An Investor's Notes on American RailroadsG.P. Putnam's Sons, 1886 - 224 páginas |
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Página 62
... term . If , therefore , a new combina- tion at any time desires to " parallel " an old and subsisting railroad , there has heretofore existed no serious obstacle to the execution of its project , except such as may be found to exist in ...
... term . If , therefore , a new combina- tion at any time desires to " parallel " an old and subsisting railroad , there has heretofore existed no serious obstacle to the execution of its project , except such as may be found to exist in ...
Página 63
... terms can the absorption be compelled , and is the game , as a net result , worth the candle ? To- day , as of old , it is prudent to consider whether a board with ten thousand can meet him that cometh against it with twenty thousand ...
... terms can the absorption be compelled , and is the game , as a net result , worth the candle ? To- day , as of old , it is prudent to consider whether a board with ten thousand can meet him that cometh against it with twenty thousand ...
Página 68
... terms of assessment recurring at short periods may be somewhat too costly . Per contra , the submission to assessment by stock- holders may sometimes enable them to greatly strengthen their position by suitable arrangements with the ...
... terms of assessment recurring at short periods may be somewhat too costly . Per contra , the submission to assessment by stock- holders may sometimes enable them to greatly strengthen their position by suitable arrangements with the ...
Página 85
... the wholesale regular shipper has an intrinsic right to better terms of transpor- tation than the small and irregular shipper . If I want a single dinner provided for me by a restaurant keeper three days in a week , but am not sure on 85.
... the wholesale regular shipper has an intrinsic right to better terms of transpor- tation than the small and irregular shipper . If I want a single dinner provided for me by a restaurant keeper three days in a week , but am not sure on 85.
Página 86
... terms . The difference between whole- sale and retail interchange is a recognized factor in all departments of supply and demand ; and it is difficult to see why transportation - considered as a commodity- should be exempted from the ...
... terms . The difference between whole- sale and retail interchange is a recognized factor in all departments of supply and demand ; and it is difficult to see why transportation - considered as a commodity- should be exempted from the ...
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Página 212 - 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.
Página 203 - 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.
Página 211 - 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...
Página 203 - 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...
Página 204 - railroad " as used in this act shall include all bridges and ferries used or operated in connection with any 203 railroad, and also all the road in use by any corporation operating a railroad, whether owned or operated under a contract, agreement, or lease ; and the term " transportation " shall include all instrumentalities of shipment or carriage.
Página 211 - ... the date of the taking effect of this Act, the term of each to be designated by the President, but their successors shall be appointed for terms of seven 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.
Página 219 - ... nothing in this Act contained shall in any way abridge or alter the remedies now existing at common law or by statute, but the provisions of this Act are in addition to such remedies...
Página 209 - ... act, matter or thing in this act prohibited or declared to be unlawful...
Página 210 - 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...
Página 212 - If such carrier shall not satisfy the complaint within the time specified, or there shall appear to be any reasonable ground for investigating said complaint, it shall be the duty of the commission to investigate the matters complained of in such manner and by such means as it shall deem proper.