The sun., 1919-10-23
CUMMINS HAS RAIL
RETURN BILL READY
Measure Provides for Sweep
ing Reorganization Of
Transport System.
GOES TO SENATE TODAY
Unifcation Plans Will Meet
Advances in Federal
Regulation.
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,ion -, tha 90 co for tha ,neo s,,re Mean
,vith TUT sIr,J corresnordsnt to.dav ana
outlined its policies and provisions He
expressed the hope that 1t Will pass the
Senate before the end OF the present
session, but ADMITTED that he had no ex-
pectation that 1t would pass the House
until well into the next session. In ex-
planning the measure, senator Cumm>ns
said
'rEe Dill Is one OF the most voiumi-
nous legislative measures brought Pc
Tore Congress in recent years. me print
covers los pages ana deais WIN tne en-
TIRE transportation propiem IN nioro
inclusive manner tnan mas ever peen
attemp'ed IN sihsie lneasue ~
ers tne entire reorganization Oh lne Isn-
road systems OF tne county, pioves .e.
ior fooroinatloh OF tne ran anu ,.s
nspor. systems nsue .n .,, 49,
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portatioh system "nich. uhue. @ as,a
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IN snor, ,ne am Is ho.nins ,,o ,sss a ,n,t,,
organize toeether IN one ~
unoer enec.iVe feueraL eoh'Io. az Iii sn
Observation-Disclosures Oh river "a
ana ocean transports anu "
Ject thehN1o feoere, auiniii's'i" S1
thorily'
Oarryine On OF Deots'
ssThe bill repeals the act Of March 21,
1917. except as. TO the provisions for
settling up the problems involved in
Federal control The Government la to
car, for ner,od not exceeding ten
years the indebtadness Of the railroa DIS
70 g On account of monevs advanced.
sh.r,aah,a 70 can,ta, account THAT ia.
aa,,anaa. ~, ,ha covernment 10 the
co,,na,,o, d,,-,ns .ha n.r,od ~ EederaI
oa.rai ,',,,;oh - arnanSsd an addiS
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ness 70 IL GO sna 1900 T,s =
amount 10 apou' si'ssv.ovv'ovo,
hgure may prove iess. pu' .ns
are no' neary up 10 ua.e anu oN'' "p7
pro1,na''on lima IN 70 NV posS S h -,ha ,or,-
FROM this amount OWED py ,he eoh-
panies TO the cover rhneht WIN pe oe-
Quoted amounts Whlch the Hoserhinen'
owes 70 the raiiWays ioI services rem
dered. In ADDITION 10 tnese ahounts
certain otner advances nhaue sne
Government amounting 10 proDaDLy
about $soo.0OO,oOo' VIII DC carried py
the Government on demand notes OF the
companies at per cent These last
mentioned advances represent expenses
that would nave been PAID from current
income II the income had been sCincient.
ALSO the bill provides Tor return OF
the working capital that was taken over
with the roads. 1t Is not yet possible 70
state what the amount Is. but the Dill
states that the amount to be returned
on this account shall in no case exceed
the cost OF operation Of road for a
month. The committees Information is
that the aggregate OF these amounts Will
The Dali provioes TOT tne return o
NAMES AT midnight of the last day OF the
month In which the bill shall become
law. II undertakes to reorganize the
reg,s alton system so as to eliminate the
difficulties of the old system Of railroad
control. Under that system different
roads had widely varying earning ca
pacity.
"A road with large earning power
In competition with anotner having =
small earning power, Hnsnt earn 10 por
cent, on its inveslneh'. mie tue ~
roau, VI eHaey uie
Iaee' wouru M ap.i.taa w. ooro,,,dad
~. ~. IA rae,,iatory nlan was a faiI-
80 saca,,sa ~ the d,screnanc,es In the
sarn,ng canacitv The poi,cy Of the hill
recognizes that the only way to remove
these discrepancies was through consoli
dation. If all the roads could be con-
solidated under a single corporation the
problem Of adjusting rates would be
perfectly simple. That plan was re-
Jected. and then the alternative was to
consolidate the roaos INTO nxed num-
Der or systems each Deins aDie IN the
assresate 20 susta.h ,lsen, anu an oeine
noie . I" e.rn % AOou' 'i'e S"'Ae ie'ui" ""
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