Prompt Furnishing of Transportation Facilities: Hearing [Feb. 14, 21, 28, 1908] Before the Committee on Interstate Commerce, United States Senate, on the Bill (S. 3644) to Require Railroad Companies Engaged in Interstate Commerce to Promptly Furnish Cars and Other Transportation Facilities, and to Empower the Interstate Commerce Commission to Make Rules and Regulations with Respect Thereto, and to Further Regulate Commerce Among the Several States ...

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Halaman 88 - ... to establish for the intercourse of citizens with citizens those rules of good manners and good neighborhood which are calculated to prevent a conflict of rights, and to insure to each the uninterrupted enjoyment of his own so far as is reasonably consistent with a like enjoyment of rights by others.
Halaman 95 - Whenever the weather during the period of free time is so severe, inclement or rainy that it is impracticable to secure means of removal, or where from the nature of the goods removal would cause injury or damage, such time shall be added to the free period ; and no demurrage charges shall be allowed for such additional time.
Halaman 93 - Legal notice referred to in these rules may be either actual or constructive. Where the consignee is personally served with notice of the arrival of freight free time begins at seven o'clock am on the day after such notice has been given.
Halaman 80 - Is agreed that as a condition precedent to his right to recover any damages for any loss or injury to his...
Halaman 113 - XII.—Cars detained or held for want of proper shipping instructions or by reason of improper or excessive loading (where loading is done by shipper) shall be subject to a demurrage charge of one dollar per car for each day or fraction of a day said car or cars are so detained or held. Likewise, when cars are...
Halaman 95 - Railroads shall not discriminate between persons or places in storage or demurrage charges. If a railroad company collects storage or demurrage of one person, under the demurrage rules, it must collect of all who are liable. No rebate, drawback, or other similar device will be allowed. If demurrage is collected by a railroad company at one point on its line, it must collect at all places on its line of those- liable under the rules of this Commission. Provided, That the Commission shall hear and...
Halaman 121 - A shipper, on whose order a car or cars have been placed for loading, shall be allowed forty-eight hours for the loading of such car or cars, computing time from seven o'clock...
Halaman 63 - Columbia, shall confine the same in cars. boats, or vessels of any description for a period longer than twenty-eight consecutive hours without unloading the same in a humane manner, into properly equipped pens for rest, water, and feeding, for a period of at least five consecutive hours, unless prevented by storm or by other accidental or unavoidable causes which can not be anticipated or avoided by the exercise of due diligence and foresight...

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