Railroad Traffic and Rates: The freight service

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294 페이지 - That it shall be unlawful for any common carrier subject to the provisions of this act to enter into any contract, agreement, or combination with any other common carrier or carriers for the pooling of freights of different and competing railroads, or to divide between them the aggregate or net proceeds of the earnings of such railroads, or any portion thereof...
104 페이지 - Except in case of negligence of the carrier or party in possession (and the burden to prove freedom from such negligence shall be on the carrier or party in possession), the carrier or party in possession shall not be liable for loss, damage, or delay occurring while the property is stopped and held in transit upon the request of the shipper, owner, or party entitled to make such request, or resulting from a defect or vice in the property, or for country damage to cotton, or from riots or strikes.
104 페이지 - ... or from collision, stranding, or other accidents of navigation, or from prolongation of the voyage.
329 페이지 - They would take into account whether commodities were crude, rough, or finished; liquid or dry; knocked down or set up; loose or in bulk, nested or in boxes, or otherwise packed; if vegetables, whether green or dry, desiccated or evaporated; the market value and shippers...
294 페이지 - ... different and competing railroads, or to divide between them the aggregate or net proceeds of the earnings of such railroads, or any portion thereof ; and, in case of an agreement for the pooling of their business aforesaid, each day of its continuance shall be deemed a separate offense.
104 페이지 - No carrier or party in possession of all or any of the property herein described shall be liable for any loss thereof or damage thereto or delay caused by the act of God, the public enemy, the authority of law, or the act or default of the shipper or owner, or for natural shrinkage.
104 페이지 - ... and assist vessels in distress, and to deviate for the purpose of saving life or property.
104 페이지 - Claims for loss, damage, or delay must be made in writing to the carrier at the point of delivery or at the point of origin within four months after delivery of the property, or, in case of failure to make delivery then, within four months after a reasonable time for delivery has elapsed. Unless claims are so made the carrier shall not be liable.
391 페이지 - The fallacy of certain objections to governmental control, on the other hand, is revealed with corresponding clearness. Three principles in particular deserve mention in this connection. These are: (1) that the element of distance should be a prime factor in the final adjustment of rates as between competing localities; * (2) that cooperation and agreement between competing carriers are essential to any comprehensively fair system; and (3) that permanency and stability of rates are of equal importance...
208 페이지 - ... decided improvement, and the meat carried in these cars arrived in better condition. However, the true principle of car refrigeration eluded the experimenters for several years, but finally one of them hit it squarely and brought out the fact that a draft of air passing through a bunker, or ice-chest, in the upper corner of a car becomes chilled, so that it is heavier than the air which it meets, and consequently it drops down, circulating through the car, and finally, after it has lost its chill...

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