Bituminous Coal Commission: Hearings...on S. 4490...Dec. 14, 1928 to Jan. 23, 1929 |
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Page 35
Many coal operators who have testified before this committee have attempted to
excuse destructive competition by charging their conduct to the alleged inevitable
operation of the law of supply and demand . Coal operators refer to the law of ...
Many coal operators who have testified before this committee have attempted to
excuse destructive competition by charging their conduct to the alleged inevitable
operation of the law of supply and demand . Coal operators refer to the law of ...
Page 118
The carriers are responsible for safe and continuous operation regardless of any
inadequacy that may exist in the supply of coal . In making purchases , therefore ,
the first consideration must be continuity of supply . So far . as Senate bill 4490 ...
The carriers are responsible for safe and continuous operation regardless of any
inadequacy that may exist in the supply of coal . In making purchases , therefore ,
the first consideration must be continuity of supply . So far . as Senate bill 4490 ...
Page 174
They are , I take it , essentially two : First , an adequate and continuous supply ;
second , a reasonable price . Has the coal consumer any present grievance on
these two points ? Personally , I think not . For five years at least the industry has
...
They are , I take it , essentially two : First , an adequate and continuous supply ;
second , a reasonable price . Has the coal consumer any present grievance on
these two points ? Personally , I think not . For five years at least the industry has
...
Page 332
The law of demand and supply , under a state of freedom , regulates the prices of
commodities and services on the basis of their value , thereby regulating the
relative amounts of production , prices rising and falling as production decreases
or ...
The law of demand and supply , under a state of freedom , regulates the prices of
commodities and services on the basis of their value , thereby regulating the
relative amounts of production , prices rising and falling as production decreases
or ...
Page 333
Under our system there can be but one fair wage , and that is the wage fixed by
the law of demand and supply . ( R. 143. ) In some industries there has been a
departure from the standard of demand and supply , illustrated by the Adamson
law ...
Under our system there can be but one fair wage , and that is the wage fixed by
the law of demand and supply . ( R. 143. ) In some industries there has been a
departure from the standard of demand and supply , illustrated by the Adamson
law ...
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| Title | Bituminous Coal Commission: Hearings...on S. 4490...Dec. 14, 1928 to Jan. 23, 1929 |
| Author | United States U.S. Congress. Senate. Committee on Interstate Commerce |
| Published | 1929 |
| Length | 352 pages |
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