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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... competition . That bugbear of free competition was invoked there as here . If this were so , and the parties proposed by their agreement to endeavor to prevent competition generally , there might be weight in the objection ; but the ...
... competition . That bugbear of free competition was invoked there as here . If this were so , and the parties proposed by their agreement to endeavor to prevent competition generally , there might be weight in the objection ; but the ...
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... competition between the several lins in the business engaged in . It was a conspiracy , between the in- dividuals contracting , to pre , ent a free competition among themselves , in the business of transporting merchandise , property ...
... competition between the several lins in the business engaged in . It was a conspiracy , between the in- dividuals contracting , to pre , ent a free competition among themselves , in the business of transporting merchandise , property ...
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... competition which exists at the great com- mercial centers , the successful enforcement of legislation requiring the opera- tion of the entire ... competition if enforced . I commend to those who believe that competition must not 42.
... competition which exists at the great com- mercial centers , the successful enforcement of legislation requiring the opera- tion of the entire ... competition if enforced . I commend to those who believe that competition must not 42.
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... competition must not be in- terfered with , what this committee say on the subject of competition : It would not destroy the benefits of legitimate competition , but it would place a wholesome restraint upon reckless competition , and ...
... competition must not be in- terfered with , what this committee say on the subject of competition : It would not destroy the benefits of legitimate competition , but it would place a wholesome restraint upon reckless competition , and ...
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... competition , the fiercest kind of competition , the worst kind of competition , competition which the Government , if it had the power , ought to put its hand upon ; and everybody who will think a moment about it will agree with me ...
... competition , the fiercest kind of competition , the worst kind of competition , competition which the Government , if it had the power , ought to put its hand upon ; and everybody who will think a moment about it will agree with me ...
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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.