman, legislative committee, Kansas Oil Men's Association, to Hon. Frank Carlson. Elliott, Clint, Elliott Oil Co., Pine Bluff, Ark., to Hon. John L. Englebach, M. V. manager, government department, the Ruberoid Co., to Committee, May 17, 1956 Hamburg, Walter, general sales manager, Milton Oil Co., St. Louis, Mo., to Hon. Stuart Symington, April 30, 1956- Healey, Thomas C., secretary, Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehouse- men and Helpers Joint Council No. 10, of Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont, to chair- Hickenlooper, Hon. B. B., to chairman, May 1, 1956, and en- Higgins, Edmund F., president, Yellow Cab Company of Philadel- phia, to Hon. Edward Martin, May 16, 1956.- Hyames, Don, Hyames Oil Co., Aliceville, Ala., to Hon. John Kirchwehm, Elmer A., president, Cartage Exchange of Chicago, Langton, Fred M., tax administrator, and Thomas L. F. Kelley, chief tax examiner (motor fuel), division of taxation, depart- ment of administration, State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, to Hon. John O. Pastore, May 15, 1956... Lockwood, James, president, Kansas Motor Carriers' Association, Topeka, Kans., to Hon. Frank Carlson, May 10, 1956.. London, Fred W., director, gasoline tax division, department of revenue, State of North Carolina, to Hon. Sam J. Ervin, Jr., Additional information-Continued Nance, James J., president, Automobile Manufacturers Asso- Porter, Frank M., president, American Petroleum Institute, Powers, John J., chairman of the board, McCabe-Powers Auto Page 111 200 201 184 175 202 Reuther, Walter P., president, United Automobile Workers, to 107 Rider, E. Corbett, president, Pennsylvania Association of Salmon, Armand J., State supervisor, department of the treasury, Smedile, Frank B., Taxicab, Bus, Funeral Drivers and Chauf- 170 187 195 198 Stinson, H. L., sales manager, Colonial Oil Co., Inc., Norfolk, Va., 201 Stover, J., Frontier Chemical Co., Wichita, Kans., to Hon. Frank 111 Teague, Hon. Charles M., to chairman, May 18, 1956- 202 106 Thorpe, William P., president, Michigan Cartage Men's Associ- 198 111 200 Villee, William B., Lawrence Transfer & Storage Co., Lawrence, Warner, Morton A., Savage, Minn., to chairman, May 17, 1956.- Wiltgen, Albert M., Wiltgen Ready Mixed Concrete Co., Le Resolutions: International Association of Ice Cream Manufacturers_ Tables: Comparison of annual tax increases which will be paid by a 188 200 153 104 109 91 179 195 110 142 Estimated tax receipts allocated to highway trust fund, fiscal 70 Highway program, H. R. 10660, as passed by the House of Repre- 68 Highway program, H. R. 10660, as amended by the Senate Com- 69 |