26 März 1920 Jahr - Esch-Cummins
Transportation Act
(Mar. 1920)
Beschreibung:
Congress passes Esch-Cummins Transportation Act (1920) - encouraged private consolidation of RR, pledged ICC to guarantee profitability; Wash returned RR to private mgmt (1920); Reformers hoped wartime gov’t operation → permanent nationalization; Ran against populist beliefs of 1880s/90s
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