Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-01-11
ROADS WELCOME
INQUIRY ASKED
Charges Made by w. Jett
Lauck Characterized
AS Absurd
INQUIRY ORDERED
Outside Repairs Held NecssSary-
Amount That Can be Thus Spent
In f.sch- Cummins Act.

| Va s!l;;.:gSoa. Jan. 1.-THE raj
roads Ct ;ne country. accused yes
(! .c,iay before tnc Interstate Com
nerce Commissioner by the Inter
!! rational Association Of Macn:n!sts
| s::th wasting vast sums Of money
!pon locomotive and freight car re-
! pairs in an effcrt 10 break down The
.a,or ui.g.ns. viii welcome an inquiry
oy vhc commission into every phase
! # the question which the machin,s:s
rave raised.
Il might be stated that the inquiry
which the mach;r:sts pet,tiune:i ;he
commission 70 make yesterday "as
ordered BY that body some days ago.
Tue matasr was brought 70 the at
,e,l,,::o? cf the commission originally
- pU6f;c statements of Representa-
i've Bu4i,estcn, Ct Ala,:anla, which,
II ease.=c. are the same IS those
nads ey W. J<us Lauck in his br::"f
Sled WITH the commission Yesterday
.rcrnH,g
r. i ths fixed parposa Of the com
r:ss!cn 70 inquire i'lto the whole
,us'-sss. not because i. has or as-
-umes any Jurisdiction over disputes
beaween the RAILROADS and th.ir en-
gscyes or Is concerned officially IN
ne open or closed Sbcp. but because
i has tie r;ght an,. is urder the d'ity
! f ct.ncre'iirg 1ihc rli!rra<ls to con-
s..rc :nc'lr financial resources.
Ra;..w9y officials pronounce EbsMd
-ha charae that they are do!s5era.etS
! throwing sway enormous sums Of
money an repairs for the pulp*se Of
s:rrt;rr rnict.ism or for ary 0Ffre7
purpose. Any raijway president VINO
! ,rauIsE dare t::s=ipate the revenues Of
l:< cr,rcrty in such fashion, II was
,ec!are,i taa.iay. would be discharged
rmei1atehy By his board Of directors.
The mach.nise.s' petition, il was aiisd
c merely propaganda designed - ern
asrra<s .ae .a;!roads IN their fight b,
ecn... Congress for amendment to ti's
CIav.en act. relieving them Of he ne
.eSS;ty cr advertising fer everything
hey isTy.
When the Interstate Commerce
Commission cpeHs its 'iHquiry into
,cntrac-s for equtpment repairs <ne
-alroa.,< viii be prepared 20 show:
F:r<t-Tha3 the equipment Of hre
.a,r;ers w.s returned 10 them q; The
nd os Federal control in consi-
ion far Verse than whcr' the Cow
,rnnent received 1t, and that il re-
ln;red :mmeliate and very su'>stanaai
.epairs IN order that The carriers
n:.,h. meet the demands upon them
~ commerce.
| Se.or.i-That these repairs ware
= sre,., that they cmp'i nc.> AL ne
dorc il the company shops without an
I r.LNCSt .H'cTll!UdFlc TX a.
:! Th:a:-1hat practically all the re-
,airs mat could be done in company
hep. wa< done there and that Iz
/ jara~ca RID 10 he put out to outside
.hcrs -. the carriers and The public
you'd be deprived of necessary trans
,ort:.t:;cn facilities.
| f'curh--Thst n giving tht work
% outside plants the best possEni"
;erms we're obtained. but because q
wsrheqi and the necessity for rrcff!
/! he outside shops could not do the
work a. ciicsp,y as company sn0pS;
F:ffh-That even with the same
c;;ass::f cation Of repairs there may
he, ard ofocn is, a spread in the same
snoo cf several thousand OF dollars IL
east IL repairs ON the same type OF .e-
/ ,crno,;ve receiving. en- paper, ths
game class Of repairs.
S;xEh-That the character Of re-
pairs done in outside shops IS very
ruch heavier than repairs done IN
company shops, the lighter repairs
I beng confined to company shops to
rt1serve capac:ty ana time, and
| .F:.a,lty.. t1aaay cengrae5s Of exactly
bldhe same, character as those made BY
ICors!1usd on Page six) @a.
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DIED -. =.
rARSGH If -Suddeni& Monday.
January 10. 1921. JOHN c. NAE
III r,/.1TCD G. &c etG South pc