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Esch-Cummins Act

United States [1920]

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  • Cummins, Albert Baird
    In Albert Baird Cummins

    In 1920 the Esch-Cummins Act provided for the return of the railroads to private control—after their government operation during the war—but did not include Cummins’ plan for consolidation of the roads into a few national, truly competitive companies. His last years were embittered by the rebellion of his…

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