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... mile having thus only very slightly increased , 0.45 per cent . In the United Kingdom , on the other hand , while the number of miles operated has increased 7.9 per cent since 1890 , the total capitalization of railways has increased ...
... mile having thus only very slightly increased , 0.45 per cent . In the United Kingdom , on the other hand , while the number of miles operated has increased 7.9 per cent since 1890 , the total capitalization of railways has increased ...
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... miles of railroad in this country in proportion to the population and tonnage than in any other . Existing roads need protection . The multiplication of securities of new railroads is an evil similar to the watering of stock of existing ...
... miles of railroad in this country in proportion to the population and tonnage than in any other . Existing roads need protection . The multiplication of securities of new railroads is an evil similar to the watering of stock of existing ...
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... mile through- out the country has declined from 1.9 cents in 1867 to 0.8 cent in 1897. The former figure is probably ... miles of railway , and the average freight rate was 0.839 cent for 763,800,000 tons . The reduction in dividends of ...
... mile through- out the country has declined from 1.9 cents in 1867 to 0.8 cent in 1897. The former figure is probably ... miles of railway , and the average freight rate was 0.839 cent for 763,800,000 tons . The reduction in dividends of ...
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... miles , was $ 3.01 per ton , while the rate from Chicago to New York , 1,000 miles , was $ 5.60 per ton . Another English writer , in 1886 , said that the average ton - mile rate on English roads was probably not under 3 cents , which ...
... miles , was $ 3.01 per ton , while the rate from Chicago to New York , 1,000 miles , was $ 5.60 per ton . Another English writer , in 1886 , said that the average ton - mile rate on English roads was probably not under 3 cents , which ...
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... mile allowed by the Eastern railroad companies to the owners is excessive . The railway companies get an advantage , perhaps , by making such an allowance in securing more of the business of particular large shippers . ( 187. ) Mr ...
... mile allowed by the Eastern railroad companies to the owners is excessive . The railway companies get an advantage , perhaps , by making such an allowance in securing more of the business of particular large shippers . ( 187. ) Mr ...
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Page 343 - And, in order to ascertain that value, the original cost of construction, the amount expended in permanent improvements, the amount and market value of its bonds and stock, the present as compared with the original cost of construction, the probable earning capacity of the property under particular rates prescribed by statute, and the sum required to meet operating expenses, are all matters for consideration and are to be given such weight as may be just and right in each case. We do not say that...
Page 93 - that the laws of the several states, except where the Constitution, treaties or statutes of the United States shall otherwise require or provide, shall be regarded as rules of decision in trials at common law in the courts of the United States in cases where they apply.
Page 334 - ... to inmates of the National Homes or State Homes for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, and of Soldiers
Page 37 - An act to promote the safety of employees and travelers upon railroads by compelling common carriers engaged in interstate commerce to equip their cars with automatic couplers and continuous brakes and their locomotives with driving-wheel brakes, and for other purposes.
Page 131 - Act and the employees of such carrier, seriously interrupting or threatening to interrupt the business of said carrier, the chairman of the Interstate Commerce Commission and the Commissioner of Labor...
Page 8 - Columbia, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be punished for each offense by a fine of not less than...
Page 305 - That any employer subject to the provisions of this Act and any officer, agent, or receiver of such employer who shall require any employee, or any person seeking employment, as a condition of such employment, to enter into an agreement, either written or verbal, not to become or remain a member of any labor corporation, association, or organization...
Page 75 - The general rule, resulting from considerations as well of justice as of policy, is, that he who engages in the employment of another for the performance of specified duties and services, for compensation, takes upon himself the natural and ordinary risks and perils incident to the performance of such services, and in legal presumption, the compensation is adjusted accordingly.
Page 306 - ... from obtaining employment, is hereby declared to be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction thereof in any court of the United States of competent jurisdiction in the district in which such offense was committed, shall be punished for each offense by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars and not more than one thousand dollars.
Page 39 - January, eighteen hundred and ninety-eight, it shall be unlawful for any such common carrier to haul or permit to be hauled or used on its line any car used in moving interstate traffic not equipped with couplers coupling automatically by impact, and which can be uncoupled without the necessity of men going between the ends of the cars.