Evening star., 1932-09-18
PUBLIC LIBRARY
Railroads.


I'm connection with the proposal to
appoint a non-partisan commission
for the purpose of making thor
i ough study of the country's rail-
road problems with a view OF
recommending remedial legislation at
the next session of Congress the Public
Library offers the following list Of books
and magazine articles on railroads OF
the United States:
Books.
The Story Of the Baltimore & Ohio
Railroad. 1827-1927 BY Edward
Hungerford. 1923. HJR. .H894s.
AN excellent story, besides giving a
full account Of the road itself in its
century of ups and downs, tells some
thing of what the building OF that
trunk line meant to communities be-
tween the Atlantic seaboard and the
Mississippi Valley"
One Hundred Years Of American Rail-
reading. BY j. w. Starr. jr. 1928.
SV83St27.
"The story Of railroad progress in the
United States Is in itself a fascinat-
ing one. BY bringing out the human
element in the story in describing the
individual contributions OF inventors,
road builders, engineers and f1nanciers,
the result Is book that will interest
the young reader as we'll as the adult"
Historic Railroads. BY r. s. Holland.
1927. SWIFT.
A history OF the steam railroad In
England and North America is supple
mented by descriptions Of remarkable
railroads in other parts Of the world.
Railroad Administration. BY Ray Nor
ris. 1880. HJR RM835ra.
The author has given "the nom
technical reader the managers view
point toward the problems Of actual
railroad administration in this coun-
try, with a glance at certain compare
tive conditions in other countries"
Equipment Obligations. BY Kenneth
Duncan. 1924. HJR.D913e.
The importance of equipment obli-
cations in railroad finance, the ex-
traordinary widening Of the investment
market for equipment securities, the
unusual forms of equipment contracts
developed, and the peculiar legislation
bearing thereon all seem to warrant q
comprehensive treatment"
Railroad Consolidation, Its Economic
and Controlling Principles BY Julius
Grodinsky. 1890 HJR-G -Gss:
What are the primary factors that
lead the railroads as business enter
prises to press forward so persistently
and urgently with their plans for con-
solidation? This volume. based on in
formation gathered from hearings Of
the Interstate Commerce Commission,
is an attempt to answer the above
nIvng 1nssslHn by the analyzng "a principles
ment." -
Magazine Articles.
Approval Of Rail Consolidation Clears
the Track for Economies. The Busi-
ness Week, August 3, 1882. p9-10.
Actual mergers must await better
times, but roads can now cut competi-
tive practices to fit the new plan
the roads should be encouraged TO plan
economies, consider new projects and
adjust competitive situations in ways
that would seem impossible or fool
hardy under the old individualistc
set-up"
The Railroads Future and Motor
Transport. BY L. j. Hackney. Re-
view of Reviews, August, 1892.
p.37-38.
A defense of the railroads, which are
governed by Federal or State legislation
regulating prices, rates, etc, while COM
petitive carriers, unhampered, benefit
from vast Government expenditures for
highways and navigation projects.
The Future of the Railroads. BY Win
throp Daniels. The Nation, June o.,
1882. p.699-702.
"The post-panic period since the Fall
Of 1929 has suffered to explode a num-
Der of illusions as to the future of the