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Page xi
... given as to its value and ability to pay the rate , and , though apparently to a less degree , as to weight , bulk , and cost of transportation . In addi- tion to the regular classes , there are many heavy commodities , such as usually ...
... given as to its value and ability to pay the rate , and , though apparently to a less degree , as to weight , bulk , and cost of transportation . In addi- tion to the regular classes , there are many heavy commodities , such as usually ...
Page xii
... given class is part of the power to make rates , even although the rates upon a given class may be fixed at different figures by the various railroads . Reference has already been made to the complaints of shippers regarding the advance ...
... given class is part of the power to make rates , even although the rates upon a given class may be fixed at different figures by the various railroads . Reference has already been made to the complaints of shippers regarding the advance ...
Page xxviii
... given the right to determine how much coal each operator shall ship . The railroads agree to allot the tonnage which can be handled equitably between the different producers , the contract particularly providing that the railroads shall ...
... given the right to determine how much coal each operator shall ship . The railroads agree to allot the tonnage which can be handled equitably between the different producers , the contract particularly providing that the railroads shall ...
Page xxxv
... given point , and arranging with a broker there to supply a ticket to the destination . By such practices ticket brokers , through their superior knowledge of rates made throughout the country , often suc- ceed in giving passengers ...
... given point , and arranging with a broker there to supply a ticket to the destination . By such practices ticket brokers , through their superior knowledge of rates made throughout the country , often suc- ceed in giving passengers ...
Page xlii
... given to any class of business except Government business , but that many brokers and others have leased wires over which the telegraph com- panies have no control . The advocates of Government ownership further maintain that the system ...
... given to any class of business except Government business , but that many brokers and others have leased wires over which the telegraph com- panies have no control . The advocates of Government ownership further maintain that the system ...
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Page ccxcvi - Labor shall make uniform rules and regulations for carrying out the provisions of this act, including the collection and examination of specimens of foods and drugs manufactured or offered for sale in the District of Columbia, or in any Territory of the United States...
Page 2 - No act of the General Assembly shall limit the amount to be recovered for injuries resulting in death, or for injuries to person or property; and, in case of death from such injuries, the right of action shall survive, and the General Assembly shall prescribe for whose benefit such actions shall be prosecuted.
Page ccxcvi - Columbia, or in restraint of trade or commerce between any such territory and another, or between any such territory or territories, and any state or states or the District of Columbia or with foreign nations, or between the District of Columbia and any state or states or foreign nations, is hereby declared illegal.
Page 35 - ... 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 52 - New Jersey. Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, west Virginia, and the District of Columbia...
Page ccxcvi - An agreement or combination by two or more persons to do or procure to be done any act in contemplation or furtherance of a trade dispute between employers and workmen shall not be indictable as a conspiracy if such act committed by one person would not be punishable as a crime.
Page lxxvii - Investigation to determine what would be reasonable class rates throughout the territory lying north of the Ohio and Potomac Rivers and east of the Mississippi River and the west bank of Lake Michigan.
Page ii - That it shall be the duty of this commission to investigate questions pertaining to immigration, to labor, to agriculture, to manufacturing, and to business, and to report to Congress and to suggest such legislation as it may deem best upon these subjects.
Page lxxviii - States, namely, the official classification, which governs the class rates generally in the territory north of the Ohio and Potomac rivers and east of the Mississippi River...
Page 2 - That we, members of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen, Order of...