INDICES. I. INDEX TO COMMISSIONERS' REPORT PROPER. Austria, attempts to solve the railway problem in.. 75 Average monthly freight charges by water, by lake and rail, and by all rail (table).. 103 reported cost, per mile, of railroads (table). 22 B. Belgium, attempts to solve the railway problem in....... Bonded security, depreciation of.. C. Canal carriage, economy of.. 102 Capital, state control demanded in the interests of, (see Experience) 86 stock paid, total lines... 38 original sources of, (see Experience) 87 protection of, from mismanagement, (see Experience) 86 public consequences of security for, (see Experience) 88 Cash valuation, present.... 28 and reported cost of railroads in Wisconsin, Jan., 1875, (table).... 21 Causes of undue cost of construction, (see Construction). Charges, direct limitation of-Maximum rates fairly determined. 105 Charges, excessive.... 65 indirect limitation of, by limitation of profits.. 111 Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul, debt and earnings for Wisconsin... gross earnings of.. Chicago and Northwestern, freight and earnings of . Igross earnings of, 1873]... original subscriptions to stock. passenger earnings of .... Classification and legislation, uniformity in of freights, uniformity in. the work of ...... Codification, digest of railway laws, revision and with adquate powers Commissioners-results, inter-state conferences of.. Common road carriage of grain, limited to short distances. 26 24 32 29 31 31 38 115 18 45 44 137 38 102 Company and public, private gains at expense of.... construction, payments for dividends, interest and new. construction, Railroads in course of........... construction, railway, and management, evils of Cost, actual, the question of.. of roads reporting to this state, with equipments. of construction, causes of undue (see Construction) of Railroads in Wisconsin Jan., 1873, Present cash valuation and 19 38 36 ... 18 52 54 21 of railroads reported to this state, Dec. 31, 1873 (table). 20 per mile of railroads, average reported (table) 22 Rates not determined by the railway method of computing. D. Debt and earnings for Wisconsin [C., M. & St. P. R'y] Digest of railway laws, revision and codification Statutory limitations upon the power of. Discrimination, prohibition of unjust Disregard of public convenience. Dividends, interest and new construction, payments for. E. Earnings, debt and, for Wis. [C. M. & St. P. Ry.].. gross, and taxation 26 87 45 135 130 116 63 23 44 gross, of lines reported to this state, and in Wisconsin. gross, of C. M. & St. P. R'y, 1873. of railways in 1873 (table). "Potter Law" treats connecting lines as continuous, but is silent separate cost and, of Wisconsin lines.... Economy, relative, of transportation by water and by rail (table). England and Wales, number of passengers conveyed in 1st, 2d and 3d Excessive charges.. Experience, the teachings of.... that the public character of railways is established that the consequent right and the necessity of control are nowhere that control is demanded by the public interests ... F. Farm-mortgage aid to railway companies Fare, direct limitations upon the rates of. Fares, foreign passenger, (table) for long and short distances Fault of past railway legislation in the United States Freight charges, average by water, by water and rail, and by rail, (table) 103 earnings of Chicago and Northwestern Railway. publicity of rates of.. uniformity in classification of 32 112 115 G. Gains, private, at expense of company and public. H. Holland, attempts to solve the railway problem in I. Illinois, attempts to solve the railway problem in Indebtedness, receipts, costs, net earnings and Inefficient management.. Injuries and destruction of life, increased responsibility for. of railway investments.. Inspection, careful and frequent ... Interest and new construction, payments for dividends. Interests of capital, control is demanded by the.. Real, of the company, failure to appreciate the. Investments, Insecurity of railway. Italy, Attempts to solve the railway problem in.. L. 61 56 77 81 82 18 64 119 88 87 119 23 51 54 86 63 89 38 46 86 75 Law, the "Potter,"-its merits Land grants, misappropriation of. in aid of Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota and Wisconsin roads Legislation, railway, in the United States, general faults of. "Potter Law" based on the principle of general rather than spe- Uniformity in classification and Letting of contracts, corrupt.... Life, increased responsibility for injuries and destruction of. Limitation, direct, of charges-Maximum rates fairly determined. direct, upon rates of fare indirect, of charges, by limitation of profits Limitations, final, upon corporate power statutory, upon the power of directors. Lines, fraudulent purchase of... injudicious location of Local aid to railway companies. Location of lines, injudicious Losses entailed by "Potter Law" Disregard of the public convenience.. Failure to appreciate the real interests of company. Managers, relation of stockholders to.... Slight pecuniary interest of..... Massachusetts, attempts to solve the railway problem in. Maxima, the "Potter Law" fixes for car loads only... Maximum rates fairly determined-direct limitation of charges. Preferable to specific...... Michigan, attempt to solve the railway problem in.. Mileage of European railways owned and operated by states and compa nies respectively.. Wisconsin railroads (table)... Minnesota, attempts to solve the railway problem in. Minority representation in election of directors Misappropriation of land grants Mismanagement of railroads in operation....... private gains at expense of company and public.. Mismanagement, protection of capital from..... Municipal, town and county aid to railways.. N. New construction, payment for dividends, interest and.... 0. 23 79 93 79 115 27 Officers, railroad directors and Official papers of the commission... Ogden, Win. B., on cost of Chicago and Northwestern Railway, value Ohio, attempts to solve the railway problem in Operation, mismanagement of railroads in, (see Mismanagement).. state, inapplicable... P. 135 44 60 80 61 99 98 Passengers, number of, conveyed in 1st, 2d and 3d class trains, England and Wales, 1870, (table) 110 Passengers, proportion per cent. traveling by 1st, 2d and 3d class cars in Payments for dividends, interest and new construction Pennsylvania, attempts to solve the railway problem in ..... People not free from censure Police regulations, better.... Portugal, Spain and, Attempts to solve the railway problem in.. It is based on the principle of general, rather than specific legis. Maximum preferable to specific rates... It provides for correct information as the basis of future action |