Ships for Sale Former Enemy Ships Offered to Americans
The United States Shipping Board announced on January 2 that thirty former enemy owned passenger ships seized after entering the war would be sold to American buyers. Ships must fly the American flag and operate on lines designated by the Shipping Board. Chairman John Barton Payne said the goal is to exit the Government shipping business by selling all passenger and cargo ships to private interests, with further sales of other vessels in preparation. The bid call targets former enemy ships to dispose of them promptly. Sale terms differ from those for new tonnage and will be followed by actions on additional vessels.
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United States Shipping Board
United States
Shipping Board
John Barton Payne
the Shipping Board
Congress
America
Business Outlook for the New Year
The year ahead may be one of the best in history as demand remains strong and prices hold. Europe seeks food and materials while America supplies goods with labor and capital, though wage gains and credit hesitation temper expansion.
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America
Chicago paper charges Brundage and Wilkerson with streetcar bias
A Chicago Republican paper accuses Attorney General Brundage and Utilities Commission chair Wilkerson of favoritism toward street car companies. It notes Brundage and Wilkerson earn salaries from the public, questions their actions on seven and five cent fare orders, and links this to a broader push to abolish the Utilities Commission. The piece cites court moves to shift cases to Brundage and critiques for not enforcing judgments and book audits.
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Utilities Commission
Wilkerson
Thompson
Chicago
Mindis
Tne
Cook County
Ettleson
Cleveland
Sangamon County
Public Utilities Chief Speaks on Fare Reductions
A Chicago Republican article notes James H. Wolkerson, chairman of the State Public Utilities Commission, explaining Attorney General Brundage's view that the commission can lower streetcar fares from seven to six cents without awaiting a Illinois Supreme Court decision. The AG urged careful revenue planning while defending the commission’s authority.
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Chcago Evening Post
Brundige
Public Utilities’ Commission
Ilinois Supreme Court
Supreme Court
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