The Science of Railways, Svazek 15C. Phillips Company, 1907 |
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Strana i
... tion of the Government . The truth is that air and water do not adjust themselves more natur- ally than the rates of railways adjust themselves to the vicissitudes of trade . If there are excep- tions the evil contains its own cure and ...
... tion of the Government . The truth is that air and water do not adjust themselves more natur- ally than the rates of railways adjust themselves to the vicissitudes of trade . If there are excep- tions the evil contains its own cure and ...
Strana iv
... tion , the accounts being aggregated or juggled to save the face of the government , it being in such cases a political as well as an economic question . TABLE OF CONTENTS . PAGE INTRODUCTION , i ECONOMIC LAWS iv INTRODUCTION .
... tion , the accounts being aggregated or juggled to save the face of the government , it being in such cases a political as well as an economic question . TABLE OF CONTENTS . PAGE INTRODUCTION , i ECONOMIC LAWS iv INTRODUCTION .
Strana 7
... tion of the rate principle by railroads . No other subject connected with trade is of greater impor- tance . The principles governing it are very simple . Rates must be uniform wherever conditions are alike , and they must be just and ...
... tion of the rate principle by railroads . No other subject connected with trade is of greater impor- tance . The principles governing it are very simple . Rates must be uniform wherever conditions are alike , and they must be just and ...
Strana 9
... tion of the community bear , permanently , the burdens of another . Wherever competition pre- vails , the fittest survive . It stimulates men to great effort ; develops their inventive genius , en- forces economical methods , keeps ...
... tion of the community bear , permanently , the burdens of another . Wherever competition pre- vails , the fittest survive . It stimulates men to great effort ; develops their inventive genius , en- forces economical methods , keeps ...
Strana 11
... tion resulting in abnormal rates is to be deplored . Only the natural markets of the world , conjointly with carriers , afford self - regulative effort . They are based on supply and demand , universal , salutary and wise , the laws ...
... tion resulting in abnormal rates is to be deplored . Only the natural markets of the world , conjointly with carriers , afford self - regulative effort . They are based on supply and demand , universal , salutary and wise , the laws ...
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Strana 282 - ... 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...
Strana 284 - ... no contract, receipt, rule or regulation shall exempt such common carrier, railroad or transportation company from the liability hereby imposed : Provided, that nothing in this section shall deprive any holder of such receipt or bill of lading of any remedy or right of action which he has under existing law.
Strana 284 - That nothing In this part shall prevent the carriage, storage, or handling of property free or at reduced rates for the United States, State, or municipal governments...
Strana 270 - ... transportation" shall include cars and other vehicles and all instrumentalities and facilities of shipment or carriage, irrespecetive of ownership or of any contract, express or implied, for the use thereof and all services in connection with the receipt, delivery, elevation, and transfer in transit, ventilation, refrigeration or icing, storage, and handling of property transported...
Strana 281 - ... the date of the taking effect of this Act, the term of each to be designated by the President, but their successors shall be appointed for terms of seven 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.
Strana 281 - Said Commissioners shall not engage in any other business, vocation, or employment. No vacancy in the Commission shall impair the right of the remaining Commissioners to exercise all the powers of the Commission.
Strana 274 - ... 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.
Strana 270 - 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.
Strana 272 - Columbia, or to any foreign country, any article or commodity, other than timber and the manufactured products thereof, manufactured, mined, or produced by it, or under its authority, or which it may own in whole, or in part, or in which it may have any interest direct or indirect...
Strana 275 - That every common carrier subject to the provisions of this act shall file with the commission created by this act and print and keep open to public inspection schedules showing' all the rates, fares, and charges for transportation between different points on its own route...