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... present chiefly an educational one . The evils of railway management , these witnesses claim , are still many . The public character of railways , their great influence upon the general welfare , and their dependence on the State for ...
... present chiefly an educational one . The evils of railway management , these witnesses claim , are still many . The public character of railways , their great influence upon the general welfare , and their dependence on the State for ...
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... present . Publicity will tend to prevent excessive and discriminating rates on the one hand , and , on the other hand , will often dissipate prejudice against the railways by giving knowledge of actual facts . Indeed , it will promote ...
... present . Publicity will tend to prevent excessive and discriminating rates on the one hand , and , on the other hand , will often dissipate prejudice against the railways by giving knowledge of actual facts . Indeed , it will promote ...
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... presents the argument against government ownership more fully and broadly . He declares that the large capital invested in railways and the great complexity of their management make them unfit for public control , at the present stage ...
... presents the argument against government ownership more fully and broadly . He declares that the large capital invested in railways and the great complexity of their management make them unfit for public control , at the present stage ...
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... present investigation one witness , Mr. Neall , presents statistics showing the exceedingly small proportion of American ocean vessels , as compared with the total shipping of the world and as compared with the freight exported and ...
... present investigation one witness , Mr. Neall , presents statistics showing the exceedingly small proportion of American ocean vessels , as compared with the total shipping of the world and as compared with the freight exported and ...
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... present capitaliza- tion of the railways of the country since their reorganization is less than the cost of reproducing them . Immediately after the civil war the people were anxious to get railways . Companies received land and other ...
... present capitaliza- tion of the railways of the country since their reorganization is less than the cost of reproducing them . Immediately after the civil war the people were anxious to get railways . Companies received land and other ...
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Page 341 - 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 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 93 - 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 8 - ... or applicant for employment, shall agree to contribute to any fund for charitable, social, or beneficial purposes to release such employer from legal liabilities for any personal injury, by reason of any benefit received from such fund beyond the proportion of the benefit arising from the employer's contribution to such fund ; or who shall, after having discharged an employee, attempt or conspire to prevent such employee from obtaining employment...
Page 332 - That nothing in this Act shall prevent the carriage, storage, or handling of property free or at reduced rates for the United States, State, or municipal governments...
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 8 - ... 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 40 - 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 8 - ... written or verbal, not to become or remain a member of any labor corporation, association, or organization...
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.