The Interstate Commerce Commission: Its History, Activities and Organization, Issue 18 |
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... Bureau . 100 pp . $ 1 . The National Park Service . 184 pp . $ 1 . The Public Health Service . ( In Press . ) The Employees ' Compensation Commission . 98 pp . $ 1 . The General Land Office . ( In Press . ) The Bureau of Education ...
... Bureau . 100 pp . $ 1 . The National Park Service . 184 pp . $ 1 . The Public Health Service . ( In Press . ) The Employees ' Compensation Commission . 98 pp . $ 1 . The General Land Office . ( In Press . ) The Bureau of Education ...
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... estab- lishments , and bureaus , and the elimination of duplications of plant , organization and work . Through them it will also be possible to subject any particular feature of the administrative work of the FOREWORD ix.
... estab- lishments , and bureaus , and the elimination of duplications of plant , organization and work . Through them it will also be possible to subject any particular feature of the administrative work of the FOREWORD ix.
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... Bureau of Administration . 109 Bureau of Formal Cases Bureau of Informal Cases III • 112 Bureau of Traffic Bureau of Inquiry Bureau of Law • 113 . 114 115 Bureau of Safety Bureau of Locomotive Inspection Bureau of Service . Bureau of ...
... Bureau of Administration . 109 Bureau of Formal Cases Bureau of Informal Cases III • 112 Bureau of Traffic Bureau of Inquiry Bureau of Law • 113 . 114 115 Bureau of Safety Bureau of Locomotive Inspection Bureau of Service . Bureau of ...
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... Bureau of Labor , Bulletin 98 , p . 29 , et seq . * See Cummings , Statistical work of the federal government , in Koren , History of statistics , p . 605 et seq . , which gives an historical account of the commission's statistical work ...
... Bureau of Labor , Bulletin 98 , p . 29 , et seq . * See Cummings , Statistical work of the federal government , in Koren , History of statistics , p . 605 et seq . , which gives an historical account of the commission's statistical work ...
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... bureau of the Interior Department . It was made the duty of the Auditor to prescribe a system of reports for the railroad companies whose roads were in whole or in part west , north , or south of the Missouri River and to which the ...
... bureau of the Interior Department . It was made the duty of the Auditor to prescribe a system of reports for the railroad companies whose roads were in whole or in part west , north , or south of the Missouri River and to which the ...
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Page 106 - All of the expenses of the Commission, including all necessary expenses for transportation incurred by the Commissioners or by their employees under their orders, in making any investigation, or upon official business in any other places than in the city of Washington, shall be allowed and paid on the presentation of itemized vouchers therefor approved by the Commission.
Page 15 - That it shall be unlawful for any common carrier subject to the provisions of this Act to charge or receive any greater compensation in the aggregate for the transportation of passengers or of like kind of property, under substantially similar circumstances and conditions, for a shorter than for a longer distance over the same line, in the same direction, the shorter being included within the longer distance...
Page 23 - 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 50 - The President, in time of war, is empowered, through the Secretary of War, to take possession and assume control of any system or systems of transportation, or any part thereof, and to utilize the same to the exclusion, as far as may be necessary, of all other traffic thereon for the transfer or transportation of troops, war material, and equipment, or for such other purposes connected with the emergency as may be needful or desirable.
Page 120 - ... located, or to determine what services are maintaining stations at any city or point in the United States. The Institute hopes that upon the completion of the present series, it will be able to prepare a complete classified statement of the technical and other facilities at the disposal of the government. The present monographs will then furnish the details regarding the organization, equipment, and work of the institutions so listed and classified.
Page 80 - Act to charge or receive any greater compensation in the aggregate for the transportation of passengers, or of like kind of property, for a shorter than for a longer distance over the same line or route in the same direction...
Page 75 - In so prescribing and determining the divisions of joint rates, fares and charges, the Commission shall give due consideration, among other things, to the efficiency with which the carriers concerned are operated, the amount of revenue required to pay their respective operating expenses, taxes, and a fair return on their railway property held for and used in the service of transportation...
Page 22 - ... transportation" shall include cars and other vehicles and all instrumentalities and facilities of shipment or carriage, irrespective of ownership or of any contract, express or implied, for the use thereof and all services in connection with the receipt, delivery, elevation, and transfer in transit, ventilation, refrigeration or icing, storage, and handling of property transported...
Page 130 - Under this head would appear the specific lines of investigation under way and the services in which they were being prosecuted. It is hardly necessary to point out the value of such information in planning for future work and in considering the problem of the better distribution and coordination of the work of the government. The Institute contemplates attempting such a general listing and classification of the activities of the government upon the completion of the present series. CLASSIFICATION...
Page 64 - 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...