 | Boston Elevated Railway Company - Street-railroads - 1917 - 68 pages
...of the Great Western Eailroad, Mr. Justice Brewer said:* "It must be remembered that railroads are private property of their owners, that while from...public has the power to prescribe rules for securing a faithful and efficient service "This and subsequent quotations were taken from the "Brief of Hon.... | |
 | United States. Congress. House. Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce - Railroads - 1919 - 1284 pages
...court, by Mr. Justice Brewer, said: "It must be remembered that railroads are the private properly of their owners; that while from the public character...which they are engaged the public has the power to proscribe rules for securing faithful and efficient service and equality between shippers and communities,... | |
 | Public utilities - 1920 - 1238 pages
...Chicago Great Western Kailroad Co. 209 US 108 [28 Sup. Ct. Rep. 493, 52 L. ed. 705 J, where he says: 'It must be remembered that railroads are the private...are engaged the public has the power to prescribe niles for securing faithful and efficient service and equality between shippers and communities, yet... | |
 | 1921 - 268 pages
...declared that " railroads are the private property of their owners," and that while the public may prescribe rules for securing faithful and efficient...service and equality between shippers and communities, nevertheless, " in no proper sense is the public a general manager." ICC v. Chicago Great Western Ry.... | |
 | United States. Congress. House. Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce - 1921 - 268 pages
...declared that " railroads are the private property of their owners," and that while the public may prescribe rules for securing faithful and efficient...service and equality between shippers and communities; nevertheless, " in no proper sense is the public a general manager." ICC v. Chicago Great Western Ry.... | |
 | La Salle Extension University - 1922 - 1090 pages
...economically and efficiently constructed and operated!" Bailroads are the private property of their owners and while from the public character of the work in which...public has the power to prescribe rules for securing just and efficient service and equality between the shippers and communities, yet in no proper sense... | |
 | Homer Bews Vanderblue, Kenneth Farwell Burgess - Railroads - 1923 - 520 pages
...management. Service is concerned with details of operation. The Supreme Court of the United States once said: "It must be remembered that railroads are the private...communities, yet, in no proper sense, is the public a general manager."1 The management of certain railroads was, however, the target for criticism by the Commission... | |
 | United States. U.S. Congress. Senate. Interstate commerce committee - 1924 - 840 pages
...of the United States in Interstate Commerce Commission r. CGW Ry. Co. (209 US 108, at p. 118), said: "It must be remembered that railroads are the private...no proper sense, is the public a general manager." We are not making any order upon our report and are giving no direction and we have no authority to... | |
 | Electronic journals - 1924 - 1284 pages
...the state does not enjoy the freedom of an owner," 15 and while the Federal Government may require " faithful and efficient service and equality between...no proper sense is the public a general manager." '" Not 10 See § 5, par. 2, 41 STAT. AT L. 481. 11 See § 2oa, par. 12, 41 STAT. AT L. 496. 12 See... | |
 | Law reports, digests, etc - 1924 - 1210 pages
...493, 52 L. Ed. 705, "that while from the * » * character of the work in which [railroad companies] are engaged the public has the power to prescribe rules for securing faithful and efficient service * * * yet in no proper sense is the public a general manager." To a like effect is Chicago, Minneapolis... | |
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It must be remembered that railroads are the private property of their owners; that while from the public character of the work in which they are engaged the public has the power to prescribe rules for securing faithful and efficient 'service and equality... 
