"Interstate commerce commission" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... of Indian Affairs Bureau of Education Commissioner of Railroads Geological Survey Superintendent of the Census Post Office Department Department of Justice Department of Agriculture Department of Labor Interstate Commerce Commission Fish Commission Civil Service Commission Government Printing Office National Museum, Smithsonian Institution, and Bureau of ...
— Government and Administration of the United States • Westel W. Willoughby and William F. Willoughby
... will now be stated, (1) Charges must be just and reasonable. The Interstate Commerce Commission has power to decide what is reasonable, and to fix rates, after an investigation. (2) It is unlawful to give one person or corporation a better rate than another for the same service. This is called "discrimination." Passes cannot be granted, except to employees. (3) All rates must be posted where ...
— Our Government: Local, State, and National: Idaho Edition • J.A. James
... May 9th of the House of Representatives, giving the Interstate Commerce Commission power to fix railroad rates, was ominous, and little noticed by the general business world; but some noticed and acted. The Senate had not voted; nor did they realize what rate-regulation implied to railroad balance sheets and so to the Stock Exchange. Some interest was selling securities. The ...
— A Brief History of Panics • Clement Juglar |
