Annual Report of the Interstate Commerce CommissionThe Commission, 1892 |
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... Central Traffic Association and of the organizations extending westward from Chicago and St. Louis , appointed to prepare for submission a classification which should govern in the interchange of all freight traffic , excepting that ...
... Central Traffic Association and of the organizations extending westward from Chicago and St. Louis , appointed to prepare for submission a classification which should govern in the interchange of all freight traffic , excepting that ...
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... Central Traffic Association , Western Freight Association , Mississippi Valley Railroads Trunk Line Association , Southern Railway and Steam- ship Association , Trans - Missouri Association , and Southern Interstate Association . To ...
... Central Traffic Association , Western Freight Association , Mississippi Valley Railroads Trunk Line Association , Southern Railway and Steam- ship Association , Trans - Missouri Association , and Southern Interstate Association . To ...
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... Central Railroad . " The vessel which received the grain , however , only undertakes to carry it to Buffalo , and gives a bill of lading accordingly , agreeing to transport to that point and there de- liver to the railroad company . The ...
... Central Railroad . " The vessel which received the grain , however , only undertakes to carry it to Buffalo , and gives a bill of lading accordingly , agreeing to transport to that point and there de- liver to the railroad company . The ...
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... Central and Hudson River Railroad Company , The Michigan Central Railroad Company , The Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway Company , The Chicago and Grand Trunk Railway Company , The New York , Lake Erie and Western Railroad ...
... Central and Hudson River Railroad Company , The Michigan Central Railroad Company , The Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway Company , The Chicago and Grand Trunk Railway Company , The New York , Lake Erie and Western Railroad ...
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... Central Railroad Company of New Jersey , and The Lehigh Valley Railroad Company . 1. The words " common control , management or arrangement , " as found in the first section of the act to regulate commerce , de- fined and applied to the ...
... Central Railroad Company of New Jersey , and The Lehigh Valley Railroad Company . 1. The words " common control , management or arrangement , " as found in the first section of the act to regulate commerce , de- fined and applied to the ...
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Page 349 - That the provisions of this act shall not apply to the transportation of passengers or property, or to the receiving, delivering, storage, or handling of property, wholly within one State, and not shipped to or from a foreign country from or to any State or Territory as aforesaid.
Page 353 - ... together with a reasonable counsel or attorney's fee, to be fixed by the court in every case of recovery, which attorney's fee shall be taxed and collected as part of the costs in the case.
Page 361 - All of the expenses of the Commission, including all necessary expenses for transportation incurred by the Commissioners or by their employees under their orders, in making any investigation, or upon official business in any other places than in the city of Washington, shall be allowed and paid on the presentation of itemized vouchers therefor approved by the Commission.
Page 350 - ... a greater or less compensation for any service rendered, or to be rendered, in the transportation of passengers or property, subject to the provisions of this act, than it charges, demands, collects, or receives from any other person or persons for doing for him or them a like and contemporaneous service in the transportation of a like kind of traffic under substantially similar circumstances and conditions, such common carrier shall be deemed guilty of unjust discrimination, which is hereby...
Page 48 - Property does become clothed with a public interest when used in a manner to make it of public consequence, and affect the community at large. When, therefore, one devotes his property to a use in which the public has an interest, he in effect grants to the public an interest in that use, and must submit to be controlled by the public for the common good to the extent of the interest he has thus created.
Page 52 - Every common carrier subject to the provisions of this act shall according to their respective powers, afford all reasonable, proper, and equal facilities for the interchange of traffic between their respective lines...
Page 357 - Reasonable notice must first be given in writing by the party or his attorney proposing to take such deposition to the opposite party or his attorney of record, as either may be nearest, which notice shall state the name of the witness and the time and place of the taking of his deposition.
Page 351 - That if any common carrier subject to the provisions of this act shall, directly or indirectly, by any special rate, rebate, drawback, or other device, charge, demand, collect, or receive from any person or persons a greater or less compensation...
Page 350 - ... this shall not be construed as authorizing any common carrier within the terms of this act to charge and receive as great compensation for a shorter as for a longer distance.
Page 357 - If such carrier shall not satisfy the complaint within the time specified, or there shall appear to be any reasonable \ ground for investigating said complaint, it shall be the duty of the Commission to investigate the matters complained of in such manner and by such means as it shall deem proper.