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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... fact that there were moved upon the railroads of the United States in the year 1885 , 437,000,000 tons of freight , a very large proportion of which , I suppose 60 per cent . at least , came under the definition of in- terstate commerce ...
... fact that there were moved upon the railroads of the United States in the year 1885 , 437,000,000 tons of freight , a very large proportion of which , I suppose 60 per cent . at least , came under the definition of in- terstate commerce ...
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... fact to which I have alluded shows that there is for every com- peting railroad its natural , normal share of the competitive business , business which will come to it whatever the competition may be . competing railroad company may be ...
... fact to which I have alluded shows that there is for every com- peting railroad its natural , normal share of the competitive business , business which will come to it whatever the competition may be . competing railroad company may be ...
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... fact , the shibboleth of mere gambling speculation ; and is hardly entitled to take rank as an axiom in the jurisprudence of this country . I believe universal observation will attest that for the last quarter of a century competition ...
... fact , the shibboleth of mere gambling speculation ; and is hardly entitled to take rank as an axiom in the jurisprudence of this country . I believe universal observation will attest that for the last quarter of a century competition ...
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... fact to show that a competitive rate in this country is unreasonable unless it be relatively so . I agree that there are some cities which say they do not get as low rates as others do in proportion , but that would be a matter for a ...
... fact to show that a competitive rate in this country is unreasonable unless it be relatively so . I agree that there are some cities which say they do not get as low rates as others do in proportion , but that would be a matter for a ...
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... facts seem to prove that railroad federation has not had the effect of obstructing the bene- ficial operation of the ... fact . Eighth . The most hopeful aspect of federations for the division or pooling of traffic is that thereby the ...
... facts seem to prove that railroad federation has not had the effect of obstructing the bene- ficial operation of the ... fact . Eighth . The most hopeful aspect of federations for the division or pooling of traffic is that thereby the ...
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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.