Reports of the Industrial Commission...U.S. Government Printing Office, 1901 |
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... rates from Chicago to New York , which show that the all - rail rate in 1868 was 42.6 cents per bushel , and that in 1899 it had fallen to 10.23 cents a bushel , while the lake - and - rail rates had fallen in fully as great pro ...
... rates from Chicago to New York , which show that the all - rail rate in 1868 was 42.6 cents per bushel , and that in 1899 it had fallen to 10.23 cents a bushel , while the lake - and - rail rates had fallen in fully as great pro ...
Page x
... rates in the Southern territory by means of classification changes during the year 1900 , although he asserts that the rates on various other articles were reduced . He says that prior to 1900 the classification of freight in the ...
... rates in the Southern territory by means of classification changes during the year 1900 , although he asserts that the rates on various other articles were reduced . He says that prior to 1900 the classification of freight in the ...
Page xi
... rates on many of the articles which had been advanced . 1 Influences affecting freight rates and policy of railroads regarding them . - Several wit- nesses representing the railroad companies assert that neither is it the policy of the ...
... rates on many of the articles which had been advanced . 1 Influences affecting freight rates and policy of railroads regarding them . - Several wit- nesses representing the railroad companies assert that neither is it the policy of the ...
Page xii
... rates should vary on the different lines . Mr. McGovern declares that commodity rates can not be considered personal discrimina- tions since all shippers on a given railroad receive the same rates . Nor are they an injustice as between ...
... rates should vary on the different lines . Mr. McGovern declares that commodity rates can not be considered personal discrimina- tions since all shippers on a given railroad receive the same rates . Nor are they an injustice as between ...
Page xiii
... rates on the ground that thereby the markets for American products are extended . It is asserted that unless special export rates for American grain were made , it could not be sold in Europe in competition with grain from India , Argen ...
... rates on the ground that thereby the markets for American products are extended . It is asserted that unless special export rates for American grain were made , it could not be sold in Europe in competition with grain from India , Argen ...
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