"Railway Freight Rates and Pooling." Hearings Before the Committee on Interstate Commerce, United States Senate, Having Under Consideration the Bills (S. 3521) "To Enlarge the Jurisdiction and Powers of the Interstate Commerce Commission," Introduced in the Senate February 4, 1902U.S. Government Printing Office, 1902 - 210 sider |
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... City , Kans . ) . Mr. Chairman and gentle- men of the committee , this committee represents the Missouri , Kan- sas and Oklahoma Lumber Dealers ' Association ; also that association represents the Southern manufacturers ' interests ...
... City , Kans . ) . Mr. Chairman and gentle- men of the committee , this committee represents the Missouri , Kan- sas and Oklahoma Lumber Dealers ' Association ; also that association represents the Southern manufacturers ' interests ...
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... City Southern , the ' Frisco - in fact , every road that runs into Kansas City ; there are 23 distinct lines . The CHAIRMAN . You may proceed , Mr. Adams . Mr. ADAMS . We complain that these roads arbitrarily advanced their rates from 1 ...
... City Southern , the ' Frisco - in fact , every road that runs into Kansas City ; there are 23 distinct lines . The CHAIRMAN . You may proceed , Mr. Adams . Mr. ADAMS . We complain that these roads arbitrarily advanced their rates from 1 ...
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... City , and only 15 cents to St. Louis . The CHAIRMAN . What is that per carload ? Mr. ADAMS . A carload is about 40,000 pounds . The CHAIRMAN . How many feet to the hundred ? Mr. ADAMS . About 16,000 feet of lumber in an average carload ...
... City , and only 15 cents to St. Louis . The CHAIRMAN . What is that per carload ? Mr. ADAMS . A carload is about 40,000 pounds . The CHAIRMAN . How many feet to the hundred ? Mr. ADAMS . About 16,000 feet of lumber in an average carload ...
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... City is 23 cents a hundred ; it was 22 , but now it is 23. Understand , the rate to Topeka and other points closer to the shipping point is 26 cents ; at Emporia , which is still closer , the rate is 28 cents ; Chicago gets her yellow ...
... City is 23 cents a hundred ; it was 22 , but now it is 23. Understand , the rate to Topeka and other points closer to the shipping point is 26 cents ; at Emporia , which is still closer , the rate is 28 cents ; Chicago gets her yellow ...
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... City ; and yet these old Kansas City rates are steadily maintained . Kansas City li 40 miles north of the center of the State , and the opening of the diagonal roads to th south has moved the center of lumber production 80 miles west ...
... City ; and yet these old Kansas City rates are steadily maintained . Kansas City li 40 miles north of the center of the State , and the opening of the diagonal roads to th south has moved the center of lumber production 80 miles west ...
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Side 210 - 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...
Side 210 - 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...
Side 3 - 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 term of the Commissioner whom he shall succeed. Any Commissioner may be removed by the President for inefficiency, neglect of duty, or malfeasance in office.
Side 209 - 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...
Side 210 - Act to charge and receive as great compensation for a shorter as for a longer distance; provided, however, 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...
Side 10 - All of the expenses of the Commission, including all necessary expenses for transportation incurred by the Commissioners or by their employees under their orders, in making any investigation, or upon official business in any other places than in the city of Washington, shall be allowed and paid on the presentation of itemized vouchers therefor approved by the Commission.
Side 5 - Any person may be compelled to appear and depose, and to produce documentary evidence, in the same manner as witnesses may be compelled to appear and testify and produce documentary evidence before the Commission, as hereinbefore provided.
Side 209 - 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.
Side 51 - Property does become clothed with a public interest when used in a manner to make it of public consequence and affect the community at large. When, therefore, one devotes his property to a use in which the public has an interest, he, in effect, grants to the public an interest in that use, and must submit to be controlled by the public for the common good, to the extent of the interest he has thus created. He may withdraw his grant by discontinuing the use; but, so long as he maintains the use, he...
Side 4 - Any of the district courts of the United States within the jurisdiction of which such inquiry is carried on may, in case of contumacy or refusal...