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The heart of the railroad problem

The heart of the railroad problem

by Frank Parsons

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Author
Parsons, Frank, 1854-1908
Title
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
Original Publication
United States: Little, Brown, and company,1906.
Credits
Richard Tonsing and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
Language
English
LoC Class
HE: Social sciences: Transportation and communications
Subject
Railroads -- Freight -- Rates -- United States
Category
Text
Project Gutenberg
eBook-No. 68664
Release Date
August 1, 2022
Copyright
Public domain in the USA.

Contents

  1. 1.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
  2. 2.PREFACE
  3. 3.CONTENTS — CHAPTER I. THE LAW AND THE FACT.
  4. 4.CHAPTER II. PASSES AND POLITICS.
  5. 5.CHAPTER III. PASSENGER REBATES AND OTHER FORMS OF DISCRIMINATION IN PASSENGER TRAFFIC. — The Deadhead Passenger Car. — Ticket Scalping.
  6. 6.CHAPTER IV. FREIGHT DISCRIMINATION.
  7. 7.CHAPTER V. THE EARLY YEARS, HEPBURN REPORT, ETC. — The Granger Laws. — The Hepburn Investigation.
  8. 8.CHAPTER VI. THE SENATE INVESTIGATION OF 1885 AND THE INTERSTATE COMMERCE ACT.
  9. 9.CHAPTER VII. THE INTERSTATE COMMISSION.
  10. 10.CHAPTER VIII. EFFECTS OF THE INTERSTATE ACT. — Direct Rebates.
  11. 11.CHAPTER IX. SUBSTITUTES FOR REBATES.
  12. 12.CHAPTER X. DENIAL OF FAIR FACILITIES.
  13. 13.CHAPTER XI. CLASSIFICATION AND COMMODITY RATES.
  14. 14.CHAPTER XII. OIL AND BEEF.
  15. 15.CHAPTER XIII. IMPORTS AND EXPORTS.
  16. 16.CHAPTER XIV. LOCALITY DISCRIMINATIONS.
  17. 17.CHAPTER XV. LONG-HAUL DECISIONS OF THE SUPREME COURT.
  18. 18.CHAPTER XVI. TEN YEARS OF FEDERAL REGULATION.
  19. 19.CHAPTER XVII. THE ELKINS ACT AND ITS EFFECTS.
  20. 20.CHAPTER XVIII. THE WISCONSIN REVELATIONS.
  21. 21.CHAPTER XIX. THE COLORADO FUEL REBATES AND OTHER CASES.
  22. 22.CHAPTER XX. FREE CARTAGE, STATE TRAFFIC, DEMURRAGE, THE EXPENSE BILL SYSTEM, GOODS NOT BILLED, MILLING-IN-TRANSIT.
  23. 23.CHAPTER XXI. MIDNIGHT TARIFFS AND ELEVATOR FEES.
  24. 24.CHAPTER XXII. COMMODITY DISCRIMINATIONS.
  25. 25.CHAPTER XXIII. DISCRIMINATION BY CLASSIFICATION.
  26. 26.CHAPTER XXIV. VARIOUS OTHER METHODS.
  27. 27.CHAPTER XXV. TERMINAL RAILROADS.
  28. 28.CHAPTER XXVI. PRIVATE-CAR ABUSES.
  29. 29.CHAPTER XXVII. THE LONG-HAUL ANOMALY.
  30. 30.CHAPTER XXVIII. OTHER PLACE DISCRIMINATIONS.
  31. 31.CHAPTER XXIX. NULLIFYING THE PROTECTIVE TARIFF.
  32. 32.CHAPTER XXX. SUMMARY OF METHODS AND RESULTS.
  33. 33.CHAPTER XXXI. DIFFICULTIES OF ABOLISHING DISCRIMINATION.
  34. 34.CHAPTER XXXII. REMEDIES. — Pooling. — Wrestling with the Long-Haul Abuse. — A Drastic Cure for Rebating.
  35. 35.CHAPTER XXXIII. FIXING RATES BY PUBLIC AUTHORITY. — Objections of Railroad Men. — Alleged Errors of the Commission.
  36. 36.CHAPTER XXXIV. CAN REGULATION SECURE THE NEEDFUL DOMINANCE OF PUBLIC INTEREST?
  37. 37.CHAPTER XXXV. HINTS FROM OTHER COUNTRIES.
  38. 38.APPENDIX — A. —THE COAL-CARRYING DECISION, U. S. SUPREME COURT. — B. —REGULATION OF RATES.
  39. 39.INDEX

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