Decline of Coastwise and Intercoastal Shipping Industry: Hearings Before the Merchant Marine and Fisheries Subcommittee of the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce, United States Senate, Eighty-sixth Congress, Second Session, on the Decline in the Position of the Coastwise and Intercoastal Shipping Industry of the United States |
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... competition from many steamboat lines plying upon these waters , and they proceeded to meet this competition ruthlessly . Eventually they swept the waters clean of the competing craft , except on the ocean and the gulf , and even there ...
... competition from many steamboat lines plying upon these waters , and they proceeded to meet this competition ruthlessly . Eventually they swept the waters clean of the competing craft , except on the ocean and the gulf , and even there ...
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... competition on the Pacific coast , knowing they could then run wild with high rates . In the same year they suddenly petitioned the Interstate Commerce Commission to allow them to reduce the rate from $ 22.60 to $ 16 for a temporary ...
... competition on the Pacific coast , knowing they could then run wild with high rates . In the same year they suddenly petitioned the Interstate Commerce Commission to allow them to reduce the rate from $ 22.60 to $ 16 for a temporary ...
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... competition by the substantial revenues derived from traffic moving between points where water competition is not a factor and the rates attaching thereto conform with the normal rate levels maintained by the railroads in the several ...
... competition by the substantial revenues derived from traffic moving between points where water competition is not a factor and the rates attaching thereto conform with the normal rate levels maintained by the railroads in the several ...
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... competition . Like- wise the ICC was not relieved of its obligation to provide fair and im- partial regulation and to foster sound economic conditions among the several carriers . The CHAIRMAN . I think that we meant what we said in ...
... competition . Like- wise the ICC was not relieved of its obligation to provide fair and im- partial regulation and to foster sound economic conditions among the several carriers . The CHAIRMAN . I think that we meant what we said in ...
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... competition with water carriers , absorbing the rate reduction by higher rates where there is no water competition . The reestablishment and preservation of this segment of the U.S. merchant marine could prove a vital national asset by ...
... competition with water carriers , absorbing the rate reduction by higher rates where there is no water competition . The reestablishment and preservation of this segment of the U.S. merchant marine could prove a vital national asset by ...
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Page 170 - States and the duly authorized officials thereof; and to encourage fair wages and equitable working conditions; all to the end of developing, coordinating, and preserving a national transportation system by water, highway, and rail, as well as other means, adequate to meet the needs of the commerce of the United States, of the postal service, and of the national defense. All of the provisions of this act shall be administered and enforced, with a view to carrying out the above declaration of policy.
Page 194 - That it shall be unlawful for any person engaged in commerce, in the course of such commerce, either directly or indirectly, to discriminate in price between different purchasers of commodities of like grade and quality...
Page 345 - ... (3) In a proceeding involving competition between carriers of different modes of transportation subject to this Act, the Commission, in determining whether a rate is lower than a reasonable minimum rate, shall consider the facts and circumstances attending the movement of the traffic by the carrier or carriers to which the rate is applicable. Rates of a carrier shall not be held up to a particular level to protect the traffic of any other mode of transportation, giving due consideration to the...
Page 187 - It is hereby declared to be the national transportation policy of the Congress to provide for fair and impartial regulation of all modes of transportation subject to the provisions of this Act. so administered as to recognize and preserve the inherent advantages of each...
Page 409 - 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 by the carrier or carriers for which the rates are prescribed...
Page 713 - ... capable of serving as a naval and military auxiliary in time of war or national emergency...
Page 233 - It is necessary for the national defense and development of its foreign and domestic commerce that the United States shall have a merchant marine (a) sufficient to carry its domestic waterborne commerce and a substantial portion of the waterborne export and import foreign commerce of the United States...
Page 752 - ... to cooperate with the several States and the duly authorized officials thereof; and to encourage fair wages and equitable working conditions; — all to the end of developing, coordinating and preserving a national transportation system by water, highway and rail, as well as other means, adequate to meet the needs of the commerce of the United States, of the Postal Service, and of the national defense.
Page 115 - ... that the prospective earning power of the applicant and the character and value of the security offered are such as to furnish reasonable assurance of the applicant's ability to repay the loan within the time fixed therefor...
Page 8 - The time has come,' the Walrus said, ' To talk of many things: Of shoes - and ships - and sealing wax Of cabbages - and kings And why the sea is boiling hot And whether pigs have wings.