That unreasonable discriminations are made between localities similarly situated. 7. That the effect of the prevailing policy of railroad management is, by an elaborate system of secret special rates, rebates, drawbacks and concessions, to foster monopoly,... Reports of the Industrial Commission... - Page 123by United States. Industrial Commission - 1901Full view - About this book
| United States. Congress - 1884 - 634 pages
...and concessions, to foster rnonoply, t«i enrich favored shippers, and to preven t free compel it ion in many lines of trade in which the item of transportation...important factor. 8. That such favoritism and secrecy iniroducean element of uncertainty into legitimate business that greatly retards the development of... | |
| United States. Congress - 1884 - 582 pages
...is, by an elulK>rate system of secret special rates, rebate», drawbacks, and concession*, to foster monopoly, to enrich favored shippers, and to prevent...competition in many lines of trade in which the item of tran*i>orUition is an important factor. 8. That such favoritism and secrecy introduce an element of... | |
| United States. Interstate Commerce Commission - 1888 - 748 pages
...management is, by an elaborate system of secret special rates, rebates, drawbacks and concessions, to foster monopoly, to enrich favored shippers, and to prevent...the item of transportation is an important factor." (Cullom Report, 181.) The act was prepared accordingly with those evils more directly in view. In reviewing... | |
| George Henry Lewis - 1893 - 358 pages
...is, by an elaborate system of secret special rates, rebates, drawbacks, and concessions, to foster monopoly, to enrich favored shippers, and to prevent...into legitimate business that greatly retards the developments of our industries and commerce. " 9. That the secret cutting of rates and the sudden fluctuations... | |
| William Larrabee - 1893 - 508 pages
...is, by an elaborate system of secret special "** rates, rebates, drawbacks and concessions, to foster monopoly, to enrich favored shippers, and to prevent...factor. 8. That such favoritism and secrecy introduce an eleV ment of uncertainty into legitimate business that greatly retards the development of our industries... | |
| Charles Henry Vail - 1897 - 74 pages
...to foster monoply and enrich favored shippers. . . Such favoritism and secrecy introduce an element into legitimate business that greatly retards the development of our industries and commerce."* Prof. Parsons, after having cited the above in an article in To- Day, says : — " Public ownership... | |
| 1904 - 350 pages
...management is, by an elaborate system of secret special rates, rebates, drawbacks and concessions, to foster monopoly, to enrich favored shippers, and to prevent...secret cutting of rates and the sudden fluctuations thai constantly take place are demoralizing to all business except that of a purely speciilative character,... | |
| United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Interstate Commerce - 1900 - 502 pages
...management is, by an elaborate system of secret rates, rebates, drawbacks, and concessions, to foster monopoly, to enrich favored shippers, and to prevent...is an important factor. 8. That such favoritism and secrecv introduce an element of uncertainty into legitimate business that greatly retards the development... | |
| Thomas Carl Spelling - 1906 - 374 pages
...is, by an elaborate system of secret special rates, rebates, drawbacks, and concessions, to foster monopoly, to enrich favored shippers, and to prevent...place are demoralizing to all business except that of purely speculative character, and frequently occasion great injustice and heavy losses." There were... | |
| Frederick Newton Judson - 1905 - 542 pages
...and concessions tofoster monopoly, to enrich favored shippers and to prevent free competition in the many lines of trade in which the item of transportation is an important factor. The Commission said that the Act was prepared accordingly with these evils directly in view. The section... | |
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