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Plan of Railroads Faces Senate Scrutiny in January
Three major railroad reform proposals were laid before the Senate interstate commerce committee. Executives urged private ownership under a Transportation Secretary, with potential rate reviews by the committee, ICC, and pooling powers. Critics warned centralized control could politicize policy. supporters say speed and efficiency would improve rate decisions.
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Washington
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Congress
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
Secretary of Transportation
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Underwood
Alabama
McAdoo
Senate Committee
T. DeWitt Cuyler
Senatora Cummins
Iowa
Smith
South Carolina
Cuyler
Pennsylvania Railroad
Alfred P. Them
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Association of Railway Executives
Jules Kruttachnitt
Southern Pacific
Daniel Willard
Baltimore & Ohio
Howard Elliott
Northern Pacific
Samuel Rea
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Pennsylvania
T. Bledsoe
Santa Fe