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Book Synopsis The Government and the Railroads (Classic Reprint) by : Otto H. Kahn
Download or read book The Government and the Railroads (Classic Reprint) written by Otto H. Kahn and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Government and the Railroads With the enactment of the Hepburn Bill, during President Roosevelt's second administration, began the modern era of railroad regulation and rate control by commissions. It was a measure of radical inno vation and far - reaching importance, and it ought to have been given a fair test in practical operation for a sufficient length of time. Instead, President Taft, in 1909, felt called upon to propose a new and drastic measure of railroad legislation. He embodied his recommendations on the subject in a bill which was duly introduced in Congress. It was far from being a perfect piece of legislation. The odor of politics was not absent from it. It was considered by the railroads, and in business circles generally, as um called for, unwise, and as unduly burdensome and restrictive in various important respects. But at least it was a consistent and carefully matured meas ure. It was the formal and official expression of the views of the Taft Administration, the second import ant measure put forward by it. It offered the first real test of the capacity for leadership and fighting edge of the President and his Cabinet, and they failed in it lamentably. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Book Synopsis Government Partnership in Railroads (Classic Reprint) by : Mark Wymond
Download or read book Government Partnership in Railroads (Classic Reprint) written by Mark Wymond and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-11 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Government Partnership in Railroads The public has demanded low rates and we have the lowest rates in the world. It has demanded ade quate facilities and our roads are by far the best equipped in the world. The securing of adequate facilities, and at the same time granting low rates, has taxed the ingenuity of railroad officials to the limit. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Book Synopsis The Pacific Railroads and the Government (Classic Reprint) by : Henry T. Blake
Download or read book The Pacific Railroads and the Government (Classic Reprint) written by Henry T. Blake and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2016-08-24 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Pacific Railroads and the Government Nevertheless Congress determined to make the attempt, and by the act of July 1, 1862, created a corporation under the name of the Union Pacific Railway Company, to construct a railroad and telegraph to the Pacific coast. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Book Synopsis Government Partnership in Railroads (1917) by : Mark Wymond
Download or read book Government Partnership in Railroads (1917) written by Mark Wymond and published by . This book was released on 2008-08 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.
Book Synopsis Government Ownership of Railroads (Classic Reprint) by : Otto H. Kahn
Download or read book Government Ownership of Railroads (Classic Reprint) written by Otto H. Kahn and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-03-22 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Government Ownership of Railroads The States, to the extent that they had not already anticipated it, were not slow to follow the precedent set by the Federal Government. The resulting structure of Federal and State laws under which the railroads were compelled to carry on their business, was little short of a legislative monstrosity. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Book Synopsis A Few Reasons in Favor of the Restoration of the Original Policy of the General Government, in Relation to Railroads (Classic Reprint) by :
Download or read book A Few Reasons in Favor of the Restoration of the Original Policy of the General Government, in Relation to Railroads (Classic Reprint) written by and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02-18 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from A Few Reasons in Favor of the Restoration of the Original Policy of the General Government, in Relation to Railroads A few thoughts upon the justice and policy of returning to the policy stablished by the United States Government, in relation to railroads, luring the last year of General Jackson' 8 first term of service, may not it this time be thought inopportune. The Presidential election has been held, and its agitations, so unfriend y to a calm survey of a subject like this, will not be revived for some rears at any rate not during the present. Neither the owners of railroads, nor the owners of rail mills, during be present lull in the political atmosphere, can now combine, with Presi lential candidates, to procure a sinister result by sinister political means. K fair examination can now, if ever, be had. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Book Synopsis For the Railroads (Classic Reprint) by : Harry Turner Newcomb
Download or read book For the Railroads (Classic Reprint) written by Harry Turner Newcomb and published by . This book was released on 2016-06-21 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from For the Railroads No agency of Government can translate commercial needs in terms of railway rates which will foster industrial progress as does the free operation of the natural laws of business. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Book Synopsis Selected Articles on Government Ownership of Railroads (Classic Reprint) by : Edith May Phelps
Download or read book Selected Articles on Government Ownership of Railroads (Classic Reprint) written by Edith May Phelps and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-09-18 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Selected Articles on Government Ownership of Railroads The present system in the United States is that of private ownership and operation subject to state and federal control. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Book Synopsis Starve the Railroads and We Starve Ourselves by : Frank Andrew Munsey
Download or read book Starve the Railroads and We Starve Ourselves written by Frank Andrew Munsey and published by . This book was released on 1914 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis American Railroads by : William James Cunningham
