Interstate Commerce: Debate in Forty-Eighth Congress, Second Session [-Fiftieth Congress], on the Bill (H.R. 5461) to Establish a Board of Commissioners of Interstate Commerce and to Regulate Such Commerce &c., &c |
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... cents to 25 cents per bushel . In Chicago it was quoted at from 363 cents to 36 } At Ottumwa , in Southeastern Iowa , the price was 40 cents to 42 cents per bushel . So that Western Iowa corn was selling in Chicago at from 3 to 6 cents ...
... cents to 25 cents per bushel . In Chicago it was quoted at from 363 cents to 36 } At Ottumwa , in Southeastern Iowa , the price was 40 cents to 42 cents per bushel . So that Western Iowa corn was selling in Chicago at from 3 to 6 cents ...
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... Cents . Cents . Cents . 1.051 0.680 0.371 1.099 0.656 0.443 0,892 0.627 0.265 0.930 0.580 0.350 0.817 0.553 0.264 0.878 0.560 0.318 0.957 0.625 0.332 It is not competitive business alone , mind you , that this table refers It is all the ...
... Cents . Cents . Cents . 1.051 0.680 0.371 1.099 0.656 0.443 0,892 0.627 0.265 0.930 0.580 0.350 0.817 0.553 0.264 0.878 0.560 0.318 0.957 0.625 0.332 It is not competitive business alone , mind you , that this table refers It is all the ...
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... cent per ton per mile ; while in 1885 , the time during which this trunk - line commission has been in operation , the ... cents per ton per mile in gold . In 1885 it was 6 mills per ton per mile . This , of course , includes non - com ...
... cent per ton per mile ; while in 1885 , the time during which this trunk - line commission has been in operation , the ... cents per ton per mile in gold . In 1885 it was 6 mills per ton per mile . This , of course , includes non - com ...
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... cent . Of course some roads do not pay any , and one pays as high as 10 per cent . , but the average upon the capital stock of all rail- roads in the State would be 4 per cent . The statistics for the whole country are not accurately in ...
... cent . Of course some roads do not pay any , and one pays as high as 10 per cent . , but the average upon the capital stock of all rail- roads in the State would be 4 per cent . The statistics for the whole country are not accurately in ...
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... in substance , that the company charged certain parties 15 cents per 100 pounds for carrying a load of freight from Peoria , in the State of Illinois , to New York , 109 miles of ISC -6 81 are and ought to be a law unto themselves; ...
... in substance , that the company charged certain parties 15 cents per 100 pounds for carrying a load of freight from Peoria , in the State of Illinois , to New York , 109 miles of ISC -6 81 are and ought to be a law unto themselves; ...
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Page 144 - That it shall be unlawful for any common carrier subject to the provisions of this act to charge or receive any greater compensation in the aggregate for the transportation of passengers or of like kind of property, under substantially similar circumstances and conditions, for a shorter than for a longer distance over the same line, in the same direction, the shorter being included within the longer distance...
Page 458 - ... that upon application to the Commission appointed under the provisions of this act, such common carrier may, in special cases, after investigation by the Commission, be authorized to charge less for longer than for shorter distances for the transportation of passengers or property ; and the Commission may from time to time prescribe the extent to which such designated common carrier may be relieved from the operation of this section of this act.
Page 9 - Every common carrier subject to the provisions of this Act shall, according to their respective powers, afford all reasonable, proper, and equal facilities for the interchange of traffic between their respective lines, and for the receiving, forwarding, and delivering of passengers and property to and from their several lines and those connecting therewith...
Page 359 - If such carrier shall not satisfy the complaint within the time specified, or there shall appear to be any reasonable ground for investigating said complaint, it shall be the duty of the commission to investigate the matters complained of in such manner and by such means as it shall deem proper.