HEARINGS

BEFORE A

SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE
COMMITTEE ON

INTERSTATE AND FOREIGN COMMERCE
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

EIGHTY-FOURTH CONGRESS

SECOND SESSION

ON

H. R. 6141 and H. R. 6142

BILLS TO AMEND THE INTERSTATE COMMERCE ACT, AS AMENDED,
SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR A STRONGER NATIONAL
TRANSPORTATION INDUSTRY, AND FOR
OTHER PURPOSES

H. R. 525

A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 22 OF THE INTERSTATE COMMERCE ACT, AS AMENDED, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

H. R. 6208

A BILL TO AMEND PARAGRAPH (1) OF SECTION 4 OF THE INTERSTATE COMMERCE ACT, AS AMENDED

H. R. 9177

A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 405 (a), PART IV, OF THE INTERSTATE COMMERCE ACT

H. R. 9548

A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 409 OF THE INTERSTATE COMMERCE ACT. AS AMENDED, TO AUTHORIZE CONTRACTS BETWEEN FREIGHT FORWARDERS AND RAILROADS FOR THE MOVEMENT OF TRAILERS ON FLATCARS

H. R. 9771

A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 411 OF THE INTERSTATE COMMERCE
ACT, AS AMENDED, WITH RESPECT TO RELATIONSHIPS
BETWEEN FREIGHT FORWARDERS AND OTHER
COMMON CARRIERS

H. R. 9772

A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 410 OF THE INTERSTATE COMMERCE ACT, AS AMENDED, TO CHANGE THE REQUIREMENTS FOR OBTAINING A FREIGHT FORWARDER PERMIT

H. R. 6111 and S. 1777

BILLS TO AMEND

THE INTERSTATE COMMERCE ACT
RESPECT TO THE TRANSPORTATION OF CERTAIN
DISABLED PERSONS

PART 2

MAY 9, 10, 11, 22, 23, 24, 29, JUNE 5 AND 6, 1956

WITH

Printed for the use of the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce

CONTENTS

Statement of—

Aitchison, Clyde B., on behalf of American Trucking Associations, Page Inc

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602, 715

Arnold, Grant, member, transportation and communication committee,
Chamber of Commerce of the United States--

Brown, Renee, appearing for Lewis C. Brown Co., Houston, Tex_.
Carpi, Fred, vice president, Pennsylvania Railroad___.

Condon, Arthur D., on behalf of Independent Advisory Committee to
the Trucking Industry, Inc---

Culpepper, C. B., secretary and general manager, Atlanta Freight
Bureau, and chairman, legislative committee, Southern Traffic
League.

Derenthal, E. J., corporate traffic manager, R. H. Macy & Co., New
York, N. Y__.

Dorr, L. J., executive secretary, National Industrial Traffic League__.
Earnshaw, Samuel W., on behalf of National Committee of Shippers
and Receivers__.

Estes, F. F., director, transportation department, National Coal
Association__.

Fender, Joe G., representing Houston Merchant Shippers Association
and Dal-Worth Shippers Association_

Flannery, R. J., representing St. Louis Shippers Association, Inc.
Floberg, John F., Washington, D. C.---
Frederick, Dr. John H., head, department of business organization,
and professor of transportation, College of Business and Public
Administration, University of Maryland___

Gubser, Hon. Charles S., a Representative in Congress from the State
of California__

Herberger, Joe, traffic manager, Foley's Dry Goods Co., Houston, Tex.
Hood, J. M., president, American Short Line Railroad Association-----
Johnson, Gilbert R., counsel, Lake Carriers' Association___
Johnson, Hon. Lester R., a Representative in Congress from the State
of Wisconsin___

Leighty, G. E., president, Order of Railway Telegraphers, and chair-
man, Railway Labor Executives' Association___

951

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1264

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1035

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1008

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1097

1269

595

716

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1081

883

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825

759

Locke, Bryan D., representing Monnig Dry Goods Co. and Dal-Worth
Shippers Association__.

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1061

Maddox, William M., executive secretary, Property Owners Committee_ Milligan, Archer G., president, Chicago Shippers Association, Inc.-- 1056 Morrow, Giles, president and general counsel, Freight Forwarders Institute

Norton, Ralf S., member of local 557, Baltimore, Md..

Pinkney, James F., general counsel, American Trucking Associations,
Inc----

Ott, William H., chairman, legislative committee, National Industrial
Traffic League..

1149, 1186 1268 928 600, 764, 828

Preston, Thomas L., general solicitor, Association of American Railroads

765

Putnam, Norcross W., executive secretary, Chicago Shippers Association, Inc___

1056

Rowan, James F., general manager, Movers Conference of America__897, 912
Schlefer, Marsh P., on behalf of Marine Transport Lines, Inc--
Seal, Charles R., on behalf of American Asociation of Port Authorities
and North Atlantic Ports Association, Inc----

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Statement of-Continued

Seals, Durward, traffic manager, United Fresh Fruit and Vegetable
Association_.

Smith, Robert H., representing National Retail Dry Goods Association
Specker, Richard H., executive vice president, National Water Carriers
Association, Inc.-.

Thompson, Chester C., president, American Waterways Operators.
Triggs, Matt, assistant, legislative director, American Farm Bureau
Federation__.

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Turney, John R., on behalf of American Trucking Associations, Inc__ 602, 709 Utley, W. C. T., traffic manager, Sid Richardson Gasoline Co. and Sid Richardson Carbon Co., Fort Worth, Tex-

Webber, Richard, chairman, transportation committee, American Re-
tail Federation__.

Wildman, W. Y., commerce attorney and transportation consultant,
Waterways Freight Bureau_

Additional information submitted for the record by

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966, 975

American Association of Small Business, Inc., statement of J. D. Henderson, national managing director_-_

799

American Gas & Electric Service Corp., letter from H. A. Kammer,
executive vice president__.
American Retail Federation:

Comparison of cars of merchandise less-than-carload lot loaded
with number of tons of less-than-carload lot revenue freight
originated, showing tons per car, table_--_.
Comparison of tons of less-than-carload lot revenue freight origi-
nated with gross freight revenue on less-than-carload lot traffic,
showing revenue per ton on less-than-carload lot freight origi-
nated, table____.

National associations.

State associations_

American Trucking Associations, Inc.:

Analysis of protestants, table_

Common carrier freight tariffs, table....

1130

1094

1095

1095

1096

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714

Letter from James F. Pinkney, general counsel.

855

Number of regulated carriers..

837

Number of trucks in United States (1955 estimates) ---.

836

Power units operated in intercity service by groups of carriers as
reported for 1953, table_-

837

Statement of—

Freund, F. G., director, traffic department_
Lawrence, John V., managing director____

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Association of American Railroads: Supplementary statement of
Jervis Langdon, Jr------

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Atlanta Freight Bureau, continuing champion of southeastern progress.

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Boggs, Hon. Hale, letter from___.

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Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen, statement of W. P. Kennedy, president

762

Burlington Shippers' Association, statement of F. L. Partridge, executive secretary-director of traffic__

770

California Farm Research and Legislative Committee, statement of.......
California Grape and Tree Fruit League, letter from E. Alan Mills,
assistant manager, in charge of traffic, transmitting resolution__
California Railroad Association, letter from Walter J. Little_---
California State Board of Agriculture, letter from Romain Young,
assistant secretary, transmitting resolution----
Chamber of Commerce of the United States:

Transportation and communication committee, 1955–56_--Dairyland Power Cooperative, statement of John P. Madgett, general manager_.

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826

Fargo (N. Dak.) Chamber of Commerce, statement of J. I. Finsness, commerce counsel.

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