10 per cent railroad rate increase benefits motor carriers--ICC Commissioner Eastman. Washington, D.C., April 13. ICC Commissioner Joseph B. Eastman today told a Senate Interstate Commerce Subcommittee that he believed the 10 per cent rate increase granted the railroads last summer has been "Of more

ICC Commissioner opposes repeal of long and short haul rail freight rates. Washington D.C. Appearing before the House Interstate Committee today, Joseph B. Eastman, Railroad Coordinator and Member of the Interstate Commerce Commission, testified that the ICC opposed repeal of long and short haul rai

ICC Commissioner optimistic on rail outlook. Washington, D.C., Jan. 24. First witness before the House Interstate Commerce Committee as it began hearings today on proposed legislation to aid the ailing railroad industry, Walter M.W. Splawn, member of the Interstate Commerce Commission, expressed the

Railroads in tip-top shape essential to national defense, house committee told. Washington, D.C., Jan. 31. The man responsible for operation of the American Railroads during the World War, Carl R. Gray, now Vice-Chairman of the Union Pacific, today told the House Interstate Commerce Committee that a

15 percent wage cut for rail employees necessary, Counsel tells fact finding board. Washington, D.C., Sept. 30. Testifying at the initial hearing of President Roosevelt's fact finding committee today J. Carter Fort, Chief Counsel for the Carriers Joint Conference Committee declared that a 15 percent

Government ownership of railroads predicted by former ICC commissioner. Washington, D.C., Dec. 9. Unless the railroads show greater cooperation in the future, Government ownership is inevitable, Mark W. Potter, former ICC Commissioner, told the Senate Rail Inquiry Committee today. Potter is the form

Senate Committee told railroads should spend 3 billion in the next five years for habilitation. Washington, D.C., Dec. 12. Appearing before the Senate Finance Subcommittee today, R.V. Fletcher, General Counsel for the Association of American Railroads, asserted that railroads should spend approximat

Senate Committee questions Pennsy head. Washington, D.C., Dec. 15. Martin W. Clement, President of the Pennsylvania Railroad, today told the Senate Rail Inquiry that there had never been any objection from the Interstate Commerce Commission to salaries paid Directors of the road. At the same time, C

Ickes urges government control of oil. Washington, D.C., Nov. 10. Secretary of Interior Harold Ickes commended to a House Interstate Commerce Subcommittee today the Cole Petroleum Conservation Bill as a means to avert breakdown of state oil control before such an event occurs. The Cole Bill would au