Railroad Employment Protection. Hearing Before a Subcommittee ... on H.R. 11609 ... Mar. 30 - Apr. 4, 1936 |
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... MERRITT , Connecticut B. CARROLL REECE , Tennessee JAMES W. WADSWORTH , JR . , New York JOSEPH P. MONAGHAN , Montana JOHN A. MARTIN , Colorado II SCHUYLER MERRITT , Connecticut B. CARROLL REECE , Tennessee Statements of— George M ...
... MERRITT , Connecticut B. CARROLL REECE , Tennessee JAMES W. WADSWORTH , JR . , New York JOSEPH P. MONAGHAN , Montana JOHN A. MARTIN , Colorado II SCHUYLER MERRITT , Connecticut B. CARROLL REECE , Tennessee Statements of— George M ...
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... MERRITT . What would you have done with the 200,000 workers ? Mr. HARRISON . Well , my only observations , Mr. Congressman , are these : I think the railroads made a mistake in introducing the heavy power which they purchased with a lot ...
... MERRITT . What would you have done with the 200,000 workers ? Mr. HARRISON . Well , my only observations , Mr. Congressman , are these : I think the railroads made a mistake in introducing the heavy power which they purchased with a lot ...
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... MERRITT . Of course , the management in 1920 was not that under which the railroads started and they had to take the railway burden with any mistakes that were made up to that time . Mr. HARRISON . I do not criticize the present - day ...
... MERRITT . Of course , the management in 1920 was not that under which the railroads started and they had to take the railway burden with any mistakes that were made up to that time . Mr. HARRISON . I do not criticize the present - day ...
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... MERRITT . You , incidentally , rather differ with the President's suggestion to tax undistributed profits , so as to force profits to be paid out to the owners of the property in dividends . 60862-36-2 Mr. HARRISON . I do not know that ...
... MERRITT . You , incidentally , rather differ with the President's suggestion to tax undistributed profits , so as to force profits to be paid out to the owners of the property in dividends . 60862-36-2 Mr. HARRISON . I do not know that ...
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... MERRITT . That was because of less transportation ? Mr. HARRISON . No ; it was because of increases in the stocks and bonds that were issued , and the railroads paid their profits out in interest and dividends rather than retiring their ...
... MERRITT . That was because of less transportation ? Mr. HARRISON . No ; it was because of increases in the stocks and bonds that were issued , and the railroads paid their profits out in interest and dividends rather than retiring their ...
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Page 2 - employee" as used herein includes every person in the service of a carrier (subject to its continuing authority to supervise and direct the manner of rendition of his service...
Page 2 - ... handling of property transported by railroad, and any receiver, trustee, or other individual or body, judicial or otherwise, when in the possession of the business of any such "carrier": Provided, however, That the term "carrier...
Page 2 - carrier " shall not include any street, interurban, or suburban electric railway, unless such railway is operating as a part of a general steam-railroad system of transportation, but shall not exclude any part of the general steam-railroad system of transportation now or hereafter operated by any other motive power. The...
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Page 2 - Columbia or any territory, or between points in the same state but through any other state or any territory or the District of Columbia or any foreign country. (7) The term "affecting commerce...
Page 2 - employer" means any carrier (as defined in subsection (b) of this section) , and any company which is directly or indirectly owned or controlled by one or more such carriers or under common control therewith, and which operates any equipment or facility or performs any service (except trucking service, casual service, and the casual operation of equipment or facilities) in connection with the transportation of passengers or property by railroad...
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Page 2 - ... general steam-railroad system of transportation, but shall not exclude any part of the general steam-railroad system of transportation now or hereafter operated by any other motive power. The Interstate Commerce Commission is hereby authorized and directed upon request of the Board or upon complaint of any party interested to determine after hearing whether any line operated by electric power falls within the terms of this proviso. The term "employer...
Page 75 - The purposes of this title are (1) to encourage and promote or require action on the part of the carriers and of subsidiaries subject to the Interstate Commerce Act, as amended, which will (a) avoid unnecessary duplication of services and facilities...
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