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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... various commodities . Notice of the investigation , with an outline of its scope and purpose , accompanied by an invitation to present to the commission information material to the inquiry , was sent to individuals , business men's ...
... various commodities . Notice of the investigation , with an outline of its scope and purpose , accompanied by an invitation to present to the commission information material to the inquiry , was sent to individuals , business men's ...
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... various other parts of the country . In all about 125 witnesses were examined , 2,750 pages of testimony were taken , and a large number of exhibits were received , which , together with the evidence , are on file with the commission ...
... various other parts of the country . In all about 125 witnesses were examined , 2,750 pages of testimony were taken , and a large number of exhibits were received , which , together with the evidence , are on file with the commission ...
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... various rail and other lines by virtue of contracts , which call for the payment by them for facilities furnished by carriers of from 40 to 60 per cent of the gross receipts of their business . In the thickly settled portions of the ...
... various rail and other lines by virtue of contracts , which call for the payment by them for facilities furnished by carriers of from 40 to 60 per cent of the gross receipts of their business . In the thickly settled portions of the ...
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... various south- western points . More frequently local agents undertake to find markets for producers in their local- ities and to handle all the products offered , receiving a commission therefor on their own account for services ...
... various south- western points . More frequently local agents undertake to find markets for producers in their local- ities and to handle all the products offered , receiving a commission therefor on their own account for services ...
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... various points in the West , far removed from fields of production and from jobbing centers , depend upon local agents to secure supplies of berries , fruits , and melons , and many growers depend in the same way upon the agents to ...
... various points in the West , far removed from fields of production and from jobbing centers , depend upon local agents to secure supplies of berries , fruits , and melons , and many growers depend in the same way upon the agents to ...
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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 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.