Railway Rates and Government Control: Economic Questions Surrounding These SubjectsRand, McNally & Company, 1892 - 354 pages |
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... markets of the world the cheap beef and grain of remote districts , because they cannot pay the same rate per ton per mile for one thousand miles , that local producers can pay for fifty miles . A corporation controlling the bulk of the ...
... markets of the world the cheap beef and grain of remote districts , because they cannot pay the same rate per ton per mile for one thousand miles , that local producers can pay for fifty miles . A corporation controlling the bulk of the ...
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... market ) , that could not afford to pay the highest rate would die out . The carrier now keeps them alive by assuming ... markets ; to cheapen the cost of the necessaries of life . Countries are thus built up and enriched . Each industry ...
... market ) , that could not afford to pay the highest rate would die out . The carrier now keeps them alive by assuming ... markets ; to cheapen the cost of the necessaries of life . Countries are thus built up and enriched . Each industry ...
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... markets and the local and general needs of business , and must be able to respond to them instantly , otherwise opportunity will be lost and business die from lack of attention and encouragement . The belief that carriers may use the ...
... markets and the local and general needs of business , and must be able to respond to them instantly , otherwise opportunity will be lost and business die from lack of attention and encouragement . The belief that carriers may use the ...
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... markets of the world . Commerce reaches its desti- nation by the most advantageous route . " Trade seeks the easiest path from the producer to the consumer . The history of a hundred generations shows great cities which have grown rich ...
... markets of the world . Commerce reaches its desti- nation by the most advantageous route . " Trade seeks the easiest path from the producer to the consumer . The history of a hundred generations shows great cities which have grown rich ...
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... markets , will ever be potent factors in determining the rates carriers of every description charge . The demand for transportation increases each year ; so long as it is remunerative , the supply will keep pace there- with . Its ...
... markets , will ever be potent factors in determining the rates carriers of every description charge . The demand for transportation increases each year ; so long as it is remunerative , the supply will keep pace there- with . Its ...
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Page 260 - 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 265 - railroad" as used in this Act shall include all bridges and ferries used or operated in connection with any railroad, and also all the road in use by any corporation operating a railroad, whether owned or operated under a contract, agreement, or lease; and the term "transportation" shall include all instrumentalities of shipment or carriage.
Page 267 - The commission may, by one or more of its members, or by such examiners as it may designate, prosecute any inquiry necessary to its duties in any part of the United States. SEC. 4. That the words defined in this section shall have the following meaning when found in this Act, to wit: "Commerce...
Page 261 - ... this shall not be construed as authorizing any common carrier within the terms of this act to charge and receive as great compensation for a shorter as for a longer distance.
Page 264 - ... in the United States through a foreign country to any other place in the United States, and also to the transportation in like manner of property shipped from any place in the United States to a foreign country and carried from such place to a port of trans-shipment, or shipped from a foreign country to any place in the United States and carried to such place from a port of entry either in the United States or an adjacent foreign country...
Page 267 - Commission and be heard, in person or by attorney. Every vote and official act of the Commission shall be entered of record, and its proceedings shall be public upon the request of either party interested. Said Commission shall have an official seal, which shall be judicially noticed. Either of the members of the Commission may administer oaths and affirmations and sign subpoenas.
Page 264 - That the provisions of this act shall apply to any common carrier or carriers engaged in the transportation of passengers or property wholly by railroad, or partly by railroad and partly by water when both are used, under a common control, management, or arrangement, for a continuous carriage or shipment...
Page 264 - Provided, however, That the provisions of this act shall not apply to the transportation of passengers or property, or to the receiving, delivering, storage, or handling of property, wholly within one State, and not shipped to or from a foreign country from or to any State or Territory as aforesaid.
Page 313 - It also has power to direct that no higher charge shall be made to any person for services, in respect of merchandise carried over a less distance, than is made to any other person for similar services, in respect of the like description and quantity of merchandise carried over a greater distance, on the same line of railway.
Page 265 - It enacts that carriers shall not receive, under like conditions, any greater compensation, in the aggregate, for the transportation of passengers or property for a shorter than a longer distance, as already mentioned. It prohibits pooling. By its provisions carriers are required to keep printed schedules of their rates posted at stations, and no advance therein is allowed, except after ten days- public notice, nor may reductions be made, except after three days- notice.