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... competing railroads to apportion the competitive business ; that , and nothing more I repeat it ; it is an agreement between com- peting railroads to apportion the competitive business . It does not touch the local business , it does ...
... competing railroads to apportion the competitive business ; that , and nothing more I repeat it ; it is an agreement between com- peting railroads to apportion the competitive business . It does not touch the local business , it does ...
Page 57
... competing points , the several contestants for traffic shall be allowed a certain percentage of it , or of the receipts there- from , to be determined either by arbitration or by a convention of the representatives of all the competing ...
... competing points , the several contestants for traffic shall be allowed a certain percentage of it , or of the receipts there- from , to be determined either by arbitration or by a convention of the representatives of all the competing ...
Page 58
... competing road . The fact to which I have alluded shows that there is for every com peting railroad its natural , normal share of the competitive business , business which will come to it whatever the competition may be . A competing ...
... competing road . The fact to which I have alluded shows that there is for every com peting railroad its natural , normal share of the competitive business , business which will come to it whatever the competition may be . A competing ...
Page 59
... competing roads the competitive business for which reasonable rates have been agreed on I undertake to say , in my judgment , will be held valid at common law . I am not unmindful of the general principle that contracts in restraint of ...
... competing roads the competitive business for which reasonable rates have been agreed on I undertake to say , in my judgment , will be held valid at common law . I am not unmindful of the general principle that contracts in restraint of ...
Page 60
... competing roads by which they agree to divide their joint earnings upon certain classes of business , or even their entire earnings , are legal and valid , where it does not appear that she interests of shareholders or of the public are ...
... competing roads by which they agree to divide their joint earnings upon certain classes of business , or even their entire earnings , are legal and valid , where it does not appear that she interests of shareholders or of the public are ...
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Page 17 - Commission (and produce books and papers if so ordered) and give evidence touching the matter in question; and any failure to obey such order of the court may be punished by such court as a contempt thereof.
Page 28 - 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 32 - Act, 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 9 - Provided, however, that the provisions of this act shall not apply to the transportation of passengers or property, or to the receiving, delivering, storage, or handling of property, wholly within one State, and not shipped to or from a foreign country from or to any State or Territory as aforesaid.
Page 53 - 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 12 - That if any common carrier subject to the provisions of this act shall, directly or indirectly, by any special rate, rebate, drawback, or other device, charge, demand, collect or receive from any person or persons a greater or less compensation...
Page 16 - President; but their successors shall be appointed for terms of six years, except that any person chosen to fill a vacancy shall be appointed only for the unexpired term of the Commissioner whom he shall succeed.
Page 15 - That any common carrier subject to the provisions of this act, or, whenever such common carrier is a corporation, any director or officer thereof, or any receiver, trustee, lessee, agent, or person acting for or employed by such corporation...
Page 179 - ... for a shorter than for a longer distance over the same line in the same direction, the shorter being included within the longer distance ; but this shall not be construed as authorizing any common carrier within the terms of this Act to charge and receive as great compensation for a shorter as for a longer distance...
Page 32 - And in case of disobedience to a subpoena the commission may invoke the aid of any court of the United States in requiring the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production of documentary evidence.