The Interstate Commerce Commission: Its History, Activities and Organization, Vydání 18John Hopkins Press, 1923 - Počet stran: 169 |
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... cost . The report of this committee , ( the " Win- dom Committee " ) , issued in 1874 , did not result in legislation , but it served to inform legislators and the public on the railroad problem . Although freight rates declined in the ...
... cost . The report of this committee , ( the " Win- dom Committee " ) , issued in 1874 , did not result in legislation , but it served to inform legislators and the public on the railroad problem . Although freight rates declined in the ...
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... cost of transportation to require that charges should be graded according to the length of the haul . " " In October 1892 , the first difficulty arose through a judicial interpretation " the effect of which was to allow a railroad when ...
... cost of transportation to require that charges should be graded according to the length of the haul . " " In October 1892 , the first difficulty arose through a judicial interpretation " the effect of which was to allow a railroad when ...
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... cost of property " suggests , even in a remote degree , a reliable measure either of money invested or of present value . Thus , at the first touch of critical analysis , the balance sheets published by American railways are found to be ...
... cost of property " suggests , even in a remote degree , a reliable measure either of money invested or of present value . Thus , at the first touch of critical analysis , the balance sheets published by American railways are found to be ...
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... cost of reproduction both new and less depreciation was to be ascertained . After initial valuation , the commission was required to keep the information up to date . Certain powers were granted the Commission during this period to ...
... cost of reproduction both new and less depreciation was to be ascertained . After initial valuation , the commission was required to keep the information up to date . Certain powers were granted the Commission during this period to ...
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... cost to the public or the railroads . It recommended , accordingly , that some central authority be established with power to deal as adequately with matters relating to physical operation of railroads as the existing legislation dealt ...
... cost to the public or the railroads . It recommended , accordingly , that some central authority be established with power to deal as adequately with matters relating to physical operation of railroads as the existing legislation dealt ...
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Strana 106 - 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.
Strana 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...
Strana 23 - 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 except such articles or commodities as may be necessary and intended for its use in the conduct of its business as a common carrier.
Strana 50 - The President, in time of war, is empowered, through the Secretary of War, to take possession and assume control of any system or systems of transportation, or any part thereof, and to utilize the same to the exclusion, as far as may be necessary, of all other traffic thereon for the transfer or transportation of troops, war material, and equipment, or for such other purposes connected with the emergency as may be needful or desirable.
Strana 124 - Session, 1912 — 2 vols. what services are maintaining stations at any city or point in the United States. The Institute hopes that upon the completion of the present series, it will be able to prepare a complete classified statement of the technical and other facilities at the disposal of the government. The present monographs will then furnish the details regarding the organization, equipment, and work of the institutions so listed and classified. OUTLINE OF ORGANIZATION * INTERSTATE COMMERCE...
Strana 67 - ... power to require by subpoena the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production of all such documentary evidence relating to any matter under investigation.
Strana 80 - Act to charge or receive any greater compensation in the aggregate for the transportation of passengers, or of like kind of property, for a shorter than for a longer distance over the same line or route in the same direction...
Strana v - THE INSTITUTE FOR GOVERNMENT RESEARCH STUDIES IN ADMINISTRATION. The System of Financial Administration of Great Britain. By WF Willoughby, WW Willoughby, and SM Lindsay. 378 pp.
Strana 75 - In so prescribing and determining the divisions of joint rates, fares and charges, the Commission shall give due consideration, among other things, to the efficiency with which the carriers concerned are operated, the amount of revenue required to pay their respective operating expenses, taxes, and a fair return on their railway property held for and used in the service of transportation...
Strana 149 - An Act to promote the safety of employees and travelers upon railroads by compelling common carriers engaged in interstate commerce to equip their cars with automatic couplers and continuous brakes, and their locomotives with driving-wheel brakes, and for other purposes...