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 79
... greater uniformity of rates ; it has been found of greater advantage to shippers to deal with a " pool " com- missioner , representing all the trunk lines , than to be compelled to confer with many officials in detail - as instanced in ...
... greater uniformity of rates ; it has been found of greater advantage to shippers to deal with a " pool " com- missioner , representing all the trunk lines , than to be compelled to confer with many officials in detail - as instanced in ...
Page 80
... greater charges for the shorter than the longer haul , and also section 5 , which contains an absolute provision against pooling They believe these sections , for reasons stated in above re- port , should be stricken out or amended as ...
... greater charges for the shorter than the longer haul , and also section 5 , which contains an absolute provision against pooling They believe these sections , for reasons stated in above re- port , should be stricken out or amended as ...
Page 86
... greater amount of freight . Aside from the public aspect of the question , there is no doubt that it would have been better for the railways to carry the natural shipments of such a legitimate business than to depend upon the dictates ...
... greater amount of freight . Aside from the public aspect of the question , there is no doubt that it would have been better for the railways to carry the natural shipments of such a legitimate business than to depend upon the dictates ...
Page 97
... greater sum shall not be charged for a shorter than for a longer haul under similar circumstances and conditions , because such a charge would be the making or giving of an ** undue or unreasonable preference or advantage " to one ...
... greater sum shall not be charged for a shorter than for a longer haul under similar circumstances and conditions , because such a charge would be the making or giving of an ** undue or unreasonable preference or advantage " to one ...
Page 98
... greater sum shall not be charged for a shorter than for a longer haul when the shorter comprises part of the longer haul - not that a higher rate shall not be charged per mile , but that a greater aggregate sum shall not be charged ...
... greater sum shall not be charged for a shorter than for a longer haul when the shorter comprises part of the longer haul - not that a higher rate shall not be charged per mile , but that a greater aggregate sum shall not be charged ...
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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.