American Railroads: Government Control and Reconstruction PoliciesA.W. Shaw, 1922 - 409 страници |
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... necessary to construct new lines , to increase main - line trackage , to in- crease the number and capacity of sidings , to re- vise and enlarge terminals , enginehouses and shops , and to purchase new locomotives and cars of greater ...
... necessary to construct new lines , to increase main - line trackage , to in- crease the number and capacity of sidings , to re- vise and enlarge terminals , enginehouses and shops , and to purchase new locomotives and cars of greater ...
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... necessary to review the events which preceded the critical period from April , 1917 , ( when the United States declared war against Germany ) , to March , 1920 , ( when the railroads were restored to their owners . after 26 months of ...
... necessary to review the events which preceded the critical period from April , 1917 , ( when the United States declared war against Germany ) , to March , 1920 , ( when the railroads were restored to their owners . after 26 months of ...
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... necessary . If it is true that the railroads then failed in the emergency , we are as much in- terested now in the causes of the failure as in the failure itself . To get at the causes it is nec- essary to trace the events of the decade ...
... necessary . If it is true that the railroads then failed in the emergency , we are as much in- terested now in the causes of the failure as in the failure itself . To get at the causes it is nec- essary to trace the events of the decade ...
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... necessary to equip themselves for prospective increases in traffic , but many were in such financial straits that they found themselves unable to maintain their solvency . The year 1915 marked the peak of railroad receiverships . In ...
... necessary to equip themselves for prospective increases in traffic , but many were in such financial straits that they found themselves unable to maintain their solvency . The year 1915 marked the peak of railroad receiverships . In ...
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... necessary . Con- sequently the natural increase in traffic ( ton - miles double about every 12 or 13 years ) soon over- took and exceeded the capacity of the railroads * The inadequacy of our railroad system to meet the demands of our ...
... necessary . Con- sequently the natural increase in traffic ( ton - miles double about every 12 or 13 years ) soon over- took and exceeded the capacity of the railroads * The inadequacy of our railroad system to meet the demands of our ...
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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...
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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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