The People and the Railways: A Popular Discussion of the Railway Problem in the United States by Way of Answer to "The Railways and the Republic,"Belford, Clarke, 1888 - 245 páginas |
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... greater for the short than the long haul , we must primarily assume the two propositions : first , that the public are not at liberty to use any other means of transportation than the railways ; and , second , that there is no such ...
... greater for the short than the long haul , we must primarily assume the two propositions : first , that the public are not at liberty to use any other means of transportation than the railways ; and , second , that there is no such ...
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... greater importance than a mere switch ever has been or ever can be built without invoking the sovereignty of the Government in its behalf " ( page 111 ) . Under such circumstances , where a man's neighbors have decided that they want a ...
... greater importance than a mere switch ever has been or ever can be built without invoking the sovereignty of the Government in its behalf " ( page 111 ) . Under such circumstances , where a man's neighbors have decided that they want a ...
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... greater value for his land , without being mulcted in any of the expenses of the taking . So far as he is concerned he has lost nothing by his contumacy ; whereas the railway , by his contumacy and without fault on its part , has been ...
... greater value for his land , without being mulcted in any of the expenses of the taking . So far as he is concerned he has lost nothing by his contumacy ; whereas the railway , by his contumacy and without fault on its part , has been ...
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... greater rate for an annoying fractional than a convenient through haul . As already demonstrated , no railway company or individual- other things being equal - performs the greater service for the smaller wages . But railways , as well ...
... greater rate for an annoying fractional than a convenient through haul . As already demonstrated , no railway company or individual- other things being equal - performs the greater service for the smaller wages . But railways , as well ...
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... greater rate for carrying similar property for a short haul than for a long one in the same direction . In this decision for the first time in the United States , the principle was laid down that a railway corporation has a right to ...
... greater rate for carrying similar property for a short haul than for a long one in the same direction . In this decision for the first time in the United States , the principle was laid down that a railway corporation has a right to ...
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Página 189 - That in case any common carrier subject to the provisions of this Act shall do, cause to be done, or permit to be done any act, matter, or thing in this Act prohibited or declared to be unlawful...
Página 191 - Commission (and produce books and papers if so ordered) and give evidence touching the matter in question ; and any failure to obey such order of the court may be punished by such court as a contempt thereof.
Página 191 - Act, and shall keep itself informed as to the manner and method in which the same is conducted, and shall have the right to obtain from such common carriers full and complete information necessary to enable the Commission to perform the duties and carry out the objects for which it was created...
Página 184 - railroad" as used in this Act shall include all bridges and ferries used or operated in connection with any railroad, and also all the road in use by any corporation operating a railroad, whether owned or operated under a contract, agreement, or lease ; and the term " transportation " shall include all instrumentalities of shipment or carriage.
Página 190 - Domini eighteen hundred and eighty-seven, the term of each to be designated by the President ; but their successors shall be appointed for terms of six years, except that any person chosen to fill a vacancy shall be appointed only for the unexpired time of the Commissioner whom he shall succeed.
Página 190 - That any common carrier subject to the provisions of this act, or, whenever such common carrier is a corporation, any director or officer thereof, or any receiver, trustee, lessee, agent, or person acting for or employed by such corporation...
Página 204 - That if any common carrier subject to the provisions of this act shall, directly or indirectly, by any special rate, rebate, drawback, or other device, charge, demand, collect, or receive from any person or persons a greater or less compensation...
Página 183 - America in congress assembled, that the provisions of this act shall apply to any common carrier or carriers engaged in the transportation of passengers or property wholly by railroad, or partly by railroad and partly by water when both are used, under a common control, management or arrangement, for a continuous carriage or shipment...
Página 203 - 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...
Página 185 - ... 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, and shall not discriminate in their rates and charges between such connecting lines; but this shall not be construed as requiring any such common carrier to give the use of its tracks or terminal facilities to another carrier engaged in like business.