This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1919 edition. Excerpt: ...an import rate. So far as the fourth section is concerned, carriers are not required in the first instance to establish export and import rates which shall be measured and limited by domestic interstate rates between the same points of origin and destination in the United States. The Commission came to ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1919 edition. Excerpt: ...an import rate. So far as the fourth section is concerned, carriers are not required in the first instance to establish export and import rates which shall be measured and limited by domestic interstate rates between the same points of origin and destination in the United States. The Commission came to this view as a result of a certain decision of the Supreme Court. To be sure, the Commission had early ruled that this was the case with regard to carport rates (see the complaint of B08 ton, mentioned in Chapter VII, page 125). regard to import rates the Commission ha prescribe the corresponding domestic rates. mum, and had been reversed by the Suprel In 1891 (4-I. C. C. 447) a complaint was the Texas and Pacific Railway and the Sou cific Railway, forming a thru route from leans to San Francisco, were accepting, a proportion on traffic moving from Liverpo Francisco, rates considerably less than the co ing domestic rates from New Orleans to S cisco. The Interstate Commerce Commi: bade these lower import rates, and its (l( upheld by the United States District C01 case was appealed to the Supreme Court, versed the Commission. The Supreme C that the Commission had not taken certa: sufficiently into account. The acceptance traflic at low rates enabled the carriers t which otherwise would have to run back f Orleans empty, since the preponderance of 1 was east-bound. Moreover, competition e: this import traflic which did not apply to tilt traffic. The Liverpool business for San l imported via New Orleans, might move direct from Liverpool to San Francisco 01 move across the continent, transshipped at Atlantic ports. 2. Efiect of low import rates.---Any on that the railroads might make sacrifices in t of low rates, in order to extend export trade....
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Add this copy of Railway Traffic. Modern Business Volume 14 to cart. $17.00, very good condition, Sold by Peter L Masi - Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Montague, MA, UNITED STATES, published 1917 by Alexander Hamilton Institute, New York.
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Used-Very Good. NY: Alexander Hamilton Institute, copyright 1917. xv, 309 pages. Folding map. 7.75 x 5.25", limp leather, gold title. Owner rubberstamp, VG.
