Return of the Railroads to Private Ownership: Hearings Before the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce of the House of Representatives, Sixty-sixth Congress, First Session on H.R. 4378, Հատոր 2U.S. Government Printing Office, 1919 |
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Էջ 2489
... road , haul a little over 2 tons at the rate of 3 miles an hour . Put the load into a car , running on iron wheels over steel rails , and the same horse , the same horse power , the same tractive effort , will haul 15 tons at the rate ...
... road , haul a little over 2 tons at the rate of 3 miles an hour . Put the load into a car , running on iron wheels over steel rails , and the same horse , the same horse power , the same tractive effort , will haul 15 tons at the rate ...
Էջ 2658
... roads as well as on roads that are less well managed ; on block signalled roads as well as on roads where the train- order system is still in force ; and by far the greater number of them are due to the same fundamental cause , namely ...
... roads as well as on roads that are less well managed ; on block signalled roads as well as on roads where the train- order system is still in force ; and by far the greater number of them are due to the same fundamental cause , namely ...
Էջ 2658
... roads as well as on roads that are less well managed ; on block signalled roads as well as on roads where the train- order system is still in force ; and by far the greater number of them are due to the same fundamental cause , namely ...
... roads as well as on roads that are less well managed ; on block signalled roads as well as on roads where the train- order system is still in force ; and by far the greater number of them are due to the same fundamental cause , namely ...
Էջ 2662
... road has eliminated collisions . By what means ? Mr. KRUTTSCHNITT . By installing block signals . When I say ... road done anything toward trying to use or experiment with any of these devices ? Mr. CARTER . We have not . Mr. EscH . Have ...
... road has eliminated collisions . By what means ? Mr. KRUTTSCHNITT . By installing block signals . When I say ... road done anything toward trying to use or experiment with any of these devices ? Mr. CARTER . We have not . Mr. EscH . Have ...
Էջ 2670
... road it requested me to take my appliance off so that while I have the record of having one of the best , if not the ... road each year thereafter with the appliance that proves best until the railroads are completely in- stalled . This ...
... road it requested me to take my appliance off so that while I have the record of having one of the best , if not the ... road each year thereafter with the appliance that proves best until the railroads are completely in- stalled . This ...
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Էջ 3099 - Property does become clothed with a public interest when used in a manner to make it of public consequence, and affect the community at large.
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Էջ 2533 - ... nor shall any carrier charge or demand or collect or receive a greater or less or different compensation for such transportation of passengers or property, or for any service in connection therewith, between the points named in such tariffs than the rates, fares, and charges which are specified in the tariff filed and in effect at the time...
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Էջ 2533 - Act shall, according to their respective powers, afford all reasonable, proper, and equal facilities for the interchange of traffic between their respective lines, and for the receiving, forwarding, and delivering of passengers and property to and from their several lines and those connecting therewith...
Էջ 3094 - N"o doctrine, involving more pernicious consequences, was ever invented by the wit of man than that any of its provisions can be suspended during any of the great exigencies of government. Such a doctrine leads directly to anarchy or despotism, but the theory of necessity on which it is based is false ; for the government, within the Constitution, has all the powers granted to it, which are necessary to preserve its existence ; as has been happily proved by the result of the great effort to throw...
Էջ 2859 - States shall be permitted to enter or pass through said canal if such ship is owned, chartered, operated, or controlled by any person or company which is doing business in violation of the provisions of the act of Congress approved July 2, 1890, entitled "An act to protect trade and commerce against unlawful restraints and monopolies...