Interstate Commerce: Debate in Forty-Eighth Congress, Second Session [-Fiftieth Congress], on the Bill (H.R. 5461) to Establish a Board of Commissioners of Interstate Commerce and to Regulate Such Commerce &c., &c |
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Page 58
... West to the sea- board down to an unremunerative point and make up for it by recoup- ing upon the local traffic through Canada , and we are powerless to pre- vent it . You may say that pooling would not prevent it ; but it is the only ...
... West to the sea- board down to an unremunerative point and make up for it by recoup- ing upon the local traffic through Canada , and we are powerless to pre- vent it . You may say that pooling would not prevent it ; but it is the only ...
Page 79
... West to the seaboard depends the development of the entire West and its farming lands . The gigantic results already witnessed , due to the fortuitous combinations of railroads and water transportation an the ability to carry this ...
... West to the seaboard depends the development of the entire West and its farming lands . The gigantic results already witnessed , due to the fortuitous combinations of railroads and water transportation an the ability to carry this ...
Page 105
... west of Fort Wayne to which that particular combination of car- riers makes joint through rates . The combination of carriers making joint rates from points on the Grand Rapids road to New York must observe the same rule . The shipment ...
... west of Fort Wayne to which that particular combination of car- riers makes joint through rates . The combination of carriers making joint rates from points on the Grand Rapids road to New York must observe the same rule . The shipment ...
Page 106
... west of Buffalo , that must be deter- mined by the commission and the courts under the requirements of the bill that all rates must be reasonable and that no unreasonable prefer- ence must be given to any particular locality . Mr ...
... west of Buffalo , that must be deter- mined by the commission and the courts under the requirements of the bill that all rates must be reasonable and that no unreasonable prefer- ence must be given to any particular locality . Mr ...
Page 108
... west to Boston after they reach Albany has nothing to do with regulating the rates from Albany to Boston over that road . Mr. DAWES . Do you find that in the letter of your bill , or do you think that ought to be the construction of it ...
... west to Boston after they reach Albany has nothing to do with regulating the rates from Albany to Boston over that road . Mr. DAWES . Do you find that in the letter of your bill , or do you think that ought to be the construction of it ...
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Page 144 - 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 458 - ... that upon application to the Commission appointed under the provisions of this act, such common carrier may, in special cases, after investigation by the Commission, be authorized to charge less for longer than for shorter distances for the transportation of passengers or property ; and the Commission may from time to time prescribe the extent to which such designated common carrier may be relieved from the operation of this section of this act.
Page 9 - Every common carrier subject to the provisions of this Act shall, according to their respective powers, afford all reasonable, proper, and equal facilities for the interchange of traffic between their respective lines, and for the receiving, forwarding, and delivering of passengers and property to and from their several lines and those connecting therewith...
Page 359 - If such carrier shall not satisfy the complaint within the time specified, or there shall appear to be any reasonable ground for investigating said complaint, it shall be the duty of the commission to investigate the matters complained of in such manner and by such means as it shall deem proper.