Interstate Commerce Commission Reports: Reports and Decisions of the Interstate Commerce Commission of the United States, Volume 64L.K. Strouse, 1922 - Interstate commerce |
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Agent applied Asso Attica August 26 average basis bill of lading carloads carriers cars cement cents per 100 Chicago Cincinnati class rates classification coal commerce COMMISSION COMMISSIONERS HALL commodity rates complainant complainant's contend defendants destinations differential Director distance district DIVISION east EASTMAN effect El Paso Erie Erie Railroad established Exceptions were filed fares first-class rates fourth section freight grain haul increased interstate interstate commerce act intrastate rates Johnson City joint rates June 25 Kansas City less-than-carload loaded Louis Louisville lumber Memphis miles mills minimum Mississippi River Missouri River movement Nashville Ohio River Orleans Paso Portland ports pounds prescribed present rates rates applicable rates assailed reasonable reparation report proposed respondents River crossings route schedules Seattle shingles shipments moved shipped shippers Southern Pacific Submitted suspended switching charges tariff Tenn Texas tion ton-mile traffic undue prejudice unduly prejudicial unreasonable Virginia cities Western wool York Central
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Page 108 - 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, 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...
Page 764 - ... 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 313 - ... held without liability on the part of the carrier, and subject to a lien for all freight and other lawful charges, including a reasonable charge for storage.
Page 314 - ... in hull, machinery, or appurtenances whether existing prior to, at the time of, or after sailing, or from collision, stranding, or other accidents of navigation, or from prolongation of the voyage.
Page 565 - State authorities in the enforcement of any provision of this act. "(4) whenever in any such Investigation the commission, after full hearing, finds that any such rate, fare, charge, classification, regulation, or practice causes any undue or unreasonable advantage, preference. or prejudice as between persons or localities In intrastate commerce on the one hand and Interstate or foreign commerce...
Page 730 - Act directly or indirectly renders any service connected with such transportation, or furnishes any instrumentality used therein, the charge and allowance therefor shall be no more than is just and reasonable, and the commission may, after hearing on a complaint...
Page 519 - ... a reasonable charge for storage and to carrier's responsibility as warehouseman only, or may be, at the option of the carrier, removed to and stored in a public or licensed warehouse at the cost of the owner and there held...
Page 313 - Congress of the United States, approved on February 13, 1893, and entitled "An act relating to the navigation of vessels, etc...
Page 313 - Property destined to or taken from a station, wharf, or landing at which there is no regularly appointed freight agent shall be entirely at risk of owner after unloaded from cars or vessels or until loaded into cars or vessels, and except in...
Page 297 - ... liable to the consignor, consignee, or other person interested in the shipment after its delivery to the vessel. The Commission shall, in such manner as will preserve for the carrier by water the protection of limited liability provided by law, make such rules and regulations not inconsistent herewith as will prescribe the form of such through bill of lading.