INTERSTATE AND FOREIGN COMMERCE 7. SÅ HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES SEVENTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS FIRST SESSION ON H. R. 3684 A BILL TO AMEND THE INTERSTATE COMMERCE REGULATION OF FREIGHT FORWARDERS 305375 MARCH 1941 Printed for the use of the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce UNITED STATES WASHINGTON: 1941 CONTENTS Page Anderson, Carl E., Western Freight Association, Los Angeles, Calif. Barranco, Sam J., the Liberty Trucking Co., Chicago, Ill... Bell, J. R., general attorney, Southern Pacific Railway Co., Wash- Boak, J. D., the City Transfer & Storage Co., Troy, Ohio. - Borson, John G., the Edison General Electric Appliance Co., Chicago, Buster, J. P., representing two groups of food manufacturers and the 325 Chambers, Jerry, Clipper Carloading Co., Chicago, Ill 327 Cory, Guy L., representing Springfield Chamber of Commerce, 224 Corbett, John T., representing Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, 394 Cotterill, Charles E., representing Middle Atlantic States Motor 260 Davies, Owen J., representing the Radio Manufacturers' Association, 327 Dobmeier, Joseph W., representing the Niagara Frontier Industrial 364 Dorsey, Fisher G., Lone Star Package Car Co., Houston, Tex- 469 Early, G. G., chief traffic officer for the receivers of the Wabash Rail- 465 Feldmeier, John, Pittsburgh Stores Fast Freight, Pittsburgh, Pa.......... Fenstermaker, C. L., representing Kalamazoo Valley Paper Manu- Harrington, Hon. Vincent F., Member of Congress from the State of 496 Hastings, Paul, vice president, Santa Fe System Lines, Chicago, Ill Hodgkin, R. G., freight-traffic manager, Atlantic Coast Line Railroad, Lawrence, John V., representing the American Trucking Associations, Lindley, Theodore, the Hobart Manufacturing Co., Troy, Ohio. Linkenhoker, E. R., Silver Motor Freight Terminal, Springfield, 323 196, 229 Statement of-Continued. Manske, Ervin, Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing Co., Milwaukee, Wis.. Page 89 459 Mawson, Robert S., J. G. Brill Co. and A. C. F. Motors Co., Phila- 335 Mongeon, Leonard F., representing the National Retail Dry Goods 317 Murray, Hon. Reid F., Member of Congress from the State of Wis- 497 Nielsen, Charles F., representing the Aircraft Traffic Association and Lockheed Aircraft Corporation, Santa Monica, Calif O'Brien, Robert V., representing Paper Mills of Western Massa- Quirk, Robert E., representing Freight Consolidators and Forwarders Reed, A. L., representing Dallas Chamber of Commerce et al., Dallas, 15 391 Robertson, Hon. Charles R., Member of Congress from the State of 463 Robinson, Frank B., vice president, Union Pacific Railroad Co., 372 Schwiertert, A. H., representing Chicago Association of Commerce, 355 Sheldon, Arthur E., Sheldon Transfer & Storage Co., Holyoke, Mass.. 281 448 Smith, Leo M., the Egry Register Co., Dayton, Ohio. 221 Tilford, John E., assistant vice president, Louisville & Nashville 457 Treadway, Hon. Allen T., Member of Congress from Massachusetts-- 280 179 Lawrence, John V., letter relating to section 404 (b). 239 List of State truck associations affilliated with the American Trucking 249 Buffalo Forge Co., letter of March 21 by A. P. Gerstner- Niagara Frontier Industrial Traffic League, resolution adopted by the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., Inc., letter of March 18 by H. J. Carroll, Furniture Manufacturers' Association, Inc., Los Angeles, Calif., letter of March 19 by A. V. MacDonald, managing director- Chicago Furniture Manufacturers Association, statement by E. C. Wells Fargo & Co., letter of March 8 by J. O. Ellis, vice president. Miami Valley Paper Shippers' Association, Inc., letter of March 20 by Petition and answer in case of Interstate Commerce Commission in Table, Typical Articles Handled by Forwarders_ Interstate Commerce Commission report on the bill H. R. 3684. Petitions submitted to Interstate Commerce Commission with list of 50-55 Documents and communications submitted-Continued. Table showing less-than-carload-lot revenue freight carried and revenue therefrom, as compiled from Interstate Commerce Com- Rosenberg's, letter from, signed by Fred S. Rosenberg, Santa Rosa Hickory Chair Manufacturing Co., letter by J. S. Green, of Hickory, Thomasville Chair Co., letter by T. A. Finch, of Thomasville, N. C.. Evaporated Milk Association, brief submitted by Edward S. De Pass, |