The Railroads under Government Operation. II. From January 1, 1919, to March 1, 1920

William J. Cunningham

The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1921, vol. 36, issue 1, 30-71

Abstract: I. Characteristics of this period, 30. — II. Labor policies. The national agreements, 35. — Extreme standardization of wages, 36. — Centralization in dealing with disputes and impairment of discipline, 39. — III. Relations with state commissions, 41. — Rate adjustments, 43. — Policy toward further advances in rates, 45. — Final refusal to make advances, 45. — IV. Upkeep of physical property. Provisions of the Control Act, 47. — Financial figures indicate adequate maintenance, figures in terms of physical units do not, 50. — The case of freight cars, 51. — V. Additions and betterments, 54. — VI. Financial result of the entire period of federal control, 57. — VII. How far the Administration policy of unification has proved permanent, 61. — VIII. Conclusion, 67.

Date: 1921
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