Ballou, Roland, Assistant Department Administrator for Operations, Commodity Credit Corporation, Department of Agriculture, Bradford, Freeman, secretary, Indianapolis Board of Trade, repre- Clarke, Hon. Owen, member, Interstate Commerce Commission, Washington, D. C., accompanied by Charles W. Taylor, Director, Dorr, Lester, executive secretary, National Industrial Traffic League, 711 14th Street NW., Washington, D. C.--- Fox, Michael, president, railway employees' department, American Federation of Labor, 10 Independence Avenue NW., Washington, Gass, Arthur, chairman, car service division, Association of American Railroads, Transportation Building, 17th and H Streets NW., Vash- ington, D. C., accompanied by Thomas L. Preston, general solicitor, Association of American Railroads__ Harriss, C. J., executive secretary, Corn Exchange of Buffalo, Buffalo, Humphrey, Hon. Hubert H., a United States Senator from the State Mansfield, Hon. Mike, a United States Senator from the State of McDonald, Angus, assistant legislative secretary, National Farmers Union, 1404 New York Avenue NW., Washington, D. C......- Murray, Hon. James E., a United States Senator from the State of Neuberger, Hon. Richard L., a United States Senator from the State Peterson, E. L., Minneapolis Traffic Association, Minneapolis, Minn.. Young, Hon. Milton R., a United States Senator from the State of Metcalf, Hon. Lee, a Member in Congress from the State of Montana. Morse, Hon. Wayne, a United States Senator from the State of Glenn F. Armey, manager, Cando Mill & Elevator Co., Cando, N. Dak 118 A. H. Berg, Equity Cooperative Elevator Co., Sheyenne, N. Dak James L. Bickford, president, Tolles-Bickford Lumber Co., Inc., 50 L. J. Covey, State legislative representative, Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen, Minnesota Legislative Board, 743 Lumber Exchange, L. J. Covey, State legislative representative, Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen, Minnesota Legislative Board, 743 Lumber Exchange, H. J. Cox, Lumbermen's Buying Service, Osburn Hotel Building, Thomas C. Croll, assistant general manager, Farmers Union Grain Terminal Association, St. Paul 1, Minn... Thomas C. Croll, assistant general manager, Farmers Union Grain Terminal Association, St. Paul 1, Minn..... Thomas C. Croll, assistant general manager, Farmers Union Grain Hon. Hubert H. Humphrey, United States Senate, Washington, D. C. Hon. Hubert H. Humphrey, United States Senate, Washington, D. C. Hon. Hubert H. Humphrey, United States Senate, Washington, D. C. Hon. Hubert H. Humphrey, United States Senate, Washington, D. C. Vernon A. Jahr, 940 Árnold River, Thief River Falls, Minn.. H. H. Johnson, Chester, Mont--- Edmund T. King, Legislative Assistant to Hon. Styles Bridges, United States Senate, Washington, D. C. A. H. Kirsch, manager, The McCabe Co., Cut Bank, Mont Hon. Mike Mansfield. Raymond J. Martin, plant manager, The Martin Brothers Box Co., The McCabe Co., Havre, Mont Ben McCabe, The McCabe Co., 374 Grain Exchange Building, Hugh W. Mellen, 724 East 6th Avenue, Helena, Mont.. - Hon. Lee Metcalf, House of Representatives, Washington, D. C............. W. H. Mills, Jr., General Mills, Inc., 511 Ford Building, Great Falls, W. H. Mills, Jr., General Mills, Inc., 511 Ford Building, Great Falls, in Letters from-Continued Hon. Richard F. Mitchell, Chairman, Interstate Commerce Commission, Washington, D. C.. Hon. Richard F. Mitchell, Chairman, Interstate Commerce Commis- Hon. Wayne Morse, United States Senate, Washington, D. C. H. Mykleby, manager, Farmers Elevator Co., Eldred, Minn.. Hon. George A. Smathers, Chairman, Surface Transportation Subcommittee__ 44 45 Hon. George A. Smathers, Chairman, Surface Transportation Sub- T. J. Sobolik, manager, Lankin Farmers Union Elevator Co., Lankin, D. R. Stanfield, assistant executive secretary, Ohio Farm Bureau Telegrams from: 118 124 96 4 Glenn Alm, Tolna Farmers Union Elevator, Tolna, N. Dak. 115 9 L. A. Anderson, Manager, Hammar Cooperative Elevator Co., 117 Edwin Anderson, Upham Farmers Elevator Co., Upham, N. Dak. 119 117 120 Dick Bresnahn, Casselton