Hearings Before the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce of the House of Representatives, on House Bills 47, 145, 440, 10699, 12316, 12478, and 12615, Proposing to Extend the Time for which Cattle and Other Animals May be Confined During Shipment from One State to Another, [Jan. 23, 30 and Feb. 20, 1906]. |
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... Railroad Company files and introduced by them in evidence . And every traffic manager of every western railroad testified that that was the rule on each one of those roads . I refer to that because I have heard these men testify to it ...
... Railroad Company files and introduced by them in evidence . And every traffic manager of every western railroad testified that that was the rule on each one of those roads . I refer to that because I have heard these men testify to it ...
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... railroads from southwest Texas converge there . So all the lines going to Kansas City lead out of Fort Worth . The ... Railroad they have such pens at Hillsboro , 50 miles south , and Waco , 100 miles south . They have to unload them ...
... railroads from southwest Texas converge there . So all the lines going to Kansas City lead out of Fort Worth . The ... Railroad they have such pens at Hillsboro , 50 miles south , and Waco , 100 miles south . They have to unload them ...
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... railroads from Texas all obey those directions . These Congressmen from Texas here , every one of them , know that ... railroad , instead of doing that , held these cattle for twenty hours after the twenty - four hours was over - forty ...
... railroads from Texas all obey those directions . These Congressmen from Texas here , every one of them , know that ... railroad , instead of doing that , held these cattle for twenty hours after the twenty - four hours was over - forty ...
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... railroad knew that this bridge was burned out and thought they would get it fixed . It was claimed to have been set on fire by lightning . They testified that if they had been unloaded at Wichita , Kans . , there would have been very ...
... railroad knew that this bridge was burned out and thought they would get it fixed . It was claimed to have been set on fire by lightning . They testified that if they had been unloaded at Wichita , Kans . , there would have been very ...
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... railroads expedite the trains ? Mr. CowAN . You might run 20 miles an hour , on the average , be- tween division points ... railroad ; but , striking an average distance , it would take , usually , about thirty - two hours , running at a ...
... railroads expedite the trains ? Mr. CowAN . You might run 20 miles an hour , on the average , be- tween division points ... railroad ; but , striking an average distance , it would take , usually , about thirty - two hours , running at a ...
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American Humane Association animals arrived better bill BOICE bruised BUEL Buffalo BURKE carload cent CHAIRMAN Chicago committee condition CONGRESS THE LIBRARY COOPER COWAN cruelty Denver destination DYSON enforcement ESCH ETTEN extension fact feed and water Fort Worth forty hours freight gentlemen Grand Island handle hogs humane society inhumanity injury interest Kansas City KEECHLER KENNEDY KNOLLIN lambs LIBRARY OF CONGRESS Live Stock Association loading and unloading MACKENZIE MANN matter miles an hour Minnesota Missouri River National Live Stock o'clock owners PARSONS pens PHILBRICK question railroad companies range cattle RANSON reach reason rest RICQLES road RYAN sheep shipment shipped shipper shrinkage statement steer STEPHENS STEVENS stock cars stock trains stock yards stockmen suffering Texas thing thirty-six hours transit transportation twenty twenty-eight hours twenty-eight-hour law twenty-eight-hour limit Union Stock Yards unloading and reloading VAN ETTEN West WHITEHEAD
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Page 72 - He sendeth the springs into the valleys, Which run among the hills. They give drink to every beast of the fie'ld: The wild asses quench their thirst. By them shall the fowls of the heaven have their habitation, Which sing among the branches.
Page 162 - In estimating such confinement the time during which the animals have been confined without such rest on connecting roads from which they are received shall be included, it being the intent of this section to prohibit their continuous confinement beyond the period of twenty-eight hours, except upon contingencies hereinbefore stated.
Page 162 - Columbia or the owners or masters of steam, sailing, or other vessels carrying or transporting cattle, sheep, swine or other animals from one State...
Page 191 - That no railroad, express company, car company, common carrier other than by water, or the receiver, trustee, or lessee of any of them, whose road forms any part of a line of road over which cattle, sheep, swine, or other animals...
Page 163 - ... by the owner or person having the custody thereof, or in case of his default in so doing then by the railroad...
Page 191 - ... for every such failure be liable for and forfeit and pay a penalty of not less than one hundred nor more than five hundred dollars : Provided, That when animals are carried in cars, boats, or other vessels in which they can and do have proper food, water, space, and opportunity to rest the provisions in regard to their being unloaded shall not apply.
Page 39 - Territory or the District of Columbia, or the owners or masters of steam, sailing, or other vessels carrying or transporting cattle, sheep, swine, or other animals...
Page 39 - ... then by the railroad company or owners or masters of boats or vessels transporting the same, at the expense of the owner or person in custody thereof ; and such company, owners, or masters shall in such case have a lien upon such animals for food, care, and custody furnished, and shall not be liable for any detention of such animals.
Page 39 - Animals so unloaded shall be properly fed and watered during such rest by the owner or person having the custody thereof...
Page 163 - ... that when animals shall be carried in cars, boats or other vessels in which they can and do have proper food, water, space and opportunity for rest, the foregoing provisions in regard to their being unloaded shall not apply.