The railroad monopoly : an instrument of banker control of the American economy / by John G. Shott.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Washington, D.C. : Public Affairs Institute, 1950.Description: xi, 250 pages. 24 cmSubject(s): LOC classification:
  • HE 2751 .S5 1950
Partial contents:
Part One: Banker control of freight rates and passenger fares. I. The Reed-Bulwinkle Act: "must" legislation for the investment bankers -- II. Monopoly control over western railroads -- III. Banker rail control curbs southern industry -- IV. Banker policy on passenger fares -- V. Impact of absentee control on agriculture and small business -- VI. Attitude toward government -- Part Two: The railroad lobby. VII. The Association of American Railroads -- VIII. The use of civic organizations -- IX. The Transportation Association of America -- X. The Propaganda for the Reed-Bulwinkle Act -- Part Three::: The remedy -- XI. A program for competition Part Four: Appendixes -- A. The Reed-Bulwinkle Act -- B. The government complaint in the Western Railroad case, including the Western Agreement -- C. the Georgia complaint -- D. President Truman's veto of Reed-Bulwinkle Bill -- E. Western railroads' financiing -- F. Statement of W. A. Harriman -- G. Association of American Railroads plan of organization -- H. Accomplishments of the traffic department of the Association of American Railroads -- I. Senator Tobey's statement on AAR 10 Point Program -- J. Examples of absentee banker control over western freight rates -- K. Efforts of southern railroads to obtain rate equality for products of southern industry
Summary: This study reviews the history of the successful campaign to exempt the railroad industry from antitrust laws. It includes the author's recommended plan for the restoration of practices of competition in the railroad industry.
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Includes extensive appendices of documents.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 238 - 241) and index.

Part One: Banker control of freight rates and passenger fares. I. The Reed-Bulwinkle Act: "must" legislation for the investment bankers -- II. Monopoly control over western railroads -- III. Banker rail control curbs southern industry -- IV. Banker policy on passenger fares -- V. Impact of absentee control on agriculture and small business -- VI. Attitude toward government -- Part Two: The railroad lobby. VII. The Association of American Railroads -- VIII. The use of civic organizations -- IX. The Transportation Association of America -- X. The Propaganda for the Reed-Bulwinkle Act -- Part Three::: The remedy -- XI. A program for competition Part Four: Appendixes -- A. The Reed-Bulwinkle Act -- B. The government complaint in the Western Railroad case, including the Western Agreement -- C. the Georgia complaint -- D. President Truman's veto of Reed-Bulwinkle Bill -- E. Western railroads' financiing -- F. Statement of W. A. Harriman -- G. Association of American Railroads plan of organization -- H. Accomplishments of the traffic department of the Association of American Railroads -- I. Senator Tobey's statement on AAR 10 Point Program -- J. Examples of absentee banker control over western freight rates -- K. Efforts of southern railroads to obtain rate equality for products of southern industry

This study reviews the history of the successful campaign to exempt the railroad industry from antitrust laws. It includes the author's recommended plan for the restoration of practices of competition in the railroad industry.

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