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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 ΤΟ AMEND THE INTERSTATE COMMERCE АСТ WITH
RESPECT TO THE TRANSPORTATION OF CERTAIN
DISABLED PERSONS

PART 1

APRIL 24, 25, 26, MAY 2, 3, 4, AND 8, 1956

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

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UNITED STATES

GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

WASHINGTON: 1956

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Mullikin, S. E., Chief, Planning Branch, General Services Adminis-
tration___.

Peters, J. S., Acting Director, Rates and Routes Division, General
Services Administration‒‒‒‒

Ray, Hon. Philip A., General Counsel, Department of Commerce_.

321

321

451

39, 227

Barrett, Francis E., Jr., letter from, transmitting statement for New
England motor common carriers_

519

A review of the Coastwise and intercoastal Shipping Trades,
study by Maritime Administration, December 1955----
Comparison of estimated intercity motor carrier freight revenues
and rail freight revenues (class I railways), 1940-55, table_-_
Proposed substitute for section 4 of H. R. 6141__

75

209

184

Rail and estimated motortruck intercity freight revenues, 1940-
55, chart_____

72

Testimony of Secretary Weeks before Senate Select Committee on
Small Business, December 2, 1955----

40

Federation for Railway Progress, supplementary statement of James
G. Lyne, chairman__.

414

Interstate Commerce Commission: Letter from E. R. Jelsma, Director,
Bureau of Transport Economics and Statistics..

301

National Association of Railroad and Utilities Commissioners, letter
from Austin L. Roberts, Jr., general solicitor, transmitting resolu-
tion___.

515

National Industrial Traffic League: Letter from J. R. Staley, vice
president, Quaker Oats Co., transmitting further information__
Potash Company of America, letter from F. O. Davis, executive vice
president, transmitting statement-----

444

516

Additional information-Continued

Private Truck Council of America, Inc., letter from James D. Mann, Page
managing director____

522

How to build a better transport system-A summary of policy
positions___.

376

Utah Citizens Rate Association, statement of H. H. Ellsworth, execu-
tive secretary-

583

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