Extention of Tenure of Government Control of Railroads: Hearings...Wash. 1919 |
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Page 1361
... lines , telegraph lines , and tele- phone lines . Our inquiry thus far has covered the question of the form of the organization of railways , as to whether that form shall be under National or State corporations , and it has also ...
... lines , telegraph lines , and tele- phone lines . Our inquiry thus far has covered the question of the form of the organization of railways , as to whether that form shall be under National or State corporations , and it has also ...
Page 1379
... lines has been so greatly in- creased that they have received a compensation for the use of those two terminals an indirect compensation — and that it comes about by attracting the passenger traffic of other systems which carry ...
... lines has been so greatly in- creased that they have received a compensation for the use of those two terminals an indirect compensation — and that it comes about by attracting the passenger traffic of other systems which carry ...
Page 1409
... line . The Minkler Southern Railway Co. line is being constructed . The same is true as to the Indian Valley Railroad Co. The San Diego & Arizona , the Southern Pacific , and the Kings Lake Shore Railroad Co. are en- gaged in ...
... line . The Minkler Southern Railway Co. line is being constructed . The same is true as to the Indian Valley Railroad Co. The San Diego & Arizona , the Southern Pacific , and the Kings Lake Shore Railroad Co. are en- gaged in ...
Page 1452
... lines by sensible analysis and planning of traffic problems . In our country the possibilities in this respect are im- mense . In France , where before the war State owned and operated rail- roads existed alongside privately owned and ...
... lines by sensible analysis and planning of traffic problems . In our country the possibilities in this respect are im- mense . In France , where before the war State owned and operated rail- roads existed alongside privately owned and ...
Page 1453
... Lines in occupied territory operated as part of State - owned lines of Germany . 717 Governmental commission appointed to report on State ownership . Same as Portugal . Mileage considerably increased since 1913 ; under Austro ...
... Lines in occupied territory operated as part of State - owned lines of Germany . 717 Governmental commission appointed to report on State ownership . Same as Portugal . Mileage considerably increased since 1913 ; under Austro ...
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Page 1569 - That it shall be unlawful for any common carrier subject to the provisions of this Act to charge or receive any greater compensation in the aggregate for the transportation of passengers or of like kind of property, under substantially similar circumstances and conditions, for a shorter than for a longer distance over the same line, in the same direction, the shorter being included within the longer distance...
Page 1594 - ... 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, the shorter being included within the longer distance, or to charge any greater compensation as a through route than the aggregate of the intermediate rates subject to the provisions of this Act...
Page 1529 - ... Whenever a carrier by railroad shall in competition with a water route or routes reduce the rates on the carriage of any species of freight to or from competitive points, it shall not be permitted to increase such rates unless after hearing by the Interstate Commerce Commission it shall be found that such proposed increase rests upon changed conditions other than the elimination of water competition.
Page 1915 - That nothing in this Act shall be construed as affecting or intended to affect or to in any way interfere with the laws of any State or Territory relating to the control, appropriation, use or distribution of water used in irrigation, or any vested right acquired thereunder...
Page 1594 - That upon application to the Commission such common carrier may in special cases, after investigation, be authorized by the Commission to charge less for longer than for shorter distances...
Page 1566 - At a General Session of the Interstate Commerce Commission, held at its office In Washington, DC, on the 19th day of May AD 1914.
Page 1570 - Commission such common carrier may in special cases, after investigation, be authorized by the Commission 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...
Page 1927 - That nothing in this act shall be construed as affecting or intended to affect or in any way interfere with or modify the laws of the States which lie wholly or in part westward of the ninety-eighth meridian relating to the ownership, control, appropriation, use. and distribution of ground or surface waters within any unpatented mining claim.
Page 1921 - Any construction, operation, or abandonment contrary to the provisions of this paragraph or of paragraph (18) or (19) of this section may be enjoined by any court of competent jurisdiction at the suit of the United States, the Commission, any commission or regulating body of the State or States affected, or any party in interest...
Page 1460 - States, and with one another, that during the present war they will coordinate their operations in a continental railway system, merging during such period all their merely individual and competitive activities in the effort to produce a maximum of national transportation efficiency.