RE: (erielack) national lines

["Schuyler Larrabee" <schuyler.larrabee_@_verizon.net>]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: erielack-owner_@_lists.elhts.org 
> [mailto:erielack-owner_@_lists.elhts.org] On Behalf Of Ralph McClive
> 
> believe National Lines was holding company set up by general 
> motors to buy up trolly companies - the avowed purpose being 
> to trash the trolly cars and replace them with general motors 
> busses - this was done toward the end of world war 2 in the 
> mid 1940's - ralph mcclive 

And, GM and one of the tire companies (Firestone?) were taken to court and >>convicted<< of a
conspiracy.  Virtually nothing was done about it, in terms of penalties, however.

SGL


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