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Page vii
... instances largely overcapitalized . While some roads , especially prior to recent con- solidations , have kept their capital down to the basis of actual investment or even less in the case of a few lines which had been largely improved ...
... instances largely overcapitalized . While some roads , especially prior to recent con- solidations , have kept their capital down to the basis of actual investment or even less in the case of a few lines which had been largely improved ...
Page xii
... instances an injustice . It is suggested that an association composed of business men and railroad men , under the general supervision of the Interstate Commerce Commission , should be formed to establish such a uniform classification ...
... instances an injustice . It is suggested that an association composed of business men and railroad men , under the general supervision of the Interstate Commerce Commission , should be formed to establish such a uniform classification ...
Page xiii
... instances being greater than the mere difference in the cost of handling would justify . The merchants of New York ' complain of the discrimination between car- loads and part carload rates , especially in the Southern territory . The ...
... instances being greater than the mere difference in the cost of handling would justify . The merchants of New York ' complain of the discrimination between car- loads and part carload rates , especially in the Southern territory . The ...
Page xiv
... instances own cars , especially those of a peculiar character , such as refrigerator cars , for handling their own goods , while in other instances there are important corporations whose sole business is the operation of such special ...
... instances own cars , especially those of a peculiar character , such as refrigerator cars , for handling their own goods , while in other instances there are important corporations whose sole business is the operation of such special ...
Page xxxvii
... instances in which governments have taken over the operation of railroads , telegraphs , and other enterprises , and have immediately reduced the charges greatly as compared with those formerly prevailing . He also compares the average ...
... instances in which governments have taken over the operation of railroads , telegraphs , and other enterprises , and have immediately reduced the charges greatly as compared with those formerly prevailing . He also compares the average ...
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