Digest of Decisions of the Courts and Interstate Commerce Commission, Under the Act to Regulate Commerce, from 1887 To 1908

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General Books, 2012 - 774 pages
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1908 edition. Excerpt: ...it in person and not by proxy. Upon a complaint in which no person directly interested in the rates complained of came forward to demonstrate why such rates ought to be reduced, the only witness in support of the issues being the secretary of a Freight Bureau who could have no personal knowledge of the details of the business of manufacturers and dealers in the various commodities named in the complaint, or knowledge of the effect of the rates complained of upon their prosperity, held, that the record disclosed no sufficient basis for an order.--Dallas Freight Bureau v. Missouri, K. & T. By. Co. et al., (1907) 12 I. C. C. B. 427. RATING OF MINES. See "Car distribution," 24-27. RAW MATERIAL AND PRODUCT. Belation of rates on, see "Bates," 669672, 674, 675, 677-681, 683, 684-689, 691, 693, 694-699. REASONABLENESS OF RATES. Sec "Rates," 140-360. LISHED RATE PROHIBITED, 1-7. MEANING OF TERM "FREIGHT RATE," 8, 9. GIVING OF REBATES NO LONGER A PRACTICE IN INTERSTATE TRANS-PORTATION, 10. TEST TO BE APPLIED IN DETERMINING WHETHER LAW HAS KEEN VIOLATED, 11. REBATE FROM PART OF SINGLE RATE RENDERS ALL TRANSPORTATION THEREUNDER ILLEGAL, 12, MERE OFFER TO GRANT DISCRIMINATING RATE NOT UNLAWFUL, 13. POOLING OF FREIGHT, AS MEANS OF PRE VENTING PA1MENT OF REBATES, 14. ACCEPTANCE OF REBATE BY SHIPPER NOT UNLAWFUL UNLESS RATE WAS BOTH PUBLISHED AND FILED, 15. ALLOWANCE FOR SERVICES RENDERED OR FACILITIES FURNISHED BY SHIPPERS YARDAGE ALLOWANCE, 1C. TAP-LINE ALLOWANCE, 17-19. " CARTAGE OR DRAYAGE ALLOWANCE, 20-23. ALLOWANCE FOR USE OF PRIVATE TRACK, 24. ALLOWANCE TO TERMINAL ROAD, 25-27. ALLOWANCE TO ROUTING AGENT TO SECURE ROUTING OF SHIPMENTS CONTROLLED BY AGENT, 28-30. PAYMENTS TO SHIPPERS BY STABLE-CAR COMPANY, ...

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