The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-01-31

- necessary IA "rG' y" r"AS"''an.e
usSTrtu,c ct the s'''"S~ 81 lFiN"'' "N
vrShip and uI'vra'Iui 90! IN fa'ir"""N !''
IN. future" \ number al dih"r' NJ rIahS
have been pr"p"N,d 10y aS InAnF d;Hrr'h,
interests Tho Association of Railway
Executives under the = ha.rinal'HI'I 81
Mr. Th"mHS Dewitt ''uH!"r mas PR
pared a ruIur"...r'uSlN, p'Hh l"r la'IE"hH
rrpulatiuu. nIld : Is i!ru HtS Deem pre-
scented 20 the l.! .."'!s ,umiul ilc' 81 h"lI,
HOUSES uf Goa .r"SS. Tn" Nhti"i!"
Association If owners II RllIr"an -
uurif...s iind.r the Chl!rmanShip "t MI
: Dawes Wrr',r,d Of RaltIm"r". ats"
pr,rarrJ carefully worked ont plan
tor the sum, l'u"i"S'. ThIS plan WIS
rl.n presented t. the apprnpriai" COM
mltt.rS Of Congress- anu has frt"INcN
CONSIDERATION. The National TranSp"r.
eaton Conference. called by IN" United
StHt"x> Chamber uf Commerce. prepared
and put forward i plan similar III many
respects to tn" plan advocated by MT
Warncld'S Association. TINS plan mas
also been prosecuted 10 Congress. Kali
way labor. as represented by som" of
,he principal hruthcrhoudS put forward
tine Su.,allrI "plumh Plan and urged
is adoption by congress. Othcr plans
have been presented and their adoption
urged.
The appropriate committees IN the
two Houses If Congress held hearings
for months for the purpos" Of develop
ing ali thu information possible" IA cot
ncc,iun with th:s matter. and finally
each Hous" # congress passed p'''
concerning IN" Su"J"'i l" h'''hN
"Sp"r'S th- R.llS 50 passed were similar.
hut N certain vial r"sprrtS they w"r"
quite I. Ssinnltr. Both bills. however.
were referred to a C"Ht"rcnr" Commits"
composed "' "'H'"'tS ., D"tt ',o", =
ana tA'S E"tl'i'', ''- tnH un" ~, ,i,s ,,,
under ronsIu"rh','h '"r Sr''..T I'Il
apparently 'h'E nav :" l.' ",'" w,,,, ',,
I" reach an agreement ana II" report
, has Yet been hla"e.
! II - important II PI'N"'' y" nv Si,p
- 10 continue t.a' C"nEt'HS S'',, .,iI
uea! drhh''e'N WI" l"' "''',' -. 49,
road rates ana revenues. ann many "''
or Ia" h"Nct ami al" one, "l ''l'' mum
. hrr-that congress Sh""t" prov tac
dciinit" ruio for IN" guidance 81 US
nGent-the INTERSTATE '"i'lh'' I'm us
dealings win Surh u""Nt'TTS, nc ha..
which was p2SSSu oH ,n' il""Sr, INV :"
as the ESch pill contains no SUN pto-
vision The hlii passed by 'h' Hriln'c,
known rs inc Nuihl'''hS p.h' '""'r sI.s 4"
! very DEFINITE provision Tor INC future
! guidance or the commission III thlS re-
; spect. ana Is To he t"nhd IN S''ti"n OF
tne nlfI as rPporl'u' S''',"h FoSoE
! nizeS the SITUATION as II aC' u"l'F eN's 81:
ana authorizes Iho 'rt"'l' SN'," w IN
! rates aoeuuSW TO H'eiu i' "p'l a'!"e
! income suiucleht 10 pay Il 1hr 'etut u
q upon the C"'h"'"'" N''", ~ ."t i"ou'
-
( ie'E IHNNtuN'H VIZ, ,"'''''''''''u I tI''' ~
! shaIl Tx rates l" SIeIu as near as tl'E
, pc 90 per C'h' upon S"'n "sHr'-
gate NaLu'' an" AIS" I''rmI'S NV COM
; mission, In It's ulSCrctIon; 70 TX rates so
as to yield an additional l: per cent
upon the value or the property which
addttlonal amount or revenue. however
small DC uS"u 20 pay Iur Sucn improve
mcnts as are not IN themselves COM
! pensatory.
| section also provides that tf from
rates so hNed an individual carrier
should earn more than per cent net
upon the fair value or its property. the
earnings In excess of that amount shall
be divided with the government.
This. in very general way. Is what
Sect ION attempts to accomplish. | d"
| not believe that the hill as 1t passed the
Senate provided as literally as 1t should,
even IN Inc pubic interest, Tor the tu-
! ture revenues of tho carriers, hut even
best solution for the revenue side OF the
/ railroad problem that has so far been
! proposed in my piece OF constructive
! legislation. and hope that 1t Will ulti-
matciy become law. II II does thlnk
we may ieel V"aSonaoIe assurance mat
| private ownership ana operation OF the
railroads mas chancc AT lcaSt 10 con
! unur az p"rhianeht poIlTF' nut unieSs
! l'Slslation OF lnat Eehcrai character IS
, enacted l DO not beIerc private owner
/ snip anu operation ol INC ra!lroauS can
, possibly continue as permanent policy.
! ana INC only atcrnntiFe Is GoNcrhment
! ownership ana OPERATION anu nave
! frequently SAID ana say again. that un-
! ISsS CohsresS - u'SI,"seu !" y" Gr"i WIN
: thc mater as I" GIse reasonable aSSur-
! ance or IN" SUCCESSFUL operation or pr,
Ea'e ownership IN 'ho tuLurc' II "ou'u
/ Dc peter 70 accept nov 'hn ait"rh"'lv'
I or government ownership and not OK
P'r!ment iurtner WIN la'lure.
nero - very aeIerli.inNu opposition
! on the part OF certain interests towards
! that feature or mo IunliHins Dill wh''h
PROVIDES TOT n oiv'sl"n OF I'm" excess
earnings OF inc lndINldual rtIr"adS l
| leeI coni'deht' however thaC private
| ownership cannon continue un!"ss that
matter shaii De acait WIN sunS,antiaiIE
as proposed IN Ssction OF the GUM
! INNS Dill. Inc TACT that certain roads
, IN each ratio group are able becauSe or
! thcir geographical location ana dense
Talnc 10 earn an aHPIe net return upon
INC Vaiue or 'helr properly from rates
less fortunately located has always In
the past operated TO prevent rates be-
ing hXed on basis adequate Tor the
roads as whole IN such group. and this
condition would continue 10 operate In
the same manner In the future IT not
corrected. If Congress deals satiSfac-
torily with the question or revenue.
nowaver go ,eS',rt hHt n,.n"T IN.
r. -, 80 oont,i, ~ r. a,I..
49, :, .. o. Ito 80 %rn,.ido ,,mco,,nr;i
! &C. 49, =. !, 49,, It,. -. ~
! r,cr,.,or a. ~ hSIi vii, ,r,,.ort - s;i
,,ra ~ ,ri,.o,o mwnersbin and al tba,
! such "a ii,,r. s,>aiIs
/ "Rotb Houses nf Conrrass have e,-
,emnted N deal with tho suhiec, ~ raII-
800 Labor and there 10 nnnnrcnilv
| -. diy.r,cnce 90 opirIon cnnnnrjr'
that nrattar porxopaily tLi,t
! rrnbfa. sc snr,ra,s ,inno - ~ I'.In
tp;o,, 49,, oS r,alir :, a.. NV