Download or read book American Railroads written by William James Cunningham and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-17 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from American Railroads: Government Control and Reconstruction Policies Up to the middle of the decade 1900 to 1910, the steady growth in traffic and the economies from improved Operating methods, enabled the rail roads to absorb the burden of higher wages and other costs, and to move the traffic at lower rates per ton-mile. The net income was sufficient to pay a reasonable rate of return on securities and to attract new capital when needed. New lines. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Book Synopsis Railroads and Government by : Frank Haigh Dixon
Download or read book Railroads and Government written by Frank Haigh Dixon and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-09-18 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Railroads and Government: Their Relations in the United States 1910-1921 With the creation of the Interstate Commerce Com mission, in 1887, the relationship of the federal govern ment to the railroads assumed an importance for the public that it had never before possessed. For the first time a body endowed with executive and judicial func tions - what was to be known as an administrative body was to take a position as an arbiter between the public and our national transportation system. The plan had been tried for a. Decade or two in some of the states. It: was now to be given a wider opportunity and a more critical test. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Book Synopsis Select List of References on Government Ownership of Railroads (Classic Reprint) by : A. P. C. Griffin
Download or read book Select List of References on Government Ownership of Railroads (Classic Reprint) written by A. P. C. Griffin and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-12-19 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Select List of References on Government Ownership of Railroads This is one of a number of lists upon topics of current interest which have been compiled to meet requests by letter. So far as it could be distributed at all it has hitherto been distributed in typewritten form. The applications have become so numerous that it has now been reduced to print, so as to be available for more general distribution. It has no claim to completeness, nor does it even attempt to exhaust the resources of this Library on the subject. Its purpose is merely to present some of the authorities of interest to the general inquirer. The special investigator must, of course, go much further. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Book Synopsis Government Ownership of Railways (Classic Reprint) by : Samuel O. Dunn
Download or read book Government Ownership of Railways (Classic Reprint) written by Samuel O. Dunn and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2015-07-16 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Government Ownership of Railways In an earlier book entitled The American Transporta tion Question, the author has discussed the railway prob lem of the United States as it presents itself if it be assumed that the policy of private ownership of railways is to be maintained. The present work has two purposes. One is to give information as to the comparative results of private and public ownership and management of rail ways in various leading and typical countries. Its other, and main, purpose is to try to direct serious consideration to the question of what in view of the experience of other countries with state ownership and management, and of the conditions existing in the United States would probably be the results of the adoption of government own ership and management of railways in this country. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Book Synopsis The Pacific Railroads, and the Relations Existing Between Them and the Government of the United States (Classic Reprint) by : Henry Varnum Poor
Download or read book The Pacific Railroads, and the Relations Existing Between Them and the Government of the United States (Classic Reprint) written by Henry Varnum Poor and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02-09 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Pacific Railroads, and the Relations Existing Between Them and the Government of the United States I have had no stock in the Company since my resignation as President ten years ago; nor have I been concerned in any way with its transactions, or any outside movements relating to it. But I regard it as one of the great enterprises of the age, the rapid accomplishment of which caused more astonishment in other countries than anything we have achieved, and as a larger con tributor to our growth and prosperity than any one other cause. I do not doubt that it will continue to be so, whatever combinations may be formed by speculators in Wall Street to enhance or depress the market value of its stock. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Book Synopsis Selected Articles on Government Ownership of Railroads, Vol. 2 (Classic Reprint) by : Edith M. Phelps
Download or read book Selected Articles on Government Ownership of Railroads, Vol. 2 (Classic Reprint) written by Edith M. Phelps and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02-12 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Selected Articles on Government Ownership of Railroads, Vol. 2 With the close of the war, we are brought face to face with the question of what shall be done with the rail roads. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Book Synopsis Select List of Books on Railroads in Foreign Countries by : Library Of Congress Divis Bibliography
Download or read book Select List of Books on Railroads in Foreign Countries written by Library Of Congress Divis Bibliography and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02-22 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Select List of Books on Railroads in Foreign Countries: Government Regulation This is a presentation of statistics and arguments in favor of govern ment ownership. The Operations of state railways in Europe are summarized from official reports and from other treatises. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Book Synopsis The Union Pacific Railway, (Eastern Division, ) Or (Kansas Pacific Railway) by : John D. Perry
Download or read book The Union Pacific Railway, (Eastern Division, ) Or (Kansas Pacific Railway) written by John D. Perry and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-11-20 with total page 62 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Union Pacific Railway, (Eastern Division, ) or (Kansas Pacific Railway): Economy to the Government That they have carefully considered the statements therein made, and have found them confirmed by the following facts drawn from Official record. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
