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Railway Inquiry Exposes High Costs Tied to Government Wage Rules
In Washington, witnesses before the Senate Interstate Commerce Committee argued railroads faced abnormal operating costs due to government-set wages and "National Agreements" from federal control. They cited 1920 expenses at 6.16 billion, with 82 percent of costs tied to prices fixed by the government and general market conditions, plus examples of inflated labor payments and reclassification that increased expenses and reduced output.
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Washington, D. C
Senate Committee On Interstate Commerce
Julius Keatt- Sehnitt
Tle
Pere Ite
Virginian Railway
Neneyco
Union Pacific Railroad
Omaha
Nebr
Denver
Hosale
Poindexter
Kruttschuitz