The Life Work of Edward a Moseley in the Service of Humanity Electronic Resour
The Life Work of Edward a Moseley in the Service of Humanity Electronic Resour
James Morgan
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134 EDWARD A. MOSELEY In accordance with his recommendation, the Commis- sion, in its report to Congress for 1903, advocated a law making the use of the block system obligatory, and the draft of a bill was presented. Mr. Esch, of Wisconsin, a prominent member of the House committee on inter- state and foreign commerce, introduced the bill, and Mr. Moseley aided him with arguments and statistics in support of it. A strong effort was made to have the bill passed in 1906, but it was urged that Con...gress did not have sufficient information concerning the use and need of block signals and automatic train stops to enable it intelligently to legislate. Mr. Moseley thereupon secured the passage of a joint resolution, authorizing an investigation of the entire subject, together with tests of such automatic appliances as promised to contribute to the safety of train operation. Under this resolution a board of experts was appointed, and a thorough investigation was made. This board has made several valuable reports, stating definite con- clusions hi favor of both the block signal system and automatic train control appliances, which in due time Congress probably will adopt, and which probably would already have been adopted had Mr.
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