Reports of the Industrial Commission...U.S. Government Printing Office, 1901 |
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Page lxxi
... York , in the face of sea competition , to build up those cities and secure traffic at the points of origin of the railroads . With lines extended to the Atlantic seaboard there would be no object in this policy but the railroads would ...
... York , in the face of sea competition , to build up those cities and secure traffic at the points of origin of the railroads . With lines extended to the Atlantic seaboard there would be no object in this policy but the railroads would ...
Page lxxxii
... York basis . The distance from Chicago to New York is always represented by 100. In parts of the territory represented by this diagram , shipments from any point pay 96 per cent of the Chicago - New York rate , whatever that may be ...
... York basis . The distance from Chicago to New York is always represented by 100. In parts of the territory represented by this diagram , shipments from any point pay 96 per cent of the Chicago - New York rate , whatever that may be ...
Page xc
... York . Goods meant for New York would be removed at that point . The shipper would be getting the advantage of the low export rates on goods intended for local traffic and would avoid the rule adopted by the Eastern Trunk Line ...
... York . Goods meant for New York would be removed at that point . The shipper would be getting the advantage of the low export rates on goods intended for local traffic and would avoid the rule adopted by the Eastern Trunk Line ...
Page xci
... York , says that the practice of the railroads in making lower rates on goods for export than for goods used in this coun- try is part of the same policy which frequently leads manufacturers to sell goods abroad at lower prices than in ...
... York , says that the practice of the railroads in making lower rates on goods for export than for goods used in this coun- try is part of the same policy which frequently leads manufacturers to sell goods abroad at lower prices than in ...
Page xcii
... York , but that the local eastbound rates on sixth - class traffic are 2 cents higher to Boston than to New York , the effect of which has been to deter the building up of a local grain business at Boston . While New York , Philadelphia ...
... York , but that the local eastbound rates on sixth - class traffic are 2 cents higher to Boston than to New York , the effect of which has been to deter the building up of a local grain business at Boston . While New York , Philadelphia ...
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