Boake Carter Testimony On Railroads Surplus Cited
A transcript notes Boake Carter testifying on September 12, 1911 about railroads and a national surplus. John Peltey, chairman of the Revelation of American Railroads, is cited discussing costs and a Senate committee hearing. The record references a wartime or supply shortage context and killer reasons for railroad company decisions.
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John Peltey
Aevelation of American Railroads
Senate
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Rail and river freight mix could cut costs amid tank car surplus
A historical column argues that 1,000 barges on the Ohio and Mississippi would shift crude oil and refined products routing. It proposes moving 100 tanks from 70,000 airplus cars to 4,000 barges and utilizing Gulf ports to Pittsburgh via the rivers for cheaper, faster delivery. The plan notes potential bridge fixes and refits for Great Lakes vessels to support continuous distribution east of the Appalachians.
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Mississipgi
National Defense
Texas City
Houston
Heattent
Port Arthur
Baton Keouge
Steaeht
Pittchurch
Misshedppi
Ohio Hivers
Tattyburgh
Allegheny Mountains
Gulf Parts
Pittsburgh
Chitage Saint and Ship Canal
Great Lakes
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Transport crisis warns of war time discipline and canals
A 1912 column argues the United States faces a transport crisis that could cripple war effort. It urges a northern Florida channel to move waterborne freight from the Mississippi Valley to the Atlantic Seaboard and warns that failure threatens freedoms and the republic. It blames monopoly and political cowardice, rail interests, and lobbying for obstructing industrial progress.
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Mississippi Valley
Atlantic Seaboard
Florida
America
Hitler
Sears
Rover
Robbi
Proneering
Plan Gould
Loring An
Janicky
Ameniez
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Germany
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