Annual Report of the Board of Railroad Commissioners of North Carolina, for the Year Ending

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J. Daniels, State printer and binder, 1896 - Railroads
 

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Page 6 - 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
Page 1 - in addition to the oath to support the Constitution and laws of the United States and the Constitution and laws of the State of North Carolina, shall take, to be administered by one of the Judges of the Supreme Court, the following oath of office, which oath shall be signed by
Page 18 - all reasonable, proper and equal facilities for the interchange of traffic between their respective lines and for the forwarding and delivering of passengers and freights to and from their several lines and those connecting
Page 454 - carried one mile Number of tons carried one mile per mile of road. Average distance haul of one ton Total freight revenue Average amount received for each ton of freight. Average receipts per ton per mile Total freight earnings Freight earnings per mile of road Freight earnings per train mile PASSENGER
Page 454 - mile Number of passengers carried one mile per mile of road Average distance carried Total passenger revenue Average amount received from each passenger . Average receipts per passenger per mile Total passenger earnings Passenger earnings per mile of road Passenger earnings per train mile FREIGHT TRAFFIC : Number of tons carried of
Page 18 - reduced rates for the United States, State or municipal governments, or for charitable purposes, or to or from fairs or exhibitions for exhibition thereat, or the free carriage of destitute and homeless persons transported by charitable societies and the necessary agents employed
Page 35 - lu cases of failure to answer, the Commission will take such proof of the charge as may be deemed reasonable and proper, and make such order thereon as the circumstances of the case appear to require. WITNESSES AND DEPOSITIONS. 10. Subpœnas requiring the attendance of witnesses will be issued by any member of the
Page 7 - of any passenger or freight or cars, or unjust discrimination in relation thereto, be taken in all Courts of this State as prima facie evidence that the rates therein fixed are just and reasonable rates of charges for the transportation of passengers and freights and cars upon the railroads; and said Commissioners shall
Page 145 - amount received for each ton of freight Average receipts per ton per mile Total freight earnings Freight earnings per mile of road Freight earnings per train mile . .. PASSENGER AND FREIGHT : Passenger and freight revenue .. Passenger and freight revenue per mile of road Passenger and freight earnings
Page 180 - Number of tons carried one mile per mile of road Average distance haul of one ton Total freight revenue Average amount received for each ton of freight Average receipts per ton per mile Total freight earnings Freight earnings per mile of road Freight

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