Railway ProblemsWilliam Zebina Ripley Ginn, 1907 - 686 páginas |
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... operation . Many competent students , other than railroad men , are convinced that the present prohibition of pooling ought to be repealed now that the great principle of public supervision and control of rates has been reaffirmed and ...
... operation . Many competent students , other than railroad men , are convinced that the present prohibition of pooling ought to be repealed now that the great principle of public supervision and control of rates has been reaffirmed and ...
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... operation . No devious routing of traffic is allowed . Certain lines , best situated and equipped for the business , are designated for each kind of traffic , and concentration on them follows to the exclusion of the weak lines , that ...
... operation . No devious routing of traffic is allowed . Certain lines , best situated and equipped for the business , are designated for each kind of traffic , and concentration on them follows to the exclusion of the weak lines , that ...
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... operation ? The problem in such cases is mainly one of fact , to be discussed and decided by experts . These facts vary in their significance from year to year . Reproduction of such investigations in a volume of this sort would be of ...
... operation ? The problem in such cases is mainly one of fact , to be discussed and decided by experts . These facts vary in their significance from year to year . Reproduction of such investigations in a volume of this sort would be of ...
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... operation . But now that affairs are entering upon another stage of development , what with governmental regulation and the increasing density of population , it appears that much val- uable information may be gleaned from European ...
... operation . But now that affairs are entering upon another stage of development , what with governmental regulation and the increasing density of population , it appears that much val- uable information may be gleaned from European ...
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... operation , territorial competition , and the like . Observation in the field strengthens the conclusion that a degree of peace and coöperation between the railroads and the shipping public , far better than that which prevails to - day ...
... operation , territorial competition , and the like . Observation in the field strengthens the conclusion that a degree of peace and coöperation between the railroads and the shipping public , far better than that which prevails to - day ...
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Página 515 - Columbia, or to any foreign country, any article or commodity, other than timber and the manufactured products thereof, manufactured, mined, or produced by It, or under its authority, or which It may own in whole or in part, or In which it may have any Interest, direct or indirect, except such articles or commodities as may be necessary and Intended for its use In the conduct of Its business as a common carrier.
Página 143 - That it shall be unlawful for any common carrier subject to the provisions of this act to make or give any undue or unreasonable preference or advantage to any particular person, company, firm, corporation, or locality, or any particular description of traffic, in any respect whatsoever...
Página 553 - We hold, however, that the basis of all calculations as to the reasonableness of rates to be charged by a corporation maintaining a highway under legislative sanction must be the fair value of the property being used by it for the convenience of the public.
Página 495 - ... Any corporation may purchase, hold, sell, assign, transfer, mortgage, pledge or otherwise dispose of the shares of the capital stock of, or any bonds, securities or evidences of indebtedness created by any other corporation or corporations of this or any other state, and while owner of such stock may exercise all the rights, powers and privileges of ownership, including the right to vote thereon.
Página 326 - That upon application to the Commission appointed under the provisions of this act, such common carrier may, in special cases, after investigation by the Commission, be authorized to charge less for longer than for shorter distances for the transportation of passengers or property ; and the Commission may from time to time prescribe the extent to which such designated common carrier may be relieved from the operation of this section of this act.
Página 540 - Under pretense of regulating fares and freights, the State cannot require a railroad corporation to carry persons or property without reward; neither can it do that which in law amounts to a taking of private property for public use without just compensation, or without due process of law.5 1 CM & St.
Página 540 - From what has thus been said, it is not to be inferred that this power of limitation or regulation is itself without limit. This power to regulate is not a power to destroy, and limitation is not the equivalent of confiscation. Under pretense of regulating fares and freights, the state cannot require a railroad corporation to carry persons or property without reward; neither can it do that which in law amounts to a taking of private property for public use without just compensation, or without due...
Página 520 - There were three obvious and dissimilar courses open for consideration. Congress might itself prescribe the rates; or it might commit to some subordinate tribunal this duty ; or it might leave with the companies the right to fix rates, subject to regulations and restrictions, as well as to that rule which is as old as the existence of common carriers, to wit, that rates must be reasonable.
Página 157 - All charges made for any service rendered or to be rendered in the transportation of passengers or property as aforesaid, or in connection therewith, or for the receiving, delivering, storage, or handling of such property, shall be reasonable and just ; and every unjust and unreasonable charge for such service is prohibited and declared to be unlawful.
Página 157 - That the commission hereby created shall have authority to inquire into the management of the business of all common carriers subject to the provisions of this act, and shall keep itself informed as to the manner and method in which the same is conducted...