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term. But I do not see how they could have had witnesses to represent
 them.
There is another letter before the committee from Mr. Thom.
We heard Mr. Thom at some length, also his assistant, in previous
hearings. I suggest that the members of the committee undertake
to refresh their memories by reading Mr. Thom’s testimony and the
testimony of other officials representing railroad executives, and at a
later date we call Mr. Thom. I will try to limit the number of such
witnesses. Mr. Thom’s letter reads as follows: ;
Assoc1aTION oF RAILWAY EXECUTIVES,
Washington, D. C., January 14, 1930.

Hon. ALBERT JOHNSON,
Chairman Commitice on Immigration and Naturalization,
House of Representatives, Washington, D. C.
My Dear Mn. Caairman: I am just advised that the Committee on Immigration
 and Naturalization, of which you are chairman, will open hearings or
Thursday on the Johnson and Box immigration bills, which were introduced
yesterday.
Representatives of the railroads will desire to be heard, and I would be greatly
pleased if you will give them an opportunity at some later date.
Very sincerely vours,
Avrrep P. Toon.

Mr. Box. A gentleman representing Texas railroads that are
interested wants to be heard during these hearings, and while his
views are against mine I hope we may hear him.
The Crairman. I would suggest that the witnesses consolidate and
that those coming from one State select a spokesman in so far as
practicable.
Mr. SceNEIDER. I suggest that the chairman request the Secretary
of Labor to now gather and make a compilation of industrial and farm
labor unemployment in the entire country and present it to this
committee before the hearings are closed.
The Cuatrman. Without objection it is so ordered. .
Colonel Martin is present and I have asked him to begin an analysis
of the geographic subdivisions of this bill and state for the record
as concisely as possible suggestions for corrections: if vou will, Colonel.
STATEMENT OF COL. LAWRENCE MARTIN, CHIEF OF THE DIVI-SION
 OF MAPS. LIBRARY OF CONGRESS

The Cuairman. With what department were you formerly employed?

Colonel MarTIN. The Department of State as a geographer.
The Crsrrman. Were you a member of the committee appointed to
devise the original quotas when the first quota law went into effect?
Colonel MarTiN. Yes, sir.
The Crarrman. Who are the present members of that board?
Colonel MarTIN. Dr. Joseph Hill, chairman, assistant to the
Director, Bureau of the Census; Dr. Leon Truesdell, chief of the
Division of Population Statistics, Bureau of the Census; Mr. W. W.
Husband, Assistant Secretary of Labor; Mr. Ethelbert Stewart,
chief of the Division of Labor Statistics, Department of Labor;
Mr. R. W. Flournoy, Assistant Solicitor, Department of State;
Mr. S. W. Boggs, geographer, Department of State. -
The CuarrmMan. If you will proceed and give us an outline, a little
later we will discuss the groupings of these bills. These bills group