The Interstate Commerce Commission: Its History, Activities and Organization, Tema 18John Hopkins Press, 1923 - 169 páginas |
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... committee appointed by the Association of American Railway Accounting Officers . Information on a num- ber of accounting problems was obtained through issue of circu- lars by the commission calling for certain facts , and a series of ...
... committee appointed by the Association of American Railway Accounting Officers . Information on a num- ber of accounting problems was obtained through issue of circu- lars by the commission calling for certain facts , and a series of ...
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... committee representing the commission , railroad employees , and the carriers , which considered the matter and virtually agreed upon the regula- tions to be adopted . By order of October 13 , 1910 , as revised by order of March 13 ...
... committee representing the commission , railroad employees , and the carriers , which considered the matter and virtually agreed upon the regula- tions to be adopted . By order of October 13 , 1910 , as revised by order of March 13 ...
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... committee reported in 1914 , that the railroads were entitled to an increase in compensation , and recommended the adoption of a space basis of payment instead of the existing weight basis . By the act of July 28 , 1916 ( 39 Stat . L ...
... committee reported in 1914 , that the railroads were entitled to an increase in compensation , and recommended the adoption of a space basis of payment instead of the existing weight basis . By the act of July 28 , 1916 ( 39 Stat . L ...
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... Committee on Interstate Commerce and the House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce to in- vestigate the following subjects : Government control and regulation of interstate and foreign transportation , the efficiency of the ...
... Committee on Interstate Commerce and the House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce to in- vestigate the following subjects : Government control and regulation of interstate and foreign transportation , the efficiency of the ...
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... Committee on Inter- state Commerce to provide suitable legislation to support the President's action . 68 Shortly after Congress authorized the above investigation , it took action to relieve the commission . By the act of August 9 ...
... Committee on Inter- state Commerce to provide suitable legislation to support the President's action . 68 Shortly after Congress authorized the above investigation , it took action to relieve the commission . By the act of August 9 ...
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Página 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.
Página 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...
Página 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.
Página 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.
Página 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.
Página 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...
Página 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...
Página 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...
Página 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...
Página 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...