Investigation of Feasibility and Desirability of Fixing Railroad Rates on the Basis of Zones: Hearing Before a Subcommittee of the Committee on Interstate Commerce, United States Senate, Seventy-sixth Congress, First Session, on S.J. Res. 58, a Joint Resolution Providing for an Investigation of the Feasibility and Desirability of Fixing Railroad Rates on the Basis of Zones. June 16, 1939Considers (76) H.J. Res. 152, (76) H.R. 5579, (76) S.J. Res. 58. |
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... Senators Bone ( chairman of the subcommittee ) , John- son of Colorado , and Reed . Present also : Hon . William Lemke , a Representative at Large from North Dakota . Senator BONE ( chairman of the subcommittee ) . The subcommittee will ...
... Senators Bone ( chairman of the subcommittee ) , John- son of Colorado , and Reed . Present also : Hon . William Lemke , a Representative at Large from North Dakota . Senator BONE ( chairman of the subcommittee ) . The subcommittee will ...
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... Senate Joint Resolution 58. Mr. HASTINGS . We do ; it is done right here in these statistics I am handing you . Senator JOHNSON of Colorado . Then what is the cost ? Senator REED . It is about 780 miles from Washington to Chicago . Senator ...
... Senate Joint Resolution 58. Mr. HASTINGS . We do ; it is done right here in these statistics I am handing you . Senator JOHNSON of Colorado . Then what is the cost ? Senator REED . It is about 780 miles from Washington to Chicago . Senator ...
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... Senator JOHNSON of Colorado . Your answer is not satisfactory , and I should like to have you figure it out . Mr ... REED . What is your idea , Senator ; to apply your theory to passenger traffic only , or both to freight and passenger ...
... Senator JOHNSON of Colorado . Your answer is not satisfactory , and I should like to have you figure it out . Mr ... REED . What is your idea , Senator ; to apply your theory to passenger traffic only , or both to freight and passenger ...
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... Senator REED . Now , carrier competition and commercial competi- tion make that sort of thing highly desirable . Senator Hastings ' idea is not a novel one , in that under certain conditions , which are impelled if not forced either by ...
... Senator REED . Now , carrier competition and commercial competi- tion make that sort of thing highly desirable . Senator Hastings ' idea is not a novel one , in that under certain conditions , which are impelled if not forced either by ...
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... Senator Copeland had written him , said : I have given some consideration to the proposal , and feel assured that it ... REED . It would not have . I think that would be a natural attitude on the part of the Commission . Whether or not the ...
... Senator Copeland had written him , said : I have given some consideration to the proposal , and feel assured that it ... REED . It would not have . I think that would be a natural attitude on the part of the Commission . Whether or not the ...
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Page 1 - That the Interstate Commerce Commission is authorized and directed to make a thorough investigation of the rate structure of common carriers subject to the interstate commerce act, in order to determine to what extent and in what manner existing rates and charges may be unjust, unreasonable, unjustly discriminatory, or unduly preferential, thereby imposing undue burdens, or giving undue...
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Page 7 - ... of the United States. In order to enable the Secretary of the Treasury to make such payments when called, the Reconstruction Finance Corporation is authorized and directed to allocate and make available to the Secretary of the Treasury the sum of $200,000,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary...
Page 51 - We are advised, although not officially, that a number of the carriers in official territory are willing, experimentally, to make reductions in passenger fares and to eliminate the Pullman surcharge, but that because of the attitude of some of the larger roads no action in that respect, either as to the passenger fare or the Pullman surcharge, has been taken.
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Page 7 - In order to enable the Secretary of the Treasury to make such payments when called, the Reconstruction Finance Corporation is authorized and directed to allocate and make available to the Secretary of the Treasury the sum of $200,000,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, and for such purpose the amount of the notes, bonds, debentures, or other such obligations which the Reconstruction Finance Corporation is authorized and empowered under section 9 of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation...