Hearing Before a Subcommittee...: Consisting of Senators Crane, Dolliver and Taylor on the Bill S.6668. To Prevent Express Companies from Transporting Commodities in which They Have Ownership Or Interest |
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... shows that the local agent of the company , in selecting or directing the place of distribution and sale of produce consigned to him under this department , has no knowledge or infor- mation whatever of market conditions ; but his ...
... shows that the local agent of the company , in selecting or directing the place of distribution and sale of produce consigned to him under this department , has no knowledge or infor- mation whatever of market conditions ; but his ...
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... show- ing not only the magnitude of the business , but the lines upon which it is conducted . These men , in advance of ... shows that throughout the entire southwestern territory and the western territory , from Minnesota to Texas , in ...
... show- ing not only the magnitude of the business , but the lines upon which it is conducted . These men , in advance of ... shows that throughout the entire southwestern territory and the western territory , from Minnesota to Texas , in ...
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... show the harmful effects of rivalry between an express agent and a dealer when both must use the same lines . The express agent has no capital invested ; he uses the facilities of the express company for the distribution of his product ...
... show the harmful effects of rivalry between an express agent and a dealer when both must use the same lines . The express agent has no capital invested ; he uses the facilities of the express company for the distribution of his product ...
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... shows that since this hearing before the Interstate Commerce Commission it is again springing up here and there . In connection with our argument along this line we want to sub- mit to this committee a statement of the facts in a brief ...
... shows that since this hearing before the Interstate Commerce Commission it is again springing up here and there . In connection with our argument along this line we want to sub- mit to this committee a statement of the facts in a brief ...
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... shows that in the southern district of Arkansas ( which I think is the largest berry - producing section in the United States , and strawberries from there are sent out in hundreds of carloads ) , prior to the time of this resolution by ...
... shows that in the southern district of Arkansas ( which I think is the largest berry - producing section in the United States , and strawberries from there are sent out in hundreds of carloads ) , prior to the time of this resolution by ...
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60TH CONGRESS Adams Express Company agents of express Arkansas berries broker buying and selling canvassed carload celery cent commission business commission department commodities common carrier competition complaint consignment consumer crate December 28 demoralized direct dispose Dolan engaged express agent express business express charges express shipments fields of production find a market freight fruit and produce fruit and vegetable GAINES GEES Grand Island handled hearing instance interest Interstate Commerce Commission Interstate Commerce Committee investigation Jones Kans Kansas City kindred products legitimate dealer matter ment merchant Missouri Omaha order and commission panies patrons perishable food products point of production points of distribution practice produce business purchase railroad reason result retail route agent Senator BURKETT Senator KEAN ship shippers sold solicit strawberries supply territory testified Texas to-day town trade transportation United States Express UNITED STATES SENATE wagons Wells-Fargo Company West Virginia Western Fruit Jobbers wholesale dealers
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Page 1 - From and after May first, nineteen hundred and eight, it shall be unlawful for any railroad company to transport from any State, Territory, or the District of Columbia, to any other State, Territory, or the District of 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...
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Page 3 - Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, New Mexico, ' New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin, District of Columbia, and Ontario, Canada.
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Page 1 - 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.
Page 3 - Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska. Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Porto Rico, Texas, Utah Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming.
Page 3 - That portion of the eastern contiguous United States which includes the States of Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wisconsin. (See map following paragraph (h)(ll) of this section).
Page 10 - ... the exception and not the rule. We believe, all the circumstances considered, that in the interest of growers and producers, as well as local dealers in communities served only by express companies, and in the interest of increased production in undeveloped regions and the consequent increased consumption of perishable products, the operation of the order and commission departments of the express companies should be allowed to continue.
Page 16 - Of let him take who has the power, And let him keep who can, the Boers now proceeded to possess themselves of as much territory as they wanted.