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Page vi
... railroad com- panies , but including some shippers and independent witnesses as well , are inclined to think that the consolidation of smaller railroads into great unified systems will prove generally beneficial to the public . It will ...
... railroad com- panies , but including some shippers and independent witnesses as well , are inclined to think that the consolidation of smaller railroads into great unified systems will prove generally beneficial to the public . It will ...
Page vii
... railroads hold conferences as to rates , while Mr. McGovern , of the Southern Classification Committee , says that the rates in the South are made chiefly by agreement among the railroads in the several traffic associations , although ...
... railroads hold conferences as to rates , while Mr. McGovern , of the Southern Classification Committee , says that the rates in the South are made chiefly by agreement among the railroads in the several traffic associations , although ...
Page viii
... railroads in the same way as in Massachusetts.1 Some of these witnesses discuss also somewhat the proper basis for capitalization . Professor Adams , statistician of the Interstate Commerce Commission , is disposed to hold that actual ...
... railroads in the same way as in Massachusetts.1 Some of these witnesses discuss also somewhat the proper basis for capitalization . Professor Adams , statistician of the Interstate Commerce Commission , is disposed to hold that actual ...
Page xi
... railroads regarding them . - Several wit- nesses representing the railroad companies assert that neither is it the policy of the railroad companies to advance freight rates to an unreasonable figure , nor would it be practicable for ...
... railroads regarding them . - Several wit- nesses representing the railroad companies assert that neither is it the policy of the railroad companies to advance freight rates to an unreasonable figure , nor would it be practicable for ...
Page xv
... railroads over the prosperity of individual businesses is emphasized . It is also declared that discriminations are nearly always in favor of large shippers ... railroads . It is asserted further that the railroads REVIEW OF EVIDENCE . XV.
... railroads over the prosperity of individual businesses is emphasized . It is also declared that discriminations are nearly always in favor of large shippers ... railroads . It is asserted further that the railroads REVIEW OF EVIDENCE . XV.
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