Light on the Law: A Reference Book on "The Act to Regulate Commerce" : Comprising the Inter-state Commerce Law, as Enacted, the Original Reagan and Cullom Bills, Debates in Congress on Railway Regulation, Interpretations of the Law by Railway Officials and Associations, Organization and Official Action of the Interstate Commerce Commission, Etc. ... |
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... BOSTON AS TO NEW YORK . MR . CULLOM . Mr. President , it may be said to be rather unfortu- nate that Boston is a little farther away from the center of gravity than New York ; but I do not think myself that there is anything in this ...
... BOSTON AS TO NEW YORK . MR . CULLOM . Mr. President , it may be said to be rather unfortu- nate that Boston is a little farther away from the center of gravity than New York ; but I do not think myself that there is anything in this ...
Page 88
... Boston that it takes it to New York - not a single line . The only question , then , is a question as to whether the railroads will carry the products as cheaply to Boston as to New York . In my own judgment they will . MR . HOAR . My ...
... Boston that it takes it to New York - not a single line . The only question , then , is a question as to whether the railroads will carry the products as cheaply to Boston as to New York . In my own judgment they will . MR . HOAR . My ...
Page 89
... Boston ; it is going to stop the export trade and the import trade that is going on at the city of Boston . I do not know whether it will do so or not , but I do not believe it will because those words , as I said awhile ago , " under ...
... Boston ; it is going to stop the export trade and the import trade that is going on at the city of Boston . I do not know whether it will do so or not , but I do not believe it will because those words , as I said awhile ago , " under ...
Page 90
... Boston to be trans- ported to the people on the other side of the water , there will be no inter- ference with that work by the commission , by the courts , or by anybody else . But if we are going to regulate these corporations at all ...
... Boston to be trans- ported to the people on the other side of the water , there will be no inter- ference with that work by the commission , by the courts , or by anybody else . But if we are going to regulate these corporations at all ...
Page 94
... Boston and Albany , New York Central , and Lake Shore combine and fix a through rate from Boston to Chicago , they can not charge more between Boston and Buffalo than the aggregate charge . That gives a wide latitude . It allows a ...
... Boston and Albany , New York Central , and Lake Shore combine and fix a through rate from Boston to Chicago , they can not charge more between Boston and Buffalo than the aggregate charge . That gives a wide latitude . It allows a ...
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Page 123 - 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 30 - ... a greater or less compensation for any service rendered, or to be rendered, in the transportation of passengers or property...
Page 17 - Commission (and produce 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 30 - 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 34 - 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 9 - 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 55 - 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 13 - That if any common carrier subject to the provisions of this act shall, directly or indirectly, by any special rate, rebate, drawback, or other device, charge, demand, collect or receive from any person or persons a greater or less compensation...
Page 16 - 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 15 - That any common carrier subject to the provisions of this act, or, whenever such common carrier is a corporation, any director or officer thereof, or any receiver, trustee, lessee, agent, or person acting for or employed by such corporation...