Elevator Co., Casselton, N. Dak. 24 120 121 D. W. Chapman, president, Montana Farmers Union, Great Falls, O. R. Cheatham, president, Georgia Pacific Plywood Co., Portland, Edwin Christianson, president, Minnesota Farmers Union, St. Paul, Dumont Farmers Coop Elevator Co., Dumont, Minn. 20 Rolland Fandrich, manager, Bremen Elevator Co., Bremen, N. Dak Farmers Grain Dealers Association of North Dakota, Fargo, N. Dak 114 Farmers Union Elevator Co., Crosby, N. Dak.. 114 Charles Glaze, McCabe Co., Williams, Mont 10 M. J. Greely, Greely Elevator Co., Great Falls, Mont.. 9 8 Victor Harildstad, manager, Edmunds Farmers Union, Edmunds, 118 Alvin Hennen, manager, Farmers Coop Elevator, Wheaton, Minn. 20 9 Howard James, manager, The McCabe Co., St. John, N. Dak. 113 5 W. E. Keena, manager, McCabel Co., Webster, N. Dak.. 117 115 R. J. Koutnik, manager, The McCabe Co., Kremlin, Mont.. 3 R. J. Koutnik, manager, The McCabe Co., Kremlin, Mont A. M. Larson, secretary and treasurer, Beltrami Farmers Union Co- operative Association, Beltrami, Minn. Lyle Leas, manager, Farmers Union Elevator, Rocklake, N. Dak Luverne Farmers Coop Elevator Co., Luverne, N. Dak. John Montgomery, manager, McCabe Company Elevator, Glendive, John Montgomery, manager, McCabe Company Elevator, Glendive, John Montgomery, manager, McCabe Company Elevator, Glendive, Jerry C. Ophus, the McCabe Co., Havre, Mont.. Jerry C. Ophus, the McCabe Co., Havre, Mont- Walter A. Renz, secretary-treasurer, American Railway Car Insti- Ed Sassen (and George Grayson, superintendent), manager, Occident A. L. Schmidt, Goodrich Farmers Elevator Co., Goodrich, N. Dak A. L. Schmidt, Goodrich Farmers Elevator Co., Goodrich, N. Dak A. L. Schmidt, Goodrich Farmers Elevator Co., Goodrich, N. Dak....... Bulletin No. 33, Field Notes Crop Reporting Service, Aberdeen, FREIGHT CAR SHORTAGE WEDNESDAY, JULY 27, 1955 UNITED STATES SENATE, COMMITTEE ON INTERSTATE AND FOREIGN COMMERCE, SPECIAL SUBCOMMITTEE ON FREIGHT-CAR SHORTAGE, Washington, D. C. The subcommittee met, pursuant to adjournment, at 2:45 p. m., Hon. Warren G. Magnuson, chairman, presiding. Present: Senators Magnuson and Monroney. Staff member assigned to this hearing, Harry Huse. The CHAIRMAN. The committee will come to order. I might say as a preliminary statement, the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce directed us to appoint a subcommittee, which is composed of myself, the Senator from Oklahoma, Mr. Monroney, and the Senator from Kansas, Mr. Schoeppel; but unfortunately, Senator Shoeppel is in the hospital ill today and cannot be here. Because of the nearness of the end of the session, we will proceed anyway. The problem before us is not of necessity a legislative problem, but it is an annual problem that crops up in the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce relative to the annual shortage of boxcars, particularly in the movement of grains and crops. The reason we are having this discussion today is that several of the Senators who represent States that are primarily affected by the boxcar shortage have expressed some interest and hope that by getting together again today and discussing the matter and getting testimony and printed hearings, we might be able to help alleviate the situation somewhat. The Chair understands that there again will be a boxcar shortage for the coming crop season, and that is the matter to which we want to address ourselves today. We have several witnesses representing the railroads themselves, the shippers, and those affected by the boxcar shortage. There are several Senators here representing States that are primarily interested, and we will hear from them first as is customary in our committee. Senator Mansfield of Montana is here, and we will be glad to hear from you. You make your presentation in any way you see fit, Senator. STATEMENT OF HON. MIKE MANSFIELD, A UNITED STATES SENATOR FROM THE STATE OF MONTANA Senator MANSFIELD. Thank you, Mr. Chairman and gentlemen of the committee. I have just received a telegram this morning from Kremlin, Mont.-I repeat, Montana-which reads as follows: |