Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-01-09
HASPIAN TO
MERGE PRIVATE
RAIL SYSTEMS


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wasn1ngton jan. "a compre-
snip n OF, rai!roads
9 stract regulauon>
c m~ :, .rca cnynnt1tsa s+nSas, ~ = ny
witt Cuylsr. chairman al the Associa.
ton Of Railway Executiyes. repre-
/; sentinK practically All leadinr roads
in the United States. -.
nh. ,I.n, .n,I,,aa. -
merGnr svs+.nas q Is rvs uo.ss,,ra ~
mniacation - nneratinS nooI;ns ~
! facilities and rs certain cases Of
eerninSs aMa .rforcsn ent ~ edon,,.ta
ssr,yic. ,,nder s,,rervi.inn " " : e s.oeee
!, tsrv q tre tion = nar . 80 hiine+
4 office WITTY fha int.r.s cn-,nnaarcs
commission acting as a supreme Court
Of review of rate disnutas VI:
wage ana ~er,n,ovnAan+ a,.r,,+.a
which could not he .ettiad hatwasn
srnninvss anh noe nesnt.u -o,,i% ba
referred ia an adt"stment hosrS witb h.
nnaer the Man ana e str,Hs. and socIa
o,,t. ,or ry paa a aa s.ne a,s .a%
Most nnera+,pe ras,rm. erect.d
d,,rin~ ,,n;fed .,.~sman+ Nv the
"a iirosd admin,stratinn wo,,id bs IN.
t;n,ed Ths exec,t;vs. "biect 70 III
rector General. McAdoo.s nsoposal for
ave vaer a1t.n.inn ~ Z ~roysrnnoent
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to the recommendations Of the inter-
state COMMISSION p%resen.e 90
" Inc senate committee d. Neal mss
National Service Foremost + .
1.-The fundamental and essential
purpose to be accomplished is to fur
nish the public with safe, efficient and
adequate Transportation at the lowest
cost consistent with /, such service"
said Mr.. Cuyler, reading to the COM
mittee prepared statement, And
of the owners and employees and also
adequate to the nations needs even
in times of great national emergency
Tor PERIL 4 81. e,;" 4, !.
re declared that whatever plan or
roi;cv should ha adonted provision
srhomid Ia mads for adeouate service
for the countrv,s needs. For neces-
sorv construction With prevention Of
v,a Sc hw IN i,dic,o,s road buildine.
fnr conso,;dation when dictated by
nuh,ic interest and "for a rate struc-
t,,ra which viii nrovide sufficient
reven,,es and create sufficient credit
to accomniish these n%urDoses."
.To this end" said MI. Cuyler,
private ownership. management and
operauon 81 .nv 1A ~ nst;nne ,,"iicv
s.oou; HS 20 - $500
oe con''nueu'
Government Would Regulate. ,
Observation-Disclosures 4 Of interstate COM
merce.sas tosail things substantially
affeosinr them fncimdinr ali rates
state and interstate should be ex.
ciusiveiv in the hands of the national
government. state Commission should
not he interviewed with by the federal
act ercent an far as necessary to carry
.The interstate m commits
sion should act as a ouasi-judicial
hodv, cinfhed with authority, to mass
,,,oy all n,es4f"ns c~oncerninS the rea.
snnahleness and adeouacy Of rates
and co%ncerning discriminations.
mo new or. branch lines Of rail
road or large and ~pen terminals
should he constructed unless y certifl-
cate Of 'nubiic convenience and neces-
sitv 10 arst obtained ron the secre-
tarv n transnortation. The executive
and administrative functions of the
interstata erce Commission ex-
cent ID 70 a~ccountinp and as to federal
vaf,,ation ~ railroad nronerties
shnr,1d 10 +rsnsferred - the secretary
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Roads to Propose Rates.
"The carriers should have the DOW
err to Initiate rates. schedules of which
should he flied with the Interstate
commerce commission, with the Sec
rotary Of Transportation and with, the
state commissions in which the rates
are anpiicable."
The secretary of TRANSFORMATION
might annrove the rates. LET them 20
into effect without approval. or 8
mend them. and refer them to the in
terstate onm ission for de-
REORGANIZATION. The commission might
alao hear con, nv or
others and have to nre-
scribe minimum "a val as maximum
rates. - - $3.50
AZ. c,,v,er,s statement sneciHed
that .the statute itseif' should ,nroyide
the rule ~ rate.makine and shouId
r%enrira that rates he not onlv what
has hsen1ca,}ed reasonable hit ades
nnate ana snfficient "a 1enahie the
carriers "a. provide, safe. adequate and
inyestment ss and attract , pt the new w esnis
ital necessary in the nubiic interest"
II was declared further that .:fhe
.~tatnta should rovid that existing
$500. 49, 49,. 4. ~ -SSI