[References are to sections] RATE MAKING continued unit the whole season, 1249. when unit of service is plainly indicated, 1250. quarterly period generally reasonable, 1250. minimum rate distinguished from equipment charge, 1251. meter rent a charge for facilities, 1251. minimum charge clearly distinguishable, 1251. initial unit distinguished from repeat unit, 1252. journey is a single unit, 1253, 1254. passenger cannot take two journeys for single fare, 1255, 1256. second journey on same train, 1260, 1261. the shipment as the unit, 1263, 1264. RATE REGULATION 1. Theories as to Rate Making the legal, which gives chief place to the cost of service, 1190. general principles governing reasonableness, 1060. the particular rate in the whole schedule, 1071. legal restriction, 1190. economic modification, 1190. the value of the service to the patron, 1190. making rates compared with levying taxes, 1075. opportunists leave the making of rates to competition, 1190. distribution of the burden, 1190. proportionality in sharing costs, 1064. 2. Cost of Service as the Basis cost of service includes fair share of fixed charges, 1191. separable costs of operation, 1193. basis of the distribution, 1196. proportionate share of different classes, 1197. average cost per unit of service, 1198. [References are to sections] RATE REGULATION-continued ton-mile cost basis not oppressive, 1210. 3. Factors Modifying Average Cost cost of service is not always the decisive factor, 1203. theories as to relative rates, 1204. average per cent of the gross receipts, 1208. value of the service to the shipper, 1204. the cost of service to the company, 1204. weight, bulk, and convenience of transportation, 1204. mileage covered, 1205. local business peculiarly expensive, 1206. local shipments are more expensive in proportion, 1206. double terminal expenses, 1206. lightness of the train loads, 1206. shortness of the haul, 1206. special conditions affecting cost, 1207. expense of mountain division, 1207. not all the extra cost of service should be charged, 1207. proportionate rates always legal, 1209. disproportionate treatment is discriminatory, 1210. amount of service asked as a factor, 1200, 1024. 4. Value of Service as the Basis what the traffic will bear, 1074, 1211. fundamental in private business, but opposed to public duty, 1211. increase of railroad rates when prices rise, 1212. exploitation of the public, 1212. necessity of legal limitation, 1212. spoken of as the "ideal method," 1211. undue burden upon the ultimate consumer, 1212. worth of the service to the patrons taken as a whole, 1213. cost of obtaining a substitute, 1214. service not worth usual amount, 1077. service of unusual value, 1076. necessity of legal limitation, 1212. many customers will pay exorbitant prices for service, 1212. [References are to sections] RATE REGULATION-continued 5. Rates Reasonable in Themselves reasonableness of the separate rates, 1070. external standards as to fair rate, 1216. these cases apparently distinguishable, 1219. 6. Economic Principles Affecting Rate-Making law of decreasing costs, 1220. additional business done at a decreasing relative cost, 1220. exceptions to law of decreasing cost, 1221. phenomenon of increasing cost with increasing business, 1221. rule inapplicable to telephone service, 1221. competition as a factor, 1222. disproportion between individual rates, 1222. presence or absence of competition material, 1222. policy for permitting competitive rates, 1223. necessary limitation upon these principles, 1224. any discrimination in public service is abhorrent, 1124. both absolute and relative discrimination indefensible, 1124. equalization of commercial advantage, 1122. courts not required to make rates, 1125. argument against preferential rates, 1126. equalizing commercial advantages between localities, 1126. equalizing values between commodities, 1126. conclusion as to proportionate rates, 1127. conflicting theories still persist, 1228. discriminatory treatment, 1210. different items proportionate, 1210. REBATING See DISCRIMINATION REBEL OFFICER [References are to sections] no liability to rebel officer going to the front, 604. RECEIVERSHIP bondholders sometimes postponed in, 352. RECONSIGNMENT on through rate, 1380. REFERENCES may be required, 603. REFINERIES should have switch connection, 817. REFRIGERATION COMPANIES REFRIGERATOR LINES as common carriers, 154. REFUSAL See EXCUSE; JUSTIFICATION REGISTER See INN REGULATION OF PUBLIC SERVICE nature of the power to regulate, 1401. this power of limitation or regulation is not without limit, 1122. control of public employment, 1400. character of the power to regulate, 1401. power to regulate not a judicial power, 1402. power to regulate not strictly legislative, 1403. legislative and administrative functions contrasted, 1403. power to regulate is administrative, 1404. method of exercising the power to regulate, 1407. delegation of regulating power, 1408. regulation by administrative commissions, 1409. establishment of the power to restrict charges, 1061. power of Congress to regulate, 1420. Congress might itself prescribe the rates; or it might commit to some subordinate tribunal this duty, 1420. See CONSTITUTIONAL LAW; STATUTES [References are to sections] REGULATIONS FOR PATRONS' CONDUCT the function of regulations, 860. large discretion given companies, 860. whole rule must be shown to be unreasonable, 860. 1. Establishment of Regulations who may make regulations, 861. part of that right of management, 861. general managers may make regulations, 861. district managers additional ones, 861. regulations take effect upon subordinate officers, 861. inferior cannot set aside the regulations, 861. publication of regulations, 862. due notification must be given, 862. waiver either express or customary, 864. power to make waiver, 864. acquiescence in continual disobedience, 864. regulation waived, 460. essential elements to valid regulation, 865. right of regulation may be abused, 865. 2. Regulations Governing the Service regulations limiting the undertaking, 867. |