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... bonds . In one or two instances they are but fractions of the amounts invested ; and in others they refer to expenditures almost entirely in other States . But by sifting and analyzing these reports , and gathering such data as are ...
... bonds . In one or two instances they are but fractions of the amounts invested ; and in others they refer to expenditures almost entirely in other States . But by sifting and analyzing these reports , and gathering such data as are ...
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... bond- holders invested in the enterprise up to the time of the sale to the new corporation , all that was saved to them was the $ 250,000 paid by the purchasers . The business which it was built to do is carried by uncontrollable forces ...
... bond- holders invested in the enterprise up to the time of the sale to the new corporation , all that was saved to them was the $ 250,000 paid by the purchasers . The business which it was built to do is carried by uncontrollable forces ...
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... bonds . In the year ending April 30 , 1853 , it earned $ 31,261.75 , of which it was claimed $ 12,102.82 were net . The union of the two corporations did not prove satis- factory , and in 1858 the Central , or so much of it as had been ...
... bonds . In the year ending April 30 , 1853 , it earned $ 31,261.75 , of which it was claimed $ 12,102.82 were net . The union of the two corporations did not prove satis- factory , and in 1858 the Central , or so much of it as had been ...
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... bond- holders , and other creditors , probably not more than $ 50,000 ever returned to the original contributors . It has developed little business . There is no more manufactur- ing upon it than when it was purchased by the present ...
... bond- holders , and other creditors , probably not more than $ 50,000 ever returned to the original contributors . It has developed little business . There is no more manufactur- ing upon it than when it was purchased by the present ...
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... bonds for that amount and a lease of the whole road when done . April 4 , 1878 , the firm of Dawe & Bonallie contracted to construct the road from Hancock to Keene for $ 50,000 in cash , $ 230,000 in bonds , the gratuities of Keene ...
... bonds for that amount and a lease of the whole road when done . April 4 , 1878 , the firm of Dawe & Bonallie contracted to construct the road from Hancock to Keene for $ 50,000 in cash , $ 230,000 in bonds , the gratuities of Keene ...
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25 feet Aggregate length Arthur Sewall Average rate baggage baggage cars Balance at commencement Balance-Sheet Bellows Falls best knowledge Boston & Lowell Boston & Maine bridges of 25 Capital stock authorized carried one mile cent CHESHIRE RAILROAD Clerk of Corporation Connecticut Rivers DESCRIPTION OF ROAD DIRECTORS LAST ELECTED Dover ENDING SEPTEMBER 30 fare per mile freight cars Freight-train Funded debt Hampshire Hillsborough Hooksett injured knowledge and belief lease length of track Lowell Railroad Main line Manchester Mass Massachusetts mile received miles of road NAMES AND RESIDENCES Nashua Nashua & Lowell Number of crossings number of passengers Number of spans Number of stations Number of stockholders Number tons Ogdensburg pany passenger cars passenger mileage Peterborough Portland Portsmouth PROPER ADDRESS rate of fare RESIDENCES OF DIRECTORS RESIDENCES OF OFFICERS road operated season ticket September 30 single track Sullivan County tons local freight Total length Total number Total operating expenses train mileage Treasurer
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Page 396 - ... 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.
Page 395 - 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...
Page 389 - Provided, however, 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.
Page 389 - All charges made for any service rendered or to be rendered in the transportation of passengers or property as aforesaid, or in connection therewith, or for the receiving, delivering, storage, or handling of such property, shall be reasonable and just; and every unjust and unreasonable charge for such service is prohibited and declared to be unlawful.
Page 395 - Domini eighteen hundred and eightyseven, the term of each to be designated by the President; but their successors shall be appointed for terms of six 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.
Page 394 - ... act, matter or thing in this act prohibited or declared to be unlawful...
Page 389 - 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...
Page 391 - Act to charge and receive as great compensation for a shorter as for a longer distance; provided, however, that upon application to the Commission appointed under the provisions of this Act, such common carrier may, in special cases, after investigation by the Commission, be authorized to charge less for longer than for shorter distances for the transportation of passengers or property; and the Commission may from time to time prescribe the extent to which such designated common carrier may be relieved...
Page 395 - And in case of disobedience to a subpoena the commission may invoke the aid of any court of the United States in requiring the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production of documentary evidence.
Page 395 - Invoke the aid of any court of the United States In requiring the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production of books, papers, and documents under the provisions of this section.