Proceedings of the ... Annual Convention, Volume 15U.S. Government Printing Office, 1904 - Railroads |
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Page 39 - ... in order to ascertain that value, the original cost of construction, the amount expended in permanent improvements, the amount and market value of its bonds and stock, the present as compared with the original cost of construction, the probable earning capacity of the property under particular rates prescribed by statute and the sum required to meet operating expenses, are all matters for consideration, and are to be given such weight as may be just and right in each case.
Page 39 - We hold, however, that the basis of all calculations as to the reasonableness of rates to be charged by a corporation maintaining a highway under legislative sanction must be the fair value of the property being used by it for the convenience of the public.
Page 39 - The State cannot justify unreasonably low rates for domestic transportation, considered alone, upon the ground that the carrier is earning large profits on its interstate business, over which, so far as rates are concerned, the State has no control.
Page 54 - MILEAGE, TRAFFIC AND MISCELLANEOUS STATISTICS. Passenger car mileage . Freight, mail and express car mileage Total car mileage Passenger car hours Freight, mail and express car hours Total car hours Fare passengers carried...
Page 43 - Man is his own star; and the soul that can Render an honest and a perfect man, Commands all light, all influence, all fate; Nothing to him falls early or too late. Our acts our angels are, or good or ill, Our fatal shadows that walk by us still.
Page 38 - While rates for the transportation of persons and property within the limits of a state are primarily for Its determination, the question whether they are so unreasonably low as to deprive the carrier of its property without such compensation as the constitution secures, and therefore without due process of law, cannot be so conclusively determined by the legislature of the state, or by regulations adopted under its authority, that the matter may not become the subject of judicial inquiry.
Page 20 - ... 5. An arbitrary amount for each car in switching service may be reclaimed by the switching line from the road for which the service was performed. This amount shall be based upon the average number of days actually required, and determined by the roads directly interested for each local territory.
Page 57 - ... uniform steam coupler; and "Whereas these subjects are believed to be of pressing importance and within the proper scope of the powers of the Congress of the United States, while attempts on the part of the individual States to deal with them have resulted and must continue to result in conflicting regulations: "Resolved, That we do respectfully and earnestly urge the...
Page 57 - Commission a resolution was unanimously adopted urging the Commission" to consider what can be done to prevent the loss of life and limb in coupling and uncoupling freight cars and in handling the brakes of such cars.
Page 21 - Cars shall be considered as having been delivered to a connecting railroad when placed upon the track agreed upon and designated as the interchange track for such deliveries, accompanied or preceded by proper data for forwarding and to insure delivery, and accepted by the car inspector of the receiving road.