Lindenberger, F. T., chairman committee on hostile legislation Ameri- Markham, M. C., assistant traffic manager Illinois Central Railroad and McLeod, Archibald A., former president of the Reading Railroad, New Parsons, Prof. Frank, president National Public Ownership League, 317-360 652-686 561-576 425-442 718-731 123-193, 883-890 400-412 Penje, William, secretary Lake Seamen's Union, Chicago, Ill. 241-265 732-743 285-306 266-274 Rice, Isaac Leopold, president Consolidated Rubber Tire Company, Ripley, Prof. William Z., professor of economics, Massachusetts Insti- Saward, Frederick E., editor The Coal Trade Journal, New York City.. 508-520 769-777 576-596 Stubbs, J. C., third vice-president of the Southern Pacific Company, San 757-769 Talcott, T. M. R., assistant to the president Seaboard Air Line, Richmond, Va. 626-636 Teisberg, A. K., secretary State Railroad and Warehouse Commission of Minnesota, St. Paul, Minn. 360-373 Thomas, E. B., president Erie Railroad Company, New York City. 548-560 543-548 Wheeler, William R., representing Pacific Coast Jobbers' Association, 743-757 Wilson, Edward P., secretary various Ohio commercial organizations, 687-700 Woodlock, Thomas F., railroad editor Wall Street Journal, New York City 451-467 INDEX OF TESTIMONY. (References give names of witnesses and pages of testimony-not in digest. For Accidents (see also Employers' liability; Relief department; Safety appli- ances): Appliances, defective, as cause Comparison of railways, in different countries. Page. Fuller, 41 Accounts of corporations: Audit and examination, difference between Balance sheets, proper items to be published, discussed Parsons, 153 Fuller, 41 Greene, 481 Greene, 492, 493 Greene, 493 Greene, 479-482. 483, 489-494 Accounts of public and quasi public corporations (see also Uniform public accounting) auditing, in England. Accounts, public: Examination of, in Wyoming Public regulation, importance of Bemis, 93 Bemis, 93; Foote, 104 Bemis, 91 Uniform system of, for public and quasi public corporations advo- advantage of requirement by Interstate Commerce Commis- Age limit, Railroad employees, injustice of Agreements of railroads (see also Community of interest; Pooling): Transcontinental freight rates, nature of Wheeler, 749; Stubbs, 764 Agreements between telegraph companies, effect on rates. Alabama Great Southern Junction Railway Co., relation western Investment Security Co Alkali products: Classification in different districts. Government ownership of telegraph, favored by Randall, 242; Roberts, 274 Lindenberger, 329 Penje, 400 American Merchant Marine. (See Merchant Marine, American.) Relative cost of building Page. Howes, 705, 707, 708 Howes, 705 American Telegraph Company absorbed by Western Union Telegraph Company Roberts, 272 American Telephone and Telegraph Company. (See also Telephones.) General system described.. Accommodations of.. Wages paid Hall, 820-823 Bethell, 810-811 Hall, 819 Hall, 819 Bethell, 783 Bethell, 784, 785 Hall, 817 Bethell, 782.783 Hall, 819, 821 Bethell, 783, 784 Western Union Telegraph Company, relations to Lindenberger, 320–325 American Union Telegraph Company, absorption of, by Western Union Amsterdam, Holland: Telephone service and rates in, comparison of Anthracite Coal: Clark, 220-221; Roberts, 272 Allotment of tonnage between railroads discussed.. Bethell, 793-795 Woodlock, p. 451; Childs, 500; Saward, 514, 515; Haddock, 527; Desire of railroads to increase their proportions. Result of gradual development, not of agreement Cars, discrimination in supply of, discussed Stearns, 590 Harris, 602 Thomas, 550, 554 Harris, 601, 602 Childs. 501, 502; Saward. 510, 512; Haddock, 528-530; Children, employment at mines. Woodlock, 451, 453; Greene, 468; Reading's purchases forced by competition Coke, competition of Colorado, deposits in Haddock, p. 523 Saward, 519; Griffith, 857 Combination and community of interest among railroads- Absolute ownership not sought Page. Anthracite Coal-Continued. Woodlock, 452; Greene, 468-471; Saward, 517, 519; Haddock, 534; Wal- Competition not destroyed by Childs, 502 Stearns, 586, 587 Haddock, 530-531: Stearns, 586, 587; Increase. Saward, 512, 513, 516; Walter, 545 Fleming, 540; McLeod, 565, 566, 567, 570; Harris, 602, 606, 607 Culm piles, utilization of waste. Saward, 516 Walter, 544 Stearns, 592-596 Stearns, 581 Stearns, 590-592 Stearns, 577, 581 Haddock, 525, 535; McLeod, 573 Stearns, 584 Haddock, 528 Delaware and Hudson Railroad, relation to other companies Delaware, Susquehanna and Schuylkill Railroad Electricity, competition of... Erie Railroad, combination with other companies. Harris, 608 Greene, 470 Thomas, 552, 553 Greene, 475; Haddock, 521; Thomas, 552, 553; McLeod, 572; Stearns, 589 Percentage of tide water price, chiefly determined by Relation to prices.. Greene, 470 McLeod, 561, 562 Haddock, 523, 532, 534; Thomas, 549 Various points Western shipments. Gas and other products, competition of. Childs, 496 Stearns, 583 McLeod, 570 Independent operators, discrimination against, in supply of cars, dis- cussed Haddock, 524-526, 532; Fleming, 536, 537; Different positions of different classes of operators. Number decreasing Haddock, 521, 522, 527, 532 Production, proportion of total Greene, 468; Saward, 508, 509; Haddock, 521, 522, 527, 532; Fleming, 535, 542, Stearns, 580; Harris, 600 Proportion on different roads. Childs, 498; McLeod, 563 McLeod, 573; Harris, 600 Haddock, 521; Walter, 547; Stearns, 588; Harris, 603 General satisfaction with existing conditions Alleged restriction of output by limiting supply of cars Small proportion sell their own coal Labor, beneficial effect of combination of operators. Condition of, satisfactory- Foreign, importation of Number of days worked. Saward, 508, 509 Fleming, 541, 542 Childs, 498 Childs, 504; Haddock, 524-527; Walter, 545 McLeod, 576 Greene, 474 Saward, 515, 519 Stearns, 596 Saward, 519, 520; Stearns, 593 Fitzpatrick, 833, 834, 837-840 Stearns, 581 Walter, 543, 548 Walter, 543, 547 Labor organizations, attitude of Reading Company toward. Harris, 610, 611; Percentage of output Relations to independent operators McLeod, A. A., attempted combination of railroads, 1892. Middlemen, economy from elimination. Miners, nationality of Morgan, J. P., relations to. New England, shipments to.. Walter, 543, 545 Saward, 513 Thomas, 553; McLeod, 561, 562; Stearns, 585 New York, Ontario and Western Rai road, coal business...... Woodlock, 452 Connection with New York Central Railroad Greene, 475; Haddock, 521; Thomas, 552, 553; McLeod, 572, Stearns, 589 Relation to coal companies Harris, 598, 599, 603, 608 Childs, 502 Childs, 500 Railroads, do not apply to mines controlled by 65 per cent contracts- Adoption, probability of Cover life of property Childs, 496, 500; Walter, 543; Thomas, 549; Stearns, 577; Harris, 610 Haddock, 531, 532 Stearns, 577 |