FEBRUARY 3, 4, 5, 16, AND 17, 1959 UNIVERSIDAN STANFORO Printed for the use of the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce MAR 1959 DIVISION DOCUS OREN HARRIS, Arkansas, Chairman JOHN BELL WILLIAMS, Mississippi HARLEY O. STAGGERS, West Virginia STEVEN B. DEROUNIAN, New York TORBERT H. MACDONALD, Massachusetts SAMUEL L. DEVINE, Ohio GEORGE M. RHODES, Pennsylvania ROBERT W. HEMPHILL, South Carolina KENNETH J. PAINTER, Assistant Clerk ANDREW STEVENSON Professional Staff SAM G. SPAL II CONTENTS Report of - 51 53 Veterans Administration on H.R. 1055.-- 54 Alger, Hon. Bruce, a Representative in Congress from the State of Avery, Hon. William H., a Representative in Congress from the Bailey, Hon. Cleveland M., a Representative in Congress from the 206 74 Brown, Hon. Charles H., a Representative in Congress from the State Broyhill, Hon. Joel T., a Representative in Congress from the State Burns, Robert P., regional vice president, National Railroad Pension Calhoun, Leonard J., on behalf of Association of American Railroads. 286, 327 52 111ST 03/95 53 Statement of-Continued Church, Hon. Marguerite Stitt, a Representative in Congress from Page the State of Illinois.. Foley, Hon. John R., a Representative in Congress from the State Friedel, Hon. Samuel N., a Representative in Congress from the Habermeyer, Howard W., Chairman, Railroad Retirement Board. 93 111 124 Horan, Hon. Walt., a Representative in Congress from the State of Johnson, Hon. Harold T. (Bizz), a Representative in Congress from Karth, Hon. Joseph E., a Representative in Congress from the State Lane, Hon. Thomas J., a Representative in Congress from the State 84 Loomis, Daniel P., president, Association of American Railroads.-- 211, 231 Miller, Hon. George P., a Representative in Congress from the State Oliver, Hon. James C., a Representative in Congress from the State 79 O'Neill, Hon. Thomas P., Jr., a Representative in Congress from the Poff, Hon. Richard H., a Representative in Congress from the State Porter, Hon. Charles O., a Representative in Congress from the State Rhodes, Hon. George M., a Representative in Congress from the Schoene, Lester P., representing Railway Labor Executives' Asso- 143, 183, 347 Shoemaker, Perry M., president, Delaware, Lackawanna & Western St. George, Hon. Katharine, a Representative in Congress from the Stack, Thomas, president, National Railroad Pension Forum, Inc--- 188 389 Thompson, Hon. Frank, Jr., a Representative in Congress from the Van Zandt, Hon. James E., a Representative in Congress from the 65 90 Whitman, Frederic B., president, Western Pacific Railroad. Zelenko, Hon. Herbert, a Representative in Congress from the State of 202 395 394 Association of American Railroads: Average number of employees, class I railroads, 1945, 1950, and Comparative employer costs under statutory retirement and un- employment plans for employees working 40 hours per week and earning $4,800 per year in 1959, table..- Examples of monthly amounts, including OASI payable to workers retiring in January 1959, at age 65 after 30 years of service based on $300 average monthly wage for selected pri- Inereased wage costs since November 1, 1956, table- Letters from Daniel P. Loomis, president. 140, 233, 398 Additional information submitted—Continued Association of American Railroads—Continued Percentage distribution of intercity passenger-miles (excluding Page Percentage distribution of intercity ton-miles, table. Proposed amendment to H.R. 1012. Ratio of truck and airline traffic and revenues to railroad traffic and revenues (excluding unregulated carriers), table Traffic trends, class I railroads, 1955–58, table.- Bailey, Hon. Cleveland M.: Savings railroads have made since 1948 reduction of the original 3 percent tax rate for the railroad unemployment insurance 208 Bennett, Hon. John B.: "Forwarders Find New Profit in Piggyback,' from Railway Age, January 26, 1959---- Chamber of Commerce of the United States, letter from Clarence R. 393 Harris, Hon. Oren: Comparison of benefit provisions and average benefits awarded and being paid under the Railroad Retirement Act and the Social Security Act, January 1959, table. Kasselmann, J. H., letter from. 391 from C. W. T. Robinson, grand secretary-treasurer, transmitting 93 392 195 396 Contribution rates under the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Estimated activity in railroad unemployment insurance account, 120 120 Letter from Horace W. Harper, transmitting copy of letter to Senate Committee on Labor and Public Welfare. Letter from Thomas M. Healy - 139 Congress to amend the Railroad Retirement, Railroad Retire- 97 Railway Labor Executives' Association: Contribution rates under State laws and the Railroad Unemploy- Employment and unemployment by region, tables and chart.- 161-164 140 144 3 percent tax rate for the railroad unemployment insurance 383 Statement of financial condition of the railroad industry Supplemental statement of E. L. Oliver, economic adviser, on H.R. 4353 and H.R. 4354, April 26, 1957 Supplemental statement on H. R. 4353 and H.R. 4354 by Lester Shoemaker, Perry M.: "Truck Freight Up 17 Percent in December," 226 204 Wampler, Hon. Fred, letter from Elmer R. Henry, Terre Haute, Ind. 91 Younger, Hon. J. Arthur: Financial interchange between railroad |