So this might be related to an Anti Trust decision? There is an essay I read discussing the anti trust laws which I found both enlightening and humerous. "The world of antitrust is reminiscent of Alice's Wonderland, everything seemingly is, yet apparently isn't, simultaniously" The article goes on to discuss various industries which were early victims of antitrust laws, one of which was the railroads. The portion regarding the railroads is very interesting but difficult to relate without writing a long essay myself! A short version: Railroads developed in the east, in stiff competition. By the 1860's, the gvt wanted to tie California to the east via railroad. But there wasn't sufficient traffic to entice the eastern roads to build west. So the gvt offered land for each mile of track laid. This drew opportunists, not railroad builders. When the roads were built, the roads had total monopolies, since they owned all the surrounding land. They proceeded to charge outragious fares, calculated to keep the farmers in seed stock, no more. A great outcry about the failure of free trade ensued, resulting ultimately in the antitrust laws. (I've skipped a lot here!) No one ever questioned the role of the govt in the bringing about of this situation. But obviously, the roads would never have been built, and the monoplies would never have existed without gvt interference. Now for the most interesting fact: this article was written in 1961, and the author was: Alan Greenspan! He wrote then for the repeal of antitrust laws, or at least in favor of making them a bit more concrete(as written, the govt can pretty much convict anyone they want of something) I wonder what he thinks of this topic now?
Back to reefers, I would really like to see if anyone can find specific info on this court decision.
And thanks Ralph! That logo will be on Alco Century units, which the JGL designed for Alco in the early 50's!
Gary