page_title: Joseph Bartlett Eastman
hierarchical_section_title: Joseph Bartlett Eastman
caption_attribution_description: English: Title: 10 per cent railroad rate increase benefits motor carriers--ICC Commissioner Eastman. Washington, D.C., April 13. ICC Commissioner Joseph B. Eastman today told a Senate Interstate Commerce Subcommittee that he believed the 10 per cent rate increase granted the railroads last summer has been "Of more benefit to the motor carriers than to the railroads." Advocating a balanced system of transportation charges between rail, motor and water carriers, Eastman said that contrary to popular belief, rate wars between the three do not benefit the public, 4-13-39 Abstract/medium: 1 negative&#160;: glass&#160;; 4 x 5 in. or smaller
context_page_description: Joseph Bartlett Eastman was a member of the Interstate Commerce Commission from 1919 until his death in 1944.
context_section_description: Joseph Bartlett Eastman (June 26, 1882 – 1944) was a member of the Interstate Commerce Commission from 1919 until his death in 1944.
caption: Eastman in 1939
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