Interstate Commerce Commission Reports: Reports and Decisions of the Interstate Commerce Commission of the United States, Volume 63L.K. Strouse, 1922 - Interstate commerce |
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... lower local distance scales of certain southern lines were made , and with various lower specific rates between southern points ; also with lower rates in effect on cattle , hogs , and sheep between points in western territory and ...
... lower local distance scales of certain southern lines were made , and with various lower specific rates between southern points ; also with lower rates in effect on cattle , hogs , and sheep between points in western territory and ...
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... lower through rates . It is also shown that the rates from points in central territory to the river crossings , being class rates , were increased 25 per cent pursuant to general order No. 28 , while the commodity rates south of the ...
... lower through rates . It is also shown that the rates from points in central territory to the river crossings , being class rates , were increased 25 per cent pursuant to general order No. 28 , while the commodity rates south of the ...
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... lower than from New Orleans and Lake Charles are cited in support of its contentions . The rate of 55 cents , based on an average haul of 2,300 miles , yielded earnings of ap- proximately 4.8 mills per ton - mile and based on the ...
... lower than from New Orleans and Lake Charles are cited in support of its contentions . The rate of 55 cents , based on an average haul of 2,300 miles , yielded earnings of ap- proximately 4.8 mills per ton - mile and based on the ...
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... lower and the increased rates are but 1.5 cents lower than the New Orleans combinations . The former rates from Texas milling points to the southeast were 5 cents less than the combinations on New Orleans following our decision in ...
... lower and the increased rates are but 1.5 cents lower than the New Orleans combinations . The former rates from Texas milling points to the southeast were 5 cents less than the combinations on New Orleans following our decision in ...
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... lower than from points west of the Mississippi River , and , as has been shown in other cases , the rates from interior Texas and Louisiana rice - milling points have been made without strict regard to distance with a view to placing ...
... lower than from points west of the Mississippi River , and , as has been shown in other cases , the rates from interior Texas and Louisiana rice - milling points have been made without strict regard to distance with a view to placing ...
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Page 348 - Commission shall initiate, modify, establish or adjust such rates so that carriers as a whole (or as a whole in each of such rate groups or territories as the Commission may from time to time designate) will, under honest, efficient and economical management and reasonable expenditures for maintenance of way, structures and equipment...
Page 347 - Commission shall as soon as practicable prepare and adopt a plan for the consolidation of the railway properties of the continental United States into a limited number of systems.
Page 173 - ... concerning which the carrier shall have been or shall hereafter be expressly authorized or required by order of the Interstate Commerce Commission to establish and maintain raies dependent upon the value declared in writing by the shipper or agreed upon in writing as the released value of the property...
Page 23 - People, of what Nation, Condition, or Quality soever, Barratry of the Master and Mariners, and of all other Perils, Losses, and Misfortunes, that have or shall come to the Hurt, Detriment, or Damage of the said Goods and Merchandises and Ship, &c., or any Part thereof...
Page 269 - That the provisions of this act shall apply to any common carrier or carriers engaged in the transportation of passengers or property wholly by railroad, or partly by railroad and partly by water when both are used, under a common control, management, or arrangement, for a continuous carriage or shipment...
Page 556 - 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...
Page 347 - Commission, as provided in subdivision (b) — (i) For two or more carriers to consolidate or merge their properties or franchises, or any part thereof* into one corporation for the ownership, management, and operation...
Page 348 - In the exercise of its power to prescribe just and reasonable rates the Commission shall give due consideration, among other factors, to the effect of rates on the movement of traffic...
Page 136 - ... if a circuitous rail line or route is, because of such circuity, granted authority to meet the charges of a more direct line or route to or from competitive points and to maintain higher charges to or from intermediate points on its line, the authority shall not include inter- ' mediate points as to which the haul of the petitioning line or route is not longer than that of the direct line or route between the competitive points...
Page 126 - That nothing in this act shall prevent the carriage, storage, or handling of property free or at reduced rates for the United States, State, or municipal governments...