Hearings [Dec. 9, 13, 1904, Jan. 6, 9-13, 16-21, 23-25, 1905] Before the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce of the House of Representatives on H.R. 10431, H.R. 6273, H.R. 6768, H.R. 10008, H.R. 11594, H.R. 13778, H.R. 12767, H.R. 15600, H.R. 16301, to Amend the Interstate Commerce LawU.S. Government Printing Office, 1905 - 411 halaman |
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... competition for business and to establish the proper relations between roads to and from competitive points . The CHAIRMAN . Then it would be utterly impossible , in the just administration of this law , for the Commission to confine ...
... competition for business and to establish the proper relations between roads to and from competitive points . The CHAIRMAN . Then it would be utterly impossible , in the just administration of this law , for the Commission to confine ...
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... competing points , and the rela- tion of rates between competing commodities , all of which are very important . The CHAIRMAN . They are all in the nature of discriminations ? Mr. BACON . They are all in the nature of discriminations ...
... competing points , and the rela- tion of rates between competing commodities , all of which are very important . The CHAIRMAN . They are all in the nature of discriminations ? Mr. BACON . They are all in the nature of discriminations ...
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... compete shall have no discrimi- nation in their favor against them ; but the public is concerned in the rate itself . Everything that is consumed , in every form , whether for food or clothing , or heating or building , or for any other ...
... compete shall have no discrimi- nation in their favor against them ; but the public is concerned in the rate itself . Everything that is consumed , in every form , whether for food or clothing , or heating or building , or for any other ...
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... competing points - which constitute nine - tenths of the cases that have come before the Interstate Commerce Commis- sion , and if the word " a " has been used it has been used simply in its generic meaning . Mr. MANN . Well , I get a ...
... competing points - which constitute nine - tenths of the cases that have come before the Interstate Commerce Commis- sion , and if the word " a " has been used it has been used simply in its generic meaning . Mr. MANN . Well , I get a ...
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... competitors , and the car would go to its destina- tion in a worthless condition . Mr. RICHARDSON . From your statement about the matter is it not manifest that Armour & Co. were carrying that freight from Georgia cheaper than other ...
... competitors , and the car would go to its destina- tion in a worthless condition . Mr. RICHARDSON . From your statement about the matter is it not manifest that Armour & Co. were carrying that freight from Georgia cheaper than other ...
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Halaman 299 - What the company is entitled to ask is a fair return upon the value of that which it employs for the public convenience. On the other hand, what the public is entitled to demand is that no more be exacted from it for the use of a public highway than the services rendered by it are reasonably worth.
Halaman 304 - ... 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...
Halaman 139 - 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.
Halaman 63 - That any person, firm, corporation, company, or association, or any mercantile, agricultural, or manufacturing society or other organization, or any body politic or municipal organization, or any common carrier, complaining of anything done or omitted to be done by any common carrier subject to the provisions of this act, in contravention of the provisions thereof...
Halaman 63 - ... apply to said Commission by petition, which shall briefly state the facts : whereupon a statement of the charges thus made shall be forwarded by the Commission to such common carrier, who shall be called upon to satisfy the complaint or to answer the same in writing withm a reasonable time, to be specified by the Commission.
Halaman 166 - ... under consideration, and inquiries, investigations, orders, and decrees may be made with reference to and against such additional parties in the same manner, to the same extent, and subject to the same provisions as are or shall be authorized by law with respect to carriers.
Halaman 299 - If a railroad corporation has bonded its property for an amount that exceeds its fair value, or if its capitalization is largely fictitious, it may not impose upon the public the burden of such increased rates as may be required for the purpose of realizing profits upon such excessive valuation or fictitious capitalization ; and the apparent value of the property and franchises used by the corporation, as represented by its stocks, bonds, and obligations, is not alone to be considered when determining...
Halaman 299 - We hold, however, that the basis of all calculations as to the reasonableness of rates to be charged by a corporation maintaining a highway under legislative sanction must be the fair value of the property being used by it for the convenience of the public.
Halaman 253 - It is believed to be one of the chief merits of the American system of written constitutional law, that all the powers intrusted to government, whether State or national, are divided into the three grand departments, the executive, the legislative, and the judicial. That the functions appropriate to each of these branches of government shall be vested in a separate body of public servants, and that the perfection of...
Halaman 250 - The corporation may not be required to use its property for the benefit of the public without receiving just compensation for the services rendered by it.