INDEX. A. ACCIDENTS, RAILWAY. how reported for newspapers, 140 cannot be foreseen, 159 single, may bankrupt R. R. Co., expense of railway, 151 reduced to minimum, 73 early history of, confined to East, not sent to teach uncertainty of ACT. See INTERSTATE COMMERCE "ACT OF GOD" definition of, 141-154 where recent accidents reasonably must be very bad weather at sea, doctrine of, rapidly disappearing, 143 newspapers admit one, 163 ADVANTAGES. of R. R. Companies prevented by capitalization of, legitimate, 61-62 of railway companies, constant, 69 saved by long and short haul sys- substituted for "soulfulness," 155 cannot be equalized by law, 34–36– undue or unreasonable, what are, BRIBERY OF LEGISLATORS. 101 ALBUM OF STATESMANSHIP. a very recent, 7 inadequacy of, in certain cases, 45 case of, cited, 105 CHILDREN. COMPLAINANT AGAINST A RAILWAY COMPANY. under Interstate Law need show laborers cannot be paid propor- CONDEMNATION OF LAND. See tionately to his, 133 EMINENT DOMAIN. CONGRESS. cannot protect railway companies, or stockholders, 88, 89 or listen to complaints of railway CONSTRUCTION COMPANIES. Hudson's definition of, 50 CONSUMER. benefited by combination of manu- better protected by large than by CONTROL. one year of Interstate Commerce, of railways by government dis- COOLEY, HON. THOS. R. failure, as a remedy for strikes, 166 a "" is not a, 10 not disastrous to consumers, 20 minuteness of interest does not cannot be abolished or wrecked by not blamable for their growth, 12 cannot reward zeal or moral worth, prices reduced by combinations, of, cannot avoid expense of book-keep- COST. versus value of R. R. business, 14 CULLOM, HON. SHELBY L. says railroads can protect them- speech of, at Springfield, Ill., 92 D. DE LESSEPS, COUNT. holds that railroad companies have railroad companies not sharers in DEPRESSION. commercial, resulting from Inter- between States not shippers, con- unjust, prevented by pools, 47 desire to pay, called "greed," 149, " DOG IN THE MANGER.' Interstate Commerce Law is a, 140 E, ELLENBOROUGH, LORD. his rule of construction of grants, EMINENT DOMAIN. a duty not a privilege, 68, 70 benefit of, to railroad company, EMPLOYE OF RAILROAD CO. why not require good faith from, are railroad companies responsible rarely fails in emergency, 152 railways not responsible for, 34 Hudson's definition of, 72 "EVENING POST" THE. rejoinder to, 157 n EXPERIENCE. necessary to operate railways, 29 F. "FAST FREIGHT" LINES. FEUDALISM. institution of, adequate for its day, modern, Hudson on, 9 FIELD, HON. STEPHEN J. FIGURES. Hudson's use of, 23 Hudson's reply to, 55 cannot be checked by law, 36 accident at, discussed, 147-158 n TUNES. "FREE COMPETITION." FREEDOM OF RIVERS. FREIGHT REDUCTION. R. R. history is the history of, 101 not connected with R.R. history, 72 Mr. Nevin on, 141 (See ACT OF GOD.) G. GEOGRAPHY.-See TRADE CEN- TRES. makes trades centres, 116 GOOD MORAL CHARACTER. GOVERNMENT CONTROL OF. GREAT BRITAIN. dissimilar requirements of R. R. 169 et seq has not decreased private fortunes, a dog in the manger in certain supposed reasons for, 75 no protection for stockholder or does not define terms used by it, 66 a relief from the pass nuisance, 68 does not prevent rate wars, 134 present R. R. management, 129 constitutionality of, discussed, 102, no provision of as yet enforced, 85 See LOUISVILLE AND NASHVILLE experimental only, 87 public disabilities worked by, 84 increases rates to shipper, 52, 83 localized ill effects of, 140 182 125 |