Annual Report of the Interstate Commerce CommissionThe Commission, 1887 |
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... favor itism , and even in some cases from a desire to relieve individuals from the consequences of previous unfair ... favors , that a system of rates , open to all and fair as between localities , would be far preferable to a system of ...
... favor itism , and even in some cases from a desire to relieve individuals from the consequences of previous unfair ... favors , that a system of rates , open to all and fair as between localities , would be far preferable to a system of ...
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... favors on their own behalf . They acquiesced in the supposition that there must or would be a privileged class in ... favor of localities and of public bodies ; and , while it was often demanded by persons who had , or claimed to have ...
... favors on their own behalf . They acquiesced in the supposition that there must or would be a privileged class in ... favor of localities and of public bodies ; and , while it was often demanded by persons who had , or claimed to have ...
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... favor him , and he was sometimes favored with free transportation not only for himself and his family but for business agents also , and even sometimes for his custom- ers . The demand for free transportation was often in the nature of ...
... favor him , and he was sometimes favored with free transportation not only for himself and his family but for business agents also , and even sometimes for his custom- ers . The demand for free transportation was often in the nature of ...
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... favor , inasmuch as they appeared to operate as obstacles to mo nopoly and as checks upon extortion . But some of the railroad practices which the act undertakes to bring to an end have been common among carriers by water also , and if ...
... favor , inasmuch as they appeared to operate as obstacles to mo nopoly and as checks upon extortion . But some of the railroad practices which the act undertakes to bring to an end have been common among carriers by water also , and if ...
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... favors . The act has not changed the nature or the grasping disposition of indi- viduals ; it has only interposed certain restraints which it is reasonable to assume will be evaded if the opportunity shall be presented . These facts are ...
... favors . The act has not changed the nature or the grasping disposition of indi- viduals ; it has only interposed certain restraints which it is reasonable to assume will be evaded if the opportunity shall be presented . These facts are ...
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act to regulate Alabama Answer filed Application received Atlanta Auditor Interstate Commerce Augusta Birmingham Boston C. C. MCCAIN cars Central Railroad cents Charleston Chicago Cincinnati circumstances and conditions citizens Clarksville classification common carrier competing competitive points Complaint alleges excessive Complaint filed connection DEAR SIR direction distant points East Saint Louis Evansville fact favor fourth section Georgia Grand Trunk Railway greater charge Hearing intermediate points intermediate stations Interstate Commerce Commission interstate rates June 15 Kansas City Lake Erie Lexington longer distance Louisville and Nashville lower rates Manager Memphis miles Mississippi Missouri River Mobile Montgomery Nashville Railroad Company October 20 Ohio Railroad operated Orleans pany petition Pittsburgh ports provisions reason regulate commerce relief reply respectfully Richmond road rule Savannah Selma Shawneetown shippers shorter distance shorter haul South statute tariffs Tenn Tennessee tion traffic transportation Washington water competition West Western Railroad York
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Página 15 - 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 117 - ... a greater or less compensation for any service rendered, or to be rendered, in the transportation of passengers or property, subject to the provisions of this act, than it charges, demands, collects, or receives from any other person or persons for doing for him or them a like and contemporaneous service in the transportation of a like kind of traffic under substantially similar circumstances and conditions, such common carrier shall be deemed guilty of unjust discrimination, which is hereby...
Página 35 - 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, and shall not discriminate in their rates and charges between such connecting lines; but this shall not be construed as requiring any such common...
Página 26 - Commission to such common carrier, who shall be called upon to satisfy the complaint or to answer the same in writing within a reasonable time, to be specified by the Commission.
Página 1 - This report shall contain such information and data collected by the Commission as may be considered of value in the determination of questions connected with the regulation of commerce, together with such recommendations as to additional legislation relating thereto as the Commission may deem necessary; and the names and compensation of the persons employed by said Commission.
Página 11 - 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 1 - Provided, however, That the provisions of this act shall not apply to the transportation of passengers or property, or to the receiving, delivering, storage, or handling of property, wholly within one State, and not shipped to or from a foreign country from or to any State or Territory as aforesaid.
Página 119 - That nothing in this act shall prevent the carriage, storage, or handling of property free or at reduced rates for the United States, State, or municipal governments...
Página 11 - ... nothing in this Act contained shall in any way abridge or alter the remedies now existing at common law or by statute, but the provisions of this Act are in addition to such remedies...
Página 35 - ... from the place of shipment to the place of destination; and no break of bulk, stoppage, or interruption made by such common carrier shall prevent the carriage of freights from being and being treated as one continuous carriage from the place of shipment to...