Report of the Industrial Commission on Transportation ...U.S. Government Printing Office, 1901 |
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Page xiv
... favor of certain shippers still exists in many cases , although they admit that the evil is less serious than formerly . Professor Parsons considers the practice of granting discriminations as a strong argument in favor of Government ...
... favor of certain shippers still exists in many cases , although they admit that the evil is less serious than formerly . Professor Parsons considers the practice of granting discriminations as a strong argument in favor of Government ...
Page xvi
... favor of larger towns , but to those between certain cities and sections themselves , declare that the railroads assume an unjustifiable degree of paternalism , and that they ought not to deprive cities and sections of their natural ...
... favor of larger towns , but to those between certain cities and sections themselves , declare that the railroads assume an unjustifiable degree of paternalism , and that they ought not to deprive cities and sections of their natural ...
Page xvii
... favor of the Eastern points which it reaches.1 To these complaints regarding discriminations against Cincinnati it is replied by Mr. Guillaudeu , of the Old Dominion Steamship Company , that the volume of trade from these Western cities ...
... favor of the Eastern points which it reaches.1 To these complaints regarding discriminations against Cincinnati it is replied by Mr. Guillaudeu , of the Old Dominion Steamship Company , that the volume of trade from these Western cities ...
Page xix
... favor of Savannah as against Atlanta , in favor of Birmingham as against Atlanta , and in favor of Norfolk on through traffic over the Southern Railway through Asheville as against Charleston on traffic through the same city . Reference ...
... favor of Savannah as against Atlanta , in favor of Birmingham as against Atlanta , and in favor of Norfolk on through traffic over the Southern Railway through Asheville as against Charleston on traffic through the same city . Reference ...
Page xx
... favor of the railroad , than there is of recovery against the railroad if the decision is in favor of the shippers . They hold that such an important power as that to decide as to the justice of a rate ought not to be left to any ...
... favor of the railroad , than there is of recovery against the railroad if the decision is in favor of the shippers . They hold that such an important power as that to decide as to the justice of a rate ought not to be left to any ...
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Page 20 - 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 lxxix - 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 lxxx - 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 65 - ... 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 20 - California shall be deemed criminal, nor shall those engaged therein be indictable or otherwise punishable for the crime of conspiracy, if such act committed by one person would not be punishable as a crime, nor shall such agreement, combination, or contract be considered as in restraint of trade or commerce, nor shall any restraining order or injunction be issued with relation thereto.
Page 85 - New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia...
Page 32 - 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 15 - We denounce arbitrary interference by Federal authorities in local affairs as a violation of the Constitution of the United States and a crime against free institutions, and we especially object to government by injunction as a new and highly dangerous form of oppression by which Federal 'Judges, in contempt of the laws of the States and rights of citizens, become at once legislators, judges, and executioners...
Page 20 - 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 235 - An act to aid in the construction of telegraph lines and to secure to the government the use of the same for postal, military, and other purposes...