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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... question to answer which is of vital impor- tance to our economy and our national defense . It is a simple question . It is : Do you want the coast wise and intercoastal shipping industry to survive ? It cannot survive under existing ...
... question to answer which is of vital impor- tance to our economy and our national defense . It is a simple question . It is : Do you want the coast wise and intercoastal shipping industry to survive ? It cannot survive under existing ...
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... question : Can a railroad take a ton of freight cheaper from New York to New Orleans than a steamship ? Mr. HALL . If you base it on legitimate cost , legitimate cost , water transportation is the cheapest in the world . If you can't do ...
... question : Can a railroad take a ton of freight cheaper from New York to New Orleans than a steamship ? Mr. HALL . If you base it on legitimate cost , legitimate cost , water transportation is the cheapest in the world . If you can't do ...
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... question where we have all recognized among ourselves the necessity of making sacrifices that even we don't think we ought to have to make , but we are willing to do so to see this particular service maintained , not only maintained but ...
... question where we have all recognized among ourselves the necessity of making sacrifices that even we don't think we ought to have to make , but we are willing to do so to see this particular service maintained , not only maintained but ...
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... question immediately arose as to what is the cause for this situation and what could be done about it . The prompt answer from some outside the indus- try was that the cause is high labor costs , particularly dockside labor costs . In ...
... question immediately arose as to what is the cause for this situation and what could be done about it . The prompt answer from some outside the indus- try was that the cause is high labor costs , particularly dockside labor costs . In ...
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... questions , the following colloquy appears in the Congressional Record for May 22 , 1939 : " Senator WHEELER . Of ... question about it . " In the early years of the 1940 act , the Commission seemed to be mindful of the congressional ...
... questions , the following colloquy appears in the Congressional Record for May 22 , 1939 : " Senator WHEELER . Of ... question about it . " In the early years of the 1940 act , the Commission seemed to be mindful of the congressional ...
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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.