The heart of the railroad problem: The history of railway discrimination in the United States, the chief efforts at control and the remedies proposed, with hints from other countriesParsons, Frank
History
The heart of the railroad problem: The history of railway discrimination in the United States, the chief efforts at control and the remedies proposed, with hints from other countries
Parsons, Frank
Railroads -- Freight -- Rates -- United States; Railroads and state -- United States
PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD,
passes, 3.
passes in 1906, 4.
rebate war, 31.
stand by any rate, 56.
favors foreign trade, 84.
cuts beef rate, 78.
milling-in-transit discrimination, 146.
sued for failure to accord car service, 160.
PENNSYLVANIA STATE CONSTITUTION,
prohibits passes, 3.
PHILADELPHIA,
passenger case, 217.
PHILADELPHIA NORTH AMERICAN,
passes, 4.
stop-overs, 217.
PLACE DISCRIMINATIONS,
long hauls, 208–215.
against St. Louis and other places, 216.
POOLING,
advocated, 265.
difficulties of, 266–270.
PRIVATE CARS,
to favored individuals, 18.
passenger, 58.
freight, 118.
abuses, 174.
advantages, 174–175.
increase of, 198.
PROCTOR & GAMBLE CASE, 155.
PROTECTIVE TARIFF,
for England, 86.
nullifying, 221.
PROUTY, COMMISSIONER,
on the Elkins bill, 112.
on Santa Fe case, 133.
on the Colorado F. & I. case, 139.
on free wheat, 145.
on train loads, 234.
railway officials would not tell truth, 243–247.
commission rates, 284.
PRUSSIAN CABINET STATEMENT, 316.
PUBLIC v. PRIVATE INTEREST, 308.
PULLMAN CARS,
mileage rate, 58.
R
RAILWAY OFFICIALS,
as law breakers, 238–240.
RATE REGULATION,
pros and cons, 253.
advocated by President Roosevelt, 256.
by Interstate Commission, 261, 274.
by 18 States, 275.
opposed by railroad men, 276, 278, 285.
merits of controversy, 299.
RATE SCHEDULES DECEPTIVE, 148.
RATES,
fixed to suit the Standard, 75.
condemned by I. C. C., 102.
on packing-house products and fruit, 186.
fixed by Government not strictly mileage, 287.
complexity of, 288.
making by “instinct,” 289.
all the traffic will bear, 289.
equalization of, 291–295.
REAGAN CASE, 285.
REBATES,
on tickets, 19.
substitutes for, 57.
New York investigation of, 27.
on beef, 76, 79.
Wisconsin investigation, 120.
to Armours from “C. & A.” and “U. P.,” 191.
Santa Fe car-line, 193–194.
cost to railways, 235–236.
RECORDS DESTROYED, 248–250.
REFRIGERATION CHARGES, 181 _et seq._
REFRIGERATOR CARS, 174–207.
REFUSAL,
to haul goods, 68, 162.
to furnish cars, 66, 160.
REGULATION OF RAILWAYS,
work of I. C. C., 104.
Texas Railway Commission, 105.
efforts at, 254–255.
difficulties of, 264–265, 272–273.
by State commissions, 254–255.
can it succeed? 306.
in England, 319–327.
in Canada, 327.
REMEDIES, 252, 300.
RICE, GEORGE,
story of, 34–36.
denied car-mileage, 74, 75.
RIPLEY, PRESIDENT E. P., 135.
in Chicago _Inter-Ocean_, 137.
letter from, 137.
on packing-house business, 187.
discriminations permanent, 237.
RIPLEY, PROFESSOR W. Z., 116, 208.
ROBBINS OF ARMOUR CAR-LINES, 192.
ROGERS COAL COMPANY,
denied cars, 66.
ROOSEVELT, PRESIDENT,
favors rate regulation, 115.
messages, 256.
ruling on Paul Morton, 135.
letter to Paul Morton, 136.
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