American Railroads: Government Control and Reconstruction PoliciesA.W. Shaw, 1922 - 409 страници |
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Government Control and Reconstruction Policies William James Cunningham. COPYRIGHT 1922 BY A. W. SHAW COMPANY PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA CHAPTER CONTENTS I. PREFACE INTRODUCTION Three periods in railroad history.
Government Control and Reconstruction Policies William James Cunningham. COPYRIGHT 1922 BY A. W. SHAW COMPANY PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA CHAPTER CONTENTS I. PREFACE INTRODUCTION Three periods in railroad history.
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... United States Railroad Administration and served on the staff of the Director General of Railroads , first as manager of the operating statistics section and later as assistant director of operation . Through- out the book the policies ...
... United States Railroad Administration and served on the staff of the Director General of Railroads , first as manager of the operating statistics section and later as assistant director of operation . Through- out the book the policies ...
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... United States will probably celebrate with ap- propriate ceremony the centennial of the beginning of steam railroads in this country . It was on July 4 , 1828 , that Charles Carroll , the last surviving signer of the Declaration of ...
... United States will probably celebrate with ap- propriate ceremony the centennial of the beginning of steam railroads in this country . It was on July 4 , 1828 , that Charles Carroll , the last surviving signer of the Declaration of ...
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... United States . Yet the Granger Movement , while not solving the problems of discrimination in rates and service or of financial manipulation , acted as a check upon the abuse of power , and served to make clear the need of more ...
... United States . Yet the Granger Movement , while not solving the problems of discrimination in rates and service or of financial manipulation , acted as a check upon the abuse of power , and served to make clear the need of more ...
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... United States . The financial catastrophe which threatened to overcome the strong as well as the weak roads was averted by the large volume of traffic caused by orders from the Allies for munitions and other war supplies . These orders ...
... United States . The financial catastrophe which threatened to overcome the strong as well as the weak roads was averted by the large volume of traffic caused by orders from the Allies for munitions and other war supplies . These orders ...
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Страница 369 - ... the amounts expended for improvements each year, how expended, and the character of such improvements; the earnings and receipts from each branch of business and from all sources; the operating and other expenses; the balances of profit and loss; and a complete exhibit of the financial operations of the carrier each year, including an annual balance sheet.
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