Roosevelt Urges Corporate Reform and Stronger Oversight
President Roosevelt outlines a new program to regulate interstate corporations, strengthen the Interstate Commerce Commission, and increase public supervision of railways, telegraphs, and securities. He calls for broader federal powers, protection for wageworkers, higher judges’ salaries, and tax reforms while praising a history of fiscal surplus.
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Electrification contract signals bold Pennsylvanian rail plan
The Pennsylvania Railroad signs a 5 million contract with Westinghouse for full electrification of the Hudson tunnel and new terminal in New York. Overhead trolley system to power 250000 horsepower engines capable of 120 miles per hour. Completion planned in twenty months handling 1000 trains daily.
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