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... Important statements of fact and principle are authen- ticated by references to cases to enable readers who so desire to go to the sources . These citations are supplemented by an appended list of cases and by references to outstanding ...
... Important statements of fact and principle are authen- ticated by references to cases to enable readers who so desire to go to the sources . These citations are supplemented by an appended list of cases and by references to outstanding ...
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... important , and in fact nearly all , of the foregoing complaints are based upon the practice of discrimination in ... importance and intricacy can be summarily solved by any master stroke of legislative wisdom is beyond the bounds of ...
... important , and in fact nearly all , of the foregoing complaints are based upon the practice of discrimination in ... importance and intricacy can be summarily solved by any master stroke of legislative wisdom is beyond the bounds of ...
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... important as those with labor , he cannot act without consideration of the government agency . Corporate transac- tions , such as the purchasing of supplies , the issue of securities , consolidation with and acquisition of other ...
... important as those with labor , he cannot act without consideration of the government agency . Corporate transac- tions , such as the purchasing of supplies , the issue of securities , consolidation with and acquisition of other ...
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... important agency of railroad regulation is the Interstate Commerce Commission - the national body . This consists of eleven members , the Interstate Commerce Commissioners , who are aided in their work by a large force of experts ...
... important agency of railroad regulation is the Interstate Commerce Commission - the national body . This consists of eleven members , the Interstate Commerce Commissioners , who are aided in their work by a large force of experts ...
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... important positions because of their particular skill in railroad affairs , commissioners have been chosen to some extent because of their knowledge of the problems of railroad regulation . Six members of the Commission were formerly ...
... important positions because of their particular skill in railroad affairs , commissioners have been chosen to some extent because of their knowledge of the problems of railroad regulation . Six members of the Commission were formerly ...
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Page 337 - And, in order to ascertain that value, the original cost of construction, the amount expended in permanent improvements, the amount and market value of its bonds and stock, the present as compared with the original cost of construction, the probable earning capacity of the property under particular rates prescribed by statute, and the sum required to meet operating expenses, are all matters for consideration, and are to be given such weight as may be just and right in each case.
Page 437 - America in congress assembled, 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 228 - An act to promote the safety of employees and travelers upon railroads by compelling common carriers engaged in interstate commerce to equip their cars with automatic couplers and continuous brakes, and their locomotives with driving-wheel brakes, and for other purposes...
Page 337 - The ascertainment of that value is not controlled by artificial rules. It is not a matter of formulas, but there must be a reasonable judgment, having its basis in a proper consideration of all relevant facts.
Page 50 - In the latter case the power is not limited to victories in the field and the dispersion of the insurgent forces. It carries with it inherently the power to guard against the immediate renewal of the conflict, and to remedy the evils which have arisen from its rise and progress.
Page 62 - 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 30 - ... and shall 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...
Page 326 - Subject to the foregoing requirements, the several systems shall be so arranged that the cost of transportation as between competitive systems and as related to the values of the properties through which the service is rendered, shall be the same, as far as practicable, so that these systems can employ uniform rates in the movement of competitive traffic and under efficient management earn substantially the same rate of return upon the value of their respective railway properties.
Page 208 - ... provide reasonable facilities for operating such through routes and to make reasonable rules and regulations with respect to the exchange, interchange, and return of cars used therein, and for the operation of such through routes, and providing for reasonable compensation to those entitled thereto.
Page 208 - ... it shall be the duty of every carrier subject to the provisions of this act to provide and furnish such transportation upon reasonable request therefor, and to establish through routes and just and reasonable rates applicable thereto...