Interstate Commerce Commission Reports: Reports and Decisions of the Interstate Commerce Commission of the United StatesU.S. Government Printing Office, 1922 - Interstate commerce |
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Agent alleges anthracene asphalt shingles August 26 basis Bituminous coal Burkburnett Calif car-mile carloads carriers cents per 100 Chicago Class and commodity class rates COMMISSION COMMISSIONERS HALL commodity rates complainant complainant's defendants destinations Director distance district DIVISION East St eastern effect exceeded Exceptions were filed export fifth-class rates found not unreasonable found unreasonable freight grain haul Illinois increased Indiana International Falls interstate Iowa Johnson City joint rates June 25 Kansas City Louis lumber miles mills mines minimum Minn Missouri Nebr Ohio Ohio River Okla Oklahoma Omaha Pennsylvania points of origin ports pounds Prepared roofing prescribed prior proposed rates rates applicable rates assailed rates charged rates on coal reasonable Reparation awarded report proposed respondents River route shipments moved shipped shippers Sioux City South Dakota Southern Pacific steel tariff Tell City Tenn territory Texas tion ton-mile traffic unduly prejudicial Virginia West Virginia Western York
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Page 672 - ... like and contemporaneous service in the transportation of a like kind of traffic under substantially similar circumstances and conditions, such common carrier shall be deemed guilty of unjust discrimination, which is hereby prohibited and declared to be unlawful.
Page 894 - 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, the shorter being included within the longer distance, or to charge any greater compensation as a through rate than the aggregate of the intermediate rates subject to the provisions of this Act...
Page 942 - ... the interchange of traffic between their respective lines, and for the receiving, forwarding, and delivering of passengers and property to and from their several lines and those connecting therewith, and shall not discriminate in their rates and charges between such connecting lines; but this shall not be construed as requiring any such common carrier to give the use of its tracks or terminal facilities to another carrier engaged in like business.
Page 73 - States, whether in the legislative, executive or judicial branch of the government, or relating to the time within which any rights shall accrue or determine, or within which any act shall or shall not be performed by any person subject to the jurisdiction of the United States...
Page 184 - ... so that carriers as a whole (or as a whole in each of such rate groups or territories as the Commission may from time to time designate) will, under honest, efficient and economical management and reasonable expenditures for maintenance of way, structures and equipment, earn an aggregate annual net railway operating income equal, as nearly as may be, to a fair return upon the aggregate value of the railway property of such carriers held for and used in the service of transportation...
Page 66 - It was the purpose of the section to enforce equality between shippers, and it prohibits any rebate or other device by which two shippers, shipping over the same line, the same distance, under the same circumstances of carriage, are compelled to pay different prices therefor. It may be that the phrase " under substantially similar circumstances and conditions...
Page 753 - ... consistent with his other duties, but he shall not be required to make such inspections at stated times or at regular intervals. His first duty shall be to see that the carriers make inspections in accordance with the rules and regulations established or approved by the Interstate Commerce Commission, and that carriers repair the defects which such inspections disclose before the boiler or boilers or appurtenances pertaining thereto are again put in service.
Page 43 - ... facilities for the interchange of traffic between their respective lines, and for the receiving, forwarding, and delivering of passengers and property to and from their several lines and those connecting therewith, and shall not discriminate in their rates and charges between such...
Page 353 - Commission may after subsequent hearing find to be just and reasonable; (c) to require such joint or common use of terminals, including main-line track or tracks for a reasonable distance outside of such terminals...
Page 752 - ... he shall notify the carrier in writing that the locomotive is not in serviceable condition and thereafter such boiler shall not be used until in serviceable condition.