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Page xvii
... ship- pers before the Interstate Commerce Commission , with a view to securing more favorable rates , is still pending before the Supreme Court of the United States . Mr. Wilson says further that there is some conflict between the ...
... ship- pers before the Interstate Commerce Commission , with a view to securing more favorable rates , is still pending before the Supreme Court of the United States . Mr. Wilson says further that there is some conflict between the ...
Page xxii
... ship subsidies . — Mr . Howes , a member of the Boston Chamber of Commerce , who has also been largely interested in ocean transportation , makes an argument against the proposed policy of granting subsidies for the con- struction and ...
... ship subsidies . — Mr . Howes , a member of the Boston Chamber of Commerce , who has also been largely interested in ocean transportation , makes an argument against the proposed policy of granting subsidies for the con- struction and ...
Page xxvii
... ship under the percentage contract , so that the question as to the freight rates on ordinary shipments becomes to them of less importance . An advance in prices benefits the shippers as well as the railroads . At the same time the ...
... ship under the percentage contract , so that the question as to the freight rates on ordinary shipments becomes to them of less importance . An advance in prices benefits the shippers as well as the railroads . At the same time the ...
Page xxviii
... ship on their own account and pay the published freight rates . He urges especially that the actual freight rate under the contract system is considerably less than the 40 per cent of the tide - water price , because that percentage ...
... ship on their own account and pay the published freight rates . He urges especially that the actual freight rate under the contract system is considerably less than the 40 per cent of the tide - water price , because that percentage ...
Page lxxxi
... ship- pers who do not need the help of the railroads . The small shipper is generally not prepared to take advantage of the reduced rates . ( 365. ) Mr. TALCOTT , assistant to the president of the Seaboard Air Line , says that rate wars ...
... ship- pers who do not need the help of the railroads . The small shipper is generally not prepared to take advantage of the reduced rates . ( 365. ) Mr. TALCOTT , assistant to the president of the Seaboard Air Line , says that rate wars ...
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