American Railroads: Government Control and Reconstruction PoliciesA.W. Shaw, 1922 - 409 страници |
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... further advances in wages and materials , but under the stress of the over- load , and in view of high construction costs , little could be done toward providing the additional facilities and equipment which normally would have been ...
... further advances in wages and materials , but under the stress of the over- load , and in view of high construction costs , little could be done toward providing the additional facilities and equipment which normally would have been ...
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... further in giving the Commission the power to suspend rates . The period , too , was marked by unusual activity on the part of state commissions and state legis- latures . Many new laws were passed , nearly all of which either reduced ...
... further in giving the Commission the power to suspend rates . The period , too , was marked by unusual activity on the part of state commissions and state legis- latures . Many new laws were passed , nearly all of which either reduced ...
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... further in- crease in traffic as the orders for war materials to be shipped abroad grew in volume . Then came our declaration of war against the Central Powers in April , 1917 , and with it the mobilization of the army and navy , the ...
... further in- crease in traffic as the orders for war materials to be shipped abroad grew in volume . Then came our declaration of war against the Central Powers in April , 1917 , and with it the mobilization of the army and navy , the ...
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... further . " The tenseness of the labor situation was an- other ground for the federalization of railroads . The high wages paid in the shipbuilding yards , in munition plants , and in other work on war supplies , and the sharp advances ...
... further . " The tenseness of the labor situation was an- other ground for the federalization of railroads . The high wages paid in the shipbuilding yards , in munition plants , and in other work on war supplies , and the sharp advances ...
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... understands the practise which you pursue . " Pending the further shaping of the work , there are various general subjects which you should refer to this office and in all such cases I shall appreciate your AMERICAN RAILROADS 51.
... understands the practise which you pursue . " Pending the further shaping of the work , there are various general subjects which you should refer to this office and in all such cases I shall appreciate your AMERICAN RAILROADS 51.
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Страница 369 - Such annual reports shall show in detail the amount of capital stock issued, the amounts paid therefor, and the manner of payment for the same ; the dividends paid, the surplus fund, if any, and the number of stockholders ; the funded and floating debts and the interest paid thereon ; the cost and value of the carrier's property, franchises, and...
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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Страница 225 - ... so that carriers as a whole (or as a whole in each of such rate groups or territories as the Commission may from time to time designate) will, under honest, efficient, and economical management and reasonable expenditures for maintenance of way, structures and equipment, earn an aggregate annual net railway operating income equal, as nearly as may be, to a fair return upon the aggregate value of the railway property of such carriers held for and used in the service of transportation...
Страница 95 - That the president may execute any of the powers herein and heretofore granted him with relation to federal control through such agencies as he may determine, and may fix the reasonable compensation for the performance of services in connection therewith...
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Страница 322 - Carriers while under Federal control shall be subject to all laws and liabilities as common carriers, whether arising under State or Federal laws or at common law, except in so far as may be inconsistent with the provisions of this act or any other act applicable to such Federal control or with any order of the President. Actions at law or suits in equity may be brought by and against such carriers and judgments rendered as now provided by law ; and in any action at law or suit in equity against...
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Страница 326 - An Act to protect trade and commerce against unlawful restraints and monopolies," approved July second, eighteen hundred and ninety; sections seventy-three to seventy-seven, inclusive, of an Act entitled "An Act to reduce taxation, to provide revenue for the Government, and for other purposes...