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 |
Dentro del libro
Resultados 1-5 de 89
Página 7
... Railways and Trade Centres . . 111 XIII . The " Louisville and Nashville " Decision ... 122 XIV . A Year of Interstate Commerce Control ... XV . The " Act of God " and the Railway Company .. 130 141 XVI . Can Railway Strikes be ...
... Railways and Trade Centres . . 111 XIII . The " Louisville and Nashville " Decision ... 122 XIV . A Year of Interstate Commerce Control ... XV . The " Act of God " and the Railway Company .. 130 141 XVI . Can Railway Strikes be ...
Página 14
... railway question , that those who hold competition to be the only just measure of profits in any industry are years behind the age in comprehension of the science of the railway question . " Whatever there may be beyond platitude in the ...
... railway question , that those who hold competition to be the only just measure of profits in any industry are years behind the age in comprehension of the science of the railway question . " Whatever there may be beyond platitude in the ...
Página 28
... railway " pools ; " that these are formed , etc. , etc. ; that , etc. , etc .; that etc. , etc .; that if this sort ... railway sys- tem of he country will go to smash . But we do not propose examining Mr. Hudson's book rhetori- cally ...
... railway " pools ; " that these are formed , etc. , etc. ; that , etc. , etc .; that etc. , etc .; that if this sort ... railway sys- tem of he country will go to smash . But we do not propose examining Mr. Hudson's book rhetori- cally ...
Página 31
A Popular Discussion of the Railway Problem in the United States by Way of Answer to "The Railways and the Republic ... Railway Domination , " is again illicit . Where is the " domination " to be eliminated ? Frankly admitting that the ...
A Popular Discussion of the Railway Problem in the United States by Way of Answer to "The Railways and the Republic ... Railway Domination , " is again illicit . Where is the " domination " to be eliminated ? Frankly admitting that the ...
Página 32
... railway was a corporation , and that some of our railways might fairly be called " gigantic . " But there is not one of these " gigan- tic " corporations which is , in any sense of the term known to dic- tionaries at least , a monopoly ...
... railway was a corporation , and that some of our railways might fairly be called " gigantic . " But there is not one of these " gigan- tic " corporations which is , in any sense of the term known to dic- tionaries at least , a monopoly ...
Otras ediciones - Ver todas
Términos y frases comunes
50 cents accidents Atlantic Ocean capital carried centres certainly Chicago circumstances and conditions citizen Cloth Commissioners common carrier subject common law compete competition complain Congress construction corporation cost court discrimination dissimilar circumstances dollars duty EDGAR SALTUS eminent domain employés expense fact favor force freight Government grant greater charge Hudson human hundred Interstate Commerce Act Interstate Commerce Commission Interstate Commerce Law labor Lake Michigan legislation less long haul longer distance matter means ment miles natural operation passengers Pennsylvania Railroad person points pool possible practical present profit provisions public enemies purpose question rail railroad company railway companies rates reason regulate relief republic require roads rule Senator Cullom shipper short haul shorter Standard Oil Company statute stockholders substantially similar circumstances supposed tariffs territory thing tion trade-centres traffic train transportation United unjust York
Pasajes populares
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.